Blood Shadows in Brocade

[Wuxia] [Political Intrigue] [Undercover] [Imperial Court] [No System] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story]

Xu Ying is a junior officer in the Northern Garrison Command. His master is Shen Qianren, the Embroidered Guard commander whom the emperor trusts most.

He is a planted mole in the imperial court, working for the “Cangming” assassins’ guild.

In a single night, the entire family of the Ministry of Works’ vice minister is wiped out, and the trail points to his master.

An imperial decree gives him seven days to solve the case. Fail, and he’s dead.

His master suddenly leaves the capital, and his token goes missing under mysterious circumstances.

The gentle woman at his side is his fellow disciple, always ready to kill him.

The chief constable investigating the same case is waiting for a chance to catch him out.

He wants to stay alive.

He wants to send those powerful nobles who stand above everyone else tumbling from the clouds into the mire.