Why Is the Protagonist Bottom Looking at Me Like That?

[Complete at 92,000 words. Starting November 2: I Just Want to Stay Alive as a Remnant of the Previous Dynasty. Currently building up a stockpile.]

Chu Yanfeng transmigrates into a danmei novel, becoming the cannon-fodder senior disciple who is treated as a cultivation tool and exploited to death.

In the original story, the cannon-fodder senior disciple is drained dry by his martial uncle and second junior brother early on. Later, just when he finally takes over as sect leader, he is forced to watch footage of himself being humiliated at the Immortal Sects Conference, exposing his Taiyin constitution.

In the end, people across the cultivation world join forces for their own benefit, imprisoning him and using him as a cultivation tool until he dies from being exploited.

Chu Yanfeng arrives on the very first night that sets all this misfortune in motion.

He doesn't dare stay a moment longer. He hastily packs his things and flees straight to the room of his junior apprentice brother, the novel's protagonist shou.

Chu Yanfeng: Junior Brother, can I stay over for a million nights?

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Yan Jue has a dream.

In the dream, he is the protagonist shou of a tale about men, adored by the entire cultivation world, but also fought over by many powerful figures.

Among them are the Demon Venerable, the Sword Venerable, the Demon Emperor, and many others.

But he doesn't care how much these people actually like him. All he can see is his poor senior apprentice brother, whose Taiyin constitution has been discovered.

After waking, Yan Jue opens the door and sees his unharmed senior apprentice brother. Smiling brightly, he asks him,

I'm afraid of the dark. Can I sleep with you?

Yan Jue lets Chu Yanfeng in and stands in front of him.

Once is all it takes for there to be a second time.

From then on, Yan Jue shields him from every storm.

Later, Yan Jue discovers that his feelings have changed, but he doesn't try to stop them. He lets the seeds of love in his heart take root and grow.

He tells himself only one thing: not a single one of the calamities from his dream will ever befall Chu Yanfeng.

A few things to know:

They're each other's first love, and it's a one-on-one pairing. The shou is the original character, but he never experienced the original novel's plot.

Other characters will covet the shou because of his cauldron constitution, but there are no romantic feelings involved. Please take note if this is a concern.

A seemingly aloof junior apprentice brother who is actually possessive inside x a beautiful senior apprentice brother who seems honest, slow-witted, and taciturn, but has a very active inner monologue. This couple is endgame. No breaking them up or reversing the pairing in any form.

Xiaohongshu/Douyin: Hezi

Cover credits:

Character art: Huaye - Fish Playing in the Sea

Lighting: Jimo Zhijian

Theme: Bravely venture into the world and fear no hardship