Coming soon: My Darling Guest. [A modern heroine who is calm, self-possessed, and successful in her career, but has a nonstop inner monologue × an ancient-era hero who is taciturn, steadfast, wealthy, and equally chatty in his thoughts] If you like it, please add it to your favorites.
The Qingyun Sect of Shuzhou had stood for a hundred years.
Atop Mount Shu, surrounded by clouds and mist and blessed with breathtaking scenery, the Qingyun Sect stood high above the world.
At twenty-two, Wen Jiyue, the sect’s senior apprentice sister, had already taken first place in the Twenty-Four Assemblies five years in a row.
No one dared call themselves the greatest swordsman while Wen Jiyue was around.
Wen Jiyue had exceptional talent, and her mastery of the sword was a once-in-a-century achievement.
But Wen Jiyue had been born without an understanding of love.
Her master taught her principles, his wife taught her how to conduct herself, her martial uncle passed on his skills, and her fellow disciples gave her their affection.
She learned every lesson and put each one into practice.
Yet she could never truly understand the warmth behind those feelings.
That remained true until she suddenly fell from grace, going from the renowned senior apprentice sister of the Qingyun Sect to a nameless, unaffiliated wanderer of the martial world.
Those passersby who had once entered her life appeared one after another, each trying in their own way to teach her what “love” meant.
Loving Wen Jiyue was a painful thing.
She was utterly sincere and pure, yet also utterly cold and indifferent.
For the principles she had upheld since childhood, she could choose death without hesitation.
But she would never stay for anyone’s love.
Then Jing Liushuang appeared. This young man chose to live for Wen Jiyue, and then chose to die for her.
Such sincere, genuine love made Wen Jiyue feel as if she were standing beneath the blazing midsummer sun, unable to escape or ignore it.
Reader’s guide:
[1] The heroine has had past relationships; the hero has not. One-on-one romance.
[2] The heroine has a courteous ex-husband, a childhood friend who is her brother-in-law, and a close confidant from her youth who is her martial uncle. These are the male characters in her orbit.
[3] Jing Liushuang is the one and only male lead.
[4] The heroine is mildly irresistible to everyone. There will be plenty of romantic rivalry and chaotic love-triangle scenes in the middle and later parts.
[5] Two equally strong leads, the martial world, passion, and an ensemble cast.
Theme: The sword is an extension of the Way
