1.
Cen Baihe was the North Abyss Sword Lord's sole legacy in this world.
The Sword Lord raised him for three hundred years, nurturing him from a lotus seed into a peerlessly beautiful lotus. He taught him to take human form, gave him his name, and even bestowed upon him a partner's mark. The only thing he never did was form a bond with him.
Even so, everyone considered him the Sword Lord's partner. Cen Baihe quietly took on the responsibilities of one, succeeding the Sword Lord as head of the Nanhua Sect after his death. He became the new leader of the Immortal Alliance, laboring day and night without ever slacking.
It was only because he was not human that so many in the Three Realms refused to accept him.
The Sword Lord's lingering influence protected him for three hundred years, but at last, it came to an end.
2.
When everyone came to his door with a marriage contract, using the Sword Lord's final command to force him to "marry again," Cen Baihe had no way to refuse.
On the day of the wedding, the Demon Lord Shen Yu suddenly appeared and abducted him before everyone's eyes.
In the Demon Palace, the man in black lifted his chin, intrigued. "Sect Master Cen has truly stunning looks. No wonder the Sword Lord fell for you."
"It's a shame I'm a demon who doesn't understand romance. Sect Master Cen, just behave and do as you're told. Otherwise, keep your distance from me, so no one thinks I'm mistreating the Sword Lord's partner."
Cen Baihe stared into those mesmerizing peach-blossom eyes. After a long pause, he said, "I'm not his partner."
If they had truly been partners, why hadn't they formed a bond or registered their union? Why had he died without even saying a word?
3.
But the Nanhua Sect still considered him the Sword Lord's partner. They regarded his imprisonment in the Demon Palace as a grave disgrace and went to great lengths to rescue him.
The night he returned to the sect, Shen Yu appeared in Cen Baihe's room and pinned him against the door, their breaths mingling. "Sect Master Cen left in a hurry, but can your body really do without me now?"
Cen Baihe trembled slightly and closed his eyes. "...You said I was the Sword Lord's partner."
Shen Yu lowered his head and kissed him. "Without a partner's bond, what kind of partner was he? Even if he came back to life today, he couldn't stop you from marrying someone else."
Cen Baihe opened his eyes. "Those are your words."
Later, when Cen Baihe was at the altar for his wedding, Shen Yu abducted him once again.
Shen Yu held him close and smiled bitterly. "My little He, I was wrong."
"Even if I couldn't remember, I still fell for you the moment I saw you. Don't be angry, okay?"
[A cool, aloof beauty as the shou x a free-spirited, unrestrained gong]
Theme: Falling for the same person, again and again
