Stay, Tender Little Mountain God: The Mad Daoist Has Been Tamed

Buzhi Xiu17K Novel Network2022

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405.5K words

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Girls' Fiction Historical Romance Fantasy RomanceSweet RomancePower CoupleDestinyObsessive HeroMoral Ambiguity

Summary

Qiu Linlin, a girl from the deep mountains, has guarded her mountain alone for eighteen years and is reverently called a mountain god by mortals. On reaching adulthood she meets the first man destined for her: Lu Weifeng, a mad Daoist whose allegiance to good or evil is hard to tell. Lu Weifeng was originally asked by the demon king to oversee the demon realm's affairs for a time; longing for his childhood companion Qiu Qi, he comes down the mountain, only to be unexpectedly bound by a red thread through the mountain-spirit clan's marriage rite performed by Qiu Linlin, and from then on he cannot break free. He takes her out of the deep mountains to see the mortal world, and they are drawn into the conflicts among demons, humans, and gods and into cases of the Demon-Suppressing Bureau. Through comical and sometimes exasperating time together and one crisis after another, feelings gradually grow, and in the end they join hands to quell a war that engulfs the three realms, force the gods to sign a contract, and then continue to roam the world with their child and followers.

Editor's review

This is a typical women's-channel fantasy romance, whose appeal lies in the contrasting charm of a sweet mountain god and a mad Daoist; set pieces such as the red marriage thread and the sword-flight descent from the mountain are light and amusing, and the resolution of the three-realm conflict carries a hint of subverting expectations. It suits readers who enjoy light, sweet romance with a guaranteed happy ending. Its weaknesses are that the early worldbuilding of the immortal and demon realms comes quickly, there are many supporting-character threads, and some readers may feel the main romance is diluted by subplots.

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Reading tips

  1. Accept the "red marriage thread" premise first and treat it as a playful hook driving the romance.
  2. The early chapters are dense with demon cases and three-realm background; slow down to sort out the character relationships.
  3. Watch the interaction between Lu Weifeng and Qiu Linlin; the romance advances mostly through everyday dialogue and small moments.

About the publisher

17K Novel Network

17K Novel Network (17K小说网) is a publishing platform centred on online literature, with 10,912 titles in its catalogue; publicly available information is limited, and its founding background and country or region are not confirmed. Judging from the existing titles, its publishing scope covers common categories such as male-oriented fiction, Eastern fantasy, urban fiction, female-oriented fiction, time-travel and alternate-history stories, and selected fiction, spanning male-oriented cultivation and urban-life themes as well as female-oriented time-travel and quick-transmigration narratives. Representative titles include Deities: Recruiting Earth Players from the Start, Rebirth of the Nine-Tailed Superstar, Quick Transmigration: When a Max-Level Boss Becomes a Toxic Dad, Supreme Pill King, My Beautiful Wife, Chaos Tang, Wind Howling through the Jianghu, and Great Qin: My Inner Thoughts Overheard by the Ancestral Dragon from the Start, most of which unfold with the length and pacing of online serialization. Representative authors include Yang Zhizhi, Yuyi Tingbing, Xuanyuan Lvedan, Zhenyong, Manyu, Wuweijiu, Meng Qingxuan and Tianyan Junran, reflecting a publishing approach built on contracted online authors and organized by genre.

FAQ

Does this novel have a happy ending? Yes; the author labels it a sweet story with a guaranteed HE, and in the end the two roam the world together.
What are the male and female leads like? The female lead is Qiu Linlin, a sweet mountain god from the deep mountains; the male lead is Lu Weifeng, a mad Daoist whose allegiance to good or evil is hard to tell.
Roughly how many words is the whole book? About 405,000 words, completed in around 190 chapters.

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About the author

Buzhi Xiu Author

Buzhi Xiu is a web-novel author about whom little public information is available, with only one work of hers listed in our catalog. Based on the available information, her writing centers on women's fiction and ancient romance, and her representative work is Please Stay, Soft Little Mountain God: The Mad Daoist Priest Has Been Tamed. The title alone suggests a lighthearted romance featuring a contrast between a "little mountain god" and a "Daoist priest," and its colloquial phrasing points to a lively, humorous narrative style. Because no reliable records exist regarding the author's nationality, dates of birth and death, or writing career, it is difficult to offer further details about her life or creative development. Readers who wish to learn more about this author may begin with this representative work and see how she handles character relationships and pacing within the framework of ancient romance.