If every stage of life comes with a task, Yu Qi had one too. The only difference was that her tasks were issued by the System.
First task: Win first place for the Xiaoyao Sect in the disciple competition. Result: she still came second, as she had for a thousand years.
Second task: Successfully become cultivation partners with the person she loved. Result: when she confessed her feelings to the man she adored, all she got was a casual apology.
Third task: Restore the immortal sect's reputation and kill the Demon Lord Li Chi.
...?
Yu Qi was stunned. Had this lousy System not even considered her personal strength when issuing the third task?
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The Demon Lord Li Chi infiltrated the Xiaoyao Sect to see how the sect, founded a thousand years ago by his sworn enemy, had fallen into decline, and to take its secret treasure while he was at it.
But as he kept up his disguise, he found himself growing closer and closer to a female disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect named Yu Qi... until she confided her feelings to him and asked whether he would become her cultivation partner.
The Demon Lord Li Chi had looked down on all under heaven his entire life. Though he had never had a romantic confidante, he believed that, given his status, cultivation, looks, and power, an ordinary female disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect had no business dreaming of him.
So that day, the Demon Lord said casually, "Sorry... I'm not thinking about that kind of thing right now."
After that, Yu Qi never spoke of romance again. She cultivated diligently, saying she would restore the Xiaoyao Sect and kill the Demon Lord Li Chi.
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Yu Qi never imagined that after the Demon Lord Li Chi died, she would receive the affection she had once longed for.
But she gave the man who had once rejected her an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry. I won't be thinking about love and romance anymore."
Yu Qi's expression was resolute. "The Great Dao is what I seek."
The former Demon Lord, now a male disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect, pretending to be dead: "...?"
Is there still time to save the bond between him and Yu Qi?
Updated on 24.3.8
Theme: Work hard to achieve the goals of every stage of life
