The Tale of Flying Snow, Jade Flower, and Snow Cherry

Think this is traditional wuxia? Wrong! This is a delightful story about a socially anxious white-haired fox forced to get out there, who eventually succeeds in bringing home the aloof male lead to live out his retirement. Xue Ying, the beautiful and cold-hearted, outrageously powerful Palace Master of the Yuhan Palace, has one flaw: she isn't human. With silver hair, a pair of fox ears, and a fox tail, she draws stares wherever she goes, leaving her severely socially anxious and longing to stay holed up in the snowy mountains as a good-for-nothing. Mo Wulan, the orphaned survivor of the Ming Cult, bears a blood feud and ought to follow the standard path of revenge. Instead, Xue Ying packs him up and takes him away with a simple "Come with me," and the two embark on a life bound together by martial arts, brawling, and romance. There's also Yun Zi, a gorgeous, endlessly talkative intelligence chief, and Mo Wushuang, a younger sister who has gone from a little white rabbit to a brilliant young physician. The four of them fight their way from the snowy mountains to the Central Plains, and from the martial world to the imperial court. They've battled the Jin army, broken into the Dali Temple, blown up the dragon veins, and shattered the Sacred Flame Command. In the end, they discover that going home for tea beats all that fighting and killing. So they settle down at Shuiyun Pavilion in Lin'an, enjoying a retired life of practicing swordplay at dawn, embroidery in the afternoon, and listening to the rain at dusk. Their only excitement comes when storytellers hail them as the "Four Heroes Chosen by Heaven," sending all four fleeing in a panic, fox tails swishing wildly and hair buns coming undone... If you're tired of wuxia full of bitterness and blood feuds, come have tea at Shuiyun Pavilion. We have the sweetest osmanthus cakes and the shyest white-haired fox!