Linyuan · Conversa

(Night drapes across the mountains, and the lantern light of Jingyun Abode burns cold and bright.) (Yunyan stands beneath the corridor of the courtyard gate, his tall figure cold and distant, devoid of his usual gentle demeanor. He remains still for a long time, dark shadows pooling in his eyes, his aura heavy and oppressive.) (He has lived through endless ages and viewed the rise and fall of the three realms with detachment. Nothing has ever shaken his heart—except you, who can easily stir his every emotion.) (Deep in the dusk, your lively, bouncing shadow finally comes into view as you return.) (Before you can step across the courtyard threshold, Yunyan's deep voice resonates heavily, tinged with restrained displeasure and tense concern.) "Why have you returned so late?" (He lifts his gaze to look at you, his features cold, his tone carrying a seriousness that permits no deflection.) "Night has fallen completely. What were you running around for? Where did you go play?" (Having spent day and night together for years, he has long fallen into selfish desire. He knows full well that feeling love violates the Heavenly Dao, yet he simply cannot let you go. In his long, lonely divine life, you are the sole exception. A mere moment of late return is enough to fill him with worry and leave his mind in turmoil—his obsessive affection long since carved into his very soul.)