Why Is the Cauldron Like That?

[Older green-tea schemer x younger ray of sunshine]

Shu Shian transmigrated into the bed of Daoist Hengyuan, the number one cultivator in Shenzhou, as a cultivation cauldron. By absorbing his cultivation in reverse, she became the number one cultivator on the continent.

Completely unaware of this, she grabbed her things and ran. Along the way, she rescued a genius sword cultivator named Xu Feikai and started acting like a green-tea schemer to cling to his coattails.

"Don't go over there. What if something happens to you? What would I do?"

"A Fei is the person I trust most in this world."

"It's okay. It doesn't matter what happens to me."

Shu Shian said it so often that she started believing it herself. But why was her heart beating so fast? Wasn't she only trying to use him to stay alive?

His name was Xu Feikai, a prodigious disciple of the Jinghong Sect's leader. To get out of his lessons, he sneaked away from the sect and ended up in the city where Daoist Hengyuan kept his cultivation cauldrons.

He saw injustice and drew his sword to help, only to get dragged into the mess himself.

Just as Xu Feikai was reciting a prayer for his own soul, she appeared.

He was usually the useless one back at the sect, but An'an was holding his hand and calling on him to protect her with tears in her eyes! Suddenly, he had strength to spare. ^v^

From Jinzhu City to Wushuang City, through Nanyang and on to Zhongzhou, with every step they were drawn deeper into the heart of the vortex.

At first, he thought he was her savior. Only later did he realize that she was the one who would ultimately save him...

The boy's shoulders were broad and made her feel safe. She suddenly remembered a joke she'd once heard about men with broad shoulders: it would take a taxi to get from one shoulder to the other. She couldn't help laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" The girl's long braid fell over her shoulder and onto his. Her breath brushed his ear, so there was no way he could miss her laugh.

"The stars are so bright tonight."

"Hm?" Xu Feikai stopped and looked up at the sky. The mist hadn't cleared; now and then, one or two stars flickered into view.

"I don't mean the stars in the sky. I mean you, in my eyes."

[Reader's Guide]

1. This is a road-trip story with cultivators but no ascension. The setting serves the plot.

2. The heroine is both timid and brave.

3. The slow-burn romance and character growth take a while.

4. There is a six-year mental age gap, but no age gap after she transmigrates.

The first version of the synopsis was written on December 19, 2024. The latest version was written on March 1, 2025.

Theme: Work hard and reject needless self-doubt