Bestowing Peace

[Complete: Main Story and Bonus Chapters]

The top-ranked martial artist in the world, Dongyao Langxian, is known throughout the jianghu as one of the "Two Pillars of the Central Way."

Shang Xu is the head of his sect. He keeps to himself and has never taken a disciple, yet he has hidden a boy he found in the Painting Shadow Pavilion, sparking rumors throughout the sect.

"He hasn't even passed the trials. How did he get to live in the Painting Shadow Pavilion?"

"Could it be that he's handsome enough to have become Head Shang's favored companion?"

"Hah, Head Shang? Isn't he just a mediocre martial artist who somehow holds a position far above his station? What kind of upright disciple could a man with such a crooked heart possibly teach?"

Bai You refuses to hide beneath Shang Xu's protection. Through his own hard work, he takes first place in the disciples' trials.

Though many senior figures offer to take him on, he has eyes only for Shang Xu and will accept no one else as his master.

The only time Shang Xu ever softened his heart was when he took Bai You as his disciple.

Under his tutelage, Bai You's martial arts improve by leaps and bounds, and he is unfailingly obedient and considerate.

Yet late at night, when no one is around, Shang Xu often wonders whether a master of ordinary talent can truly measure up to a disciple with extraordinary gifts.

Just then, the martial world's greatest treasure, the "Mountain and Sea Token," appears. Rumor has it that training with it can make one's martial arts advance by leaps and bounds.

When Bai You sees his master hurrying down the mountain, he knows Shang Xu has gone in search of the Mountain and Sea Token.

Worried about his master, Bai You insists on following him, but Shang Xu scolds and whips him, even trying to drive him away.

But Bai You's feelings for Shang Xu have long since gone beyond those of a disciple. With his heart broken, he leaves in silence, tears falling.

After that, Bai You vanishes from the world, leaving only Tuoba You, young master of the Demon Sect.

Rumor has it that Young Master Tuoba wields the Mountain and Sea Token. In a battle in the sea of sand, he slaughtered the elite of every sect, throwing the martial world of the Central Plains into turmoil and leaving everyone terrified for their lives.

For the sake of peace in the jianghu, Shang Xu goes alone to the Demon Sect.

He expects to face a completely deranged monster, but when that domineering figure seated upon the throne sees him, he jolts in shock.

Tuoba You toys with the Mountain and Sea Token, which has long since lost its novelty to him, and smiles in open challenge.

"Master, this time, it's your turn to chase me."

"Come to accuse me or take your revenge by killing me, I don't care. You took me in, so don't think you can ever abandon me again."

* A teary-eyed puppy of a top-tier prodigy gong x a cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside aloof beauty shou

* Disciple x master

* Bai You x Shang Xu

[Reader's Guide]

1. A pure wuxia story with an ensemble cast.

2. The main couple is master and disciple, with a secondary couple of senior and junior fellow disciples. The main couple appears in over 70% of the story.

3. The gong is fourteen when he first appears and has a coming-of-age arc. Romance only begins after he is an adult.

4. One-on-one, mutually doting, both pure. The gong is ten years younger than the shou, and the master is the first to fall in love.

5. This novel was originally titled Dongyao. The first draft was completed in 2019, and this revised version was published in 2025. Jinjiang Literature City is the sole authorized platform. Please support the official release.

6. The story is complete. Thank you all for reading, bookmarking, commenting, and sending gifts. Love you all! (bows)

In the city of Qujing, the head of the prestigious Kong clan, Kong Qingyi, was born with heterochromia, giving him the appearance of a cat demon.

A Daoist fortune-teller once visited his estate and claimed he had the power to foresee the future. Kong Qingyi used this ability to protect his family from disaster. At sixteen, he was appointed clan head and granted a carriage, horses, and a ceremonial retinue for entering and leaving the imperial palace.

The clan head's fame spreads far and wide. The "Great Shaman of Nanwei" arrives uninvited, sits by his window, and drinks and flirts with him.

Lingzhou Zhen: "Clan Head, you truly are cruel and ruthless! You devoured your younger brother in the womb, and when he couldn't be erased, he became your strange eyes."

Kong Qingyi: "This is a secret of the Kong clan. What will it take for the Great Shaman to keep it hidden?"

Lingzhou Zhen: "I'm looking for a cultivation partner. You're a man of such noble status, so I doubt you'd lower yourself to be with me."

Kong Qingyi: "Now that things have come to this, why not?"

Kong Qingyi once saw a handwritten note among his mother's belongings. She had known she was carrying twins and had named them Qingyi and Qingyan.

At the height of their passion, Lingzhou Zhen removes his butterfly-shaped eye mask and kisses the strange eye.

"You're especially eager today, Clan Head. Is this Qingyi, or Qingyan?"

Kong Qingyi bites his lip and says nothing.

Lingzhou Zhen is so hooked that he can easily tell the two souls apart within that one body.

The cool, shy one, who pretends to resist even as he welcomes him, is Kong Qingyi.

The coquettish, charming one, full of passion and abandon, is Kong Qingyan.

The Wu clan rebels. Lingzhou Zhen is sentenced to an extreme punishment, and as he lies dying, a wisp of cool sandalwood fragrance drifts to his nose.

The Kong clan is deeply favored by the emperor. How could its head have any connection to the rebels?

The one who comes to save him cannot possibly be the sanctimonious Kong Qingyi. It can only be Kong Qingyan, who loves him more than life itself.

"Qingyan."

"Qingyan..."

"Qingyan risked his life to save me. How about I repay him with myself?"

Kong Qingyi removes his eye mask. His strange eye has been gouged out, leaving a deep, horribly dark pit of blood.

He throws the ointment into the fire and says with a cold, furious look, "I'm not saving you. If the Great Shaman can't let go of my younger brother, then go die with him."

A debauched and ruthless Great Shaman gong x a cool, two-faced clan head shou

Lingzhou Zhen x Kong Qingyi

* Enemies to lovers, with plenty of melodrama.

* The gong is no good person, and the shou happens to be an expert at putting on an act. They scheme against each other and both go completely off the rails.

* The shou has dissociative identity disorder, but both personalities are the same person. This will be explained later.

* The setting is entirely made up, with countless liberties and a patchwork of ideas. Don't overthink it.

Blurb written on November 2, 2026

Theme: Don't judge people by their talent. Let a chivalrous heart uphold peace.