A poor young man, Su Shoubai, stumbles upon half a volume of the Lost Green Satchel Sutra. He uses his medical skills to protect his younger sister, Su Zhi, whose body is attuned to medicinal spirits, as they struggle to survive in a chaotic age.
When the karma of the Godslayer Sword sweeps over him, he learns that the end of the healer’s path demands that he wield a sword.
Every sword-bearer before him went mad, but he uses silver needles as his guide and kind intentions as his sheath, forging the Godslayer Sword into a green jade hairpin for his sister.
From then on, his life-saving needles can cure plagues across the land, while his three-foot blade cuts down the calamities threatening his loved ones.
In this world of cultivation, where spirit beasts roam and human hearts are as venomous as Gu, watch as a poor healer uses his benevolent heart as a flame to forge a path of healing and swordsmanship that defies fate.
A message to readers:
May you find, amid the storms of this mortal world,
a light someone would gladly risk their life to protect,
and a tenderness that turns hostility into a spring breeze.
When you have seen the darkness in people’s hearts,
may you still believe a healer’s hands can wield a sword,
and that wherever white peonies bloom, there lies the way home.
A blessing:
As you open this book,
may the white peony in your heart never wither.
May the silver needle in your hand heal your wounds,
and pierce the destined winter as well.
As you venture into this vast mortal world,
may we each become our own remedy,
and a light to others.
I think the writing is okay. Is there anyone who can read it together? 🍉