Snow Is About to Fall

1. The person Shen Jiangyue loved most in this life was her spirit beast, the little silver snake. She had been orphaned as a child, alone and helpless. Her master was cold and distant, never showing her any regard. Only the little silver snake cared for her, cherished her, trusted her, and looked after her. So even though humans and spirit beasts could not marry, Shen Jiangyue swore she would marry the little silver snake, even if it cost her life. That day, she knelt on the God-Slaying Platform and endured eighty-one merciless lashes from her master. Her skin was torn and her soul was on the verge of scattering, yet she still managed to tuck the jade hairpin bearing their marriage contract into the little silver snake's hair. But three years after their marriage, one night the little silver snake dug out her golden core, then swallowed it with a cruel grin. As it swallowed, it said: "Shen Jiangyue, from the very beginning, I only wanted your golden core." Shen Jiangyue died with hatred in her heart, unable to rest in peace. She thought she would curse the little silver snake's ancestors for eighteen generations at the Bridge of Helplessness, but before she even saw the Black and White Impermanence, she was reborn. By chance, she had returned to three years earlier, to the instant on the God-Slaying Platform when she was about to tuck the jade hairpin into the little silver snake's hair. Shen Jiangyue immediately glared through red-rimmed eyes, ready to kill the liar. Her fellow disciples rushed to stop her, while the little silver snake dodged her, utterly bewildered. In the middle of the brawl, somehow her hand slipped, and the jade hairpin bearing the marriage contract went flying toward the very master who had just whipped her: Luo Zhen. And that hairpin, quite of its own accord, slipped into her master's hair. 2. Luo Zhen had been spacing out a lot lately, sighing as she did. She and her eldest disciple had entered into a marriage contract that could never be undone, for all eternity. She could no longer call her "disciple". The moment she opened her mouth, it came out as "wife". And whenever her wife was in danger, she could sense it in her heart. Luo Zhen was drinking tea when an alarm suddenly blared in her mind. She hastily accepted the summons and formed a seal, appearing at Shen Jiangyue's side. Shen Jiangyue said, "It's not really an emergency... It's just that the homework you assigned today was too hard, Master. I pulled out two hairs..." So Luo Zhen did the homework she herself had assigned for Shen Jiangyue. Luo Zhen was just about to go to sleep when the alarm blared in her mind again. She accepted the summons once more, formed a seal, and teleported to Shen Jiangyue's side. Wondering what kind of emergency it was this time, she was caught completely off guard when she saw Shen Jiangyue, dreaming, with her hand down her pants and a blissful look on her face. Luo Zhen: ... 3. Luo Zhen had a secret. A secret no one knew but her. Many years ago, one night, Shen Jiangyue crouched on the sword platform and cried. Luo Zhen walked over, wanting to reach out and stroke her head, but paused for a moment before putting on a cold expression and asking, "What happened?" Shen Jiangyue stubbornly wiped away her tears. "I just can't summon a spirit beast. It's not like I care that my junior brothers and sisters laugh at me!" That night, after Shen Jiangyue had cried herself to sleep, Luo Zhen quietly pulled a tendon from her own heart and turned it into a little silver snake. Pressing her lips together to hide the blood at their corners, she sat quietly beside Shen Jiangyue on that ordinary night and quietly gave the little silver snake the binding command it would have to obey from then on: From this night forward, through the passing days and nights, at every dawn and dusk, you must take my place and care for her, cherish her, trust her, and look after her. [Crazed and aloof senior disciple 1 x Ice-cold beauty master 0] Pairing: Shen Jiangyue x Luo Zhen Also known as: Married My Master First, Fell in Love Later Theme: Heaven sees all, but human kindness is even greater