Name: Brilliant Shadows Beneath the Crimson Canopy
Author: Qi Yechen, Who Loves Cream Preserved Plums

Synopsis

[Disciplinary Training Between Master and Disciple] He was once the sect's brightest pride and its gentlest cornerstone.

Duan Ru, the senior disciple revered by those beneath him, was the most obedient and reliable successor in the eyes of his master, the sect leader.

Within the sect, whenever his junior disciples made mistakes, he would quietly bow before their master and take the blame, then stay up by lamplight to clean up after them. Outside the sect, he was its calm and dependable face, always keeping the storms beyond its gates.

He believed that by staying true to himself, being tolerant, and yielding when needed, he could keep the sect harmonious and ensure its legacy endured.

But the greed and suspicion of the branch factions had long since become poisoned arrows. His legitimate son, whom he cherished as dearly as his own life, became the most tragic victim of their power struggle. That night, he lost not only the continuation of his bloodline, but also the principles of the Way and justice in which he had believed for half his life.

Fallen from the clouds into the mire, the gentle and refined Grand Master Duan Ru was finally driven to the edge of a cliff. When he tore off with his own hands half the sleeve that symbolized his refined bearing, the old Duan Ru, obedient, tolerant, and generous, died along with his child.

Now, all he has left is his eldest disciple, Shen Ran, whose loyalty is silent but steadfast; his reckless young disciple, Yan Li, who would give everything for him; and... Xue Xuan, the secret weapon he has been grooming in the shadows, hoping he will burn away every last bit of filth.

Behold how this once-noble gentleman, amid this heart-rending agony, plots his revenge and stirs the world!

"This sect can make room for ambition, but not for sincerity. Was I really the one in the wrong?"

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