After the Scorned Demon Venerable, Abandoned by His Lover, Faked His Death

A hilariously oblivious, easygoing, muddle-through-life idiot Demon Venerable gong × a stunning righteous cultivator shou with an enormous capacity for grudges and a talent for scheming, who never forgives a slight (what a strange pairing)

As the arrogant (future) Demon Venerable, Mo Chengyan once again found himself feeling lonely at the prospect of ruling the world and enjoying boundless solitude. He randomly picked a nice day and went down the mountain for a stroll.

Then he found someone in a ditch.

Huh? He knew this guy. A famed rising star among the righteous, a swordsman second to none. Why was he covered in blood, barely alive, and curled up in such a remote place?

He called out the man's name, but the man kept his eyes shut and breathed faintly. He seemed to have passed out.

The kindhearted (future) Demon Venerable Mo Chengyan took one look at his pitiful, vulnerable state and softened. He brought him back to recover.

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Wen Ruozhuo had always been gentle, courteous, cool, and distant. In this life, he had one enemy everyone knew about.

That man was often dressed in black, standing far away and quietly watching him. When Wen Ruozhuo noticed, the man would smile and turn his gaze elsewhere.

Vile, base, shameless, immoral, sanctimonious, treacherous, smiling with a dagger hidden behind his back, lawless, steeped in wickedness.

Whatever he said, the man only smiled. Sweet nothings were met with a smile; hateful words were met with a smile, too.

He was always smiling so foolishly, like an idiot.

Yet Wen Ruozhuo had never seen him cry or get angry. He was like a smiling passerby on the lake of the mortal world, quietly drifting along beneath the boat.

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Mo Chengyan watched Wen Ruozhuo drink.

His face was flushed, his eyes hazy, and he softly asked Mo Chengyan if he could go die.

Mo Chengyan babbled out an evasive reply, and Wen Ruozhuo threw a fit, insisting that Mo Chengyan give him the answer he wanted or he wouldn't let it go.

To make Wen Ruozhuo put down his cup and go to sleep, Mo Chengyan could only nod frantically.

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Then Mo Chengyan really did die.

The first time he died, Wen Ruozhuo was very calm.

The second time he died, Wen Ruozhuo fell apart.

Reading guide: Happy ending.

Theme: Find your own path in life