The Ballad of the Ghost Mask

Name: The Ballad of the Ghost Mask
Author: Dreaming Through the Universe

鬼面风华录

by Dreaming Through the Universe (梦游宇宙)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 418k Words
Genre: Martial Arts
Subgenre: Two Male Leads
Updated: 1mo ago
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[Dual male leads + ensemble jianghu cast + mystery and wuxia] [Multiple couples] [Ensemble cast] [Deep, sinister emperor gong with an innate tendency to dote without restraint × quick-witted, agile military official and powerful minister shou who knows little of worldly affairs] When his reclusive master is mysteriously murdered, Tan Qing bears the burden of avenging him and follows his master's instructions to enter government service. Instead, he is unexpectedly swept into the struggle for imperial power between the empress dowager and her son. He puts himself in the middle of the game. One by one, bizarre bloody cases unfold, and the records in the case files are incomplete. As Tan Qing moves between the jianghu and the imperial court, he discovers that the secret behind his ghost mask and the truth about his master's death are both connected to the bloody cases that have stirred up two dynasties. If a jianghu warrior enters the imperial court, can he do anything but become a blade in the hands of those in power? Will he meet the same fate as the broken blade of the previous dynasty? Perhaps the moment the ghost mask comes off, fate has already written an ending for every choice. It seems that no one, not even heaven's favored or the mortal emperor, can escape their destined fate... Major supporting characters: Yan Kongyue, the foremost gentleman under heaven; the twins Chu Mingsheng, the all-knowing scholar, and Chu Mingxi, the God of Death; Nu Yanxiao, the most beautiful woman under heaven; Xue Moting, the sword of the Great Way and Nonaction; Feng Buchen, the finest saber under heaven.

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