The Azure Sea and Clear Sky

Since ancient times, there have been many things in the martial world that are hard to explain. Revenge for old grudges, settling old scores: love and fate in the jianghu are like water, easy to touch but hard to grasp. In the ninth year of the Wude era of the Tang dynasty, Prince of Qin Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident and personally shot Crown Prince Li Jiancheng dead. Not long afterward, he ascended the throne and adopted the reign title Zhenguan, ushering in the glorious Zhenguan era and the golden age of the Tang. Yet beneath the splendor, the jianghu was in turmoil. The famous force known as the Yulong Pavilion sought to wipe out Li Jiancheng's son, unleashing a wave of bloodshed. Mu Shi, only sixteen years old, was caught up in the conflict. He gradually entered the jianghu and embarked on a path of no return, beginning a new life as he roamed the martial world with his sword...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Please do not imitate.