Yu Qing works in the modern funeral industry, but somehow transmigrates into a melodramatic cultivation romance novel.
In the original story, she is the wicked eldest senior sister of a declining sect. She bullies her fellow disciples every day, yet willingly becomes the original male lead's lapdog and even defects to his sect, the Heavenly Sword Sect. In the end, she dies horribly at the hands of the original heroine, becoming a stepping stone for their romance.
Yu Qing sucked in a sharp breath, tore up the lovesick letter she'd written to the original male lead, and decided to live quietly with her junior brothers and sisters!
But her tiny, struggling sect is short on resources, and soon they can't even afford food.
Seeing her junior brothers and sisters waiting desperately to be fed, Yu Qing spent the whole night fretting.
There was no choice. It was time to return to her old line of work!
Cultivation is a high-risk profession, after all. Lots of people die, so there'd be no shortage of work!
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At first, people looked down on the news that a small sect was going around arranging funerals and handling the dead.
After all, who in the cultivation world would want to make a living off the dead? How unlucky!
But later, when their longtime friends and family met untimely deaths, and Yu Qing and the others actually brought their remains back from dangerous secret realms and laid them to rest with care, they couldn't help breaking down in tears before the graves.
"Whether it's a demon realm where survival is all but impossible, a secret realm with no survivors, or an ancient battlefield piled high with bones, we will bring the departed home safely."
"Whether the deceased were rich or poor, noble or lowborn, good or evil, loyal or corrupt, their deeds are for future generations to judge. We only hope that every life deserves a dignified farewell."
And so Yu Qing led her junior brothers and sisters over perilous mountains and rivers, laying countless souls to rest.
Their sect's reputation grew, and the schools that had once looked down on them began extending invitations!
The original male lead, whom the original owner had worked so hard to please, repeatedly tried to cozy up to her. He even wanted her to rescue the original heroine, who was trapped in a desperate situation, for free.
Yu Qing: "But we only take jobs for the dead."
Original male lead: "..."
Then she looked back and realized that the kids everyone once thought were stupid and useless had all grown up to be accomplished.
Every one of them had become a brilliant, exceptionally talented cultivator!
Junior brothers and sisters: We have to be strong, or we won't be able to help Senior Sister recover bodies and give them proper burials. (Well-behaved)
Theme: In life, nothing matters more than death