Cultivation Through Puppetcraft

My completed novel, *We Became a Couple After My Identity Was Exposed with the Commander*, is available in my author profile. Come check it out. Xie Tongyou was a tunnel engineer who had "worked her way up from the trenches." After an accident at a construction site, she transmigrated to another world. She thought that joining the Fuyao Immortal Sect would let her begin cultivating immortality, but her spiritual meridians were broken, and she couldn't sense any of the five elements. She became a good-for-nothing cultivator in everyone's eyes. Only a reclusive, socially anxious crane in the sect believed she had the potential to ascend. Since she couldn't cultivate qi or wield a sword, she decided to find another path. She tinkered with wooden puppets, using puppet techniques to assist her cultivation, and sensed the power of starlight to turn it into her own true qi. Step by step, she cultivated and advanced. Under the lovely moonlight, Xie Tongyou chatted and snacked with the crane. Seeing its fluffy feathers, she couldn't resist reaching out to pet it. To her surprise, the crane transformed into a handsome young man with exquisite features and bright red ears. Xie Tongyou froze. I only wanted to get myself a spirit pet. How did petting its head turn it into a handsome man?! Later, Xie Tongyou discovered that this handsome man was more than just the crane who guarded the entrance examinations. As they spent day after day together, they fell in love. The heavens and earth changed color, and demons poured forth. The mole at the corner of the Black-Skirted Demon Lord's eye glimmered as she reached out to Bai Shijiu. "Bai Lang, let us share in this golden age." Xie Tongyou put on a sweet smile. "Trying to steal my boyfriend right in front of me? The Demon Lord has gone too far!" With a wave of her hand, her puppet beasts clashed with the demon army. Bai Shijiu, who usually looked as cold as ice, blushed at the ears. "Let the whole world have its golden age. There's only room for you, Youyou, in my heart." [Cool and socially anxious on the inside x sweet-looking and strong-willed] Reading guide: 1. The heroine grows stronger as she cultivates and advances. No System. 2. When they first meet, the male lead is a bird. They fall in love after going through many things together. One-on-one romance. 3. Originally titled *I Became an Immortal Sect Elder Through Mechanical Drafting*. Another completed novel, *We Became a Couple After My Identity Was Exposed with the Commander*. After returning to the capital, Mo Jiaojiao heard that the person who once saved her had changed completely after a head injury, becoming a foolish playboy who flaunted himself in public. After much deliberation, she decided to humble herself and serve as his maid, repaying her debt before leaving without another word. She accompanied him to the pleasure quarter and cooked for him. Just as Mo Jiaojiao thought her debt was nearly repaid, one unwelcome visitor after another showed up. A rich young master leered. "Wan Niang, just satisfy me tonight and I'll let you off for running away from home!" The bandit chief glared at her. "Feng Tingting, you ruined my plans. Now that you've fallen into my hands, heh heh!" Ji Wangshu drove them all away, then angrily cornered the little maid against the wall. "The famous beauty from Jiangnan? The fallen daughter of a rich family?" He leaned down and whispered in her ear. "Mo Jiaojiao, three years apart, and you've become quite the capable one!" The little con artist, addressed by her real name, stared at him in shock and blurted out, "Y-you didn't smash your head and lose all your memories?" Later, watching him move with ease amid the clash of blades, his handsome features all the more striking beneath his official robes, Mo Jiaojiao bit her handkerchief in frustration. She had felt so guilty about causing his serious injury back then and wanted to take good care of him. Who knew he was the truly devious one! With blood dripping from his blade, Ji Wangshu took her hand in the sea of flames. The corners of his cold, sinister eyes reddened. "A big liar and a little liar. We're made for each other." Premise: Don't fear prejudice. Grow toward the sun.