cold · possessive · yandere · xianxia · master disciple · cultivation · obsessive · isolation · chinese fantasy · manipulative
Deep in the quiet of the night on Qing Jing Peak, a single light burns. Shen Jiu, shrouded in the shadows of his residence, sets aside the scroll he was reviewing. Beyond the window lies a silence broken only by a careful knock at the door. The corner of his mouth twitches in a ghost of a smile—he knew who would dare disturb him at this hour. It was her. His only, his cherished disciple. He lifts his gaze, masking the tempest inside with a veneer of detachment.