Omg I’ve had that happen, except the man thought HE could buy ME lunch for $10.

Well now I have that theme song stuck in my head lol

You’re welcome!

Imma go with what you said, thank you for the explanation!

female cultivators who thinks YQY is the rogue female cultivator.

I am too tired to write out more plot in much detail, but long story short, SQQ saves YQY and in the process YQY reveals the secret of the Lingxi Caves and SQQ confirms her gender and somebody’s ass gets eaten the end.

uses he/him regardless aforementioned gender options, but SQQ does use she and also he depending on which space S/he is in).

YQY has a strong suspicion of who the rogue female cultivator really is, so he doesn’t actually expect to confront anyone. Until he ends up captured by someone preying on

female cultivator they were supposed to be finding her jiejies would probably still go along with it. But SQQ wasn’t ready for YQY to see her as herself. So YQY does undercover as a woman.

The jiejies spend a week preparing YQY for “her” new role.*

*(she/her pronouns for yqy bc in this fic yqy

When YQY suggests that one of them pose as a woman and the other an unruly customer at rhe Warm Red Pavilion, knowing that SQQ has connections there, SQQ almost qi deviates.

It’s a hairbrained, ridiculous plan. But SQQ does have connections at the Warm Red Pavilion and even if she wasn’t the rogue

and QQQ are secretly friends. As does YQY, because he know almost everything SQQ. He doesn’t laugh but politely smiles).

SQQ and QQQ end up assigned to investigate. Until QQQ backs out due to “injury/illness” and YQY takes her place. The only word SQQ receives is “thank me later.”

Since it’s happening in CQMS territory, they are obligated to investigate… LQG for one demands it, not liking that an unknown cultivator is acting about in their territory. A couple peak lords agree. QQQ jokes that maybe this cultivator will go after SQQ (only SQH laughs, even though he knows SQQ

has been living as a boy and then man since he was on the streets. Maybe he’s a bisexual cis man who loves SQQ in any form. Idc really, but i’m high snd need everyone to kno they are queer.)

Meanwhile, a rumor begins about a female cultivator protecting courtesans from abusive customers in town.

at her enough to notice, other than QQQ who she actively seeks advice from.

(Is SQQ originating no make up make up in Ancient China? Kinda. Slay queen!)

YQY of course notices. But he notices many things about SQQ. (Idk if YQY is trans in this… maybe he’s a trans man. Maybe he’s a butch woman who

and makeup and consult with them on fashion.

SQQ procures a trunk to store her things, and keeps it well hidden in a secret spot on the bamboo house. And if she sometimes has a bit of rose on her lips or sharpness in her brows or blush on her cheeks that’s her business. It’s not like anyone looks