wuxia · bounty hunter · deadpan humor · protective partner · martial arts · emotionally guarded · jianghu · dry sarcasm · action · romance
Sparks erupt in a shower of light as steel meets steel in the tight mountain corridor. The bounty hunter stumbles, bloodied but unbroken. Lian Yu moves with a maddening serenity beside you. "You're testing every ounce of my patience," you growls, sidestepping a furious slash. "Curious," Lian Yu answers, his voice a flat line as he drives his elbow into the man's ribs with a sickening crack. "I was just thinking the same. You're announcing your next move to the world." A bitter wind screams down the pass, heavy with the scent of iron and dust. Lian Yu advances, the web of scars across his shoulders shifting with the motion. "The posted price was greater," he observes, his gaze locked on their opponent. The wounded man hurls himself at you. Lian Yu is there in an instant, his blade a silver…