With a Butcher's Knife, I Carved Through the Whole World

“Miss, I'm only buying a piece of pork. Does your sword really need to be so close to my neck?”

“Hand it over!”

“Are you after my money or my virtue?”

“I'm after you!”

“Bold words, miss! Do you even know who I am?”

“I do. Gu the Butcher, who came out of Wasteland City. A favorite of the Great Flame Empress, hunted by the Three Sects, Four Clans, and Five Pavilions. The jianghu calls you the Blade-and-Wine Immortal, the young women call you the Butcher's Romantic, the common folk call you an Earthly Immortal, and the legends say you're a scoundrel with one foot in eight boats! You're exactly who I'm after!”

“…”

[Not a pure power fantasy, a slow burn with nuanced relationships. Also known as: “Back Then, I Held a Blade in One Hand and Didn't Know What an Equal Was” and “Blade, Come!”]