The Blood Blade Hidden in the Begonia

[Ancient wuxia x mystery and revenge] Cold-blooded assassin Shen Yan is ordered to kill Ruan Tang, a noblewoman with peerless lightness skills. But during the mission, he discovers their pasts are intertwined: the phoenix mark on her wrist and his broken jade pendant conceal the keys to a bloody case in the martial world and a conspiracy at court. When the secret manual of the Lingyun Steps comes to light, the mysteries of Snow Pavilion and the sword tomb in the imperial mausoleum are successively revealed. The mastermind behind it all turns out to be connected to Shen Yan's adoptive father. Twin-soul arts, dragon-patterned military seals, the fire of rebirth... Between flashing blades and tenderness, they must choose: revenge, or protecting the last glimmer of light in this chaotic world?