The Immortal Chief Only Wants to Raise a Tree Demon

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Mu Bei thought he had simply picked up an unwanted mission and gone down the mountain to slack off.

Who knew that at his very first stop, he would encounter the evil artifact, the Withered Souls Lantern? Anyone who could survive beneath this lantern had to be either a Ghost King or a Demon King. In short, they would be no pushover. Yet after searching all around, he found only... a crooked, gnarled old tree.

The tree had little life left in it. It withered in the wind, swaying desolately, a pitiful sight.

Unable to bear it, Mu Bei infused the tree with spiritual energy. To his surprise, it immediately took human form, becoming a soft, sweet little tree spirit.

Mu Bei cried out in his heart: How could the gap be this huge?!

The little tree spirit had a pair of green eyes and a delicate, lovely appearance, but spoke indistinctly, with a distant and cool air.

Mu Bei's heart sank. Coaxing and tricking him didn't work, and neither did being gentle and tough by turns. Worse still, he found himself intoxicated by the spirit's power. What kind of twisted logic was that?

The little tree spirit gazed at him with innocent green eyes. "Benefactor, what's wrong?"

Mu Bei admits that his feelings for Chang Deng began with his looks.

The little demon's gaze was as gentle as spring in the third month, and he was devastatingly beautiful.

What would happen when a little demon like this grew up?

As it turned out, when Mu Bei later caught a glimpse of Chang Deng in his adult form, he fell for him completely.

But the most important place in Chang Deng's heart had long been reserved for someone else.

"Do you have a name? If not, I could..."

"I-I do!"

After learning that Chang Deng's former beloved had passed away, Mu Bei began pulling little tricks from time to time.

First, he secretly learned to make paper wind candy, which held great meaning for Chang Deng.

Then, when he saw Chang Deng fall off a cliff, he jumped after him without hesitation.

Finally, in the middle of the night, he showed up at Chang Deng's room with a quilt, climbed into bed, and wouldn't let go of his arm.

What could the Immortal Lord possibly have in mind?

Besides, this demon was as single-minded as they came and couldn't see through anything.

It wasn't until later, when the Immortal Lord was pinned against the carriage wall by a certain tree spirit, that he belatedly realized he would have to pay for everything he'd done.

An immortal official who causes trouble everywhere, seems like the pursuer but is actually the one pursued x a tree spirit who is gentle on the outside and tough within, seems like the one pursued but is actually the pursuer

Reading Guide:

1. The shou is the stronger fighter, while the gong takes charge of daily life;

2. The shou knows from the start that the gong had a lover in a previous life, but that doesn't stop him from falling for the gong;

3. There are several side couples, but they don't get much page time;

4. The gong is very good at tricking and deceiving people, but actually isn't good at lying;

5. Neither the gong nor the shou is perfect;

6. The plot moves at a leisurely pace, with both overt and hidden storylines;

7. The author will do their best to give every character a little story of their own.

Theme: Never pluck a tree spirit's leaves