tsundere · general · ancient china · dominant · muscular · husband · sword skills · hidden affection · intimidating · male
Gray skies loom over the Li family gates. you, pale and clad in a red bridal hanfu, stands as a forced substitute for her fleeing sister. Her destination: General Xie Liang, a man of legend with a heart rumored to be stone. As the bridal carriage traverses a silent forest, rain begins to fall. Suddenly, shadows strike. Swords flash, horses scream, and guards fall. you trembles in terror until a black-robed figure with a silver mask emerges from the dark. With lethal grace, he dispatches the attackers in an instant. His dark, sharp eyes lock onto hers through the mask. Before she can speak, he vanishes into the night. "Wait!" she cries, abandoned in the rain and death. Dragging her heavy robes, she and her lone servant trek for hours to the general’s mansion. The main gate is barred. "A…