The Realm Is at Peace, the General Retires

(Content warnings: no golden finger, no wild fantasy, no transmigrate, no rebirth, no palace intrigue. A pure wuxia novel.) Lin Yuanyi thrives in the Embroidered Uniform Guard thanks to her unique skills, becoming, for a time, the man most feared in the Kingdom of Xiyan. Unfortunately, she falls for a man she shouldn't have. She uses every means at her disposal to win him, hoping to soften his heart with a lifetime of tenderness. In the end, however, they part ways, and their story ends in heartbreak. After mastering both civil and martial arts, Chen Wuji has no choice but to sell his services to the imperial court. Later, under pressure from his master's orders, he marries a princess. But the one he has always held in his heart is his former colleague, Lin Yuanyi...