Bai Yu accidentally learned that he was a minor character destined to die a gruesome death before long.
Now he had been sent to the Myriad Swords Sect, where he was about to begin a grueling cultivation life that even a dog would hate.
Bai Yu lay flat. He was going to die anyway, so there was no point in trying.
He started slacking off, eagerly hoping the sect would expel him.
Who knew that he wasn't the only one slacking off? He might not get this good fortune after all.
Alarm bells rang in Bai Yu's mind, and he tried to persuade (trick) this person into cultivating properly.
"Once you leave the Sword Sect, every clan will fight to recruit you. Keep working hard, Senior Brother."
"Our cultivation world is doomed sooner or later. Senior Brother Yin, you absolutely have to cultivate properly."
"With your talent, Senior Brother Yin, you'll be the Sword Sect's top disciple next year, and in charge of the Immortal Alliance the year after."
The boy propped his chin on his hand and looked at him. He had red lips and pearly white teeth, and his voice was refined. "Junior Brother, you really know how to flatter someone."
Yin Xueshen said leisurely, "But my talent is quite ordinary. I'm afraid I'll disappoint you."
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At the first test, Yin Xueshen ranked last.
At the second test, Yin Xueshen nearly made Bai Yu come in last.
At the third test, Yin Xueshen skipped it.
Bai Yu: .
He couldn't slack off harder than him. He just couldn't.
As his date of death drew closer, Bai Yu grew more and more desperate, losing all hope.
Then, one day, the plot arrived. Bai Yu was captured by the Demon Lord and was about to die.
As the Demon Lord made his move, the boy came strolling over. With a wave of his hand, the Demon Lord was reduced to ashes, his soul scattered.
Bai Yu still remembered the Demon Lord's terrified words: "Your Highness."
But the boy didn't stop. He walked straight toward Bai Yu, smiling as he said, "Junior Brother, I've been looking for you for ages. Didn't we agree to study together?"
Bai Yu: "...?"
Many days later, Bai Yu sat up in the middle of the night, still furious. "Seriously, what is wrong with you?"
A perfectly good world-destroying villain, and he spent every day competing with Bai Yu to see who could do less.
It took him a year to learn to draw in spiritual energy. He spent two years memorizing one cultivation manual, and acted as if he were doing a great job.
If he had that much free time, he might as well go down the mountain and get a job hauling bricks.
Yin Xueshen wrapped an arm around his waist and rested his chin on his shoulder, laughing silently.
He soothed him softly and slowly. "You're right to scold me, Junior Brother. I won't do it again."
(Blurb written on May 4, 2022)
Theme: Like pure water shining through a thousand worlds, it once shone through a speck of dust too.
Bonus Stories
After I Was Forced to Become the White Moonlight
Playing the White Moonlight in a Tragic Romance
I Might as Well Be Dead
I Went Viral After Raising a Kid Online
I Lost My Memory After Being Marked
I Really Just Want to Steal a Dog
Forced to Be Adored by the Entire Interstellar World
The Laid-Back Fish Has Had a Change of Heart
Recently, some babies have been asking me if I am still going to write "Stop". I actually don't know what to say. "Broken" was published in 2023. It was revised once due to dissatisfaction, and then revised from 2023 to the end of 2024. During this period, countless versions were overturned, rewritten over and over again, and finally replaced in 2025. But I still felt that I was very dissatisfied with what I wrote, so I stopped writing again and started writing again for more than half a year. In fact, I was already in a very bad state at this time, but because I liked the two children so much, I always wanted to try again. By the second half of 2025, I could only sit in front of the document every day. I denied every word I typed. I even felt that I had lost the ability to create. Only then did I realize that I might not be stubborn anymore. I think one of my top priorities right now is to finish a book easily and happily, but "Broken" carries too much pain and has become a hurdle that I can't get over for the time being. Therefore, I may not write "Stop" again in the next year or two. I want to find the joy and expectation that creation deserves first. I'm so sorry for the babies who have been waiting for me.