[One-line synopsis] Snow and wind bury the lonely city beyond the frontier. A fugitive takes up his blade to bring order to a chaotic age.
Synopsis
Bitter snow seals the border, and frozen earth conceals death.
As the world descends into chaos, danger lurks everywhere in Ning’an, a small city on the frontier.
The down-and-out, hard-bitten Lu Zheng is trapped in a desperate situation, fighting to defend the city and struggling to survive by the blade.
Last night, he fought off foreign invaders. Today, conspiracies lurk within the city government.
The seemingly amiable local clans secretly collude with outside forces. Wolf-head assassins scheme in the shadows, the Northern Garrison Army watches hungrily, and mountain bandits seize their chance to advance.
Betrayal, schemes, espionage, and political machinations intertwine.
He is gravely wounded, short on troops, and running out of provisions.
Wolves and jackals lie ahead; the people are all that stand behind him.
If this cold world offers no protection, then he will stand firm with his blade and fight evil with evil.
He will defend the shattered, isolated city with his own flesh and blood, and crush every plot and trick with ruthless force.
Snow and wind bury humanity; a chaotic age reveals the human heart.
Only when every shadow comes to light does he realize that what has frozen Ning’an City was never the snow and wind, but the desires and greed buried deep among the lowest ranks of society.
