A Narcissistic Master-Disciple Story

In this world, all kinds of people exist, but only the strong prevail.

I cast aside my emotions and severed my nine tails, all to conceal my identity as a fox demon and ascend to godhood.

I worked diligently and earned the love of everyone in the world. But one day, the officials of the divine realm discovered who I was, and my status plummeted.

I was stripped of my divine rank and banished to the mortal world. My magic was enough to keep me alive for only one year.

I watched snow blanket the heavens. I watched all living things smile across the earth.

A little fox, absurdly large yet covered in wounds, nudged some food toward me and tilted his head.

I studied him for a long time. He seemed like someone I had known before, and suddenly I let out a hoarse laugh.

I made up my mind to teach him everything I had learned in my life, and named him Cong An.

May he follow his heart in this life, and live in peace and happiness. That is all I ask.

That day, snow and wind filled the sky, and the candle was nearly spent.

I warmed wine and brewed tea. Then I saw Cong An carrying a snow-dusted flower in his mouth, and I was speechless.

I said, "Little fox, come look at the snow."

The little fox transformed into a human before my eyes. I touched his face and kissed him, then departed into the long night.

May you never be bullied again in this life. Farewell, my little fox.

Or perhaps I should say, my other self.

*

Ever since I became aware of the world, I have been a fox all alone.

Later, a very handsome person came along. He didn't look down on me for being a demon, and even took me as his disciple.

I traveled the world with my master, watching the bustle of mortal life and the flowers bloom and fade.

I asked my master what the point of cultivation was. He answered with just two words: to protect.

My master was always looking for ways to extend his life: bitter medicines, precious pills, and all sorts of strange, unorthodox methods.

But in the end, my master still died.

I fulfilled my master's dying wish and took human form.

Oh, I look exactly like my master.

My master also said that if there were another life, he would have a grand, passionate wedding with me.

Master, I did it. But why don't you remember me?

Immortal master Wanqi Lian x fox demon disciple Cong An

Reading Guide

1. This book has dual viewpoints, and the main text is written in third person.

2. This is a selfcest story. The top and bottom look exactly alike in human form.

3. This is an angsty story, but it has a happy ending.

4. Unless something unexpected happens, the full story will have three volumes. The romance in Volume One will be a slow burn, since our little fox is only a few months old. It would be inappropriate for him to start dating anyone yet.

-- Divider --

My next book will be The Stray Dog's Search for a Master, an ancient-style danmei story about a master and disciple, with an older top. The blurb is below.

The day Luo Pingque went up the mountain to become a disciple, Si Weihua treated him with cold indifference.

The day Luo Pingque turned his back on the sect, Si Weihua paid him no mind.

Luo Pingque mocked himself: "Master, do you even see me as your disciple?"

He was a stray dog who had crawled out of a heap of corpses. His fellow disciples avoided him, and his master had no desire to show him the slightest compassion.

So Luo Pingque went mad. In a daze, he ascended to the position of Demon Venerable, embraced by the demon clan and despised by the immortals.

He said, "Master, please do something about me..."

But his master, held in the highest esteem and loved by everyone in the world, still never once looked him in the eye.

Everyone knew Luo Pingque was a fiend who burned, killed, robbed, and committed every evil under the sun. Everyone cursed him, yet no one dared attack him.

One day, they heard that the fiend had gone completely mad and killed himself. They gathered an army and stormed the demon realm--

But Luo Pingque had not killed himself. He had only grown more ruthless, more merciless. He had set a trap and caught them all.

Amid the devastation and bloodshed, he raised his head and watched the lofty Si Weihua arrive with effortless grace.

He said, "Master, are you still only willing to fight for the immortals?"

Si Weihua remained silent. At last, he spoke. "What must I do for you to let them go?"

Luo Pingque was mad, laughing wildly. "I want you to sever your spiritual meridians and fall from your divine pedestal. I want you to..."

Si Weihua did exactly as he asked.

A grandmaster of the immortal sects fell then and there.

The people of the world finally came to their senses. After restoring their strength, they stormed the Demon Venerable's territory again, only to see...

The grandmaster of the immortal sects pinning the Demon Venerable beneath him.

An icy, bone-chilling tone, reddened fingers, and a disheveled red canopy...

Si Weihua remained cold and aloof. "My disciple has wreaked havoc upon the world, and I have failed to discipline him. I have come to punish him. Tell me, disciple, will you accept it?"

They heard the mighty Demon Venerable squeeze a few words through his teeth.

"As you command, Master."

The Way of the Common People x The Way of the Mortal World

Lofty-flower master and top Si Weihua x stray-dog disciple and bottom Luo Pingque

Theme: Finding the meaning of life