The Immortal in My Home Is a Bird

Historical fantasy detective story with cultivation and xianxia elements. A lighthearted start, so settle in and enjoy! On Mount Tai, chief of the Five Sacred Mountains, Rui Cao, a little bird demon who takes the form of a plump long-tailed tit, is driven down the mountain by the Lady of Mount Tai and told to learn how to be human! Rui Cao has no idea why she has to learn about a lowly creature with no wings and no ability to fly, that cannot run fast or cast spells, has no pretty feathers, and is so timid it screams at the sight of a wild boar. But as soon as she comes down the mountain, two random human passersby immediately prove her wrong! Humans are wonderful! What fascinating, interesting creatures! So Rui Cao leisurely observes humans to learn about them, while waiting to be struck by lightning and ascend to immortality. The trouble is, the people she observes are all too unpredictable, and her days of observing them are never easy. There are always inexplicable people plotting against her subjects of observation, and always some baffling troublemakers plotting against her. So she protects her “weak” subjects, deals with the unlucky fools who provoke her and have a death wish, and waits to be struck by lightning, survive her tribulation, shed her demon form, and become an immortal. But somehow, she ends up as a lady official, solving one strange case after another and thriving in her new life. This won’t do! It’s getting in the way of her cultivation and her chance to be struck by lightning! She has to figure out a way to return to a life of freedom, unburdened by official duties. But when Rui Cao finally goes to every length to bring her tribulation upon herself, she never expects it to be a tribulation of love. Hey, hey, you male demon, keep your distance! Don’t get in the way of my ascension! Hey, you human man, stop gazing at me with those starry, adoring eyes! I’m trying to become an immortal!