All It Takes to Steal My Wife Is a Piece of Candy

All the faith and meaning in Lu Zhidao's life come down to one thing: obeying orders. To carry out her cold, unfeeling missions, she has to be like a machine, hiding behind an indifferent exterior.

Until she receives a mission to escort Chu Ning to the capital. By a twist of fate, the two of them are the only ones who escape, leaving them no choice but to travel together.

The mission isn't difficult. Figuring out how to get along with Chu Ning is the real challenge.

Lu Zhidao: I'm learning!

To carry out her first order, Lu Zhidao serves as both bodyguard and nanny along the way, attentive yet aloof.

She never imagined that her slow, wooden heart could be melted by a tiny piece of candy. For the first time, she realizes this mission is actually sweet.

But Chu Ning grows bolder by the day. "Lu Zhidao, from now on, you carry all the luggage. I'll give you a piece of candy."

"All right."

"Lu Zhidao, I'm out of money for candy. Go perform for a living! Can you break a rock on your chest? Or do the spear-throat trick?"

"..."

"Lu Zhidao! Kiss me, and I'll give you a piece of candy."

Lu Zhidao hesitates, afraid she isn't good enough, not as sweet as Chu Ning's candy.

But Chu Ning keeps pressing her, teasing her at every turn, on land and aboard ship, until Lu Zhidao is so flustered she can only surrender. Then the second order slips out by accident...

At long last, Lu Zhidao has come around. The deadwood is finally about to bloom under the little sun's light, but Chu Ning gives her no more chances and leaves on her own.

At last, Lu Zhidao makes up her mind. She cuts off her unbearable past with her sword and runs with all her might to Chu Ning. But she can't bring herself to say a single romantic word. After a long struggle, all she manages is, "From now on, I'll obey only you."

A strong-looking, affection-starved block of wood VS a delicate-looking little sun with a resilient heart. One-on-one, happy ending.

Coming next: The Human Roleplay Guide

After cultivating for three hundred years, the little deer finally takes human form. The first thing she does after transforming is head down the mountain to find the girl who once saved her.

Amid the bustling crowds at the Lantern Festival, the little deer recognizes her at a glance. As expected, she's a peerless beauty.

The little deer gazes at the pretty lady. "I've come to repay you."

The pretty lady smiles brightly. "Do you know that the custom for repaying a kindness in the human world is to give yourself to your benefactor?"

Three hundred years ago, the white wolf Bai Ling had just taken human form. On her way down the mountain, she happened upon a little deer caught in a hunter's trap.

"A deer this small barely has any meat on it." Bai Ling scoffed and casually set her free.

Who knew that when she came to the human world to join the Lantern Festival festivities this year, she would be pestered by a young girl with round, deer-like eyes, clutching the corner of her clothes. "I've come to repay you."

Bai Ling couldn't remember doing a single good deed in her life, but she wasn't about to turn away such an adorable gift.

Each demon thinks the other is human, and carefully hides her own identity.

They've heard that companionship is the most heartfelt confession of love, so they decide to spend this lifetime by each other's side.

To keep the other from catching on, they imitate humans. Today, they use magic to give themselves a couple of wrinkles; tomorrow, they cast a spell to lose a tooth; the day after, they learn to walk with canes.

When an old Taoist priest comes to hunt demons, each thinks he's after her. When their home reeks of demon aura, each assumes it's her own.

It's so hard keeping the secret identities under wraps.

After living in the human world for over a hundred years, both of them have transformed into frail old women.

But why can humans live so long? It makes no sense! The old Wang family's grandson next door has already died of old age!

Bai Ling and the little deer each cling to their secret identities, and with heavy hearts begin preparing for the other's funeral. But neither is willing to be the first to go.

"An old woman over a hundred years old, left alone in the world, is just too pitiful!" I have to die after you. It's the last bit of tenderness I can offer you.

They can't come to an agreement. Since they're already as old as they can get, they have no choice but to lie flat together... They find some young men from the village to help with the music and send them off in grand style.

They lie together in their coffins underground for several days, holding their breath and not daring to move.

Seven days later, Bai Ling quietly cracks open one eye, only to see a pair of round, deer-like eyes staring at her.

The little deer: "Don't you think... something's not right?"

Bai Ling: "What are you?!"

Theme: Love means supporting each other and becoming better people together.