I had known Jing Shijun for hundreds of years. I thought no one in the world could understand him better than I did.
Until Zhu Yan appeared.
She was beautiful and clever, and not as eccentric as I was.
Even I had to admit that no one could dislike her.
I was afraid.
Afraid Jing Shijun would fall for her.
But what you fear always comes to pass.
He showed her a tenderness I had never seen, braved every danger for her, and cut down every obstacle in her way
See? He even cut down me, the obstacle.
*
I died on the day of my cultivation partner's ceremony.
In the afterglow of the setting sun, a once-in-a-thousand-years snowfall began.
Blood soaked my wedding dress. I recognized the sword buried in my abdomen as the betrothal gift Jing Shijun and I had exchanged a hundred years ago.
Before I fell, I just managed to see the intense hatred in his always-cool eyes.
Hatred?
As darkness closed in, I finally understood.
I had never understood him at all.
But
I didn't see how the boy who had never cried lost control after my death, nearly going mad, gritting his teeth as he cried out in a pain-filled, hoarse voice, again and again: "Niannian, let's go home."
To Jing Shijun, Shang Nian was the blazing flame that had emerged from the desolate darkness.
But by the time he understood that, the dazzling, burning light had already gone out.
*
Oh, I almost forgot to mention.
After I was reborn, I entered the Asura Path. Free of all those constraints, I lived a carefree and pleasant life.
Besides, after seeing through so-called love and hate, I realized
I didn't love him all that much after all.
[An extraordinary young man born with a sword bone x a sweet, naive little princess who becomes merciless after turning dark]
Reading guide:
1. The main story is told in third person. The male lead is Jing Shijun.
2. The story includes all kinds of dramatic tropes, such as a chase-your-wife-to-the-crematorium arc, mistaken identity, and misunderstandings. Happy ending.
3. The heroine is confused at first, but later sees things clearly. First the heroine suffers, then the hero.
Blurb written on 2021.9.6 and saved in a screenshot.
Theme: Through all the turmoil, there is always a way home.
