The Poor Little Rich Kid Is a Heavenly Master

[Sickly, Easygoing, Adorable Taoist Bottom x Sharp-Tongued but Soft-Hearted, Loyal Captain Top]

Everyone in A City's upper circles knows that the Qiao family has a beautiful third young master who is frail and sickly, and not well liked: Jian Xingli.

They say he was originally a little wandering Taoist priest from the mountains, kindly taken in by Old Master Qiao.

Jian Xingli has a mild temperament, but at home his eldest brother dislikes him and his second older sister dotes on him least of all, so his life is truly miserable. He is even targeted and detained by Su Jing, the notorious captain of the criminal investigation team, and spends his days going in and out of crime scenes.

Everyone else sighs. What a poor child.

Until one night, when everything changed. As a flash of swordlight streaked by, someone saw Jian Xingli holding a sword before him, cleaving yin and yang with a single strike

Everyone: ??

Jian Xingli sighed. I told you, I'm really not some poor little thing.

The current captain of the criminal investigation team, Su Jing, known as the "Demon," is cold and ruthless, born under an ill star, and has always kept to himself.

But lately, a seemingly well-behaved student has appeared by his side.

When they first met, the handsome young man had crime-scene blood splattered on him. He stared at Su Jing without blinking. "Can I give you a hug?"

Su Jing: "...??"

Su Jing thinks Jian Xingli is extremely suspicious.

In front of corpses with grotesque deaths, even his police colleagues can't help frowning and shutting their eyes, while Jian Xingli remains composed, even able to offer Su Jing a few points of analysis.

He is so easygoing and unruffled, as if life and death mean nothing to him.

What's more, Jian Xingli always manages to appear at all kinds of dangerous scenes. Even when faced with bizarre, terrifying crises, he remains calm and manages to escape danger every time.

The more suspicious Su Jing becomes, the more he cares. He can't help observing, drawing closer, and protecting Jian Xingli, until one day he realizes that Jian Xingli may not need his protection at all.

Jian Xingli is the forty-third disciple of a reclusive Taoist sect. After disaster struck his sect, he was left alone, plagued by ailments and with his spiritual body falling apart.

But Jian Xingli has a great attitude. Living is fine, and dying is fine too.

Later, the Qiao family takes him in, and they treat him very well.

It's just that?

The eldest Qiao brother gives him a large sum of money with a cold expression.

Bystanders: How pitiful. They must be using money to threaten him into leaving the Qiao family!

The second Qiao sister tosses him the keys to a villa.

Bystanders: They don't want anyone fighting over the family fortune!

Jian Xingli, unable to explain himself: ...

I don't understand, but I respect it.

As for Su Jing, the "Demon," from the moment Jian Xingli first met him, he realized that Su Jing was a lone star of ill fortune, with a heavy aura of malice but also abundant spiritual energy.

Jian Xingli: What powerful spiritual energy. I want to take a bite.

To maintain his spiritual energy while investigating cases, Jian Xingli stays by Su Jing's side without a care in the world, secretly lending a hand.

And when they accidentally enter the Ghost Gate and strange phenomena run rampant, Jian Xingli no longer hides his abilities. He raises a hand and wipes out every demonic spirit across the mountains!

Su Jing is stunned when he sees this.

Jian Xingli is no longer "suspicious," but Su Jing still "takes him to heart."

The two go out together again and again, growing closer each time, and rumors start spreading all over A City.

Some people suspect that Su Jing has ulterior motives and is plotting something improper against him.

The rumors grow wilder and wilder, until someone can't resist taking the matter to Old Master Qiao and demanding that Su Jing set the record straight.

But no one sees the "Demon" looking irritated or displeased. He holds Jian Xingli's hand with attentive care and calmly addresses everyone.

"Let me clear things up. That isn't a rumor."

"I really do... have ulterior motives and improper intentions."

Theme: Be content with life and fate, and may every year bring peace.