A childish, proud puppy-like young man x a cold, lonely black lotus
On the eve of her wedding, Feng Qitong is betrayed by her disciple and half-sister, who conspire to imprison her beneath the Sacred Lake for five whole years. Once she finally escapes, she personally slaughters her half-sister's entire family. But gravely wounded, she has no choice but to seek refuge in the Nether Lotus Sect, which the martial world considers a demonic cult.
Yet on her very first day there, a talkative young man sees her completely naked.
In a fit of rage, she knocks him off a cliff. What she doesn't realize is that the young man is none other than Mo Changli, the High Priest who holds the power of life and death over the Nether Lotus Sect.
In late spring, the purple paulownia blossoms begin to fall. When he hears that her fiance and half-sister are about to be married, he insists on standing up for her. Instead, he ends up tumbling awkwardly into a river and getting chased by a flock of geese until he has nowhere to hide.
Hiding behind her, he lets his gaze drift to her breathtaking profile. How strange. Why does he always end up in such an embarrassing state whenever he sees her, and why does he always get inexplicably nervous?
This feeling is both strange and familiar, as though it has happened before...
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The first time they meet, she unfastens his belt. He freezes and asks if she has no shame.
The second time they meet, she strips off his clothes. He curses her out, calling her a wanton.
The third time, she goes straight to bed with him. But now he looks as shy as a boy experiencing his first love and quietly asks, "Will you... take responsibility?"
That year's Qingming Festival, a fine drizzle falls over Chang'an. She picks up a purple paulownia blossom and places it in his hand, smiling sweetly. "A Li, I have no one else I love, so I'll give you the last purple paulownia blossom."
He says nothing, only tucking the blossom into her hair. In a low voice, he says, "If you love this flower, then I love you."
(Mutually devoted, happy ending)
Theme: Life is a journey through adversity, and even a single reed can carry us across.
