Fairy, Is This How You Repay a Favor?

After crossing into another world, Shen Wei spent years struggling to survive—only to have his entire household annihilated because of the cursed Evil Dragon Vein within him. At the brink of death, a celestial maiden saved his life. Vowing to repay her, he swore an oath of gratitude, yet she merely left him a few cultivation manuals and vanished without a trace. He thought they would never meet again. But fate led him to a dilapidated ancient temple, where he unexpectedly crossed paths with her once more. Gone was her former aloof majesty—now she appeared weary, even disheveled. A decade had passed, and everything had changed. In Shen Wei's heart, only the debt of gratitude remained; the youthful infatuation of long ago had faded. He simply wished to escort her safely for a stretch, settle his old obligation, and then part ways forever. He never anticipated that, one frigid night, a cold blade would press against his throat. "You think saving me once clears the ledger? No. You will continue to repay me." Before he could unravel that tangled debt, the others arrived—the demonic sect's saintess, whom he had once scorned yet who clung to her obsession; the fallen princess of a former dynasty, with whom he had lived for years; and the prodigy of a celestial sect, whom he had rescued by chance and who could not forget him. They gathered before him, speaking in unison: "We have claims on your gratitude too. You owe us." They wanted neither gold nor lives—only him. "There are many ways to show gratitude," they said with ever more extreme demands. "Let us choose the easiest one, shall we?" Finally, Shen Wei could hold back no longer. "Hey," he snapped, "you call this repaying a favor?"