The jianghu never lets those who leave go in peace.
The swordsman Ye Wuchang had taken on the identity of a night watchman and retired from the world, but a shocking murder shattered Ji Mo's quiet life in hiding.
The Black Fiend Sect's sinister conspiracy spread from the Star-Gazing Tower, drawing in the Wolf Court's Holy Maiden, an imperial envoy, and the strange arts of Japanese pirates. A secret order in an iron box and a deadly game of chess personally set up by the emperor forced him to wield the Ink Sword once more, becoming both a chess piece and a player. Trust became the most extravagant wager of all: the official badge at his dear friend Zhao Qingfeng's waist concealed a token of surrender, every turn by the woman he loved, Li Shang, seemed like betrayal, and the emperor on the throne watched with a smile as Ji Mo cleared away threats, while also watching him grow powerful enough to overshadow his sovereign.
Every battle of wits brought another twist, every deadly trap led into the next. From Jiangnan's misty rain to the undercurrents in the capital, from thunderous explosions at the Thunderclap Hall to the grand chess game at the Star-Gazing Tower, Ye Wuchang used his wits to unravel mysteries and his sword to break through schemes, only to discover that he had merely leaped from one small game into a much larger one. And the hand moving the pieces belonged to someone who was already dead...
In the end, would he offer Ye Wuchang's blood to the jianghu, or trade the name Ji Mo for freedom?
"The day the Ink Sword returns to seclusion, Ye Wuchang will vanish from the jianghu."
But will the jianghu really let him go?
In the era of Shuangwen and fast food, I haven't seen such a martial arts style for a long time. It has a bit of the feeling of Gu Long's novels. The story is smooth, neither procrastinating nor perfunctory. It can be seen that the writing skills are very strong. Reading the text is more appealing than listening to the book. I hope the author can maintain this level and continue!
The writing is very delicate, the plot is very compact, and it describes the involuntary situation of being in the world.