I Became a Top-Tier Demon Immortal While Searching for My Beloved

Next novel: Spring Buds and Summer Blossoms (Married First, Love Later), also known as Love in Every Season

Blurb:

A mostly well-behaved, unambitious woman past the usual marrying age, and a courteous, ambitious young man, a scheming workaholic

When she was 26, someone asked her, "Why don't you date anyone?"

Without a second thought, she blurted out, "I was ruined by romantic dramas."

"There are plenty of handsome guys in our town!"

She sighed. It wasn't that she didn't date. It was just that none of the guys she'd met could compare with the sunny, handsome, devoted, and gentle boys in romantic dramas.

"All the handsome guys have left town to work. The ones who stayed can't even hold a candle to them."

When she was 36, a relative joked, "You're still single at your age. Why not ask more friends and relatives to find someone for you?"

Over the years, to appease her mother, she'd been set up on more dates than she could count.

Ask friends and relatives?

Wasn't that what her mother had been doing every single day all along?

Thinking of how her mother had grown more and more quiet, she blamed herself. Her marriage troubles had left her mother severely depressed.

Following her mother's example, she began calling every aunt and uncle in the family to find her a match.

One day, a distant relative brought a young man over.

A 36-year-old entrepreneur

He was of average height, average build, average looks, and average age...

She squeezed her eyes shut and braced herself. To hell with her dream man, he'll do!

--- Settling for less, taking things as they come --- Shen Shuihe

He was an older young man who had gone south to make animated films. He was meticulous about his work, but he just couldn't find a sponsor.

After a few drinks, a fellow creator let him in on a secret: only after you get married will those executives think you're dependable.

What kind of era are we living in? How can sponsors still be so old-fashioned? If his team has the skills, won't their animation be a hit either way?

His dreams could buy five villas, but reality had him stuck in a two-bedroom rental...

His aunt, who had raised him, was constantly urging him to get married...

Could getting married really change things?

He wanted to give it a try!

--- Hoping for a stroke of luck, wishing for forever --- Qian Tanglin

Reader's guide:

1. Married first, love later

2. Slow burn

3. A story of moderate length

Here is the blurb for this novel:

The novel was originally titled How Can the Search for a Soulmate Be Anything but Troubling?

Blurb:

Mai Yun Zhi opened her bleary eyes and saw three strangers standing in front of her. Instinctively, she shrank back.

That small movement was all it took for her to realize she'd bumped into something behind her. She looked back and saw that she'd run into Bo Moju's chest, his arm stretched across her waist.

Her first thought: Men and women shouldn't touch!

Her second thought: Pull his arm away and get out of here.

Unfortunately, Bo Moju's grip was too strong, and she couldn't move it at all. In her panic, she blurted out, "If you hold me like this, how will I ever get married?"

As soon as she said it, she was stunned. Wasn't that a little awkward? Whatever. She couldn't let a man hold her like this. It would ruin her reputation.

How would she get married? Bo Moju's expression stiffened. He slowly let go and calmly took a step back. "Have you never seen a man before? You've only met two, and you're already thinking about marriage?"

He'd twisted her words into something else. Mai Yun Zhi was baffled. "I... I have to meet every man in the world before I can choose. It's too soon to think about that!"

The urgent thing now was to find Yuan Heshan, inherit her parents' hair-binding, and escape the pursuit of the Three Realms.

Her eyes darted around. Could these three strangers have come to kill her? The thought made Mai Yun Zhi suddenly miss Zhou Guangshan and Shi Shushu.

They were the only ones who would protect her!

How was she supposed to get out of this predicament?

Even in a three-on-one fight, let alone one-on-one, she didn't think she could beat the girl, much less the other two men.

The situation was against her, and she felt uncertain. What about Bo Moju? He'd saved her before. Should she ask him for help?

Having made up her mind, she walked over to Bo Moju and quickly hid behind him.

Bo Moju's icy voice rang by her ear. "Getting so close to me. Aren't you afraid you'll never get married?"

Mai Yun Zhi scratched her head awkwardly. What mattered more, her life or her reputation?

In just a moment, she'd made her decision. If she was about to die, what did her reputation matter?

Besides, Bo Moju didn't look like a playboy. If he were, he could have taken advantage of her when she fainted or when he took her to the abandoned courtyard.

But he hadn't.

So she chose to trust him. "At worst, I'll marry you. That's still better than getting killed by them!"

Mai Yun Zhi's words were truly astonishing. Bo Moju was so stunned that he choked on his own saliva, coughing until his face turned red.

"You want to marry me. Does that mean I have to marry you?" Bo Moju's expression darkened.

Much later, a certain someone said, "When are you finally going to marry me?"

Content warnings:

1. Shang Zhi: Shang is pronounced with the first tone.

2. Matters of the Three Realms

3. The pursuit of a wife

4. A matriarchal world at the start

Theme: Break through your limits!