Spring Rain Hides Its Edge

[Teenage assassin x frail young lady] [Mutual healing / young romance] Zhu Zhi, the third daughter of the Zhu family, suffered from a heart condition and was destined not to live past twenty. Her greatest wish was to leave Jinxiu City. When she saved Yan Lan on a rainy night, she had ulterior motives. Sure enough, the young man promised to repay her kindness by doing three things for her, no matter the cost. That very night, Zhu Zhi smiled as she took his hand and named the first thing: “Take me away.” The world was vast, and the jianghu was full of danger. A sickly young lady from a wealthy household wanted to roam the jianghu with him. Yan Lan stared at her for a long time before finally saying, “Are you out of your mind?” Why give up being a perfectly good young lady to become a wanderer? “Or maybe…” The young man lifted his eyes slightly. “You really like me?” He’d only meant it as a joke, hoping she’d give up when she realized how hard it would be. But Zhu Zhi rested her chin in her hands, a glimmer of starlight appearing in her otherwise placid eyes. “Sure. How could I not, when you’re so handsome?” In the spring breeze, the cold, aloof young man met her gaze and blushed for the first time. Girls were a hassle: talkative, always wanting to watch the excitement, and fond of steaming-hot pastries. Zhu Zhi was also delicate and frail, bedridden for days whenever she fell ill. When she lay on her bed, it seemed as though sickness had drained every bit of life from her. As an assassin, Yan Lan had never before understood how fragile life could be. “Am I a lot of trouble?” Zhu Zhi asked one day for no apparent reason after Yan Lan had finished feeding her medicine. The young man wiped away the traces of medicine from her lips and replied lazily, “You’re much easier than killing people.” Zhu Zhi laughed, then praised him sincerely. “You’re the best.” “You bet.” The young man lifted his chin, brimming with pride. He thought they could keep going like that forever, but he didn’t know that a life of tenderness could be poison, seeping into his bones and devouring his heart. He killed; she saved lives. He was the one willing to give his heart; she was the one who toyed with it. When she was taken back to Jinxiu City, he raced a thousand miles just to ask her face-to-face, “Zhu Zhi, do you like me?” Her eyes were still calm and placid. “…No.” “Oh.” He already knew what she would say, but he didn’t care. The stubborn young man insisted, “It’s enough that I like you.” “I’m Yan Lan. Zhu Zhi can use me however she wants. As long as she has a place for me in her heart, that’s enough.” Note: [Teenage assassin x short-lived young lady] Pure love and healing, young romance, happy ending, bittersweet and sweet, fated love Theme: Break through the darkness; a bright road lies ahead