A Thousand-Year Peach Blossom Spirit Can’t Escape the Bamboo Spirit’s Romance

I am Taoyao, a peach blossom spirit who has lived for a thousand years. My neighbor, the bamboo spirit Jun Yanjing, has pursued me for three whole lifetimes. He composed poems for me and called down blossoms that filled the sky, thinking I had a springtime glow and shy eyes. Only I knew the truth: I was having an allergic reaction to pollen, desperately holding back sneezes and scratching like mad. For a hundred years, I kept it a secret, doing my best to maintain the image of a peerlessly beautiful spirit immortal. Then the Mountain God coveted the essence of my true form, and Jun Yanjing stepped in to protect me at the critical moment. Afterward, he brought me a cup of clear bamboo-leaf tea and said casually, “This will treat your allergies.” I immediately crumbled. “You knew all along?!” The Bamboo Lord chuckled. “Every time you blossom, you end up in tears and snot. Did you think I couldn't see?”