A Record of Rising to Power in the Celestial Realm

No matter their station, every girl born with an immortal womb dreams of marrying up to some immortal lord or god on the Ninth Heaven. With his favor, she can turn her fortunes around and become the envy of the celestial realm. Yue Xiaoxiao was different. From a young age, she understood that mountains could crumble and immortals could leave, so she devoted herself to building her own future instead of relying on marriage to change her fate. When she turned three hundred and was finally allowed to leave the immortal mountain where she had grown up for the Ninth Heaven, all her friends racked their brains and pulled strings to land jobs as lady officials in the estates of powerful immortals. They hoped proximity might help them catch someone's eye or earn special favor. Yue Xiaoxiao alone secured a demanding, busy position that paid well. Everyone thought Yue Xiaoxiao was foolish for not making good use of her naturally beautiful face to plan for her future. But she worked morning and night on the Ninth Heaven, saving enough to buy her own home early on and mastering all kinds of skills. She became a celebrated, influential expert throughout the celestial realm, with connections and influence everywhere. Her rise through the ranks of the immortal world was the envy of all. * When Yue Xiaoxiao first arrived on the Ninth Heaven, she took any job that paid. She cleaned the fish ponds and waterside pavilion on the Third Heaven, gathered herbs in the sea of fire and forest of ice on the Sixth Heaven, and even found time to walk the True One of the Great Void's ferocious mount. As luck would have it, on the Third Heaven she found a boy immersed in the water and barely alive, so she saved him. On the Sixth Heaven, she found the same boy collapsed beside an ice tree and saved him again. Then, while walking the mount, she ran into him once more and saved him yet again... After who knew how many times, Yue Xiaoxiao's eyelid started twitching whenever she saw the boy's shadow. She didn't want to save him anymore. It was a waste of pills. But the boy acted as though he owed her his life, appearing now and then to help out while she worked, or occasionally bringing her gifts. The boy was handsome, well-behaved, and obedient. Maybe she took pity on him. In any case, she accepted his gifts. Working in the celestial realm could be dull, and having someone around was a nice way to pass the time. On a whim, she even spent money and pulled some strings to get him into the celestial academy, basically taking on another little brother... Years later, just when Yue Xiaoxiao had settled into a happy life on the Ninth Heaven with a house, a mount, and a little brother, the young man, now grown and accomplished, blushed and told her he wanted to marry her. Yue Xiaoxiao: ??? Yue Xiaoxiao: Wait, aren't you my little brother? Junze: ? When you took me in, didn't you raise me to be your child husband? Only then did Yue Xiaoxiao remember that she'd once been known for working to earn money to buy a husband. She hurriedly explained: No, you're not, I didn't, it was all a misunderstanding!!! Later, Junze earned great merit and accumulated a thriving following. The Celestial Emperor named him General Yaoguang. People said that General Yaoguang had fallen for an immortal maiden but could not win her heart, no matter how many times he was rejected. As a result, many statues of General Yaoguang in shrines across the mortal realm were depicted with purple gauze wrapped around their arms, symbolizing the general's tender, lovesick side. One day, Yue Xiaoxiao saw one of the statues while visiting the mortal realm. She could hardly bear to look. That purple gauze looked exactly like her bellyband, even down to where it was tied. It was far too suggestive. Junze, standing beside her, smiled faintly, his contribution well hidden. *Written in my own casual style. *This novel will enter VIP status on Thursday the 21st. I'll post three chapters that day. Thank you for your support =3= Theme: Even when conditions are tough, hard work can bring success.