A Journey of Devotion to the Ends of the Earth

At the end of the dynasty, foreign invaders battered the border passes while corrupt officials held sway at court. A bloody catastrophe in a frontier city took away the only warmth young Ling Yun had ever known, sowing the seeds of national and personal vengeance. Ten years honing his sword, a lone wild goose descends from the mountains. He had meant to carve a path through blood in search of revenge, but was forced into an even deeper vortex. The cold, enigmatic Su Yening, unmatched in cunning, carries secrets of the imperial court. Qin Muxue, a compassionate healer pure of heart, is also bound by ties to the martial world. In a chaotic age, the fates of all three become intertwined, and love and hate are hard to tell apart. From the frontier to the capital, from the martial world to the battlefield, conspiracies shadow them at every turn, and war scorches the heavens and earth. The sword in Ling Yun's hand was drawn for revenge, yet in the end he wields it to protect all the people of the realm. This is a stirring and tragic song of a hero, and a tale of true love tempered amid the smoke and flames of war. When the storms have passed and the realm stands firm once more, will they choose the splendor of court life, or ride together into the sunset and disappear beyond the horizon?