The Sword in the Pool of Blood

On the second day of the second lunar month, the Dragon Raises Its Head. "The Azure Dragon brought rain in defiance of Heaven's laws, and must suffer a thousand years of punishment in the mortal realm." It should have been a time of abundant harvests and fragrant blossoms along both banks, but an unusual force entered Lingyu Cliff under an ordinary guise. In his sleep, Gu Yu, the eldest son of the Gu family, once again dreamed of a scene that had appeared countless times before. What kind of living hell was it? "A hundred people dug up graves just to fill their empty stomachs. Everywhere he looked, the river's crimson reflection stained half the sky. Vultures circled in flocks before settling on a dilapidated city wall, where one word was clearly written: Yan."

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