Short standalone stories with different protagonists.
[The Wolf King of the Grasslands]
“Are all the young women from the Central Plains this delicate?”
“I’ll wait for you to come back.”
“Now that we’ve met again after all this time, would you teach me to ride a horse?”
[The Invisible Blade]
“How did she die?”
“School bullying, cyberbullying, and my own cowardice.”
“You’re all murderers. You all have to die.”
[I Am Your Dagger]
“I believed I had done my duty, whether as crown princess, empress, or mother to the princes and princesses. But as a daughter and a younger sister, I have failed. What do you think, Your Majesty?”
“Chaoyang, be my blade.”
“General Ji died on the battlefield. You have my condolences, Auntie.”
“You are a good emperor to the realm. Please make sure you hold on to your throne.”
