From the Start, a Gu Immortal Reincarnates, but Fears Insects

Li Qingmiao transmigrates into a novel about an invincible male lead, as the villainess.

As a Gu Immortal reborn, she carries several secret treasures of the Miao frontier and can control every gu in the world. She is one of the most powerful cultivators in the book.

As the original male lead's first love, Li Qingmiao is destined to spend a thousand chapters loving and fighting him, until he cuts her down with his sword and her soul is ultimately destroyed.

The good news: With the golden finger of being a Gu Immortal reborn, as long as she uses her full strength, she can lie low until the ending and maybe even change her tragic fate.

The bad news: She's terrified of bugs!!!

From the start, the righteous sects attack the Miao frontier. The power of the Gu Immortal awakens within Li Qingmiao, and she has to control a swarm of bugs to escape her pursuers.

As she watches bugs swarm toward her from every direction, Li Qingmiao's scalp goes numb, and her vision goes black.

Li Qingmiao: Maybe I should just die at the start QAQ

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After barely surviving, Li Qingmiao decides to try to salvage the situation.

During her escape, she comes across a young swordsman barely clinging to life by the roadside. She casts a spell and refines him into her living gu.

From then on, Li Qingmiao can cast any spell that requires controlling gu through him.

All she has to do is hide nearby, close her eyes, and munch on sunflower seeds while the swordsman does all the hard work.

The only side effect is that they share each other's emotions.

If the swordsman feels heartache, so does she. If he's sad, she's sad too.

So she has to keep him happy from time to time.

Li Qingmiao isn't worried at all: Compared with terrifying bugs, this is a piece of cake!

Fortunately, the swordsman is steadfast and rarely gets emotional. Even when she drunkenly kisses him by mistake, he doesn't show the slightest reaction.

Until one day.

Li Qingmiao is surrounded by the righteous sects, and she's about to meet her end.

Dragging her battered body along, she summons a swarm of bugs despite her fear, ready to take everyone down with her.

In the next instant, dark clouds roll overhead. A fierce sword aura cleaves through the army surrounding her, knocking everyone to the ground.

The great sects stare in terror as the supreme cultivator of the cultivation world comes sweeping in on the wind and shields Li Qingmiao behind him.

The cool, handsome man grips his sword and sighs helplessly.

"...If you're afraid of bugs, stay farther away. If your clothes rip, I'll mend them for you. If we don't hurry back, dinner will get cold."

Everyone is stunned: It's over, we're done for! The strongest fighter has been refined into a summon by the villainous demoness???

#I don't believe it. The big shot must be undercover by the demoness's side

#Afraid of bugs? Of course you find yourself a (top-tier) workhorse

A carefree, shameless little demoness x The righteous world's paragon, a doting mom-friend who plays favorites

Content warnings:

1. One-on-one romance, happy ending, both leads are each other's first and only.

2. The heroine grows stronger over time. She doesn't start out as an all-powerful big shot. The plot comes first, and the romance develops later.

3. Bug-related descriptions are only briefly mentioned. There shouldn't be any sanity-draining scenes. The author is afraid of bugs too, after all.

4. My own take on cultivation, with mountains of original worldbuilding. Entirely fictional, and all the Miao gu details are made up. Please don't compare them to reality.

First version posted on 2023.10.20

Theme: Overcoming confusion about the unknown