Yang Shesheng had lived for over 2,900 years. He spent a thousand years cultivating to become an immortal, and another thousand stationed at the Wudu River barracks, staring down the dark, hulking demons on the opposite bank.
The remaining nine hundred years were all spent secretly loving Ming Ze, the youngest son of the Immortal Emperor.
Ming Ze loved elegant music, so he studied it diligently. Ming Ze loved painting, so he pretended to be a man of culture. Ming Ze went on secret dates with his beloved, so he stood guard for them.
When Ming Ze married the Dragon God’s third prince, Yang Shesheng’s heart softened, and he smuggled Ming Ze’s lover into the Heavenly Palace.
He was practically the Immortal Realm’s model backup lover.
Who the hell could have known Ming Ze’s lover would be the Demon Lord of the Nine Abysses!
Ming Ze ran off from his wedding in style, but Yang Shesheng was punished for secretly sheltering a demon. His immortal bones were stripped away, and he was banished to the mortal world.
Only after coming down to the mortal world did he realize how wonderful it was. There was delicious food, games, the internet, and everyone could communicate over thousands of miles or fly through the sky and burrow underground!
Goodbye, Immortal Realm. I’m never going back!
Just as Yang Shesheng was enjoying life in the mortal world, strange and uncanny things began happening all around him.
At the same time, he suddenly realized: Why the hell aren’t either of his two roommates human?!
Nine hundred years as a backup lover later, my two idiot rivals in love and I finally meet again in the mortal world.
Note dated 2023.07.12
Theme: Stay away from being someone’s backup, and cherish yourself.
