
Shen Juansheng is known as the Jianghu's number one strategist, and under his illustrious reputation, everyone knows he is unparalleled in wisdom and schemes. He is a rare and exceptionally handsome young master, though his physique is a bit frail, usually earning him the title of a "sick beauty".
Who would have thought that one day, he would suddenly pull out a girl in public, declaring, "Now my heart has been planted with a love gu by her." The black-clothed youth's eyes were slightly red as he looked at her with a gentle smile, his tenderness seemingly as vibrant as a spring breeze. Everyone watched as he lost all his usual composure, trembling all over as he leaned against her neck, "From now on, I am her gu slave."
The crowd erupted in an uproar. It was said, "With one move, he executes ten flawless schemes; divine opportunities shift a hundred times, leaving no trace." This figure, renowned for his meticulousness, had actually made a grave miscalculation and fallen victim to a "demoness'" love gu! The "high-climbing flower" was disgraced and ruined. Who in the world wouldn't mock him? The news spread throughout the entire jianghu at a suspiciously fast speed.
At this moment, Qing Guiyu, utterly stunned in his embrace, thought: "What love gu?"
Others save beauties and win their hearts; she saves a beauty and risks social ruin. Qing Guiyu had always believed herself to be very lucky, not only surviving the chaos of war but also managing to apprentice in the Medicine King Valley. This was until she picked up a handsome young man suffering from a cold poison at her doorstep. After nursing him for a few months and almost curing him, she sent him back.
Because she had gotten a bit injured in the process, he seemed to feel guilty and was reluctant to leave. So she casually coaxed him, "I only saved you because you're good-looking, but no matter how handsome you are, there'll be a day I get tired of looking at you." The young man lowered his head, biting his lip, as if he had suffered some enormous grievance.
She could never understand how that clear and pure young man could grow into the most vicious strategist in the jianghu, famous for his cunning schemes. Seven years passed. The former young man, seeing his lifespan nearing its end, used the love gu pretense to feign tenderness and affection. All of it was a desperate, dying struggle to force her to treat his poison. —Until later, she finally fulfilled his calculations and exchanged her life for his. But it wasn't for him; it was for someone else.
When Shen Juansheng was toyed with by fate and his last shred of life was crushed, someone pulled him back from the brink of death. Yet, the cold poison still gnawed at his bones; he might not survive the next winter. How could someone without a tomorrow possibly speak of longing? As soon as this beautiful thought arose in his heart, he had already repaid seven years of deep kindness. Unseen. Unattainable. Now he is so cold he's almost dying. Whether sane or insane, even if he has to burn himself by embracing fire, he must continue this warmth.