My Dao Companion Turns Out to Be My Archrival

[The blurb for the completed novel Blackened Male Leads Are Forbidden from Approaching Their Author is at the very bottom!]

Blurb:

The demon lord Ying Mao of the Demon Clan and Immortal Lord Ruo Yuan, leader of the righteous immortal sects, have been mortal enemies for thousands of years. After countless battles of wit and strength, their feud finally ends with one dead and the other gravely wounded.

Wounded, Ying Mao is rescued at the foot of Cangming Mountain. The boy who saves her is plain and unassuming, but utterly sincere. Without a word of explanation, he takes her back to his sect to recover.

Mischievous by nature and ignorant of human customs, Ying Mao is also wary of her old nemesis. When she discovers that the boy's name is uncannily similar to her enemy's, she steals a spiritual herb one day and tears the roof off the next, making his already impoverished household's situation even worse.

Yet he obediently takes care of her troubles without complaint, even working overtime on missions to earn the catnip she loves most.

So comfortable is Ying Mao's life with him that she forgets her estrus, which she can no longer suppress after her demonic powers were badly damaged.

When the boy sees Ying Mao transformed into a beautiful woman, charming and alluring, his face turns bright red in an instant.

She thinks this serious little disciple is rather cute to tease. Every day she follows him around, watching the tips of his ears turn red. Sometimes she changes back into a cat and hops onto his shoulder for a nuzzle. She couldn't be happier.

But the boy is too kind. He is good to everyone, never turning down requests for help from his fellow disciples, whether they ask him to plant spiritual grain one day or repair a roof the next. He doesn't even notice when others treat him like a servant.

Ying Mao is furious. How dare anyone order around someone under the protection of the mighty demon lord?

She decides to teach him a lesson so he won't let anyone bully him again.

She personally teaches him swordsmanship and how to grasp the sword intent. He makes a name for himself in the sect tournament, stunning everyone, and she couldn't be happier.

With her help and his own hard work, he steadily rises to prominence, gathering more and more fellow disciples and friends around him.

Ying Mao: "You said you'd take care of me."

Lin Ruoyuan: "I will."

Ying Mao: "Sleep together?"

Lin Ruoyuan: "Ahem... You know men and women shouldn't be so familiar."

Ying Mao: "We've already kissed."

But the day comes when her wounds finally heal. The demon lord will always be the demon lord, and every dream must eventually end. When Lin Ruoyuan faces Ying Mao, changed after returning to the Demon Clan, his eyes turn red.

The immortal sect leader, burdened with a great responsibility, is awakened. Nothing can stay hidden forever, and a century of scheming will eventually come to light. When Ying Mao learns that he is her thousand-year-old nemesis, anger gives way to a certain extremity.

"You've become mine, and you still think you can run? Lin Ruoyuan, if you were as meek and eager to please as before, perhaps there'd still be a place for you by my side."

Reader's guide:

1. Lin Ruoyuan is reincarnated.

2. The male lead was already in love with the female lead before his reincarnation.

3. The setting is fictional, with some original worldbuilding.

4. The male lead grows into his role, while the female lead is ridiculously powerful and has an unconventional way of thinking.

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Coming soon: With WeChat in Hand, the World Is Mine. Please add it to your reading list!

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Theme: Protecting the world is better than fighting for power