Lin Luyou is the least noticeable junior sister in the Qinglan Sect, ranked dead last in presence.
Her daily routine: sweeping floors, being socially anxious, and secretly crushing on her overpowered senior brother.
She's had a crush on him for three years, but hasn't even dared to say, "Hello, Senior Brother."
Then one day, her senior brother fails his tribulation, loses all his cultivation, and gets bound by the Heavenly Dao to the [Ace Agent System].
Mission: Build a top-tier star idol in the cultivation world and restore his cultivation through popularity points.
Standing at the mountain gate, the overpowered senior brother spots Lin Luyou, head down as she quietly sweeps the floor.
System: Host, this target has the lowest potential in the entire sect. Recommend choosing someone else.
Overpowered Senior Brother: "I only like a challenge."
Lin Luyou: "...Maybe not."
Overpowered Senior Brother (pulling out a recording stone): "You wouldn't want me to post the record of you secretly reading smutty BL novels at midnight on the world plaza, would you, Junior Sister?"
Lin Luyou: "Fine." (╥╯^╰╥)
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At the Sect Master's wedding, a puppet talisman makes her perform the octopus dance for her debut, and the whole internet mocks her.
At the concert in Badu City, she's shoved onstage to sing "I'm the Top-Tier Star," and her hater count skyrockets.
On a deserted-island variety show, she runs three kilometers in a pink bunny suit, making the audience laugh out loud.
Lin Luyou thinks that's as bad as it can get.
Until the overpowered senior brother finds her a fake-CP partner.
Lin Luyou looks at the popular, gentle and refined male cultivator, then at the expressionless overpowered senior brother standing in the corner.
Is Senior Brother unhappy?
Later, rumors that she and the male cultivator have fallen for each other while filming a xianxia romance drama trend online.
The overpowered senior brother watches the news without a change in expression, then personally breaks up the CP that very night.
Lin Luyou: "What? Didn't you say CP popularity was important?"
Overpowered Senior Brother: "Times have changed."
Lin Luyou: "...You wouldn't happen to be jealous, would you?"
Overpowered Senior Brother (quietly looking away): "No."
System (quietly posting a comment): Host's heart rate is 152. Denial level: MAX. Diagnosis complete.
[Bonus Scene]
One night, Lin Luyou notices the overpowered senior brother sneaking out.
She follows him into the courtyard.
Beneath the moonlight, Senior Brother is crouched in a corner, an egg tucked in his arms as he speaks softly to it.
"Be good. I'll get you a new nest tomorrow."
"Hurry up and hatch. I'll find you the best spirit rice."
Lin Luyou: "You have this kind of hobby?"
Overpowered Senior Brother (mortified): "What are you doing here?!"
Lin Luyou (crouching beside him): "Can I take a look?"
Overpowered Senior Brother: "..."
Lin Luyou (staring at the light shining through a crack in the shell): "It's so pretty. Does it have a name?"
Overpowered Senior Brother: "...No."
Lin Luyou: "Then let's call it Jiji. It goes with that zither."
The egg shell flashes brightly.
Overpowered Senior Brother: "Whatever you want."
Later, when Jiji hatches, the first thing it sees is Lin Luyou.
"Chirp!" (Mama!)
Overpowered Senior Brother: "I incubated you for a whole month, and you call her your mom?"
"Chirp, chirp!" (Papa!)
Overpowered Senior Brother: "...That's more like it."
The first thing Jiji learns to say is, "Chirp chirp chirp!" (My parents are the best in the world!)
From then on, Badu City has a golden-winged roc that patrols the streets every day, bragging to everyone about its parents.
System: This bird has great potential!
[Reading Guide]
A short story. A chaotic mash-up of a System, cultivation, and showbiz.
It's absurd and ridiculous, with broad strokes and loose logic. This is the author's stress-relief project, so read at your own risk!
An introverted, socially anxious nobody x an overpowered senior brother who's a social menace
Happy ending, with the family of three all together
Theme: Let your confidence shine
