Senior Brother: “Junior Brother is getting prettier by the day. It's hard not to covet him. But I don't have Master's strength, and he's so spoiled. Locking him up would be the only way to put my mind at ease.”
Demon Lord: “Little phoenix, in your eyes, am I really that inferior to Lin Jichi?”
Buddhist Sage: “Though Benefactor Ji is Immortal Venerable Jingli's disciple, he's quite unlike Sword Venerable Ling.”
Youkai cousin: “I love you so much, Big Brother. Where are you going to run off to this time? We met first, after all.”
At last, his aloof, unapproachable master curled his lips into a gentle smile, though a chilling gleam in his eyes made him afraid. Playing with a strand of his ink-black hair between his fingertips, he leaned close to his ear and murmured, “Huihuiluan, you've gone and charmed so many people. You really are disobedient.”
Ji Huiluan failed to survive his nirvana, but his master saved him, allowing him to retain a wisp of his soul. He discovered that his usually gentle and refined Senior Brother was not as simple as he seemed. That gentlemanly smile was all an act to get close to Master. Even the Buddhist Sage, who cared for all under heaven, and the Demon Lord once slain by Master seemed to have feelings for him. Even the sect leader, an Immortal Lord, was in love with Master. They even joined forces to seize Master for themselves. In this life, he was determined to protect Master from them, but things seemed to be getting strange.
Lin Jichi was the renowned Sword Venerable Jingli, admired by all across the Nine Continents. Aloof and noble, free of desire, he had single-handedly slain a flood dragon and conquered the Demon Realm. His sword was as cold as frost, and none could stand against him. He had never cared for anyone's adoration, until one day, the little phoenix in his arms transformed into a breathtakingly beautiful young man.
Black-hearted, universally adored Master in the early story × beautiful, useless, universally adored little phoenix in the later story
Theme: The top is the master, and he's the badass one.
