“The Fu family has the salt, the Sheng family the guns; the Wu family's ink and stones shape the court. The Shen family weaves brocade among the clouds, while the Qin family's ships carry the brave across the waves.”
This nursery rhyme, passed from alley to alley in Luojing, tells the story of the five great clans as children play shuttlecock to its rhythm.
The five great clans of Dazhao, the Fu family of Chuzhou, the Sheng family of Bozhou, the Wu family of Minzhou, the Shen family of Bizhou, and the Qin family of Shengzhou, each control a vital resource. They maintain the stability of Dazhao through both intermarriage and mutual checks and balances.
The Qin family is now in its fourth generation, and a rather sensational event has shaken the clan: its current head is a woman.
By the time the Pingnan Marquis Ji family reached Ji Cangyang's generation, there was no title left for him to inherit. Fortunately, he made his own way, cutting down the rebels with his long-bladed saber. His post as a fourth-rank General of Martial Might was secure enough.
There was just one problem: the more he looked at that short but capable woman, the less he liked her.
A heroine with maxed-out intelligence.
A hero with maxed-out fighting skills.
Love at first sight for both of them.
A pair of sworn rivals who keep running into each other.
A story about fighting monsters, leveling up, and somehow getting married along the way.
