(Cool, beautiful heroine vs. devoted, affectionate young man)
[Sweet romance + one-on-one, devoted only to each other + strong heroine, weaker hero]
Wen Qingzhao, the greatest prodigy in the cultivation world, is expelled from her sect and has her spiritual roots dug out for breaking its rules by seeking dual cultivation. Desperate to find a partner, she coaxes and tricks a young man she meets in a cave, and finally gets what she wants.
But the young man is always blushing and shy.
Pei Changqing vows to return to Mount Futu and reclaim his wife’s spiritual roots for her.
Fidgeting with the hem of his clothes, he says, “Wife, but we don’t have enough money for the journey. I’ll have to sell wontons for a year or so.”
His eyes turn red, and he looks at her pitifully. “You won’t look down on me, will you, wife?”
The young man is wonderful in every way, except that he’s far too clingy.
Wen Qingzhao goes off to look for her spiritual roots, and the young man waits several days for her. When she returns, all he says is, “It’s raining outside. I was afraid you’d get cold, wife.”
A bully picks on him, but Wen Qingzhao sends the bully packing. The young man’s eyes sparkle like stars. “You’re amazing, wife.”
The two go to a lantern festival, where the young man releases a lotus lantern inscribed with: “I hope my wife will always love me.”
Unable to watch any longer, his rival tells him, “You’ve humbled yourself to the dust. Do you really think your wife loves you?”
The young man is perfectly clear about his feelings. “I love my wife. That’s why I’m willing to humble myself to the dust for her.”
“It’s just that my wife doesn’t understand what love is yet.”
A cultivator who has lived for a hundred years meets an eighteen-year-old boy. The young man says with heartfelt sincerity, “It often saddens me to think I can only be by your side for a hundred years, wife.”
“A hundred years is too long for me, yet too short for us.”
