Story summary (modern + fairy tale fusion setting, with system elements, relaxed without losing depth)
Lin Che (male protagonist 1), a modern social creature, accidentally bought a broken jade pendant engraved with "Forgotten River Yin" in an antique store. That night, he was involved in a deceptive thing called the "Red Earth Tribulation System". The system told him: He must travel to a world of immortal cultivation and find his destined man Xie Xuanzhao (male protagonist 2). The two of them will experience nine lives of love together in order to lift the "death countdown" in the modern world and recover their respective lost original powers.
Lin Che: "... Ninth life? Returning love? I'm afraid you are not a love brain in the system!"
System: "Host, please actively cooperate, otherwise your heart will stop beating in the next second~"
Lin Che: "... Okay, I'll be cruel to you."
Thus, the "tribulation" journey of Lin Che, a modern social beast (with a head full of modern knowledge and a spirit of complaining) VS Xie Xuanzhao, a cold and aloof immortal in the world of immortality (an ascetic boss on the surface, but hiding an unknown past and obsession with "someone" in his heart) began.
In their first life, they were a righteous rookie (Lin Che) and a demonic young master (Xie Xuanzhao) in the world of immortality. They were originally incompatible, but they were forced to join forces due to an accident. In the process of evading the pursuit of good and evil, they went from mutual suspicion to handing over each other's backs, and secretly fell in love. However, due to their opposing identities, they were "separated by life and death" in the war (the system determined that a "love disaster" was completed).
In the second life, they were the miracle doctor (Lin Che) and the leader of the secret guard (Xie Xuanzhao). One helped the world while the other was a murderer, but they were bound by a conspiracy. In the process of solving the mystery and saving people, Lin Che's warmth gradually melted Xie Xuanzhao's frozen heart, and Xie Xuanzhao's protection also made Lin Che understand the meaning of "a great chivalrous man". In the end, due to fate, one sacrificed himself to save the people, and the other died in love to keep his promise...
In each life, their identities, personalities, and the scene of their encounter are different (maybe an emperor and a general, a scholar and a demon, a modern policeman and an undercover agent, an interstellar commander and a Zerg prince, etc.), But the attraction and bond deep in their souls have never changed. Lin Che gradually recovered her memory during the calamity, and discovered that she and Xie Xuanzhao were gods who guarded the world together in ancient times, and they were separated from the world due to a conspiracy. Xie Xuanzhao also recovered his original memories and emotions for Lin Che through encounters again and again.
While complaining about the system's "bloody script", they fell in love with each other in different worlds and worked together to break the system. Not only did they have to complete the system's tasks, but they also had to fight against the villain (who might be the creator of the system or an enemy from ancient times) who secretly prevented them from regaining their strength and revealing the truth of the past. In the end, after experiencing nine lives of love tribulations, they not only resolved the crisis and recovered their identity as gods, but also understood the true meaning of "love" - not a catastrophe set by the system, but an indelible bond of souls across time and space.
Intention: meow