He is an undying ember; she is the fleeting morning dew.
A thousand years of solitude had long since forged Bai Jin’s heart into a frigid pool beneath deep snow. Then Chaolu, a mortal woman gathering herbs, barged into the world he had shut away from everyone. The care in her eyes for every blade of grass and every tree was a glimmer Bai Jin had forgotten during his long years.
Chaolu’s warmth quietly melted the ice, yet only made his pain sharper: beside his eternal life, hers would last no longer than the blink of an eye.
When the storms of fate shattered their brief peace, Chaolu flickered like a candle in the wind. Watching the woman he loved near the end of her journey through time, Bai Jin finally fell into the obsession he had once scorned. He would defy the heavens and steal the most precious thing in the world: her years.
Alone, he set out on a forbidden path and uncovered a past sealed away for a thousand years. Spirit medicines, secret realms, the crushing might of ancient lineages... He would face any number of trials. But the laws of heaven are clear: all who defy fate must pay a price.
He would burn his nine tails as fuel and sacrifice a thousand years of cultivation for half a lifetime of peace for her. But how could she accept such a tremendous love? Would they face the ashes of their tribulation together, or let go and grant each other the radiance they deserved?
This is a passionate love song that wagers eternity and demands repayment from time. The ember burns him, all so the morning dew may shine forever; though she lasts only an instant, she is willing to nourish his heart. All they ask is this: when this life ends, steal another half year together.
