⚠️ Not a typical master-disciple story: he is technically her martial uncle, but in practice her master. Male master, female disciple.
Li Daoyin never paid any attention to the female student who enrolled later.
She was quiet and hardworking, but had no talent. At the academy, she was thoroughly unremarkable.
That was what Li Daoyin thought before he accidentally began sharing her sensations.
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Beneath the heavens, none of the academies in the five kingdoms could surpass Taiqing Academy.
It was a place of dazzling talent and boundless promise, where outstanding young people gathered.
Ming Ruoshui, a farmer's daughter, studied day and night, yet could only earn average or poor marks in her assessments.
She knew that the only reason she'd been admitted to Taiqing Academy was that her ancestors had once done the headmaster a favor. To learn real skills, she worked harder still.
Ming Ruoshui was deeply respectful toward Li Daoyin, a young and promising senior figure at the academy, and took great care not to offend him, for he was known to be strict.
In her second year at the academy, peach blossoms drifted along the stream. Ming Ruoshui went into the mountains to gather herbs and accidentally came into contact with Spring Passion Grass. With no other choice, she hid in a cave to detoxify herself.
After finally breaking through the obstruction, she straightened her skirt and stumbled out of the cave, only to run into Li Daoyin, dressed in robes as white as snow.
Ming Ruoshui was so startled that she immediately greeted him.
Li Daoyin coolly acknowledged her, his handsome face as stern as ice.
From that day onward, Ming Ruoshui's life began to grow strange.
Reader's notes:
The female lead is Ming Ruoshui, and the male lead is Li Daoyin.
“Ruoshui” comes from the Dao De Jing: “The highest good is like water. Water benefits all things and does not contend.”
“Daoyin” comes from the Dao De Jing: “The greatest sound is barely heard; the greatest form is without shape. The Dao is hidden and nameless.”
Male master, female disciple. Strict teachers make excellent students (?)
An ancient setting with fantasy elements.
One-way amplification of shared sensations: any pain or pleasure the heroine feels is doubled or more for the hero.
Theme: Hard work and perseverance are a kind of talent
