A moody, unpredictable yao dragon who loves doing housework x A cultivator with a clear sense of right and wrong who hates cleaning
Twenty years ago, the abbot of Lingtai, who fancied himself a righteous cultivator, secretly traveled thousands of miles to ambush the yao dragon Gu Lian during his transformation stage. Using a forbidden technique, he tore out Gu Lian's reverse scale and bestowed it upon his newborn disciple, Qingchen.
Twenty years later, that disciple thrusts a sword into his master's chest, then removes his own golden core and returns it to the dragon, making the whole story public.
That day, the entire sect watched Qingchen drag his three-foot sword, its blade shining like a clear moon. Not a speck of dust marred his robes, and he held a golden core that still dripped with blood.
His face remained impassive and compassionate. “It's only cause and effect. This is how it should be.”
Half a month later, Qingchen miraculously returns to the Pavilion of Quiet Reflection. His golden core is still there, but he has lost his memory and his temperament has changed completely.
At the same time, Guanbao Association secretly hires a new great yao. He has a child, and a peaceful temperament and clear sense of right and wrong.
His name is Gu Lian.
“He bears my pain with his soul, and grants me his life so I may roam free.”
Notes:
An alternate modern setting. There is a professional organization devoted to cultivating immortality and eliminating yaos.
The souls have already swapped at the beginning, so the pronouns are reversed. The gong's amnesia won't last long. The shou isn't a typical immortal cultivator. He's a little unhinged, but sweet.
The child was created by the gong and can be understood as his cultivation made tangible. No pregnancy.
Mutual devotion. Happy ending.
Theme: No trade, no harm.
