Chasing Stars on a Cold Night

Gentle, reserved, sickly beauty x unruly, carefree little wolf

Female master and male disciple | Deeply devoted and mutually indulgent | Fated ending

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In a cold, secluded forest, He Zhuxing found a wounded little wolf.

Once he recovered, the little wolf ran wild all over the forest, untamed and unruly.

He Zhuxing named him He Hanye.

The little wolf had a demon spirit within him. Born with powerful demonic abilities, he could easily take human form.

The first time he saw her, he smiled brightly and called out joyfully, "Master."

Hearing him call her that, He Zhuxing felt her heart stir, like snow melting in spring.

She kept the little wolf by her side.

They spent their days together, and their feelings for each other grew.

Until one day, his identity was revealed, and his feelings exposed...

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He Hanye was born a demon.

He knew nothing of human ethics and conventions, and never cared about worldly opinions.

He stayed in Zhongzhou for his master.

He wanted his master to be his wife, his woman.

He wanted to share every intimate experience in the world with her.

If anyone dared to interfere with him and his master, he would kill them.

But when his master looked at him with tearful eyes and told him not to do anything reckless,

his heart broke, too.

He gently stroked her face and said tenderly, "Don't be upset. He Zhuxing, whatever you say, I'll do."

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He Zhuxing had never dared to hope for love.

She only hoped someone would keep her company for a while in the lonely Chan Yin Valley.

But if she had known that one day she would fall in love with her own disciple,

she would have steeled herself and sent him away back then.

She didn't want him to be sad.

Even less did she want him to spend the rest of his life missing her.

*First-person narration, novella

*These are two characters from the author's other work, Snow, Moon, and Splendid Blossoms

Theme: Love that stays by each other's side helps both people grow and become braver.