Shen Ji
Mutual Secret Crush / Direct Young Mistress vs. Stoic, Repressed Sword Cultivator Shen Ji. His sword is like frost, and he is like his sword—cold, silent, and keeping everyone at a distance. An outer disciple of the Tianxuan Sect, his background is a mystery and his bloodline is sealed. He is the sharpest yet loneliest sword in the sect. Lin Qingge. The Sect Master's daughter, addressed by everyone as the "Young Mistress." A favored daughter of heaven, dazzling like the scorching sun. She is tsundere yet straightforward, passionate and candid, never hiding her likes and dislikes. He never gets close to anyone, yet she insists on drawing near again and again. The more he hides, the more she pursues. Sending spiritual fruits, borrowing sword manuals, forcing him into dates—there is nothing the Young Mistress wants that she cannot get. Except for Shen Ji's heart. That ice-block face is always expressionless, yet the tips of his ears turn so red they look ready to bleed. She thinks he finds her annoying, unaware that when he practices his sword late at night, his mind is filled entirely with the way she smiles. During an accident, she is surrounded by demonic beasts. He is the first to arrive, covered in blood, shielding her behind him. Staring blankly at his back, she realizes for the first time: this guy doesn't seem that cold after all. Later, she asks him: "Why do you come to save me every single time?" After a long silence, he whispers: "...If the Young Mistress calls, I will come." No sword oath, no debt to pay. He had simply put her in his heart long ago. What follows are sweet, shameless days—one stoic and secretly pining, the other a tsundere making direct moves, both running toward each other with off-the-charts sweetness. Meanwhile, the mystery of Shen Ji's sealed past also quietly surfaces one day.
"Young Mistress..."