Visitor from the Frontier

Shi Yingxuan had a junior apprentice brother who had grown up with her. They had suffered at the hands of demonic cultivators together, gone up the mountain to become disciples together, chosen their paths of cultivation together, and faced countless dangers together. They trusted each other with their lives and relied on one another. The old scar at his waist was her doing. The osmanthus tree in her courtyard had been planted for him. Only she knew his weaknesses, and she was the only one who could draw his personal sword. Their lives were carved with traces of each other, impossible to erase or conceal. So neither of them could afford to lose the other. On the third day after arguing with Shi Yingxuan, Zhang Hengqing felt more and more aggrieved. Unable to sleep as he tossed and turned in the middle of the night, he couldn’t resist sending her a voice-transmission talisman. Shi Yingxuan was half asleep. She listened distractedly to his half-hour-long complaint, then heard him say, “Shi Yingxuan, I’m really angry. When I think about you scolding me because of someone else, I want to kill him. But the moment I hear your voice, I feel better. Why am I like this?” With her eyes closed, Shi Yingxuan rolled over and answered impatiently, “Because you’ve fallen in love with me, idiot.” [Reading Guide] 1. This is a gender-bender romance, still focused on equality. There should be a little more romance than in my previous books. The worldbuilding won’t get too expansive, so if you’re looking for a story about a powerful heroine cultivating immortality, please take note. 2. This is my first time writing a xianxia story, so it may not be the best. I’ve never cultivated immortality, so the setting is full of made-up details. I’ll look up some Daoist books, but please don’t overanalyze it. 3. The heroine will be stronger than the male lead, but he won’t be much weaker. They’re both cultivators, and their relationship is about sharing life and death and supporting each other. 4. The male lead is a hopeless romantic. That probably goes without saying. A hopeless romantic is the best dowry a man can bring. 5. The blurb was inspired by a meme I saw on Weibo, but the story itself is original and unrelated to the original meme. Theme: See both the world and yourself.