My Archrival Suddenly Wants to Protect Me

1. One day, Lin Jiang transmigrated into a book and became the protagonist.

The protagonist had smooth sailing and a bright future ahead. Lin Jiang was quite satisfied, and decided to follow the script and become the first person to ascend!

As the sect's most promising disciple in a thousand years, Lin Jiang was beloved by everyone in the sect, except for one guy.

Su Youshi was just as talented as Lin Jiang. From the first moment he saw Lin Jiang after joining the sect, his life came down to two things:

Cultivating and challenging Lin Jiang to a match.

Lin Jiang thought Su Youshi didn't like him very much. Why else would he always speak so coldly and keep a straight face?

Until Lin Jiang's cultivation started to decline...

Lin Jiang: "Why do you keep following me?"

Su Youshi: "To protect you."

Lin Jiang: "?"

Su Youshi: "Your cultivation is lower than mine. I'll protect you."

Lin Jiang: "My cultivation is damaged. I'm not a good-for-nothing now."

Su Youshi: "Mm."

Lin Jiang: "Then why are you still following me?"

Su Youshi: "Because I like you."

Lin Jiang: "????? You mean, you like me?"

Su Youshi: "..."

Lin Jiang: "Hurry up and deny it."

Su Youshi: "."

Wait... Your attitude changed a little too much...

2. To find out why his cultivation had inexplicably declined, Lin Jiang entered a secret realm with Su Youshi, but they accidentally stumbled into an illusion.

In the illusion, Su Youshi became Lin Jiang's senior martial brother.

Not only did he stop challenging Lin Jiang to matches, he also began showering him with "tender care."

"Xiao Jiang, your senior brother will stay here tonight. We can talk about your recent cultivation while I'm here."

"A Jiang, don't be angry. It was my fault. I shouldn't have disturbed you for so long last night."

"A Jiang?" Lin Jiang narrowed his eyes. "So you haven't lost your memories either."

"Did you create this illusion?"

"..."

"How did you do it?" Lin Jiang couldn't understand. They were at the same level, so why couldn't he break out of the illusion?

Was this guy at a higher level than him?

And why trap him in an illusion in the first place?

"Why are you doing this?"

"You don't want to?" Su Youshi finally spoke. His eyes were fixed on Lin Jiang, dark as ink and impossible to dispel.

"What do you mean, whether I want to?"

Watching Lin Jiang's bewildered expression, Su Youshi smiled strangely. "You'll want to."

What was this guy talking about...? What did he mean, I'll want to?

The world spun around them.

"Congratulations, you two are now cultivation partners." Looking at the red embroidered ball in his hand, Lin Jiang blinked. He realized he couldn't move his body.

?????

What kind of plot development was this?

[Cheerful, gentle, sunny, unknowingly flirtatious bottom x cold-faced, loyal, unhinged, obsessive top]

P.S. 1. A seemingly book-transmigrated genius protagonist x a loyal, obsessive top.

2. This is my own take on cultivation, with plenty of original worldbuilding.

3. One-on-one romance, happy ending.

5. I do it for you, you do it for me; we save each other.

Theme: Save yourself, save the world.