The Tale of Yu Heng

A three-hundred-year-old magnolia tree grows in the courtyard of Immortal Venerable Chang Heng.

She painstakingly cultivated herself into human form, was taken in as Xie Heng's disciple, and was then bound to him by the Matchmaker's red thread. As teacher and student grew closer over the years, they fell in love, only for news to arrive that the Immortal Venerable was to marry a princess of the Demon Clan. Her uncle disliked her and tried to harm her.

On the eve of the wedding, the demon princess fled at the last moment, and by a twist of fate, Bai Lanxi was pushed into the bridal sedan. She only meant to go through the motions and fool everyone. But after spending every day and night together, she gradually fell into the affection of this fake marriage. The Immortal Venerable had long seen through her identity, but kept it to himself, playing along with her for half a year with a sly smile. Then, when the Demon Lord's army came to the border, she revealed her true magnolia form on the battlefield to protect all living beings.

Only then did Xie Heng finally see clearly: the fake bride he had teased for so long was the magnolia tree that had quietly bloomed in his courtyard for three hundred years, waiting for him.