I Schemed for the World for Decades, Only to Be Found by Ying Zheng

I have been plotting across the realm for decades, residing in Chenyang Palace.

One day, a young fellow named Ying Zheng barged in...

"This junior was held hostage in Zhao and once studied under the Sword Saint Gai Nie."

"The sword technique I just performed is the one my master taught me."

"My master created this technique based on a fragment of a sword manual that had been lost for a hundred years."

"My master once said that if he could cultivate the complete version of that lost sword manual in this lifetime, he would die without regrets."

Hearing Ying Zheng's words, Elder Ying Chen raised an eyebrow.

He asked, "What is the name of the sword manual your master wants to cultivate?"

"To answer your question, sir, the sword manual my master wishes to cultivate is the Nine Swords of Dugu!"

"The Nine Swords of Dugu?"

Ying Chen murmured to himself, as though trying to remember something.

After a moment, Ying Chen pointed to the sword rack piled with odds and ends inside the Hidden Sword Pavilion and said,

"Go search through that pile of junk. The Nine Swords of Dugu should be..."

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.