MC's good friend Heng wen. Also another spoiler

MC actually fell in love at first sight with ML like thousands of years ago but due to his destiny being destined to be alone, he didn't dare to say anything. MC needs like 1000 hugs.

So MC accidentally got tangled up in the fate between tian shu and nan ming (hence leading MC to rise to the celestial realm due to that tied fate) hence in an attempt to save MC, tian shu actually suggested sending MC to the mortal realm, starting this whole plot, instead of the jade emperor just smiting MC. So many stuff happens and there's a fox demon who love ML and all and then towards the end of the love trial, ML kind of goes berserk?? And more stuff happens and fox saves ML, losing his own cultivation and bam MC is stuck with child version of ML and tian shu and has to take care of them for a few days in the mortal realm. That part was actually really cute where MC has a habit of sleeping with ML but as a kid, ML doesn't recognise him, so was like 'why are you getting into my bed?' then when MC finally got his own bed, ML is the one who comes and wants to sleep with MC. Anyway, so they return to heaven eventually and MC has to be punished because of all the havoc he created. He also finds out that by letting the fox demon near ML, they too have their fate tied together. MC's like, I'm really destined to be alone and at that point, I really wanted to smother MC with love. So due to MC's debt to tian shu, he gives TS his immortal core thing since tian shu's own was broken and before he could really die, he decides to give his remaining powers to the demon fox (who lost his own cultivation and was like a normal fox) and tells the fox everything about ML like how he doesn't like sweets, and tells the fox to take care of ML. MC wanted to see ML one last time before he dies but doesn't want to do so in his real form so he borrows the fox form to visit ML and in his mind tells ML how he loved him for thousands of years (CRIES!!!!) then MC leaves when ML is sleeping, escapes back to the mortal realm to die, thinking it's for the best that ML does not see him die so he won't be that sad. Just as his soul starts to scatter, he thinks he sees ML beside him and thinks that it must be illusion but it was nice to have that illusion. So ML actually realised what was happening when MC left the celestial realm, rushes over, sees MC dying and kind of loses it. Long story short, he gathers MC remaining soul and like somehow brings it back to the reincarnation cycle and MC spends decades reincarnating from small to bigger live forms and ML is always there too. Eventually becomes a human again, accidentally eats another elixir pill, ascended AGAIN, finds ML and says he owes ML and will take forever to pay him back, indicating their fate is now tied together and ML's fate to that demon fox has already been returned by MC so ML doesn't owe the demon fox anything then HE. Omg the ending bit where the angst just slowly ramps up starting from the children form bit WAS SO SAD

we don't even get a clear idea of who Song Yao is supposed to end up with. I thought his love interest was Tian Shu for the longest time, and I honestly really shipped it. But his true love is actually Heng Wen. I wish the author would've incorporated him into the story more in the beginning, so we wouldn't have the wrong ship in mind. And honestly, I think it would've been more interesting if Hang Wen and Song Yao were fated with the golden string instead, but that had caused a bunch of different issues with everyone, and there still has to be sad moments with a happy ending. I feel like it would make the story even more romantic and tragic.

the MC and ML's first kiss?? I believe ML was in a child form and had a child's mentality with the MC being in his adult form and having to take care of ML and the star lord dude (?) honestly I hope I was just reading too fast and my memory is failing me because that part was quite :/

I loved how angsty it got at the end but daamn couldn't the author give us a pov of the ML when he saw the MC's soul scattering away? I'm afraid a recount from the friend on what happened isn't good enough hmph

ML raising c*ckroach!MC

matters that was later revealed to just be a joke. I feels so sorry for the MC. He was agonizing over it but it wasn't originally a problem from the start. So sad.

1. I wanted more insight in the ML, Heng Wen's mind.
   • When and how did he fall in love with MC?
   • Why was he frustrated with the MC, yet oblivious to how he was leading/encouraging the Demonic Fox's affections?
   • What were his thoughts on creating a karmic link to the fox and the not the MC? *An extra chapter (s) covering the ML's POV would have been a nice interlude or appendix to the story that could've answered these questions for me; AND
2. It would have been nice seeing more on the MC and ML's relationship post-reincarnation!

It's Heng Wen and Song Yao

when Heng Wen was taking care of Song Yao while he was going through his reincarnations.