An Yangchun was the least noticeable outer disciple in the Mingyue Sect, with mediocre talent and nothing remarkable about her.
She had only ever been brave twice in her life.
The first time, she ventured alone into the forbidden Mount Kujishan to find the life-saving Immortality Grass for her senior brother, Xu Wuwen.
Trespassing in a forbidden place could not be excused by her good deed. She knelt in the Lingxiao Hall, accepted her punishment, and prepared to leave the mountain.
An Yangchun wiped away her tears and stood up, only to see Xu Wuwen, dressed in white and swaying unsteadily, walk over and kneel straight down beside her.
He declared loudly:
"This disciple, Xu Wuwen, wishes to marry Miss An. Master, I beg you to grant us your blessing."
The hall erupted in an uproar. An Yangchun stood there, stunned.
Her heart thundered. She thought her years of unrequited love had finally found their happy ending.
After they married, she moved into his courtyard.
It was spacious, far nicer than the outer disciples' dormitory. But he was always busy, vanquishing demons one day and protecting the Dharma the next. He had precious little time to spend with her.
Often, they only caught a fleeting glimpse of each other in the corridor, barely exchanging a few words.
Everyone laughed at her for indulging in wishful thinking. At last, An Yangchun understood that he did not love her. Everything he had done in the hall had only been out of gratitude for her saving his life.
The second time, she left him a letter of separation and resolutely went down the mountain, leaving Xu Wuwen behind.
As she reached halfway down the mountain, the demons launched a massive invasion of the Mingyue Sect. Amid the chaos and smoke of war, she was gravely wounded by a demonic cultivator and vanished without a trace.
After An Yangchun disappeared, Xu Wuwen changed completely.
He stopped vanquishing demons and stopped attending gatherings. He even repeatedly turned down invitations from his elders.
He shut himself in his room all day, took no interest in worldly affairs, and would not let anyone set foot in his courtyard.
Yet every so often, he would go alone to Guizhang City and slaughter his way through the place.
Everyone said Xu Wuwen had gone mad after his wife died.
[Gentle, reserved workaholic x slow-witted blockhead who overthinks everything]
An Yangchun: If you didn't love me, why did you marry me?
Xu Wuwen: I was too embarrassed to talk to my wife, so I worked hard to earn money for her to spend. Then I blinked, and my wife was gone?
He couldn't say a word at first, then ran himself ragged trying to win her back.
Theme: Treasure the present and be brave enough to express your love.
