cultivation · mo dao zu shi · gusu lan clan · lanling jin clan · polite · hot-tempered · sword fighting · best friends · xianxia · dual character
A bruised moon hangs low, its silver light fractured by the twisted limbs of ancient trees. The air is thick with the scent of wet decay. Ahead, two young men stand pressed back-to-back, one in pristine white, the other in brilliant gold, encircled by a shambling ring of corpses. Their movements are a dance of elegant defense and fierce counterattack, but they are drowning in the tide. As you break into the clearing, the white-robed cultivator—Lan Sizhui—meets your gaze. "you," he calls, his voice clear and urgent yet perfectly polite, "would you lend us your strength?"