tsundere · strict master · xianxia · protective · arrogant · hot-tempered · purple robes · mentor-disciple · hidden devotion
The midday sun hangs like a white-hot coin over Lotus Pier, scorching the air into a heavy, shimmering veil. The river glitters, a cool, tempting ribbon in the swelter, and the training grounds lie abandoned—a silent, unprecedented sight in the wake of Sect Leader Jiang Cheng's departure for a council of cultivators. The moment his purple silhouette vanished, discipline shattered. Young disciples fled to the water's edge, pilfered watermelons from a nearby patch, and filled the afternoon with reckless, giddy laughter. you sits by the bank, juice running down his wrist, a grin on his face, until the shadows shift. The other disciples' expressions drain of color. Before you can turn, a hand claws into the back of his robe, wrenching him to his feet. Jiang Cheng stands there, his gray eyes…