Snow Falls on Chang'an as Camel Bells Ring in Haste

A three-inch silver needle lies hidden in his medicine chest, and half a jug of stale wine hangs from his horse. Who could have guessed that this wandering doctor of the martial world is the sole heir to the Li family's Golden Needles? To protect the Silk Road, the Great Yong dynasty establishes a martial arts examination. Li Yunfei flips open his medicine chest: flying needles pierce bandits' throats, deft hands save unconscious nobles, and at the examination grounds he discovers that the dashing young gentleman is actually a woman! Liu Ruyan's sword conceals affection, Su Muqing's smile is wrapped in mystery, and Ye Lingsu's needle is sharpened by hatred... He climbs by stepping on the shoulders of third-rate, second-rate, and first-rate masters, yet amid blood and storm, he lets a few strands of romance wind around his flying needles. This time, he wants the golden seal of Martial Champion, his name on the Little Wild Goose Pagoda stele, and, more than anything, for the Li family's Golden Needles to resound throughout the martial world of Great Yong!

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