The notorious “Holy Mother of Cangming” is reborn!!
The demoness never imagined that after living in glory and dying in a blaze of drama, she'd be reborn in a crooked tree. And not just any tree: it belonged to her archenemy, Shen Yucong.
Shen Yucong, an immortal with an ethereal bearing, is a revered master who loathes demons and has devoted his life to vanquishing evil. They say he didn't even blink when he killed the demoness back then.
To get along with him, the demoness has no choice but to pretend to be a well-behaved peach tree spirit, acting cute and sweet every day.
From then on, Lingyin Mountain gains a good-for-nothing male disciple who can't lift a finger or carry a load.
He has no other talents, but his skin is thicker than the mountain's warding barrier.
Stand at the mountain gate, and you'll inevitably hear her calling, “Master...”
“Master, my hand hurts.”
“Master, I sprained my ankle. I can't walk.”
Until one day, the demoness pushes her luck again. “Master, I'm afraid of the dark. I want to share your bed tonight.”
Shen Yucong stops and looks at her dangerously. “Do you know what those words mean?”
The demoness thinks hard for a moment, then slaps her thigh and exclaims, “I get it! I'll go prepare the betrothal gifts right away!”
Shen Yucong: “...”
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Cracks appear in the seal of the Demon-Suppressing Tower, and a horde of demons floods into the human world. Penglai disciples out on a trial are trapped.
The various immortal lords rush out to save their disciples. Only Shen Yucong sips tea and admires the moon, utterly unbothered.
In less than fifteen minutes, the black mist is gone, and the demons lie dead in gruesome heaps.
When Shen Yucong arrives calmly, the other sects' disciples have already been settled by their respective immortal lords. Only the demoness throws herself into his arms and pouts.
He takes a step back and looks at her coldly. “Cangming, are you going to keep up the act?”
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According to rumors from Penglai Island, Immortal Lord Shen refuses to take female disciples because someone he loved is buried in the back mountain.
The demoness sneaks a look. The heavily guarded back mountain holds nothing but a broken sword, buried deep in the earth.
Only later does she learn that the grave holds her.
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Someone once told the demoness: Follow Fusang, and you'll find home.
She asked: “The tree guarding the barrier?”
He said: “No. If you want, anyone can be Fusang.”
Theme: What you see may not be real, and what you hear may not be false.