Asking the Nine Heavens

Alone, he sets out on a long road stretching into the distance;

Amid the surging currents of the jianghu, watch how a young man from the snowy mountains faces an unknown future;

Righteousness and evil clash, good and evil become tangled without end. Discover the countless stories behind the faces of the masses, and the different lives found in court and street alike;

Even in the bitterly cold land thousands of miles away, a touch of warmth remains. Even the distant ends of the earth, though springlike, can chill the heart;

A flash of cold light appears, then all is filled with spring. With a close confidant and a beloved companion, what more could life ask for?

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