In his previous life, Hai Yu’s family was slaughtered, and he died a terrible death on the executioner’s block.
Given another life, Hai Yu finally understands that the immortal traveler roaming the four seas cannot save the Hai family.
The court is rife with factional strife, and the Hai family has long been caught up in it.
He must step forward. He must plunge into the filthy, shadowy bureaucracy of Wangdu. He must use his own body as a shield against unseen blades, spears, swords, and halberds. He must become the fastest, finest, sharpest blade in Wangdu.
Heart and courage stretch to the clouds, yet the body is bound above the rack; I long to take flight, but have no means.
At last I shall soar through the blue skies for ten thousand miles; who will be the one to loose my tether?
Hai Yu believes that one day he will cut the ropes at his feet with his own hands, rise from the mire that traps him, and soar into the clouds, sweeping thirty thousand miles!
Quiet and secretly flirtatious × spirited and self-assured
Zhao Ying × Hai Yu
Who sends a letter of love from among the clouds? As the lines of geese return, the moon fills the western tower.
