/hair-pulling/romantic rivalry/betting on love interests
1. Word has it that Immortal Lord Jiang Xun recently lost his Dao companion. The woman was peerlessly beautiful, and after she tricked him into giving her his heart and body, she vanished without a trace. The Immortal Lord was devastated and swore never to lay a finger on another female cultivator.
2. Lu Wuyang, the Demon Sect's exalted lord and the Immortal Lord's sworn rival, recently gained a Dao companion.
3. One day, the two crossed paths. As Immortal Lord Jiang Xun passed Lu Wuyang, he stared at the female cultivator hiding behind him and warned her coldly, "Watch yourself."
Lu Wuyang laughed in fury. "The lecherous Immortal Lord lives up to his reputation. You actually want someone else's Dao companion right in front of me." The two had a long history of enmity, and their fight lasted three days and three nights.
4. After the fight, Lu Wuyang discovered that his own Dao companion had run off too.
Reunited enemies find unexpected kinship. They bring out a jug of wine, sit with their heads together, and start analyzing the situation.
The Demon Lord says, "I loved her so much and gave her everything. Why did she leave me?" Remembering the Immortal Lord's romantic history, he drains a cup.
Jiang Xun sighs. "The women of the Hehuan Sect care only about results, not feelings. I was once deceived by one of them, which is why I warned you when I sensed the same aura on your Dao companion."
Lu Wuyang asks, "When did you warn me?"
Jiang Xun says, "...Watch yourself."
5. Jiang Xun sees her again at the wedding banquet of Lu Wuyang's half-brother.
Lu Wuyang's brother is said to be perfect: peerlessly handsome, with great magical power, and certain to ascend within a few years. He walks hand in hand with a woman, the two of them standing together like a pair of immortals.
Jiang Xun and Lu Wuyang exchange a look.
That person... why does she look so much like his Dao companion?
6. Lu Wuyang overturns the wedding banquet on the spot.
Jiang Xun returns to Bu Ci Mountain in a daze, holding a Tingzhan that carries messages no one else can see.
"I went to see the lantern festival."
"I survived my lightning tribulation today."
"Lu Wuyang came to brag to me. I ignored him."
"He hurt my face. You like my face best. He deserves to die."
"..."
"Is that you?"
7. Su Qingyue, who has been ordered to reform the great villain through love, goes through many twists and turns before finally finding the right person.
Lu Wuyang's brother, Lu Youya, is the real source of the world's destruction.
For years, Lu Youya's corruption level has stayed sky-high. Yet after Lu Wuyang disrupted the wedding banquet, it starts to drop.
It's hard to figure out what this genius of a brother is thinking.
Su Qingyue racks her brains, but Lu Wuyang has no such worries. He keeps showing up to see her.
She keenly notices that each time he does, Lu Youya's corruption level drops several points.
Su Qingyue takes out her Tingzhan and has a bold idea. "...It's me."
8. Jiang Xun arrives quickly.
As soon as he opens the door, he finds Lu Wuyang and Lu Youya there too. Lu Youya smiles and blocks his view of Su Qingyue, then taps the table with a bent finger.
"The reason we're all gathered here today is to plan the future of our Dao companion, Su Qingyue, who has been ours from then until now. Today, I want to raise a glass to my beloved Dao companion and thank her for rescuing us from our miserable lives. Let's skip the well-wishes and first discuss the unresolved matters from the past. For example..."
"After I ascend, which of you two will take over keeping an eye on her?"
"Within three hundred years, I want you to take her with you to the Upper Realm."
Su Qingyue: "...?"
/No inspiration for the original advance-release blurb. Updated on September 10, 2024. If you're not interested, feel free to remove it from your favorites. Xoxo.
Theme: Diligence makes up for a lack of talent
