Sword Dance Stirs the Winds and Clouds, Settling the Realm

[Alternate history, court politics, warfare, romance]

A young man in white robes and silver armor rides to the battlefield, sharpening his weapons and readying his horse.

His great renown shakes heaven and earth; he holds his own in both the martial world and the imperial court.

The tenth prince of Great Zhou, Yin Chengzhou, spends ten years studying martial arts in Butterfly Valley. When the nation is on the brink of ruin, he takes command of an army for the first time, launching a night raid on the enemy's supplies, setting their cavalry ablaze, and shattering their battle formation to save Great Zhou from catastrophe. After his father and elder brothers pass away in succession, Yin Chengzhou yields the throne to his eleventh brother, Yin Chengxuan. Together with his childhood sweetheart, Han Ying, he becomes one of the two pillars of the empire, campaigning across the land and facing his fellow disciples on the battlefield. In the end, he wins and preserves Great Zhou's splendid realm. Then he retreats to the mountains, leaves worldly affairs behind, succeeds the master of Butterfly Valley, and devotes himself to studying martial arts and finding ways to help the people and save lives!