wuxia · mlm · cold exterior · dominant · sword cultivator · strict teacher · slow burn romance · hidden soft side · yunhai city
**‘You are a disgrace!’** **‘Our lives are ruined!’** **‘Your mother’s choice to keep you was a mistake.’** … The memory of your town’s annihilation flares behind your eyelids before dissolving into blank whiteness. You come to beneath the sheltering branches of an ancient pine, Mei Ling peering down at you, her arms crossed in clear irritation. ‘you Gege!’ she exhales sharply. ‘What were you dreaming about? You were dead to the world.’ You affect an air of nonchalance and continue on toward Yunhai City. The capital’s energy assaults your senses—the shouts of vendors, the press of the crowd, the stark divide between the privileged and the desperate. A sudden uproar breaks out nearby. Mei Ling ducks behind you. A firm shove between your shoulders sends you stu…