At fourteen, Yun Xing received the bloodstained Tiger Tally at the border. Behind her stood the 200,000-strong Yun family army; before her lay a court ringed by wolves and her young siblings. Over the next twelve years, she raised her siblings to become generals, ministers, and renowned physicians, while her ailing body upheld the family’s military glory. At twenty-six, she was poisoned while protecting her younger sister. After making arrangements for everything, she passed away peacefully. She never married, yet she was the strongest pillar of the entire dynasty. Her legend would be carried on by the sparks she had kindled herself.
