The Underworld Is Closed for the Day

The Underworld Takes Commissions, No Discrimination Between Human and Ghost

Ruthless, taciturn top x ill-tempered, vindictive bottom

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Shen Yunling had three great pleasures in life: taking commissions, carrying them out, and making money.

Rumor had it that everyone in the Underworld was an evil cultivator, spending their days plotting together to bring down all the great sects of the cultivation world in one fell swoop.

In reality, these evil cultivators took the money their boss paid them and diligently worked through their commissions.

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One day, a disciple of a certain sect came running to report: The Underworld had mobilized its entire force. A huge procession of evil cultivators had headed off to who knew where, and he'd followed them for several streets before losing track of them.

A certain sect elder was so anxious that he used a magic artifact to locate them. In the end, he found the Underworld's boss in a private room at a newly opened tavern.

Shen Yunling was already drunk out of his mind. Thinking the elder was a waiter asking if he wanted warmed wine and more food, he casually swept out a sleeve and said, "The bill! Check, please!"

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On another day, the disciple assigned to keep watch reported again: He'd seen Shen Yunling skulking around nearby. The man might be planning to target some of their exceptionally talented disciples and take them back to refine into puppets.

The elder flew into a rage. It was incredibly difficult to cultivate talent. How could he let the scoundrel get away with it?

That day, he set out in a fury to catch the wicked fiend. But the Underworld's people got there first, joining forces to drag their boss back. They said he hadn't worked for half a month and had been indulging in fun and games. That wouldn't do.

Elder: ...

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The first time Shen Yunling met Pei Zhou, he realized just how irritating his usual way of speaking was.

He thought Pei Zhou was meddling; Pei Zhou thought he was too extreme in everything he did.

Every time they met, they had to bicker, fill the air with tension, and start throwing punches at the slightest disagreement.

Shen Yunling thought they'd keep disliking each other until the day they died. Who could have guessed that one day, rumors would spread through the cultivation world that Pei Zhou was the puppet consort he'd crafted, that they were madly devoted to each other and often enjoyed trying new things.

Shen Yunling was dumbfounded and sent someone to find out where those rumors had come from.

A moment later, his subordinate rushed back with the answer: They said you told them yourself.

Shen Yunling: Huh?

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Theme: Stay true to your original purpose