After the Immortal Master Stayed Home for a Thousand Years

[Welcome to read this upcoming story!] [This title is so easy to mistake for a historical romance, haha. Let me think about whether I should change it.]

Mu Jiu worked diligently, earned her immortal rank, and retired in peace. She spent every day holed up in her own home, paying no heed to the world.

She thought she could live comfortably like that forever. Then someone tore her home apart.

Disciple: Now you are revered by thousands. Congratulations, Master, on achieving supreme glory.

Mu Jiu: ...

#You have no idea how happy I am#

#You bastards, a whole bunch of bastards who made me work#

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The Demon Venerable entered the mortal world long ago and made a life there with ease. This time, he plans to have some fun as a celebrity, but one day he digs up an old acquaintance on a film set.

Well, well.

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Those who prepare the appearances of the deceased are called morticians.

An old saying goes, "A flawed appearance means more than a loss of form or a defect of the body; it means a loss of spirit." Thus, the first task of a divine mortician is to save lost spirits.

According to the books, the smell of a lost spirit resembles burning meat, making it easy to recognize.

After ascending to immortality, Mu Jiu happily spent a thousand years cooped up at home.

Then a few shovelfuls of dirt took away her home, forcing her outside. When Mu Jiu stepped into the night market, she discovered that...

The entire street reeked of lost spirits.

#What could a barbecue stall possibly be up to#

#What do you do when you run into your sworn enemy as soon as you leave home#

#The trials and tribulations of making money so I can become a shut-in again#

[Notes]

1. A homebody immortal master and mortician x a grudge-holding, razor-tongued Demon Venerable, happy ending

2. A flawed appearance refers to abnormal physical changes. No body-image anxiety here.

3. Set in an alternate modern world. The characters' views do not represent the author's.

4. Content note: This is not a conventional entertainment-industry story. The male lead has ulterior motives for entering the industry. He takes acting seriously but doesn't love it. Neither lead is perfect.

Theme: Trespassing in someone else's home is grounds for a police report.