That’s Just How the Jianghu Is

Deceive and outwit, argue over life and death

Grudges and passions, tangled without end

Past and present lives, fate arising and fading

A twisted world like a birdcage, a cycle of karma that cannot be broken

Order gradually collapsing, old friends growing indistinct

Those who seek immortality wait forever; those who calculate the secrets of fate descend into madness

Those who prize loyalty are betrayed; those who cherish kindness bear blood debts

The wealthy and powerful lose their families; the innocent become puppets

Sharing every day while harboring ulterior motives; reuniting after a long absence to find everything changed

A pawn overturns the board, a hero grows old, a beauty is disfigured

This is what the martial world is like