After dying, Xie Zhiyi transmigrated into an ancient cultivation novel as an insignificant passerby. She brought along a yellowed book, too, with the title A Survival Guide to the Cultivation World.
Curious, she opened to the first page and saw the words: Keep men out of your heart, and sooner or later you'll ascend.
Xie Zhiyi: Got it. Romance is forbidden in the cultivation world!
With her god's-eye view of everything, Xie Zhiyi couldn't help feeling smug.
This was like watching a show from inside the story, munching on seeds and enjoying the drama!
She tossed the book aside and prepared to greet her wonderful new life with a fresh outlook.
But one day, she realized things were starting to take a strange turn.
The junior sister, eyes brimming with tears: "Eldest Brother, Senior Sister has such beautiful eyes. If only I could see, too."
The junior brother, eyes bloodshot: "I'll never forgive you!"
Xie Zhiyi: Wait, where did these plotlines come from?!
So she opened the book again.
Rule One: In the cultivation world, never pick up a man on a whim! At best, you'll lose your spiritual roots. At worst, you'll lose your life.
Xie Zhiyi nearly cried. But I picked up a junior sister!
Rule Two: Never make enemies with an unremarkable disciple from any sect, or you'll regret it.
Xie Zhiyi had no choice but to protest. But he was the one who provoked me!
Rule Three: Don't break off an engagement on a whim. Never look down on a poor young man.
Xie Zhiyi was baffled. Isn't romance forbidden in your cultivation world?
Oh no, she seemed to have gotten herself into trouble!
Demon Lord Cang Xuan had profound cultivation, a handsome face, and a voice that could make anyone swoon.
Unfortunately, his parents were irresponsible. When he was young, they arranged a betrothal for him and casually cast a Soulbonding Curse, meaning he could marry no one but that girl.
He wasn't keen on it, but didn't give it much thought, until one day the girl he'd never met sent someone to break off the engagement.
The Demon Lord was furious. She was actually beating him to it?!
So he decided to sneak out and meet this audacious girl.
The first time they met, he made up a tragic, beautiful, and powerful backstory, then collapsed by the roadside, waiting for her to rescue him. Instead, she gave him a strange look and walked away.
Later, he obediently called her Senior Sister, only for her to flip through a couple of pages in a book and avoid him like the plague.
Then he fell off a cliff, and she followed him without hesitation.
Cang Xuan: I knew it. She loves me so much.
Xie Zhiyi: Rule One Hundred and One: Falling off a cliff means you'll have a great adventure. Yes!
Cang Xuan: ?
Tea-reading expert Xie Zhiyi versus the green-tea Demon Lord, a level-ten lovesick fool
Blurb written on September 8, 2022, screenshot saved.
Theme: No matter what your job is, work hard and shine.
