There are two rumors about Wuyou, the astonishingly gifted and talented elder of the Anhe Sect, who should have ascended long ago:
One says Elder Wuyou has a heart demon and can no longer break through to ascension.
The other says Elder Wuyou can't bear to leave his beautiful, useless disciple behind, and so refuses to ascend.
Ji Zhao'an, the beautiful, useless disciple himself, has terrible aptitude but a rebellious streak. If fate wants him to laze around, he'll prove it wrong.
His master has been raising him with countless rare treasures. He ought to turn out at least as impressive as a Kunpeng!
Until he realizes that raising him costs his master not only effort, but life itself.
Ji Zhao'an goes to his master and says he doesn't want to cultivate anymore.
He's such a good-for-nothing. How could he be worth his master's life...
Smack!
Ji Zhao'an kneels all night, clutching his cheek, red with the mark of a slap. After agonizing over the rumors, he reaches a conclusion:
He's his master's heart demon!
Ji Zhao'an is filled with regret. How could he have made his master develop a heart demon?
His master can't bear to part with him, yet he actually wanted to leave!
With tears in his eyes, Ji Zhao'an swears never to say such an outrageous thing again.
He's going to help his master overcome his heart demon!
Jiang Yi really does have a heart demon, and it really is connected to his disciple, Ji Zhao'an, but not in a romantic way.
Fate has played a cruel trick on them: Ji Zhao'an's parents died by his hand.
Before they died, they hoped their son would embark on the path of cultivation.
Jiang Yi has poured countless rare treasures into him, only for Ji Zhao'an to give up when the going gets tough.
At least one slap managed to knock some sense into him.
Jiang Yi watches his disciple working harder and attending to him more diligently than ever before. He's satisfied, but also feels there's something a little strange about it.
Until he hears a young disciple from the sect joke, "Senior Brother Ji looks like a peacock showing off its feathers."
Jiang Yi: "..."
Ji Zhao'an has spent more than a decade circling around Jiang Yi, depending on him like a parent and revering him like a god.
Later, he develops feelings of a different sort, thinking it will naturally work out, only to discover that his master follows the Path of All Living Things and is unfeeling in all he does.
Cruel and heartless...
Which only makes him all the more irresistible to Ji Zhao'an.
[Beautiful troublemaker who wins himself over, seemingly useless disciple gong & decisive, calm, ruthless genius master shou]
Reader's guide:
1. Dual POV. The gong's perspective is more prominent early on, while the shou's perspective increases in the middle and later sections.
2. A mix of plot and everyday life, with both sweet and angsty moments.
3. Lots of original worldbuilding. Thanks for being understanding.
Please check out my other story, "Save Me or I'll Die for Love," and add it to your reading list, hehe.
[Arrogant, unruly demon lord & stern, impartial, cold immortal]
Bo Li, a demon lord feared by both humans and ghosts, tramples all living things and defies the heavens. His days pass in utter boredom, until one day, while battling the Heavenly Dao, he accidentally gets struck by lightning. His vision goes black, then bright, and he's back five hundred years in the past.
Five hundred years ago, his disciple hadn't yet rebelled against him, his friends hadn't betrayed or abandoned him, the elders hadn't defected and sold out the sect, and the masses hadn't kicked him while he was down...
In that case, kill them all. Bo Li beams with delight. His disciple is closest, so he goes first, but when Bo Li swings his blade, his disciple is unharmed. Someone has appeared in front of him.
Fu Heng, the immortal revered five hundred years ago for his compassion and icy aloofness, stands before him with a face identical to his own, frowning.
Tsk. This one is the most disgusting.
*
After Bo Li was crushed to dust and his soul shattered before being cast into the Ghost Realm, the person he couldn't stand most was none other than his former self: all noble and righteous on the outside, a self-righteous gentleman at heart, willing to die rather than abandon the world. He'd wasted his cultivation.
If falling to evil is inevitable, then Fu Heng might as well fall right now.
So when Fu Heng invites him to join the sect, Bo Li smilingly agrees. That very night, he twists off the head of an elder and offers it to Fu Heng as a gift. "Look, he's the one who later severed the tendons in your hands and feet."
Fu Heng is silent for a moment, then calmly rises to take the blame and accept punishment for him. Bo Li watches in scorn, but the unyielding pride of Fu Heng kneeling in a pool of blood is so beautiful that he wants to break it.
Fu Heng tries every possible way to lead him back onto the right path, taking him to the place where he'd established his Daoist heart. Bo Li smiles as he raises a hand and razes it to the ground, enjoying Fu Heng's fleeting fury before scorning everything Fu Heng holds dear.
They fight fiercely. Fu Heng tries to restrain him, but neither can do anything to the other.
No, Fu Heng can't do anything to him. Fu Heng can't stick by his side, so whenever Bo Li gets the chance, he can cause trouble, shift the blame onto Fu Heng, and smugly watch him get denounced and cursed.
Bo Li waits confidently for Fu Heng to enter his world, only for Fu Heng to place his sword against his own neck.
...What?
*
Fu Heng has met his own self from five hundred years in the future: drenched in ghostly energy, betrayed by everyone, and hated by him.
The hardest person to persuade is yourself. Bo Li says, "Even you are going to betray me."
Fu Heng says, "Either save me, or we can go to hell together."
Bo Li falls silent.
Bo Li doesn't want to die.
Theme: No matter how beautiful you are, you still have to work hard
2025.5.5 After reading it, I felt confused and wanted to write something. This is the third book by Teacher Fuguang that I have read. The first one was Master's. I was attracted to that book almost from the beginning. As I read later, I felt more and more like I had discovered a treasure. Because both the characters and the plot are well written, and everyone in the book is very vivid. It's rare for me to see such a satisfying book. I was so excited that I shared with my friends that I had found a treasure while reading it. After reading it, I was still in withdrawal for a long time. At that time, I couldn't read many books, and I always felt that they were all wrong, so I went into the teacher's column as usual to see if there were any other articles. I saw the first book written by the teacher. At that time, I was wondering while reading. At first, I thought, why is the Chuan Shu book different from the Master's book? Later, when I saw Zuo Hui, I realized that it turned out to be the teacher's first book before signing the contract, and I immediately thought it was great. I happened to have some free time during this period, so I wanted to find a book to read. But I also love the fairy tales and cultivation novels, so I happened to see the teacher's article marked as "Text Complete", so I couldn't wait to click in and read it. I stayed up late last night and couldn't sleep after watching it. At first, the emotions were too strong. Anger, discomfort, and despair seemed to be too many emotions mixed together. After reading this, I felt very angry, but also very sad. In fact, I don't like reading this kind of writing that abuses the body and mind. But unfortunately, I continued to read it and finished it. Among the three books written by Teacher Fuguang, this book is probably the one that impressed me the most. Regarding Jiang Yi, I have always felt that his master is very complicated, like a gray color that opens up cracks. He was once a proud and high-spirited man of heaven. In the early days of his life, his colors were warm, not bright enough, but eye-catching, until the war ruined everything. His junior brother, his morality, his hands are stained with the blood of mortals. Everyone knows that he is cold-blooded and ruthless, but they don't know that he is capable of gathering and forming his soul. Ji Zhaoan's appearance was like tugging at his thread, which was so thin and weak that it would break when pulled. However, Ji Zhaoan wanted to tug on it. He not only had to tug on it, but also wrapped it around Jiang Yao layer by layer. Jiang Yao didn't seem to have said any touching words of love. He always denied Ji Zhaoan's friendship for him and didn't reveal his own, as if he really wanted to be found guilty of being ruthless and unjust. But is this really the case? How should he recognize this? His boyhood, which came to an end in a hurry, buried too many things in him. So, does he also know that he can't respond to Ji Zhao'an because of that little thought? Regarding their complex emotions, my emotions seem to be also very complex, so complex that I can't seem to describe a single feeling. At first I was angry, maybe sad and indignant, angry that Jiang Yi thought he was good. He was always like this, arranging everything clearly and calculating everything clearly, without asking whether Ji Zhaoan wanted it or not, without asking whether Ji Zhaoan wanted it or not. The first time I saw the part about eliminating the demonic energy, I was so angry, especially when I saw the part about abolishing the cultivation. At that time, what I thought the most in my mind was that it was so desperate and painful. It seemed that through those words, I could feel Ji Zhaoan's despair and pain. At that time, I wanted to put it down, but I continued reading. I thought, how can this come together? Such deep and painful love and hate can seem to crush a person. Later, I felt sad again. The sadness that had been frozen in anger came back like a tide. In fact, I was still angry at Jiang Yi's behavior. But as a master, Jiang Yi has already done his best to achieve what he has done now. He has his position and his persistence, and these make up Jiang Yao. For Jiang Yao, he was complicated, so complicated that I realized belatedly that he had been using death as a retreat. He had calculated everything so well, and the pain was so heavy, and he paved all the roads for Ji Zhaoan without hesitation, even if that road was filled with hatred, Ji Zhaoan's cries, his blood, and his pain. It seems that Ji Zhaoan should hate him, hate that he is always so heartless, hate that he is so self-righteous and treats him well, but never asks him if he wants it. But how to hate, the other person doesn't care about anything and is bent on death. Ji Zhaoan seemed to realize belatedly that Jiang Yao was actually a very bad person. He had arranged every escape route, but he didn't want to stay. Ji Zhaoan always seemed to be the last to realize that Jiang Yao had not been alive for long, then realized that Jiang Yao had done a lot for him, and then realized that he didn't want much. But Jiang Yao couldn't give him what he wanted. He wanted Jiang Yao to love him, and he wanted Jiang Yao to live. He wanted too much, and it seemed that everything was forced, and he couldn't get what he asked for, and he was full of obsessions. In my impression, Ji Zhaoan always seemed to be working very hard. He walked up awkwardly, stumbling step by step, trying to get closer to Jiang Yao. His world, his life seemed to be all tied to Jiang Yao, like a flying kite, the thread holding him was Jiang Yao. The second light he saw when he opened his eyes. Looking back, it was so painful, so painful that I would also be in a trance. It turns out that the good things in the past have been gone for so long, and things have changed for so long. Teacher Fuguang, as always, has shaped them very well. Their positions and their persistence are not absolutely right or wrong. The indescribably complicated love and hate, it seems that only this kind of love and hate can make two rootless people take root again. I found that Teacher Fuguang's writings always contained a touch of sadness. That feeling of sadness slowly spread through the words, and was gently supported by gentle strength. In fact, I was deeply impressed by many characters in the article, because Teacher Fu Guang wrote them very well. The one who touched me the most was probably Zijin. Zijin's appearance was innocent and lively, like a yellow butterfly landing lightly on the flowers. Her color is also not bright, and because of her ability, she can always "see" other people's lives. And this ability made her linger on the sickbed, but she was not afraid of it. However, she could see this ability, but she couldn't change it, and how cruel it was. Her eyes that can see the world clearly are not at all different from hers. Those bright eyes are a gray tone suppressed by bright colors, with compassion. There is also Du Xing. At first I thought he was just a passerby, but it wasn't until later that I discovered that he was a very funny person with a straightforward temper. He always liked to quarrel with Ji Zhaoan, but he also valued love and justice. He is a comedian and an intelligence agent, and he is willing to cut corners when making friends. He is a rare character with bright colors in the text. In addition to them, there are also senior sisters, Yun Chen, and many others. They are not as vivid as the people in the book. While watching it, I was in constant pain, so painful that my heart almost suffocated. Maybe I can feel and understand many of their emotions, and I can also see their sadness. I am still very grateful to Teacher Fuguang for writing this article, which made me see them again. It was not easy for them to go through such a heavy and painful story. It was not easy for Zhaoan and his master to finally get married, or for others. It's so painful. I hope that in the future there will be peace and prosperity and everyone will be safe and well. Teacher, you must keep writing. You are the treasure that I finally found. Don't give up qvq. Finally, let's meet in person. Looking forward to your next book!
I finally feel comfortable... You will be together forever and never be separated again, woo woo woo woo.
Uh-huh, uh-huh, I will continue to wait for Master's soul to return😇
I haven't finished the order yet. It hurts too much. I need to take it slow first and then go back and read it again. The teacher's writing is so good 😭
I also want to watch the marriage ceremony and the wedding ceremony🫳🫳🥺I want to watch Master lift An An's hijab
Wow, what a happy little couple... It's over so quickly. Looking forward to the extra 🤩🤩🤩
Wow, wow, I'm so impressed!
That's right, you will never be separated again. You will always be happy from now on🥹🤲❤️
I feel like this tree will be the key to Teacher Xiaojiang's return 🤩
I haven't seen Jinjiang for a long time and I looked through it and found an unexpected surprise! Oh yeah, it's the cute little Xiaojiang 🤩