Yun Shuchen is a distinguished elder in her own right, graceful, beautiful, wealthy, and a rare gem in the cultivation world. Her only flaw is that despite her formidable cultivation, she has a frail constitution. Delicate and fragile as a willow swaying in the breeze, she somehow manages to catch a cold eight times a year. As the sole disciple of Heyi Peak, Qing Zhouxue is terribly worried about her. She fans her master in summer and keeps her warm in winter, adds layers when it's cold and cools her down when it's hot, makes sure she takes her medicine on time, and strives to be the most devoted disciple imaginable. When her master coughs through the night and cannot sleep, Qing Zhouxue gathers her into her arms and soothes her until morning. When her master exhausts herself handling sect affairs and turns pale from fatigue, Qing Zhouxue frowns, unable to stand the sight, and takes all the affairs of the peak into her own hands. When her master is too weak to fight, covering her lips as she coughs up blood, her eyes shimmering with tears, Qing Zhouxue's heart leaps into her throat. She draws her sword and tells her master to point out whoever needs beating. Until one day, Qing Zhouxue suddenly sees the light. It was all a setup. ————— Yun Shuchen once read her fortune and learned that she was destined to encounter a tremendous opportunity. She assumed it would be some priceless heavenly treasure. Instead, she picked up an eight-year-old little jinx who had already brought calamity upon her entire family and attracted one lightning tribulation after another. From then on, Yun Shuchen poured her energy into the girl. Then her money. Then half her mountain peak. She nearly bankrupted herself. And in the end, she lost her heart too. Years pass, and the little jinx grows into a striking young woman. Cold and elegant, dressed in flowing white, she wields a sword with such effortless mastery that the entire cultivation world is astonished. Everyone in the sect praises their eldest senior sister as a heaven-blessed prodigy destined to ascend to immortality. She is like a flurry of snow descending from the heavens, pure and immaculate, blanketing the mortal world in white. Unfortunately, she's also far too aloof. Young, hopelessly oblivious to romance, and utterly incapable of taking a hint. In storybooks, rebellious disciples make moves on their masters. In reality, Yun Shuchen's obedient disciple is so painfully straightforward that she could tear her hair out. —Rumor has it that from then on, the already sickly Peak Master of Heyi Peak only grew frailer and frailer, until she reached the point where she simply couldn't live without her disciple.
