Hard to Predict

The wind on Langya Mountain had blown for ten years. It could not disperse the scent of begonias in Xiao Zhufeng's heart, nor could it erase the name "Shen Yun Zhao."

On the day of his fifth birthday, Xiao Zhufeng, the legitimate son of the Tianshi General's household, found the banquet dull and climbed a begonia tree in the back courtyard. He fell, only to be rescued by Shen Ji, the South Xinjiang national preceptor, who happened to be passing by. Xiao Zhufeng gazed at the man's handsome, refined features, entranced for a long time. Only after he was led by the hand back to his parents did he timidly ask the man's name. Shen Ji merely gave him his courtesy name: "Shen Yun Zhao."

For the next four years, the dawn and dusk in the western courtyard of the Xiao residence were often graced by the two of them walking side by side. Shen Ji was a cool, perceptive immortal who was naturally aloof and free-spirited. Xiao Zhufeng remembered that Shen Ji had saved his life, and quietly expressed the closeness he felt in small gestures, such as serving tea and grinding ink, always restraining himself.

Before he could confess his feelings, Shen Ji left the residence on the pretext of a sudden illness and vanished without a trace, leaving Xiao Zhufeng to watch over the courtyard full of begonias and wait for ten years.

Ten years passed in the blink of an eye. Xiao Zhufeng grew from a child into the new generation's Tianshi General, whose outstanding military achievements struck fear into all directions. Yet in his eyes, only his obsession with "Shen Yun Zhao" remained. He searched for that person in secret for ten whole years, even as everyone said Shen Yun Zhao was long gone.

The Rixinge took on a commission to find the Tianshi General. Shen Ji was there for the job, so he disguised himself and infiltrated the general's residence, only for Xiao Zhufeng to see through him at a glance. Shen Ji fled back to Langya Mountain in a sorry state, thinking he could return to his hidden life. Instead, Xiao Zhufeng broke through the many checkpoints of the Rixinge alone, grabbed his wrist, and looked at him with red-rimmed eyes, his voice resolute with the determination of someone with nothing left to lose: "I know you're Shen Ji, not Shen Yun Zhao... But I've searched for you for ten years. Today, I'm taking you back to Tianshi, and this time, I won't let you leave again."

Theme: Xiao Zhufeng and Shen Ji were destined to meet across a thousand miles. After four years together, Shen Ji faked his death. Ten years later, they reunited during an assassination attempt, and Xiao Zhufeng stormed Langya Mountain and forcibly took him back.