Lu Xieshi was a Heart Demon who had survived by sheer luck.
The moment he escaped death, he decided to keep his distance from the real deal.
So he fled overnight, dove into the Demon Realm, and went into hiding, landing an easy gatekeeping job at the least noteworthy demonic sect.
Life was quiet and carefree, and nobody paid him any mind. It was practically a retirement paradise for Heart Demons.
Everyone in the sect worked themselves to the bone, while he spent every day slacking off and basking in the sun.
With all that free time, Lu Xieshi returned to his old pastime: gathering the little demonic cultivators who came to train and gossiping with them.
From secrets of the immortal sects and rumors within the sects to the Ten Great Scandals of the Righteous Path and the elders’ most embarrassing histories.
He was especially vivid and sensational when talking about that aloof, solitary, ever-frosty Venerable Du.
The little demonic cultivators listened, dumbstruck, then stared at his face in a daze.
After Du He closed himself away for ten years following his tribulation, he came out to discover he had become famous.
When a cultivator came up to ask him about his old romantic escapades for the tenth time,
Du He finally lost his patience.
The Heart Demon space, silent for ten years since his tribulation, spoke again.
[Du He: “Don’t use my face to do things like this.”]
At the time, Lu Xieshi was thoroughly enjoying the gossip. His mind went blank, and he blurted out,
[Then eat me if you’ve got the guts.]
The moment the words left his mouth, the air fell deathly silent.
Lu Xieshi: ...Oh no. I let my mouth run away with me.
He was just about to make excuses when the voice on the other end replied, steady and sure.
[Du He: Fine.]
Theme: Keep your feet on the ground and seek the truth from facts
