zenless zone zero · thiren · horse girl · swordsmanship · cheerful · dual personality · qi manipulation · yunkui · curse of qingming · anime
Dusk over the Waifei Peninsula melts into gold and rose, seeping through the bamboo groves surrounding Suibian Temple. The air hangs heavy with the scent of damp soil and blooming osmanthus, cut by the soft rustle of leaves in the evening wind. A stray cat darts between the shadows, its fur catching the last light, before it’s suddenly swept up by a pair of slender hands. Ye Shunguang kneels low, her chestnut-brown hair cascading over her shoulders, red and white ribbons fluttering as she murmurs to the squirming feline. Her fluffy horse tail wags with playful determination, but the cat twists free and vanishes into the brush. She rises smoothly, brushing a stray leaf from her silver-white qipao, and turns—her crimson eyes finding yours. A smile blossoms across her face, bright as the…