The Cold and Cruel Master's Beloved

Game tester No. 001 worked nonstop for a week, then died.

When he woke up, he discovered he had transmigrated into the high-freedom cultivation game War of Immortals and Demons, as Yun Shuhua, an NPC in the Demon Realm.

He landed right in the middle of an ancient battlefield where the Immortal and Demon Realms were locked in fierce combat.

He was slacking off on the battlefield when, by sheer accident, he tugged off someone's belt. The man smelled faintly of cool lotus, and when he looked up, he saw sharp brows, bright eyes, and a tall, straight figure...

Well, damn. It was the game's final boss, Sword Venerable Jing Fan.

They said he was solitary and ill-tempered, cold-blooded and merciless, and hated being touched more than anything.

The Sword Venerable looked at the pretty young man gripping his belt, one hand on his abs, and patted his shoulder. "Get up. And while you're at it, help me get dressed."

By a twist of fate, Yun Shuhua was sent to study cultivation under Jing Fan.

Thanks to his good looks, sweet nature, and silver tongue, he quickly became friends with his peers, turning into a well-loved disciple who honored propriety and respected his teacher...

Then one day, Yun Shuhua was caught secretly plotting to run away with his childhood friend.

The two slipped down the mountain, only to find Jing Fan waiting there, a scripture in one hand and a sword in the other. He smiled faintly.

"My disciple, where do you think you're going with him?"

At night, candlelight flickered in the room. Yun Shuhua knelt before Jing Fan with an air of resignation.

"Master, whatever method you want to use to kill me, your disciple will accept it."

Jing Fan wound a strand of his hair around his fingers, his eyes darkening as he spoke in a soft, measured voice.

"Your master has indeed learned quite a few... mm... exercises for strengthening the body lately. My dear disciple, which one would you like to try first?"

#Sadistic master x his one and only beloved disciple, sweet and bittersweet, with a deeply tangled relationship

#A little Buddhist philosophy now and then, a little Daoist scripture now and then

#Jing Fan's sadistic side only comes out when he is utterly disappointed!!

#Cover used with permission from @Wuyan Shusheng. Infringements will be pursued.

My next novel is coming soon: Get Lost!!! It's a romance between mature men! Add it to your favorites if you're interested~

Get Lost synopsis:

Xie Wen is thirty, rich, handsome, and a star of the concert world.

One day, while he was playing the violin at a concert, Jiang Zhiye happened to be sitting in the audience.

This notorious playboy and spoiled rich kid, famous for his womanizing ways, dug at his ear and sneered, "What kind of noise are you making with that violin? Is it even half as good as a real professional's?"

Xie Wen walked offstage without changing expression and told a staff member:

"Throw him out. I'll pay double for his ticket."

The two became enemies, trading barbs from the stage to backstage, going from strangers to familiar faces, until they finally ended up in bed together.

Jiang Zhiye gripped Xie Wen's chin and narrowed his eyes. "We're both getting on in years. I suggest you take this relationship seriously and talk it over with me."

Xie Wen really did take it seriously.

He kept Jiang Zhiye in his heart, thought about him constantly, and did his best to fill every void in his life.

Until one day, he saw Jiang Zhiye at a bar with the woman rumored to be his fiancee. Hidden by the lights, the two were acting intimately.

So he planned to marry one at home and keep another on the side?

Xie Wen ran his tongue over his back teeth.

Jiang Zhiye hadn't expected to run into Xie Wen there. In a panic, he grabbed him, trying to explain.

Xie Wen brushed his hand away.

"Get lost."

On countless snowy nights afterward, Jiang Zhiye stood outside Xie Wen's home in the icy wind. He had abandoned his usual forceful manner, his voice lonely and gentle.

"Sweetheart, please see me."

"If one were a dozen years older, at the age when the light flickers before it goes out, perhaps one would love once more like a fool, with wild abandon. I've heard that when an old house catches fire, there's no putting it out." From Fortress Besieged by Qian Zhongshu

#Xie Wen is thirty, President Jiang is thirty-six, a romance like an old house catching fire

#Warning: Jiang Zhiye is a terrible man, a real stray dog. Expect utter chaos!

#There is no fiancee. It's a fake rumor, and there is no wife-sharing plot

#A transformation story: stray dog becomes devoted husband

#Two older men stumbling their way through a proper romance, sweet and bittersweet

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