After the Foolish Beauty Toyed With and Abandoned the Aloof Immortal Lord

[Airheaded Beauty x Cold, Aloof Immortal]

The leader of the Hehuan Sect and the immortal cultivator of the Heartless Way are former lovers whose love has turned to hate.

After they broke up, they both held grudges against each other and disapproved of the other's ways. As a result, they developed inner demons and have been unable to ascend to immortality.

To settle things once and for all, they make a bet.

The Hehuan Sect disciples will try to seduce the Heartless Way disciples. The first side to win two out of three rounds takes the prize.

If the Hehuan Sect wins, the Heartless Way immortal must marry its leader, fulfilling the Hehuan Sect leader's long-held wish and resolving the inner demon born of unrequited love.

If the Heartless Way wins, the Hehuan Sect leader must stop pursuing the immortal, allowing him to sever his emotional ties without distraction and follow the path to immortality.

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Confident in his choice, the Heartless Way immortal sends out Lu Jie, the greatest young sword immortal in the world. Since Lu Jie became famous, no one has ever stirred his heart.

With Lu Jie in this round, the Heartless Way is practically guaranteed to win.

For the sect leader's well-being... ahem, happiness, the Hehuan Sect racks its brains and decides to send its laziest, least talented junior sister to seduce the sword immortal!

The junior sister sets off full of confidence, saying, "Leave it to me!"

Her senior sisters nod in satisfaction. "It's like Tian Ji's horse race. Send our worst junior sister against the strongest sword immortal. Our lower-grade horse takes on their top-grade horse, and as long as we win the other two rounds, our sect leader can have her handsome man!"

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Six months later, the round everyone expected to lose has somehow been won.

The junior sister returns in glowing health, triumphant after escaping, and plants her hands on her hips with a smug grin. "The so-called sword immortal? Piece of cake!"

The entire Hehuan Sect throws a victory banquet for her.

Asked to share her secrets, the junior sister says, "I have the sect's required seduction class to thank!"

Her senior sister nods, then suddenly realizes something. "Wait, you didn't even attend that class. Where did you learn seduction?"

The junior sister blinks. "But he really kissed me when I just crooked my finger at him."

[Short scene]

The junior sister's attempt to escape the wedding fails.

The first day after the wedding.

The junior sister clings to the gentle young sword immortal and sobs, "I want to spend more time with you today. He was so awful last night. He wouldn't stop no matter how much I begged. I hate him!"

She buries her face and cries, not noticing the flash of gloom in the young man's eyes or the cold darkness he cannot conceal.

Lu Jie says gently, "The one who was with you last night was me."

Reader's guide:

* One-on-one romance, both leads are sexually inexperienced

My next novel, Folded Blossoms: the heroine's perspective is Marriage Before Love, while the hero's perspective is a secret crush coming true. Please add it to your collection~ ovo

Blurb: Qi Tanyu never expected to marry a dog who bites.

She is delicate, with a gentle disposition, and prefers elegant gentlemen. She only hopes for a harmonious marriage, brewing tea and admiring the snow, living an elegant life.

But then her family falls on hard times. Her father offends a powerful noble, and no matter where she turns, she can't find anyone willing to help.

Everyone who had intended to ask for Qi Tanyu's hand in marriage backs away.

Only one powerful family dares to brave the situation and come to ask for her hand.

Qi Tanyu once saw the man from afar. He was tall and imposing, his face stern. He was nothing like an elegant gentleman.

She is told that she is only marrying him to bring him good luck, and that her future husband is gravely wounded and close to death.

So Qi Tanyu reluctantly agrees.

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But on the first day of her marriage, Qi Tanyu feels that she has nothing left to look forward to.

The man shows no sign of being close to death. He keeps her pinned down until the middle of the night and is still full of energy.

Even when he hears Qi Tanyu stifling her sobs, he only eases up a little.

Like a dog that bites, once it gets a taste of meat, it won't let go.

Qi Tanyu looks at the red marks he has left on her snowy-white skin, at a loss for tears, counting the days and wondering: Wasn't he supposed to be frail and near death?

Theme: If you want to stay together forever, you can put your heart on the line