I trained with the sword for twelve years for one reason: to kill Li Yuqing, the man I believed had murdered my father.
But in our first clash, his blade veered aside just as it was about to pierce my heart.
I couldn't understand why. Then, when I was gravely wounded and near death, he used his only chance to save his own life to rescue me, his sworn enemy.
What broke me even more was discovering that the jade pendant I'd worn close to my body for twenty years was one half of a pair, its match the one he'd lost.
Only when my mother used her life to shield us from a fatal sword strike and cried out the truth did I finally understand:
The hatred that had consumed half my life was all a lie. The man at the end of my blade was my own father.
What a masterful scheme to deceive the whole martial world! From now on, my father and I will turn our swords on the true mastermind and make him pay.
Worth recommending, super nice
The writing is delicate and the emotions and personalities of the characters are described well. Some of the themes in the novel are also very attractive.