Strong female lead + no romance + political intrigue + a touch of mystery-solving + a woman disguised as a man + entirely handmade + not a mindless power fantasy + no face-slapping just for the sake of it
(The story needs time to build, so the opening is only an appetizer.)
"You, boy! Did you set fire to the medicine hall?"
"Young master, a headless corpse has turned up! Hurry to the county office!"
"Young master, the county magistrate requests your presence!"
"She looks just like her father!"
"How could such a fine bamboo produce a rotten shoot?"
"My lord, he's the impostor. You're the real one!"
"Real or fake, it makes no difference."
"Don't say that, my lord! You should at least avenge your father!"
"I've never even met him! It has nothing to do with me. I'm not getting involved!"
"Please, my lord! Do it for all of us!"
"Sigh, fine. I'll be softhearted and help you this once!"
"Heh heh, then let's make bean paste!"
"My lord, you mustn't!"
After transmigrating to another world, Yan Jian is betrayed from the start and becomes the disciple of an old master at the bottom of a cliff!
Yan Jian, a woman disguised as a man,
will avenge her master and the original owner of her body!
Watch Yan Jian stir up the tides of power across Great Jing!
