The Holy Monk Fell into Darkness for Me

A blackened saintly monk who has endured tribulations × a eunuch who really has been cut off

Liu Jing × Yu Shun

#TheySaveEachOther#

#LoveTriangle, Battlefield#

#TheScumbagGetsNoAshesLeft#

Synopsis:

Yu Shun entered the palace as a child to serve as Emperor Jingkang's companion. A brilliant young man, he was dignified and reserved, and known as the capital's foremost gentleman. But just before he was due to leave the palace, Emperor Jingkang was still capricious and even had Yu Shun castrated to keep him there.

He didn't need lofty ambitions. It was enough for him to be a caged bird.

From then on, Yu Shun's temperament changed drastically. He acted recklessly and became notorious, while public condemnation of the powerful eunuch flared like a wildfire. Under the pretext of seeking scriptures and enlightenment, Emperor Jingkang sent him to find a saintly monk who supposedly couldn't be found anywhere, and exiled him to Kun Mountain. Everyone cheered.

Liu Jing was born with the bones of an immortal, yet still had to descend to the mortal realm to undergo a tribulation, so he went to Kun Mountain to meditate in seclusion. He sat as still as a bell until, for the first time, he lifted his eyes when someone knocked on Kun Mountain's gate.

He meant to guide the wicked toward goodness, but Yu Shun refused to change and only grew bolder, repeatedly coming over to tease him. Liu Jing restrained and controlled himself through it all, until Yu Shun almost believed he had truly transcended all worldly feelings.

Then Emperor Jingkang came in person, determined to take Yu Shun back to the palace. Liu Jing's monk's staff struck the ground and barred the emperor's way. All of Kun Mountain trembled.

Emperor Jingkang: "A monk gives his life to feed a tiger and cuts his flesh to feed an eagle. What exactly are you doing, Saint?"

Liu Jing: "I no longer follow the Buddha."

To break my vows for him, enter the mortal world for him, and restore his pride, what does it matter if I become a demon?

Yu Shun, who had only been flirting with him on a whim, thought: This situation is so hard to handle. I should pack up and run.

As he ran, he heard people saying things like, "The saint has turned demonic, the emperor's star has fallen, the poor gentleman..."

Why did that sound so familiar?

Suddenly, a cold hand touched the back of his neck. Yu Shun turned around.

"Still running?" Liu Jing said, his hair white and his eyes red, enunciating each word. "Still hiding?"

...I won't do it again.

Theme: The heart knows what is right.