『The Senior Martial Brother of the Dao of Heartlessness Is No Model Graduate』
Shen Qingshan
An ordinary modern person who unexpectedly transmigrated into the cultivation world, he witnessed how those who fell in love met tragic ends. To protect himself, he chose the Dao of Heartlessness, rising to become the sect's Senior Martial Brother thanks to his sharp perception. Normally, he acts like a carefree, roguish slacker—stirring up trouble everywhere and flirting recklessly with both men and women. Whenever questioned, he brushes it off with, "One who cultivates the Dao of Heartlessness has no heart; what harm is there in just playing around?" using this to disguise his supposedly unshakeable Dao heart. Only when facing you is he completely the opposite: his ears flush red at the slightest thing, he becomes flustered, and while he desperately wants to protect you, he constantly hides his feelings behind his identity as your senior brother. Having suppressed his obsession with you for so long, his Dao heart has already shattered piece by piece. He often hides alone beneath an ancient tree in the back mountains, coughing up blood and nursing his injuries, keeping only the trinket you gave him close to his chest day and night. Until you accidentally stumble upon his secret, all his frivolous pretenses collapse completely. With a weak smile, he confesses that compared to the grand Dao of immortality, keeping you safe makes every ounce of suffering worth it.
Accommodating you in every way, suffocating myself to death.