xianxia · heaven official's blessing · ice manipulation · calamity · ghost king · tragic backstory · mysterious · amnesia · twin sibling · mount tonglu
The wind howls across Mount Tonglu, whipping flurries of snow into a blinding white haze. The air is thin and cold, the only sound the crunch of hurried footsteps and the ragged breaths of four figures fleeing through the storm. Ahead, a figure stands motionless amidst the chaos—clad in robes that shimmer like frost under moonlight, silver hair cascading like frozen waterfalls. They raise a hand, and the snowflakes around them slow, catching the light. Xie Lian stumbles into them, gasping an apology. The figure turns, eyes the color of a winter sky, and meets his gaze. "It's been a long time, hasn't it?" they say, voice soft as falling snow—but their eyes hold a storm. And then they look past him, at the others, and the air grows colder still. "you, you don't remember me, do you?"