[Cool on the outside, warm within, and stubborn gong x Warm on the outside, cool within, and sharp-tongued shou]
When Qiu Wumu was young, he was wild and unruly. Egged on by his no-good friends, he resolved to cultivate immortality.
The moment he finished packing his little bundle and climbed out of his family home, he turned around and came face-to-face with the eyes of the neighbor he had always hated, the one who was "always in a bad mood" (not really).
"Grumpy": I know what you're planning. Take me with you... or I'll tell your parents.
Hmph. What a joke. Who's afraid of their parents these days?
So Qiu Wumu said, "Fine."
And just like that, the two boys set out on the path to immortality.
They endured all kinds of hardships along the way, which I'll skip for now. But after their relationship took a major leap forward, they finally found the legendary immortal sect: Qingyun Sect, the greatest sect under heaven (Qiu Wumu seriously doubted there was any other sect in the world).
But cultivation was nothing like they had imagined...
Sleep at the hour of the Tiger, rise at the hour of the Pig. You and I might as well be in the King of Hell's palace.
After forcing himself to stick it out for three days, young master Qiu Wumu's true nature exploded: I want to go home!!!
Who knew the sect leader would smile faintly and say, "You can't leave the sect until you've finished your courses~"
Ha! Those courses will take longer than my life. The two boys could only quietly accept that they wouldn't be going home for another eight or ten years.
But can someone tell me why "Grumpy" can be summoned home with just one letter from his family?!
The good news was that, thanks to the deep friendship the two had built, "Grumpy" declared that once he finished taking care of things, he would come back and cultivate immortality alongside Qiu Wumu.
Qiu Wumu could only bid "Grumpy" a tearful farewell, then begin the long wait he had been looking forward to.
But he waited seven years. Even when Qiu Wumu finished his studies and descended the mountain, "Grumpy" still hadn't shown up.
Bro, what on earth have you been doing?!
At last, the day came for him to leave the mountain. Qiu Wumu just wanted to lie flat and, while he was at it, find his good buddy.
But things never go the way you want.
The shou is a heartthrob. If that's not your thing, please skip this one~
The characterizations in the story are definitive. Your clumsy author isn't very good at summarizing them (bows).
A self-indulgent work. If you can't get into it, feel free to drop it.
Reading guide:
This isn't traditional cultivation fiction. It includes plenty of the author's own understanding of cultivation and original worldbuilding, so feel free to treat it as an alternate universe.
There should be some melodrama. The characters won't be dumb, but they probably won't be very clever either. The author's intelligence is what it is.
Content warning (updated in real time; if anything in this sentence is a trigger for you, I don't recommend reading): includes a female-female pairing.
Theme: Optimism
