In Yu Moning's eyes, her senior brother has always been overbearing and sharp-tongued.
She hates him.
Even after dying tragically in her previous life and being reborn alongside him, she still wants nothing to do with him.
She's afraid they'll start arguing and she'll end up unable to stop herself from running him through with her sword.
In Su Wensui's eyes, his junior sister is lazy, stupid, and bad-tempered, always going against him.
He refuses to admit she's his junior sister.
But their master wants them to patch things up, so he has no choice but to travel with her.
Protecting an idiot should be no trouble for him.
Wait, why is this idiot getting stronger so fast?!
After facing the despair of her past life, Yu Moning grips her sword and begins training day after day.
A sword must be fast, precise, and ruthless.
That's how you kill your enemies.
And scare your senior brother a little, too.
Huh... It seems her senior brother isn't scared?
As they travel together, their increasing physical contact, their instinctive concern for each other, and their occasional lingering glances leave them both at a loss for words.
Could it be... that they're becoming a happy, harmonious pair of senior and junior disciples?
The thought makes them both shudder.
Su Wensui had thought that at most, things between him and Yu Moning would improve a little, and they'd get along like normal senior and junior disciples.
But somehow, seeing his junior sister smile at other disciples makes him unhappy.
And that's not all. He's also... afraid that once Yu Moning gets stronger, she won't need him anymore!
Oh no. Is he going crazy?
Later, when they encounter danger and he is gravely wounded, Yu Moning cuts a path to safety for him with her sword.
Her soft hand clasps his tightly, and her eyes shine like sparks in the dark:
“Senior Brother, hold on to my hand.”
“Let's get out of here together.”
The wind roars in his ears. He turns to look at her and hears his own heartbeat, clear as day.
Faster and faster, thundering in his chest.
Only then does Su Wensui realize that he has fallen in love with Yu Moning.
(Scene 1)
Master: Xiao Sui and Xiao Ning, go exorcise some demons together~
Yu/Su: Who wants to work with this arrogant jerk/idiot!
(Scene 2)
At last, the girl he'd longed for appeared before him again. It didn't matter that every move she made was meant to kill him.
The young man grabbed his beloved's hand and grinned carefree:
“Found you.”
Reading guide and content warnings:
1. One-on-one romance, both leads sexually inexperienced, happy ending, a heroine who grows over time, and a secondary couple.
2. The leads bicker and clash early on, with the male lead falling first later.
3. My take on cultivation, with many original worldbuilding details. The romance and plot each get equal attention.
4. Written for my personal tastes. Not an all-powerful heroine, not perfect characters, and not a wish-fulfillment story. The heroine starts out weak and grows stronger. It's a story about a couple who go from disliking each other to falling in love and tackling a series of challenges together.
Theme: Just when all seems lost, a new path opens up.
