After the One Everyone Hated Proved Their Dao, the Cold Immortal Venerable Went Mad

[An upcoming novel with a similar premise: After the Scorned One Is Reborn, the Emperor Regrets It. Synopsis at the end.]

Ji Mingchen lost both his parents when he was young and was raised by his fiance. Once the wedding date arrived, the two of them were supposed to marry.

But he knew his fiance did not like him.

Chi Ji was the moon above the clouds, a pine on a mountain, the future Immortal Venerable, and the brightest gem in the entire cultivation world.

He, meanwhile, was as insignificant as a speck of dust by the roadside. They were simply not suited for each other.

But Ji Mingchen did not care. He believed that one day, Chi Ji would finally notice him, the one who had always stood behind him.

So he took care of all the little things for him, leaving him with no worries.

To save him, he gladly endured injuries all over his body.

And though he was ill, he still helped him cultivate through dual soul cultivation, all so he could break through sooner.

Even knowing there was a white moonlight in Chi Ji's heart and that he would always come second, Ji Mingchen still unhesitatingly used the keepsake left by his parents to save that white moonlight when he was gravely injured.

Fortunately, his efforts finally paid off. Chi Ji agreed to hold a wedding with him.

On the wedding day, thunder boomed overhead. Everyone sighed that even the heavens disapproved of their marriage.

But only Ji Mingchen knew that it was Chi Ji's heavenly tribulation, and the only way to overcome it was to kill his wife and prove his Dao.

As the long sword pierced his heart, he understood that Chi Ji had chosen to marry him only to protect his white moonlight.

When he opened his eyes again, he was back three years earlier, before his illness had become terminal.

Guarding his parents' keepsakes, Ji Mingchen withdrew without hesitation. He would no longer let Chi Ji's coldness hurt him.

But this time, the fellow disciples who had once mocked him treated him with the utmost respect. The uncles and aunts who had once been cold to him now cared for him at every turn. The sect leader even began grooming him as a successor.

Even Chi Ji, usually as cool and aloof as the moon, lost his composure. He seized Ji Mingchen's wrist, his eyes filled with pain and madness that Ji Mingchen could not understand. "Don't even think about leaving."

Ji Mingchen said nothing. Just as he had years ago, he plunged his long sword into Chi Ji's heart.

It was time he learned what it felt like to be torn apart by heartbreak.

Coming soon, please add it to your collection: After the Scorned One Is Reborn, the Emperor Regrets It

Xie Zhiyi was the young heir of a duke's estate. He had been doted on since childhood and lived a particularly comfortable life.

Then one day, while lost, he wandered into the cold palace and found a prince on the verge of death.

He often found cats and dogs, but this was his first time finding a person.

The boy was clearly at death's door, yet stubbornly refused to bow his head. Unable to bear leaving him there, Xie Zhiyi brought him food and warm clothes for the winter.

From then on, Xie Zhiyi often visited the forgotten Ninth Prince. Over time, they became the closest of friends.

When Xuan Qingtan was ignored, Xie Zhiyi devised a plan to draw the emperor's attention to him.

When Xuan Qingtan fell ill, Xie Zhiyi cared for him day and night, never leaving his side.

When Xuan Qingtan was in danger, Xie Zhiyi risked half his life to save him.

He stayed by his side as he went from having nothing to ascending the throne. Everyone said Xie Zhiyi's good days had finally come.

Xie Zhiyi thought so too. But when he searched through the list of new appointments, his name was nowhere to be found.

Only then did Xie Zhiyi understand that Xuan Qingtan had been using him all along.

Now that he had achieved his goal, he had simply kicked aside the useless Xie Zhiyi.

In the end, ill and frail, Xie Zhiyi died in the dilapidated ducal estate on a snowy night.

When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the first time he met Xuan Qingtan.

This time, he turned and left without hesitation. He only wanted to stay with his family and friends and live out his life in peace.

He never expected Xuan Qingtan, who had once treated him like trash, to suddenly change. Xuan Qingtan held him tightly around the waist. "Don't leave me."

Reader's guide:

1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced, one-on-one pairing.

2. There is more to the matter of killing one's wife to prove the Dao, and the white moonlight does not exist either.

3. The love interest pursues the protagonist after losing him, with a happy ending! There will be no change of partner! Neither the top nor the bottom is perfect, and both have their flaws. Readers can interpret them in light of their past experiences.

4. The plot is fictional. No personal attacks, please. (Pay attention!)

Theme: Live well.