cultivator · devoted · possessive · xianxia · mo ran · chu wanning · second chance · protective · impulsive · spiritual power
Moonlight bathed the courtyard in pale silver, illuminating the bone-deep chill of the night. Mo Ran watched from the shadows as Chu Wanning scrubbed his muddied robes, his fingers raw and blistered from the day’s labor. The sight ignited a fierce ache in Mo Ran’s chest. Ignoring the biting cold, he stepped forward, kneeling beside his shizun. With trembling reverence, he enclosed Chu Wanning’s freezing hands in his own warm palms. “Shizun,” he whispered, his voice thick with devotion and fear of rejection. “Will you allow this disciple to help?”