A Lifetime of Peace

Falling petals offer up immortal bones; tender hearts become a storm. What need is there to share each morning and night with you? I only wish to pass this life in peace. As the Celestial Officials' grand examination drew near, Danshu and Zhaohua were each beset by worries. They were two of Heaven's most famous slackers: one had no merit, the other lacked immortal rank. So the "Love Strong as Steel" duo set out to work hard. From walking an old immortal's overly energetic sacred beast to helping villagers catch little goblins that stole chickens and pilfered goods, they did it all. It didn't matter if the other immortals mocked them. They were earning merit! It didn't matter if they earned very little merit. They were having fun! (ˉ▽￣~) Just as their merit was about to be complete, a new outbreak of ghosts erupted in the mortal world. They thought it would be an easy, major merit, but through a twist of fate, it became the final tribulation that Xuanming, the former Water God, had been waiting so long to face. After a world-shaking ordeal, Xuanming returned to Heaven, while Zhaohua and Danshu both ended up in the mortal world. Life in the mortal world is nothing but life and death, death and life. The living can die, and the dead can return to life. Now was their last chance. If they lived, they could return to Heaven. If they died, they would be reduced to ashes. Zhaohua was reborn as Su Kuo, a poor little Taoist who roamed the world with his sword and dreamed of helping all living things. Danshu was reborn as Zhu Xiu, a young general who rode a fine black horse in elegant furs, took up the call in a crisis, and held a collapsing state together. The "Love Strong as Steel, Lives Thin as Paper" duo set off once more! A clingy gong x a tough shou, 1v1, happy ending. Theme: A story about resentment and acceptance, persistence and forgiveness.