Synopsis
Lazy Little Rookie x Taciturn Senior Brother
Chu Qingli, an outer disciple of the Xuanqing Sect, has an ordinary spiritual root and mediocre talent. She has no hope of ascending in this lifetime, so she decides to lie flat!
She thought she could live peacefully until her natural death, but during the sect tournament, senior brother Qin Yan suddenly went berserk. Not only did he injure countless disciples, he also opened the gates to the forbidden grounds, allowing the demons to steal a divine artifact.
To quell the anger of the other immortal sects, Qin Yan volunteered to descend the mountain and retrieve the artifact. He swore on his Dao heart that if he failed to bring it back, he would never return to the sect.
As it happened, Chu Qingli had lent the demons a little help when they opened the forbidden grounds, so she was bundled up and sent down the mountain with him.
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Chu Qingli only wanted to laze around and enjoy her meals, and now she felt like the sky had fallen!!! She was just a rookie. What could she do against the demons? She'd be lucky not to get killed by their foot soldiers!!!
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After descending the mountain, Chu Qingli tried to escape their life of sleeping rough and living off the land. But she absolutely couldn't bring it up herself, or the sect would surely reject her, and she'd never get to live a peaceful life again.
So she decided to drop Qin Yan some "friendly" hints.
When she saw a restaurant, Chu Qingli asked, "Senior Brother, do we have any spirit stones?"
When she saw a magical artifact, Chu Qingli asked, "Senior Brother, can I touch it?"
When she saw an immortal robe, Chu Qingli asked, "Senior Brother, could I borrow this to try on?"
Qin Yan: ...
Chu Qingli, after trying for ages: ...
Chu Qingli fell silent. The sky had fallen!
She was screaming inside: Why won't Senior Brother say anything? Why isn't he angry? Why won't he send me back?
Chu Qingli was on the verge of tears. She could only swallow her grievances and follow Qin Yan, helplessly searching for clues to the artifact's whereabouts.
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Qin Yan had never met a female cultivator like Chu Qingli: lazy and diligent by turns. She would practice for three days, then slack off for two, but when it came to meals, she never missed one. Skip a single meal, and she'd start crying and making a fuss.
Then she began taking things even further: using his spirit stones, handling his life-bound magical artifact, and even wanting to wear his clothes...
Qin Yan thought he'd be so embarrassed he'd fly into a rage. Instead, he found himself ordering Chu Qingli's favorite dishes, giving her divine weapons to protect herself as soon as he got them, and eventually secretly making two outfits, one for Chu Qingli and one for himself.
He thought that if the person behind him was Chu Qingli, then protecting her for a lifetime might not be such a bad thing.
[Bonus Scene]
On an unnamed island, beneath a pear tree.
Chu Qingli took a bite of a freshly picked pear and immediately spat it out.
"What is this thing? It's so sour and astringent! Even pigs wouldn't eat it!"
Without a second thought, she threw it away, then turned around and saw Qin Yan eating one with relish.
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"Senior Brother, do you have no sense of taste?"
"It's passable."
Chu Qingli fell silent. Ever since Qin Yan learned to speak, he'd either utter two words or say something infuriating, like "hm." By now, she'd gotten used to it.
Suddenly, she had a wicked idea. She picked all the pears and gave them to Qin Yan.
"Senior Brother, will you eat one every day?"
Qin Yan gave Chu Qingli a long look, then lowered his eyes to the green, unripe pears and softly said, "Hm."
Reader's Guide:
1. A sweet, monogamous romance with both leads inexperienced in love.
2. The heroine really does have an ordinary spiritual root and mediocre talent at first, but she'll have plenty of lucky encounters.
3. The hero is a mute who can speak. Everyone thinks he's practicing a vow of silence, but there's actually a reason for it.
Theme: No matter how many hardships and obstacles lie ahead, I will not fear them.
