When My Archrival Became My Master

The Demon Lord died in the arms of his sworn enemy.

His sworn enemy was the leader of the righteous path, a renowned ice-cold beauty. The two had fought for over a hundred years, until at last the Demon Lord was defeated by the righteous leader and kicked the bucket.

Losing was one thing, but then that damn righteous leader actually clung to his corpse and refused to let go.

His sworn enemy: "If there is another life, I will find you before you go astray and treat you well."

The Demon Lord: "...What?"

The Demon Lord died, utterly shocked and confused.

The Demon Lord closed his eyes, then opened them, and he was alive again!

That's right, he was reborn.

The Demon Lord was reborn as a teenager. At that time, his entire family had been killed by someone, and he had been wandering aimlessly through the mortal world, with no idea where to go, like a little beggar.

The reborn Demon Lord sat in a street corner, chewing on a blade of grass and wearing ragged clothes as he basked in the sun. Drawing on memories from his past life, he wondered whether he should go dig up a hidden treasure first or practice demonic arts.

Before he could finish thinking, a cool and otherworldly young man stopped in front of him. After hesitating again and again, he asked,

"Would you like to come with me? I'll be your master. I'll help you avenge your family, and I'll treat you well."

The Demon Lord: ???

That's right, this young man was his sworn enemy, and he was still only a teenager at this point.

The Demon Lord: "No. If you help me get revenge, raise me, and treat me well, won't that make me a kept man?"

The Demon Lord a few years later:

Though he could crush a crowd of mighty cultivators with a single hand, he insisted on whining to his little master (his former sworn enemy), "Waaah, honey, someone's bullying me!"

The little master back then: I never dared hope for too much. Being his master was just right: I could love him, protect him, and teach him. As for anything else, it was nothing but a secret fantasy that could never see the light of day.

The little master later: Get out of my bed!!

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* One-on-one romance, happy ending. Qin Jie (Demon Lord, pursuer) x Chi Qingmo (little master, pursued)

* My take on cultivation: zombies and monsters roam everywhere, and I have a mountain of original ideas about cultivation methods

* Both are reborn, but neither knows at first that the other has been reborn

* Mutual devotion, doting on each other

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Theme: Work hard and persevere. Don't try to take shortcuts