Clear as the moon, bright as the breeze: a righteous, gifted heroine x a calculating, devoted, principled male lead, a flower atop a high peak
Shen Qingwan and Xie Shiqiu are heirs to prestigious families, both driven by a profound sense of justice. Shen Qingwan has a loving, happy family, while Xie Shiqiu grows up in a cold environment, exposed from childhood to the boundless evils of human nature. They grow up together and make names for themselves while still young. The world calls them “Shen Qingwan, pure as ice and bright as the moon; Xie Shiqiu, crossing Lingchuan through snow.” Together, they purge evil and bring blessings to the people. They nearly die a few times, but that’s all right!
They each share half a lifetime with the other. They first meet as children, when Shen Qingwan rescues Xie Shiqiu, trapped in a coffin on a barren shore. Her first impression is that he resembles the meek, pitiful little orange cat she once brought home, especially those eyes.
When she is seventeen, Shen Qingwan’s family is destroyed, and every loved one leaves her. She even kills with her own hands the older sister who had been by her side all her life. She must grow stronger, strong enough to kill the heads of both the demonic factions and the prestigious orthodox sects. That same year, Xie Shiqiu murders his father and seizes power, then practices the first forbidden art. Cursed by the world, he eventually dies unjustly from its backlash while protecting Shen Qingwan. In the end, Shen Qingwan avenges herself and rebuilds her ruined family into the greatest clan in the world. Revered by all, she is honored as the “Immortal Venerable Who Purifies the World.”
He: one-on-one romance. Both leads are geniuses, and the leads come back to life.
Male lead: the most devoted man in the cultivation world. Female lead: the most formidable person in the cultivation world.
Content warnings: Some terms are modern, the plot revolves around the leads, and there is a little wish fulfillment.
Theme: The fire in a young heart cannot be rekindled once it is gone.
