The King of Dust Returns

Name: The King of Dust Returns
Author: A Gentleman Like an Orchid

尘王归来

by A Gentleman Like an Orchid (君子若兰)

Status: Completed
Length: 533k Words
Genre: Martial Arts
Subgenre: Historical & Ancient
Updated: 8mo ago
Source: Fanqie

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Fifteen years ago, the entire household of the Great General of Zhen State was slaughtered, its loyal dead left disgraced. Fifteen years later, a cloth merchant named Chen Mo appeared at a Jiangnan dock, spending his days among abacuses and cargo boats. They say merchants are base, driven only by profit. But no one knew that every bolt of silk he traded was weaving a vast web; every canal route under his control was clearing a blood-soaked path for his eventual return. Gold was merely his armor, and the abacus only his disguise. His true foundation was the Xiao family’s Shadow Guards, who had never vanished from the darkness, and the Ye family’s courage, still unbroken in the northern deserts. His true edge was the Mo Hun Sword, which had never rusted. When his commercial empire spanned Jiangnan, the Shadow Guards reunited, and the Ye family answered his call Chen Mo cast off his disguise. He was Xiao Yichen. “These fifteen years, I have never forgotten who I am.” “I went into business to build my strength; I went into hiding to see my enemies clearly.” “And now, ” “The Shadow Guards have arrived. The Ye family stands with me. The Mo Hun Sword is drawn.” “The debts of the Prince Cheng’s household will be settled in blood.” This time, blood debts must be paid in blood. With gold to clear the way and the ink-black sword to sever souls, I will make this benighted heaven wear mourning for the three hundred heroic souls of my Xiao family.

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