The Demon Venerable Is Sick!

#The Demon Lord Is Forced to Become a Hopeless Romantic# Pei Qing is a highly adaptable romance System, assigned by the Main System as a reward to single Hosts across the Myriad Worlds who long for true love but can't find it. Its job is to help them find their destined partners. But something completely unexpected happened. Shortly after being created, Pei Qing was flying toward its assigned Host when a hand suddenly intercepted it from afar! When Pei Qing woke up, it discovered that after failing to find a Host for so long, the System panel had been forced to lock onto the only living person within a hundred miles: Demon Lord Kong Ling. The man before it was strikingly handsome, dressed in long robes of fine jade, with a ruthless gaze. He toyed with the System in his hand, looking at Pei Qing as if it were a noisy, lifeless thing. He didn't cultivate the Heartless Dao, yet he seemed just as heartless. Pei Qing realized which book the Demon Lord holding it came from: ... Wasn't this the super-boss next door who slaughtered everything in his path, tore the world apart, wrecked the entire story, and left even the protagonist dumbfounded, single-handedly bringing the whole book to ruin? The System's days were numbered! Kong Ling was born with a demonic body and unfathomable cultivation. Everyone in the cultivation world feared him, yet secretly awaited his downfall. Though favored by the Heavenly Dao, he was also born with a heart demon that tormented him day and night. Everyone was waiting for that increasingly frenzied heart demon to break free during the Demon Lord's tribulation. One day, as Kong Ling forced his way through a lightning tribulation, he reached out while delirious in the wilderness and caught a little thing flying through his mind. Their eyes met. The next second, amid the thunderbolts, the System suddenly flooded his mind with a stack of... cultivation manuals for hopeless romantics? What in the world was this? The Demon Lord narrowed his eyes and was about to crush the System when he suddenly stopped, his expression shifting unpredictably as he realized: Had his heart demon just eased up a little? Pei Qing: Beep! The Romance System is at your service. A few days later, the little System nervously issued a mission: "Romance System Introductory Simulation Mission: D-dear Host, if you want to fall in love, you need an environment where people feel safe. Darkness isn't suitable for creating a rosy atmosphere. Please renovate your living quarters within three days, and scatter the seeds of love throughout every inch of the Demon Palace." Everyone in the Demon Palace: ...Scatter what? What seeds? What love? The Demon Lord: Hmph. What a bother. Gradually, everyone in the cultivation world began to notice that the Demon Lord seemed different from before... He no longer flew into a rage or descended into madness at the drop of a hat. Instead, he behaved strangely, often making baffling romantic gestures in front of everyone. The System, secretly issuing missions: ... The Demon Lord gave a faint, enigmatic smile. "It's been ten years. I've followed the romance simulation missions to the letter and haven't missed a single day. Why hasn't my heart demon been completely suppressed?" The System cleverly babbled nonsense. "Simulating it with thin air doesn't quite cut it. Host, you probably need a real romantic partner." The Demon Lord looked Pei Qing up and down. The little System had been given a human form with all kinds of rare treasures by his own hand. "In that case, it'll be you." Pei Qing: ...? Wait, that's not how this is supposed to work. A few days later, everyone in the cultivation world knew the Demon Lord had a hidden fiancee, whom he spoiled like a treasure. Around her, he kept his temper in check and was even willing to do the laundry and cook for her himself! Pei Qing, the fiancee, rubbed its sore waist. "Help! Teaching the Demon Lord to simulate romance is one thing, but why do I have to play the part myself? I want to file a complaint. This is extra work-related injury!" The Demon Lord raised an eyebrow. "What would my wife like to complain about?" P.S. A Demon Lord seme who starts by suppressing his heart demon, then falls genuinely in love and can't stop himself (Kong Ling) VS a bendy, hilarious romance-genius System uke (Pei Qing). [Saved on 2023.12.7] Theme: Stay true to yourself, even in adversity.