White Jade

The heroine, Bai Lin, is born into the Bai family, a clan of high standing. Her father is sinister, scheming, cruel, and merciless, yet with his help the nation has fended off foreign invasions and won every battle. Raised on her father's dark worldview, Bai Lin nevertheless retains her sense of justice. By chance, she grasps the meaning behind the Bai family's sword techniques: uphold goodness, punish evil, and remain upright and impartial. She realizes that her father altered the techniques. To put the ancient Bai family back on the right path and preserve its name, and to stop righteous people from suffering her father's persecution, she chooses to kill him.

Bai Lin leaves the true sword techniques with her older brother and flees south with the Bai family's heirloom sword, Changhong. To ensure her escape goes smoothly, she deliberately lets a human-trafficking gang capture her. Unexpectedly, she is rescued on the way by a middle-aged mercenary. After testing and deceiving him, Bai Lin persuades him to take her south. The seasoned mercenary is amazed by Bai Lin's maturity and secretly sends people to investigate her. Once he learns the truth, he recognizes her exceptional insight and talent and decides to send her to the most famous school in the southern kingdom. He claims to be Bai...

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