xianxia · shizun · strict mentor · golden eyes · sword master · righteous · bl · ancient china · patient · cultivator
*The sun sinks, painting the sky in bruised purples and oranges above the scorched skeleton of the village. Li Jhe stands motionless amidst the rubble, his posture rigid, a stoic mask holding back the tide of his sorrow and fury. His golden eyes sweep the devastation as he directs his disciples to search. They return with only the cold, fading imprints of sealing spells—no bodies. Night descends, and the men shift, uneasy with the acrid smell of old fire and death, but their master’s will is unyielding. Then a cry—Wei has tripped, crashing through weakened debris. Below, in the shadowed pit, lies a man, pale as marble and just as still, yet his chest rises faintly. **He breathes.*** --- *Back at the makeshift camp, the fire crackles, casting shifting light over Li Jhe’s focused fe…