My Master Wants to Destroy Me [Reborn]

[The author's first novel, so please be kind.jpg] [The author is currently revising the story] 1. Mu Rongze, the greatest sword cultivator under heaven, died on his wedding night. He had been intimate with someone before he died, and his corpse was found half-dressed, its body marked with the traces of passion. Everyone suspected that his Dao companion had killed him. But the truth was... that night, Mu Rongze's master had slipped into the bridal chamber. Not only had he pretended to be Mu Rongze's Dao companion and shared his bed... he had also run him through just as Mu Rongze cried out at the height of their passion. As he lay dying, Mu Rongze saw his master's profile, cold and unfathomable as a deep pool, curl into a sinister smile. The smile reached his eyes, strange and chilling. After a long silence, his master sighed: "And so it is done... The greatest under heaven dies at the hands of his beloved. That is the perfect ending you were meant to have." Mu Rongze died with his eyes wide open. 2. Mu Rongze was reborn. His soul returned to life in another body, through a twist of fate. When he became Jun Rujiao's disciple once more and saw his master's considerate care and seemingly casual touches, Mu Rongze smiled without a sound. He had already ruined him once. Did he think he could ruin him a second time? Besides, how could he treat everyone this way? So Mu Rongze pretended to welcome him and opened his heart, while taking everything he could from him day and night. One night, when Jun Rujiao reached for his sword again, Mu Rongze caught his wrist and pinned him against the wall, his expression cold. Their gazes met, their tangled feelings impossible to unravel, and lingered for a long time. But Jun Rujiao's pupils widened, and he suddenly exulted: "To prove the Dao by killing one's wife, severing one's attachments, and ascending... That would be a fine outcome too." Mu Rongze laughed in fury. The sword tip abruptly turned, slicing through the white jade belt at the silver-haired immortal's waist. "Dear Master, let's see if you can take it." 3. Jun Rujiao is utterly unhinged, but he is also a true genius. Geniuses cherish other geniuses. He especially loves personally nurturing them, controlling them, and making sure their entire lives remain in his hands. He had waited seventeen years for this one, who was both obedient and powerful, far better than the last. But no matter what, he never imagined that all his schemes would amount to offering himself to the tiger, only to become an object of desire. [Bonus Scene] In a lightless mountain cave, the two of them soak in a spring, while faint, broken sounds drift through the darkness. Jun Rujiao thinks... For the sake of the greater goal, he can bear this for now. But his body won't stop trembling, and tears slide one by one from his long lashes. Faint red marks cover his jade-white neck. Through the haze, his beautiful face is visible, lips pressed tightly together. Mu Rongze casually lifts his chin, but the words he speaks make Jun Rujiao sink deeper into despair. "My master ordered me to prove the Dao by killing my wife. How could I, his disciple, disobey?" "Master... let your disciple ( ) you to death..." "Jun Rujiao, only I get to decide what happens between us." - Proud, sharp-tongued, arrogant dragon-prodigy top x seemingly icy but truly unhinged, artistically inclined master bottom Theme: The wish to win someone's heart has been the same since ancient times.