(Male lead is the one being pursued. Shen Liufeng is the one being pursued. A messy harem story.)
Lu Ci, the youngest junior disciple of the Yaoyao Sword Sect, grew up listening to tales of his eldest senior brother, Shen Liufeng.
The tiny sword sect was dirt poor. The only thing of value was an old hen up on the mountain. So the disciples loved to chatter about their eldest senior brother's exploits.
Like how handsome and dashing he was, how extraordinary his swordsmanship was, and how many friends he had made...
On the afternoon Lu Ci was to descend the mountain for training after coming of age, he clutched a wooden sword and met the legendary eldest senior brother, surrounded by a crowd of disciples.
His features seemed painted, and his bearing was as clear and bright as the moon.
Lu Ci stood rooted to the spot.
At that moment, he could think of only one thing: How could someone this handsome possibly come from such a poor, remote sword sect?
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The eldest senior brother was very kind. Before leaving, he even told Lu Ci that if he ran into trouble after going down the mountain, he could simply give his name.
The disciples were all envious. They said their eldest senior brother had friends everywhere and connections far and wide, and that Lu Ci was incredibly lucky. His training journey would surely be smooth sailing.
Lu Ci thought so too.
Until he gave his senior brother's name as instructed... and was chased by his enemies every step of the way.
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Shen Liufeng was the hope of the entire sect, and had spent years making his way through the cultivation world.
Unfortunately, he hadn't earned much money or improved his cultivation by much. What he had accumulated was a mountain of debt.
And not just any debt: all of it was the hardest kind to repay, debts of love.
His creditors and enemies were no small fry, and they chased Shen Liufeng all over the cultivation world. Fake deaths, imprisonment, and bloody love triangles were all old hat for Shen Liufeng and his enemies by now.
But the worst part was that none of them wanted Shen Liufeng's money as payment, or his life as collateral.
They had made up their minds: Shen Liufeng had racked up all those debts, so he could pay them back with his ass.
Heads-up: This is an extremely melodramatic, chaotic love-triangle story, full of men competing for one another and petty jealousy. Not recommended for readers who only like pure romance.
Theme: Love needs no reason