I Wronged the Cold and Aloof Male Lead

[BL] [Gentle, Powerful, Upright Immortal Venerable × Pitiful, Devoted Young Man Raised by the Heroine]

Xiao Shunqing once found a badly injured young boy in the lowest-grade brothel. He was stubborn and wary, refusing to show weakness even with wounds all over his body.

Xiao Shunqing took him home and nursed him for several months before he finally hesitantly revealed his name: Shen Minghe.

He was the original story's male lead.

The male lead, whose wings had yet to grow, followed Xiao Shunqing and studied immortal arts for over ten years. Later, his swordsmanship reached perfection and his fame shook the Nine Provinces, yet he still did not leave. He diligently served Xiao Shunqing in the Immortal Palace for hundreds of years.

Xiao Shunqing had thought he would be her deepest connection in this other world. But before long, Shen Minghe grew distant, leaving only cold rules and formalities in his words and actions.

Later, Shen Minghe came to hate her. Even after completing her mission and faking her death to leave, Xiao Shunqing never changed her mind about that.

But when an accident sent her back to the cultivation world, the System told her:

The male lead... liked her? Had she completely devoured that aloof, untouchable beauty years ago?

Xiao Shunqing: So I'm the scumbag here!

*

After escaping the mire, Shen Minghe had always looked up to that powerful, composed figure.

To him, she was not only the Dao Lord of the Ninth Heaven and the foremost person in the Immortal Realm, but also the moonlit palace of his heart, so beautiful he could only gaze at her from afar.

He longed every moment to draw the moon into his arms, yet did not dare cross the line.

All Shen Minghe asked was to stand behind her for a long, long time, even if she loved someone else, even if she had a fiance, even if she did not like him.

But Heaven would not even grant him that small wish.

*

At first, Xiao Shunqing only wanted to remove the degrading mark from the male lead and make amends for her mistake, then leave. But when she woke up, she had become the one trapped in a confinement room?

The famously aloof male lead, hailed as the cultivation world's most beautiful man, knelt before her, the corners of his eyes red and tears in his eyes, his gaze possessive yet pitiful.

"You can treat me however you want, Master." Shen Minghe dispelled all the protective spiritual energy around him and spoke in a trembling voice. "I only ask... that you don't abandon me."

Content warning: This may be a little hard on the male lead, with a bittersweet tone. The author wrote this on a whim, so please stop reading if it's not for you.

Theme: Love requires mutual understanding