A Century After the Dark Moonlight Died

Tingchuan is a fox who has cultivated for a thousand years. His beauty is renowned across the Three Realms, and jealous demons often call him the Three Realms' number-one pretty ornament. Yet he endured a lightning tribulation through sheer grit and became the first demon immortal to ascend in millions of years. When he arrives in the Upper Immortal Realm, he is met with two pieces of news. The good news: the idiot who took a lightning strike for him in the mortal world was actually the mortal incarnation of the War God Jingyuan, undergoing a tribulation... No wonder he survived being struck by lightning, and had been waiting eagerly for Tingchuan to return and marry him. The bad news: because Tingchuan came back too late, the idiot waited for him his entire life. The War God Jingyuan mistakenly believes Tingchuan used him to ascend, and whenever he sees Tingchuan, he looks at him with utter disgust and avoids him like the plague. Worse still, rumors say that sooner or later, the powerful War God, who holds life and death in his hands, will strike him down with another bolt of lightning. Tingchuan: So the snow in midsummer is actually proof of my wrongful conviction, isn't it?! It isn't until the immortal-demon war breaks out once more that, at the critical moment, Tingchuan steps in front of the War God and trades his life for his, securing a chance for him to survive. Tingchuan lies in the War God's arms, his face pale as paper, and curls his lips in triumph. "Now you owe me." - A hundred years later, Tingchuan wakes up again, back in the form of a little fox with pitifully weak magic. One day, he accidentally wanders into an immortal mausoleum. Before a coffin, he sees an immortal lord with long, disheveled hair and a strange expression, sitting there in desolation. He has no idea how long the man has been sitting there. Just as Tingchuan is about to kowtow and apologize, the immortal lord suddenly lifts his head. It's his "benefactor," Xu Ting. And inside the suspended coffin lies Tingchuan's previous body. Later, the tall War God pins Tingchuan against a wall, imprisoning him in a tiny space, heavy chains wrapped around his ankles. The man's repressed, obsessive sobs slip into his ears. "You ungrateful wretch. Since you enjoyed my kindness, you will be my wife for all eternity." [Deviously sweet-tongued fox with a kind heart & ruthless, taciturn, ghostly yandere gong] Tips: There's nothing in particular to avoid. The shou doesn't suffer. At heart, this is a sweet romance. The author loves watching couples fall in love, so proceed with caution if you're picky about pairings. All the imagery comes from Li He's poems, and there are reasons for it. Keep reading and it will be explained. Coming soon: When a Deaf Gong Suddenly Hears the Erotic Stories His Wife Writes Hot nerd * ray of sunshine Lin Tiao'an is an ordinary international student who gets roped into internships as soon as school starts. His only daily pleasure is slacking off to write stories for his family business. Who could have guessed he'd see his smiling tiger of a boss turn around and flatter another intern in the break room? Lin Tiao'an knows that intern, Chen Xi, who's very famous in the Chinese community. A bona fide Shanghai scion, with enough money to fill the Huangpu River. Even so, Chen Xi himself is steady and reserved, seemingly sworn off love. He's a fully funded PhD student, and supposedly still has his first love. Even the most famous gossip columns steer clear of him. Sadly, nobody's perfect. He was born deaf, and his condition can't be treated. Originally, an insignificant person like Lin Tiao'an could only look up to someone as blessed as Chen Xi. Until that day, when he became utterly bitter about the rich! Lin Tiao'an was so furious he couldn't sleep all night. So what if you can get sponsors? So what if you come from a prestigious school? So what if you're handsome and mature? I can... I... At the very least, I can make you the protagonist of a smutty story! And so, that night, Lin Tiao'an's inner sleazy merchant exploded. Being deaf is great, being deaf is wonderful. The character who wants to run away but can't is ready to go. But the next day, when Lin Tiao'an saw Chen Xi in a black turtleneck, broad-shouldered and slim-waisted, sitting beside a middle-aged, bald white man who was fawning over him, he realized in despair that even in his own story, he couldn't make Chen Xi the shou. Wait, the hardworking underling setup isn't so bad either! -- Chen Xi had never gone without hearing aids for a single day of his life. Even so, the sounds around him were always blurred. Then, in the middle of a meeting, he suddenly heard a male voice, startlingly clear and bright: [...Ben went limp beneath Chen Xi, dazed, and pleaded incoherently, "Chen, no more. I can't take it." Chen Xi's eyes reddened. Unwilling to hear him refuse, he yanked off his hearing aids, and for a moment, the room held nothing but...] For the first time, Chen Xi's usually expressionless face cracked apart, piece by piece. He looked at Ben's shiny bald head and bulging belly. Then he looked at Lin Tiao'an, not far away, head bowed and grinning lewdly. Good. Very good, Lin Tiao'an. ...That pig still hasn't recognized him. Theme: Repay kindness with gratitude.