Upon Meeting the Immortal Lord

Blurb for I Have Seen the Immortal Lord

Xie Zhaoyu, a member of the Lin'an Xie clan, was brilliant and dazzling, with a pure and noble character. But his complete lack of talent for cultivation made him an object of ridicule.

Though unable to use magic, he still followed the young general Xiao to the front lines, knowing the person he loved did not love him back. He quietly watched Xiao Xuzhou and Zhu Xutong fight side by side in perfect harmony, bound together in life and death, vowing to stay together forever.

Then one day, dark clouds loomed over the city and all life fell into ruin. With little time left to live, he put the greater good first. When Xiao Xuzhou went back to save the person he loved, Xie Zhaoyu lured away the demons and ultimately died.

Snow fell from the heavens. Xie Zhaoyu died in the cold of winter.

Then he was reborn, in the spring two hundred years later.

He had opened his eyes in a world transformed from chaos into prosperity, where humans and demons lived together in peace.

In his previous life, Xie Zhaoyu had longed for love, loved without being loved in return, and met an untimely end.

Perhaps in this life, Xie Zhengning could finally live freely for himself.

After the Battle of Weicheng, Xiao Xuzhou saw Xie Zhaoyu's disfigured corpse and silently left.

Everyone said he was heartless, that he had given his whole heart to the one he loved.

After the war ended, he vanished without a trace.

Later generations passed around rumors: some said he died in the final battle between humans and demons, while others said he withdrew to a hidden paradise and became an immortal.

Little did they know that, on a certain barren mountain, someone visited the Prince's Tomb every year for two hundred years to pay their respects.

The living are gone, and the dead cannot be brought back.

Until Immortal Lord Yaoguang saw the young man who had only ever appeared in his dreams.

At the very first sight of him, he silently called him "Siyin."

--"Rain falls upon the city at dawn, and spring returns to the mountains for all eternity."

Max-level immortal lord gong (Xiao Suiqin/Xiao Xuzhou/Xiao Yaoguang) x gentle, optimistic shou devoted to cultivating immortality (Xie Zhengning/Xie Zhaoyu/Siyin)

▪"Rain falls upon the city at dawn, and spring returns to the mountains for all eternity." -- Du Fu, Two Poems on Ascending Baidi City

▪The title is adapted from: "Having seen the gentleman, how could I not be glad?" -- The Book of Songs, "Wind and Rain"

▪Xie Zhaoyu's name comes from: "The morning rain in Weicheng dampens the light dust; the inn is green, and the willows are fresh." -- Wang Wei, "Seeing Yuan Er Off to Anxi"

▪Xie Zhengning's courtesy name, Siyin, comes from: "Though I do not go to you, can you not send me a message?" -- The Book of Songs, "Zijin"

▪Shen Rongxi's courtesy name, Yi'an, comes from: "Leaning on the southern window, I give myself over to pride; content in my small room, I find peace with ease." -- Tao Yuanming, "Returning Home"

▪One-on-one romance, happy ending. The story as a whole features an older gong and younger shou.

▪The cultivation levels in this story are: Knowing Fate, Star Gazing, Light Opening, Nascent Soul, Dream Entry, Utmost Clarity, Void Insight, Great Ascension, and Tribulation Crossing.

▪The blurb covers the first three chapters. Please excuse my poor blurb-writing. I have a rough outline, but it isn't very detailed; I'll work things out before I start writing. I'm not a good writer and am just writing for fun, so please feel free to read casually, too. No need to tell me if you drop the story. If you don't like it, please leave reasonable criticism.

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Theme: In this life, we need not have everything go our way, only to have a clear conscience.