How Can a Ruthless Daoist Follow a Redemption Plot?

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Wen Huan transmigrated into a terribly written xianxia novel, becoming a short-lived supporting character with a prestigious identity.

The worst part was that after trying everything, he could only reach one desperate conclusion: if he wanted to survive, he had to protect Ye Cezhan, who would later be tortured until his family was destroyed and everyone despised and abandoned him.

But how was a heartless cultivator supposed to follow a redemption plot?!

It's fine, Wen Huan thought. He could act.

According to his plan, all he had to do was make Ye Cezhan fall deeply in love with him and obey his every word. Then, when one person attained the Dao, even his chickens and dogs would ascend to Heaven...

So Wen Huan put on a cold expression, picked up his bedding, and kicked open Ye Cezhan's door. "Senior brother, let's sleep together."

Heh heh heh, my Dao heart will remain firm!

Who knew Ye Cezhan wouldn't even raise an eyelid? He grinned. "Is my junior brother trying to seduce me? Try a little harder."

Wen Huan: ...This isn't how I expected things to go.

Just as Wen Huan was about to give up, a rumor suddenly spread through the immortal sect that the two of them slept together. It kept growing more and more outrageous.

But strangely, Ye Cezhan didn't seem in any hurry to deny it.

So Wen Huan tried again. "Senior brother, let's take a bath together."

Ye Cezhan rested his chin in his hand, his gaze sliding from Wen Huan's face to his collar, then back again. "I've already washed. I'll watch you."

Wen Huan silently drew his robe tighter, turned around, and walked away.

He didn't see the gaze that followed him all the way until the door closed.

Just as Wen Huan was having second thoughts again, at a grand matchmaking banquet, the embroidered ball curved through the air and landed right in his arms.

On the high platform, Ye Cezhan's eyes were as bright and radiant as summer flowers. His gaze crossed the sea of people and settled on Wen Huan.

Wen Huan thought he saw hope. He decided to try for the nth time and stake all his dignity on it. "Ye Cezhan! I want to become your Dao companion!"

Ye Cezhan smiled with easy confidence, hooked an arm around Wen Huan's waist, and pulled him halfway into his embrace. "Do you know that after we become Dao companions, we can dual cultivate?"

Wen Huan: ...

Wen Huan fled, ears burning, scrambling away as fast as he could. At this rate, his Dao heart would be shattered into pieces.

This man clearly couldn't be swayed by either kindness or force!

Also, was it normal for a heartless cultivator's heart to race like this?

When the great battle came, Wen Huan decisively took a fatal blow for Ye Cezhan. As his body died and his soul dispersed, he thought, At last, I can retire...

Flirting was so hard. Being a heartless cultivator was hard too.

But just before he left, he saw Ye Cezhan go mad

Not only did he tear the villain apart, he also went to great lengths to gather Wen Huan's shattered soul, piece by piece, into his palm.

...Huh? Wasn't that an over-the-top reaction?

Wen Huan had completed his mission and retired, ready to spend his retirement in the underworld.

After only a few carefree days, he saw Ye Cezhan come down after him, covered in blood. Furious, Wen Huan slapped him. "Are you crazy? Who told you to die too?!"

But Ye Cezhan took hold of that hand, kissed it, and curled his lips into a smile. "Junior brother, don't you have to take responsibility for seducing someone? You can't just run away halfway through. Is that how your heartless sect teaches you?"

Wen Huan: ??? This isn't how my plan was supposed to go!

This heartless cultivation path is probably doomed.

[Carefree yet prone to overthinking, dignified seme x tsundere with a cold face, cute and all talk, but honest in his actions uke]

[Reader's Guide]:

1. One-on-one romance, both are virgins and faithful to each other, with mutual unrequited love in the early stages.

2. This is primarily a xianxia novel, with cultivation levels playing a minor role.

3. The worldbuilding draws on The Classic of Mountains and Seas and Chu shamanic culture. Nothing is obscure or difficult to understand, and no background reading is needed!

4. The plot leans a little toward an ensemble cast.

5. There are no romantic rivals in this novel. Anyone who looks like one is actually helping the couple.

6. Blurb finalized on July 9, 2026.

Theme: Hold on to your original aspirations