My Ruthless Junior Brother Is Pursuing Me

- Song Xiaohe, abandoned by her family as a child, was the most insignificant and untalented disciple in the Immortal Alliance. Her talent was average, and even keeping up with the monthly sect exams was a struggle. But she secretly loved her junior apprentice brother, a peerless talent who had been admired by everyone since childhood and was hailed as the Immortal Alliance's greatest prodigy. She had loved him for ten years. Later, Shen Xishan went on a mission and died in a sea of flames. Song Xiaohe cried for several days, failed her exam, and was punished by being sent to the outer sect. Then she packed her things, took a wooden sword, and went down the mountain alone, saying she was going to save her junior apprentice brother. Everyone thought this was a doomed journey from which Song Xiaohe would never return, and mocked her for overestimating herself. Back then, no one knew that this seemingly foolish girl would burst onto the scene after surviving that deadly trial. From then on, the name Song Xiaohe would resound throughout the cultivation world. [Bonus scene]: After news of Shen Xishan's death reached the Immortal Alliance, Song Xiaohe was so grief-stricken that she failed her exam and was punished by being sent to the outer sect to sweep the grounds. While cleaning, she thought of her junior apprentice brother and burst into tears again, waking a young man asleep in a tree. A branch fell and smacked her on the head. “You're so noisy.” Song Xiaohe was furious. “Who are you, and how dare you hit me!” The young man jumped down from the tree and gave his name. “Shen Xishan.” Song Xiaohe: “What nonsense. That's my junior apprentice brother's name.” The young man was puzzled. “I don't remember having a senior apprentice sister who cries like a pig squealing.” [At first, Shen Xishan looked down on this seemingly stupid, noisy girl who couldn't even pass her monthly exams, and was always complaining about how loud she was. Later, Song Xiaohe went down the mountain with someone else. Shen Xishan disobeyed his master's orders and pursued her for seven days before finally standing in front of her, gritting his teeth. “Song Xiaohe, where are you going this time?”] [Ill-tempered, sweet-on-the-outside-and-dark-on-the-inside Shen Xishan x talkative, chatty, cheerful Song Xiaohe] [80% of the story is protected from spoilers. Not a brainless comedy or a rebirth story.] [Please read before starting]: 1. The heroine is mortal. Both leads are devoted only to each other; one-on-one romance, happy ending. The romance is slow-burn, but the leads are together throughout. Please note the novel's only couple: Song Xiaohe x Shen Xishan. 2. The worldbuilding is extensive, with a large ensemble cast, and this is a long story. Not a strong female lead story, not a female-centric power fantasy, not an older-woman-younger-man romance. Not recommended for readers who are intensely focused on either lead. Please take note. 3. The writing is very plain and straightforward. If that's not your thing, don't read it. Please add my next book, The Wrong Tune, to your collection. · When Zhou Xing first met Lu Zhuoguang, he was dressed in a white robe, smiling as he spoke in a voice as gentle as a spring breeze: “I, Lu, am an unremarkable man, with neither wealth nor lofty ambitions. I've learned to read and write in this life, and earning the title of scholar would be more than enough for me.” Later, on a dark and stormy night, she saw this “penniless man with no great ambitions,” Scholar Lu, holding a freshly severed head in one hand and a book soaked in blood in the other. Under the moon, he muttered regretfully, “A rare edition by a famous author, and now the words are illegible. What a shame.” A little mystery + a little political intrigue + a little romance. On the surface: a refined, impoverished scholar x a worldly streetwise woman In reality: a deadly weapon x a high-IQ schemer Theme: We must rely on ourselves