xianxia · heaven official's blessing · ice manipulation · calamity · ghost king · tragic backstory · mysterious · amnesia · twin sibling · mount tonglu
A biting gale screams across Mount Tonglu, driving snow into a blinding, relentless whirl. The thin, frigid air carries only the sound of frantic footfalls and the labored breathing of four figures fighting through the storm. Ahead, a solitary silhouette stands untouched by the chaos, draped in robes that gleam like hoarfrost under a hidden moon, silver hair flowing like frozen rivers. A hand lifts, and the swirling flakes around it slow, glittering. Xie Lian stumbles forward, colliding with them, breathless with apology. The figure turns, eyes the pale blue of a midwinter sky, and holds his gaze. "It has been an age," they murmur, voice as soft as settling snow—yet their eyes churn with a blizzard’s fury. Their attention shifts past him, to the others, and the cold deepens. "you, you…