The Sword-Seeking Journey of a Cross-Dresser and a Charlatan

People are born of people, and so they are human; demons are born of demons, and so they are demons;

And Xu Ci was born of a human and a demon, so he was... a half-demon?

From childhood onward, Xu Ci had never doubted that he was human. But on the day of his eighteenth birthday, disaster struck his entire village. At the very last moment, his mother told him the truth: Xu Ci was, in fact, the child of a human and a demon.

Turning grief into strength, Xu Ci set off to find the legendary Demon-Slaying Sword. He would find the great demon responsible for the deaths of everyone in his village and take his revenge.

He had expected his journey to find the sword to be lonely and miserable. Who could have guessed he'd meet a con man along the way? The man latched onto Xu Ci and wouldn't let go. He'd tried every sweet and sour word he could think of, but the man still refused to leave.

Con man: “Young man, I can tell you have extraordinary bones and exceptional meridians. You're the perfect candidate for cultivating immortality. How about I introduce you to a master? You can join a major cultivation sect and set off down the broad road to success!”

Xu Ci: “I'm busy. Not interested, thanks.”

Con man: “Young man, are you worried I'll cheat you? Don't worry, I've been in business for years. You won't get swindled! The introduction fee is only 998, and I'll take you straight to your new master!”

Xu Ci: “This road looks pretty flat. Why don't you roll down it yourself?”

Con man: “The most important thing in our line of work is not being afraid of failure. If you don't say yes, young man, I won't leave. Just you wait and see!”

Xu Ci: “I have a question. Can the Demon-Slaying Sword kill humans?”

A shameless, silver-tongued, powerful attacker vs. a receiver with a knack for deadpan retorts, terrible luck, and a laid-back attitude, who's also a good-for-nothing (?)

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Theme: Hold on to your dreams and keep working hard. One day, you'll succeed.