"Your sworn enemy really died, and now you're upset about it?"
As a short-lived person with an incomplete soul, Shi Wei had spent the first twenty-odd years of his life muddling through one day at a time, much to his master's dismay as he worried himself sick over how to feed him.
Then someone claiming to be his close friend from a past life showed up, saying he would support Shi Wei for the rest of his life.
A demon cultivator with a thousand years behind him and who-knows-how-many treasures, he chattered on about how he was finally reunited with his friend's reincarnation, and how hard Shi Wei must have had it all these years. He would give him anything he wanted without a second thought, practically treating him like an ancestor.
Shi Wei believed him.
After all, no one would suspect a money god who gave him a million a month in spending money.
Later, he unexpectedly remembered a few things.
The upheaval at the mountain sect five hundred years ago. The surge of spiritual power in the final sealing formation. Snow falling thickly from the sky. Someone's sword piercing his heart.
Their relationship could hardly be called close friends.
More like sworn enemies who would never stop fighting until one of them died.
Hu Yun met someone he loved more than five hundred years ago. Later, that person died in his arms.
After finally accepting that their happy ending had been just out of reach, he got ready to throw himself into the sea. Then his beloved returned in a new incarnation.
To rekindle their relationship, he first had to build up their feelings. The fox spirit thought it over for a few seconds, then promptly dug into his savings to trick the man into moving in with him.
To win a man's heart, first win his stomach. Start by cooking all three meals every day.
Make him so comfortable that he won't want to leave, then give Shi Wei another three million to spend however he likes.
Shield his beloved from trouble, fight and compete for him when necessary, and, ideally, get hurt so he'll worry.
Then find the soul fragments Shi Wei lost and wait for him to remember every little thing from their past life.
They'd be lovers in no time.
The fox spirit, newly recovered from another serious illness, happily followed Shi Wei to a couples' cafe on the street. He'd even picked out exactly how he would accept the confession later.
But the person sitting across from him looked grave and asked, "What scheme are you plotting by going to all this trouble to get close to me?"
"?" Hu Yun couldn't smile anymore.
Would you believe me if I said I just wanted your body?
-Cold-faced cat shou and flirtatious butterfly gong
-My take on demon hunting. The worldbuilding is all made up and has no logic, so don't read it looking for historical accuracy.
-Both are pure, and they love each other. The gong spoils the shou. The past-life story is important, so don't skip it.
Theme: Live well
