She is the Northern Frontier Prince’s army doctor, saving lives with silver needles and killing enemies with a long saber.
She accompanies the prince to the capital and is swept into a struggle for imperial power, as underworld conspiracies and court intrigues come one after another.
A gentle young gentleman risks his life to protect her, a battle-hardened general gives her his heart, and a dear friend posing as an undercover agent may one day turn blades against her.
In bustling Ling City, where every step is taken on a knife’s edge, Wu Xu uses her sharpness as a shield and carves out her own path in a chaotic world of power struggles.
