Chang'an: A Book, an Academy, the Martial World and the Court, Fighting Off Foreign Enemies 书剑长安 有书院有长安 江湖庙堂御外敌
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No Life in the Mortal World 尘间无生
[Sword cultivator + genius + dual bloodlines of demon and immortal + ruthless + no transmigration + no System + not a saint] One man, one sword, roaming a world of dust for ten thousand miles. Amid broken walls and ruins, he beholds all the suffering beneath the sun. May there be no frost and wind to silver our hair, no sorrow to weigh on our hearts, and may every year bring peace and warmth. Life is fleeting, its meetings and partings like smoke, its fortunes and declines ever-changing. May eve
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Books and Swords in the Prosperous Tang Dynasty 书剑盛唐
The land is picturesque, its people are heroes, and it is the center of the world: this is the Tang dynasty. Wherever its swords and spears point, the surrounding peoples submit, and the Silk Road begins: this, too, is the Tang dynasty. Li Cheng is powerless to change this magnificent, turbulent age, so he will adapt to it. Emerging from the smoke of war on the northwestern grasslands, he slowly makes his way toward the treacherous imperial court. Abroad, he is a victorious general; at home, a c
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The Blade Draws at Peach Blossom Cove 刀出桃花坞
Someone asked him, “You sell information, publish rankings, and stir up trouble across the martial world through your Qiuchu Pavilion. What are you really after?” Wiping the blood from his blade, he replied, “The world shouldn’t be like this. I’m going to change it.” A tavern keeper, a Peach Blossom Blade, and three years to ensnare the entire martial world. The poor have no way forward, so he will carve them one. The great clans cast shadows over everything, so he will punch a hole through t
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The Moon Is Full Over Chang'an 长安月正圆
Jade steps support the Big Dipper, golden halls lean against the Southern Mountain. Envoys from every kingdom bow in tribute, while a thousand officials’ swords and pendants ring. Clouds part above the Vermilion Phoenix Gate; cold dew gathers on the court at Zichen Hall. Who can I ask to steer the empire? The moon over Chang’an is full tonight. Yan Qingyun slowly passes through the corridor of Cave 220 at the Mogao Caves. Gazing at the magnificent mural of the Buddha of Blazing Light, he is over
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Three Thousand Miles, Never Betraying These Mountains and Rivers 不负山河三万里
A woman blessed with five hundred years of the jianghu’s fortune plucks thunder from the sky as she heads south, saying, “Little Chang’an, your big sister will protect you!” In the first year of Wentai in the Great Liang dynasty, fifteen-year-old Zhu Qinyao inherits the profound, mysterious inner power and true qi left by his parents, as well as a throne among the greatest in the world and a mountain called Tianyin. Three years later, Zhu Qinyao returns after completing the mourning period for h
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Record of Heroes of Heaven and Earth 天地英雄录
[Alternate setting] [No System] [No transmigration] [Traditional] [Not a power fantasy] Wang Suifeng was once a legend of the jianghu. His “One Sword with the Wind” made him famous throughout the land, and after defeating every challenger in the swordsmanship contest at Beidou Mountain, he was recognized by the martial world as the greatest under heaven. He could have roamed the jianghu freely, but concern for the common people led him to marry the daughter of the Azure Dragon Cult’s leader in o
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- 57 Snowstrider: The Confucian Sword Immortal of Shangyin Academy Challenges the World 雪中：上阴学宫儒剑仙，问剑天下 [Heaven-Defying Talent] + [Breakthroughs Through Reading] + [Self-Created Sword Techniques] + [Eight Extraordinary Skills] After transmigrating into the world of Sword Snow Stride, I became a disciple of Shangyin Academy. As long as I read, I could grow stronger. And so Shangyin Academy lost a Confucian scholar and gained a Confucian Sword Immortal. Since making my debut, I have never known defeat. The Wu Family Sword Mound cannot stop me, and neither can the Eastern Yue Sword Pool. Tuoba Pusa o 9Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 58 Vast Righteous Qi Pushes Across the Ages, Yet You Call Him a Poor Scholar 浩然气横推万古，你说他穷酸书生 In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the imperial house and noble clans share the realm. The aristocratic clans have monopolized the civil service examinations, leaving ordinary scholars with no way forward. Li Qingzhou transmigrates into this world, repeatedly fails his exams, and has no choice but to become a private tutor. He discovers that teaching, reading, playing the zither, composing poetry, painting, slaying demons, and protecting the people can all increase his righteous aura. Refining this aura 328Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 59 Confucianism and Martial Arts Under Heaven 儒武天下 “What is a Confucian?” “Confucianism: a stroke to the left and a stroke to the right make a person. Rain nurtures all things, and all living beings have needs. Meeting the needs of good people is what it means to be a Confucian.” “What is benevolence?” “To hold a sharp sword and be unmatched beneath heaven. That is benevolence.” The Divine Continent is vast and boundless. Nine provinces, four seas, and one hundred thousand mountains. The Great Xia Dynasty rules the Central Plains like a crouchi 14.9kReads8.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 60 The Second Son of the Zhao Royal Family 大赵嫡次子 After transmigrating as the second legitimate son of the Great Zhao Empire, he planned to live freely, drinking and making merry! But the powerful clans ran rampant, treacherous ministers held sway, rival nations eyed them hungrily, and his elder brother was frail. So! Zhao Yu could only destroy the powerful clans, eliminate the treacherous ministers, unite the nations, and pave the way for his big brother! Prince Jin's motto: What's mine is mine! It's all mine! Ahem, no, wait. What's my brother 17.2kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
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I Am the Sword That Can Slay Immortals 在下剑可斩仙
When common folk rise in anger, a million corpses litter the land and blood flows for a thousand miles. A half-immortal swordsman emerged from Dabe and slaughtered the wicked until the borders of Dabe ran red. His story begins the moment he set out for Changjing with a sword in hand.
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Six Paths of Reincarnation: The Prison of Heaven and Earth 六道轮回：乾坤牢笼
[Traditional Fantasy] [Overpowered Protagonist] [Eastern Elements] [The Myriad Worlds] [No formulaic tropes, no System, no mindless plot, no wish fulfillment] The gods moved their pieces, burying one dazzling golden age after another. Emperors who had reached the peak of the Great Dao were toyed with like ants, right in the palms of their hands! The gods schemed against those who dared defy heaven, slaughtering their entire clans and leaving only the legitimate heir alive, his Rinnegan gouged ou
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The Empire's First Prince Consort 帝国第一驸马
[New book release: The Rebellious Son Is Invincible, the final installment of the Empire Trilogy] Guan Ning transmigrates, hoping to live a carefree life of wine, women, and luxury as a young prince. Instead, he becomes a prince consort whose engagement has been broken off. Rumor has it that no dynasty can last more than 300 years. The Great Kang Dynasty is at that very threshold: a golden age is in turmoil, loyal ministers are being persecuted, and an age of chaos is about to begin. He will top
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- 64 Peace Under Heaven 天下长安 Princess Yiyang of Dazhao is breathtakingly beautiful, ruthless, and cruel. While the late emperor still lived, she kept male favorites, amassed private troops, purged the imperial harem, and schemed for an heir. She was more brazen and domineering than the few useless princes. After the emperor died, she seized power, purged the court, killed senior officials, and placed a new emperor on the throne. She ruled as a woman who usurped a man’s role, controlled the court, and held the Son of Heaven 1.3kReads9.0Score14614d adds
- 65 A First-Rank Commoner 一品布衣 [War + passion + history] “Mu, want a wife? Just say the word and I'll bring one over for you later.” A streetwise young rascal crosses paths with a wealthy girl fleeing disaster. I transmigrated into a chaotic age. Armed with blades, bows, and horses, I'll protect my family and keep us alive. 16.5kReads8.9Score2.6k14d adds
- 66 The Grass and Trees of Fengyu Grow Tall 枌榆草木长 [Signed for print publication: ensemble cast + rival nations vying for supremacy + political intrigue and strategy + patriotism and national pride + original poetry + memorable supporting characters] [This is a fictional setting, and some historical references should not be taken as fact. This is not a mindless wish-fulfillment story. The plot is carefully developed, the logic is rigorous, and the cast and scope are large. There is no System or golden finger. There are no brainless villains or c 24.2kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds
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Wuxia Crossover: I Rule the Jianghu on Behalf of the Court 综武：我以朝廷镇江湖
[Huang Rong] + [Xiaolongnü] + [Zhao Min] + [Main Story: The Legend of the Sacred Flame Tokens] + [Main Story: The Qin Emperor's Treasure Vault] Zhao Xuan, Prince of Qin in the Great Song, enters the martial world and establishes the Azure Sky Bureau. As he investigates further, a conspiracy shrouding the entire martial world begins to come to light. The ambitions of the Persian clergy, and Xu Fu, who stole the fortune of the Great Qin. It all begins with the mystery surrounding the twelve Sacred
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The Dao-Cutting Art 诀天道
(No mindless protagonist, no clichéd plot, a cunning lead, fully realized characters, no System, twin swords) The twin swords ring out, cleaving the heavens. Let souls be severed and bones torn out as you will. The world shall know no more bloody storms. I am both demon and god! With everything shattered, can it be made whole again? Faced with the shackles of fate, he will cut them apart with his twin swords! The gods and demons wage war for a hundred years. The Heavenly Dao is merciless, treati
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Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊
(Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho
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Tales of the Vast Sea 沧海演义
[Wuxia] [Xianxia] [Historical] [Adventure] [Military] A narrative epic of the jianghu and the imperial court, seen through the growth of an ordinary person, where individual heroism and romanticism intertwine with realism!
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A Long-Lived One Resides in the Book Mountain! 书山有位长生者！
[Longevity] [Xianxia] [Invincible at every realm] [Carefree] [Plot-driven] [A touch of ensemble cast] [Slow burn?] Who in all the land hasn't heard that there is a true immortal on Book Mountain? For as long as anyone can remember, word has spread throughout the world that Book Mountain is home to an immortal. At first, most people didn't believe it. Perhaps the common folk took it as truth for lack of better judgment, but the reclusive cultivators who spent their lives in the mountains mostly d
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The Crane Calls in the Ninth Heaven 鹤鸣于九天
Has martial arts fiction really died? I don't believe it! Who among us didn't dream of the martial world when we were young? Martial arts fiction is a romance unique to us Chinese, deep in our bones! A chivalrous heart, tender affections, drinking and singing with abandon, brewing tea with snow: this is a martial world full of love, loyalty, gratitude, revenge, poetry, wine, flowers, and tea!
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The Wind Rises in Jingdu, Awaiting the Coming Rain 荆都风来待雨临
Overnight, a young blacksmith from a shop in Shengang becomes the last surviving grandson of a powerful family of scholars, whose influence once reached the highest halls of government. A pigeon’s whistle marks the way home, and old books conceal a conspiracy. With a nameless sword in hand, carrying his grandfather’s hopes and his adoptive father’s instructions, he steps into the turbulent world of Jingdu. The Shanfu Academy, deep within the Imperial College, is no ordinary place of learning. It
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Changan Bets on the Spring Breeze 长安赌春风
Chang'an Bets on the Spring Breeze
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The Savage Era 蛮荒记
[Primordial World, Invincible, Otherworld, the Myriad Worlds, Female Lead, No Harem, World-Destroying] One flower, one world. One leaf, one pursuit. One song, one sigh. One lifetime devoted to one person. One glance, one breathtaking beauty. One step, one descent into obsession. One thought, one dream. One lifetime spent waiting for one person. Pangu, alone with an axe, fought across the highest heavens, all for the sake of waiting for one person in this life…
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- 76 The Rebellious Immortal: Little Demoness of Chaos 逆仙之混沌小魔女 Have you ever seen cultivation like this? Ascending to immortality isn't a glorious honor. It means being branded with a slave mark and serving as Heaven's "spiritual energy battery" for all eternity. The harder you cultivate, the farther freedom slips away. This is the world Su Nianwei transmigrated to: an apocalypse where the Immortal Dao has become a prison and the laws of Heaven have crumbled. She was a "good-for-nothing pill girl" abandoned by her family. Her dantian was damaged, her spirit 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Tipsy 《微醺》 Tipsy 175Reads—Score114d adds
- 78 My Brilliant Galaxy 我的璀璨星河 My Brilliant Galaxy 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 A Peerless Beauty 绝色.佳人 A Peerless Beauty 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Where Have All the Beauties Gone? 美女都死哪去了？ Where Have All the Beauties Gone? 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Be the Leading Lady of Your Own Life 做自己的.大女主 Be the Leading Lady of Your Own Life 20Reads—Score—14d adds
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Chronicles of Heroes and Chivalrous Shadows 群英侠影录
A traditional wuxia novel steeped in history. It is a story of love and vengeance for family and country, of chivalrous heroes and young gallants in fine clothes riding spirited steeds. The novel creates a vast jianghu and an expansive world of martial arts. Its breadth of martial arts, number of schools, and cast of characters are among its defining features. Inspired by the narrative methods and writing styles of Liang Yusheng and Jin Yong, every word has been independently conceived and writt
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Chang'an National Academy 长安国院
[Wuxia + ensemble cast + girl disguises herself as a boy + no romance + the mystery of immortality; no dating while you're at school] Volume One is complete. Volume Two is temporarily on hiatus due to circumstances beyond the author's control. Chang'an is home to an academy called the Chang'an National Academy, a brilliant pearl set in this vast land. Drawn to Chang'an, Qu Yan comes to the Chang'an National Academy and begins her student life. Meanwhile, the lost parasitic gu worm accidentally b
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Frost Sword Sweeps Away the Breeze 霜剑扫清风
The whole village was drenched in blood and reduced to ruins in a single day. Young Zhang He escaped a mountain of corpses and a sea of flames, clutching an unparalleled manual to his chest. From then on, he was a fugitive with nowhere to go. To conceal his lethal skills, he went into hiding at Wudang, content to serve as a young kitchen acolyte. Smoke and fire could not dim his soaring ambition. With a woodcutter's knife in hand, he secretly trained in peerless inner arts. One day, the disc
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The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡
[The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the
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Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界：我本平庸
(We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin
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Snow Falls on the Boughs, Frost Covers Them All 雪落枝头上满霜
Daxueping was destined to be anything but peaceful today. Especially at the turn from late autumn to early winter, as the cold northern wind swept tiny flakes of snow across the withered grassland and toward the Crescent Lake, frozen solid. Three young boys, one chance encounter, one narrow escape from death, and a brotherhood that would last a lifetime.
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The Wind Rises in Chang'an 风起长安
Was the Lingyan Pavilion really built to display portraits of meritorious officials? Who is pulling the strings behind the scenes, making one move after another in a bid to control the Tang Empire? What hidden dangers lurk beneath the prosperous Zhenguan era? Why was Li Shimin’s mausoleum built into a mountain? Why did Li Shimin champion the imperial examinations and abandon the nine-rank system of selecting officials, which had been in place for two hundred years?
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- 89 See All the Flowers in Chang'an in One Day: Living in the Great Tang 一日看尽长安花：活在大唐 If you could go back to the Tang Dynasty, what would you most want to do? Live in Chang’an, go to school and enter government service, take turns working at government offices at every level, draw a government salary, enjoy officials’ benefits, wear authentic Tang clothing, and learn the rules of getting around? Through ten settings and forty-three experiences, along with five treasured paintings and a map of Chang’an’s wards and markets, this book introduces the rules for getting by and the det 81Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 90 Abandoning Chang'an 弃长安 This accessible account of the An Lushan Rebellion explores the history of the Tang dynasty during the upheaval and the fates of those who lived through it. Its central thread is the experience of abandoning Chang’an shared by several key historical figures, including Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong, An Lushan, Yan Gaoqing, Geshu Han, Yang Yuhuan, Li Heng, and Zhang Xun. Focusing on the major issues behind the Tang dynasty’s decline, it uses the experiences of people caught in the chaos to explain how t 741Reads9.5Score25914d adds
- 91 Lying Flat and Slacking Off in the Tang Dynasty 我在大唐躺平摆烂 Li Tan transmigrated into the body of Li Longji's grandson. Kept under close watch, he had no choice but to act like a spoiled, reckless wastrel so no one would suspect a thing. When the An Lushan Rebellion broke out, Li Tan used the prestige he had earned defending Tong Pass to enter Chang'an and force Li Longji to appoint him Supreme Commander of the Imperial Guard. Thus began the Tang dynasty's game of power. A scheming and ruthless emperor followed the same path as Li Shimin and ascended the 11.2kReads8.8Score78514d adds
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Eternal Night Divine Realm: Embers 永夜神域：余烬
The day the Divine Domain descended, light gained color. Not a rainbow of colors, but a pale gold, cold and metallic in texture. The sky was covered in enormous data runes. The sun still rose, but every ray of light seemed recalibrated by some supreme will: precise, constant, and utterly devoid of warmth. The System declared that human civilization had become the test subject of the 9847th "Eternal Night Divine Domain." The world was overwritten with data, and life was bound to cold HP and MP.
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Late Eastern Han: One Sword Strike, and I Unleash the Three Kingdoms' Age of Chaos 东汉末年，我一剑斩出乱世三国
My name is Dou Yu. My grandfather was a great general second only to The Outcast, and my father was the greatest swordsman under Heaven, yet I became an orphan. In the year of Jiazi, I unexpectedly inherited Zhang Jue's legacy. From then on, I entered Luoyang, enrolled in the Imperial Academy, and severed my ties to the mortal world. This is a different kind of late Han chaos. Everyone upholds Confucianism as orthodox, while the Hundred Schools and Nine Schools are relegated to the demonic and h
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Shadows over the Hall of Loyalty 影落忠义楼
[Shadow Guard’s Rise + Court Intrigue and the Martial World + Stunning Beauties] He is the sharpest shadow guard in Prince Night Falcon’s hands. With his Feihong Sword, he has spilled countless drops of blood and never once failed. During a mission, he meets Mu Yao, a tender moonlight in a turbulent age, and then catches the fiery starlight in Shen Siyue’s eyes, a beacon of hope in utter despair. Little does he know that from the moment they met, Tong Xinling, an attendant of the Ruyi Tower, has
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Liu Ling Turns No Guest Away 刘伶不留客
No transmigration. This is the story of a young man in the final years of the Eastern Jin dynasty. His entire family is massacred. His father dies after laying a plan in motion, leaving behind a fragment of a map. The young man begins by investigating an old case involving the Zhenbei Army, founded by his father, bent on revenge. Then Former Qin invades, and Xie An prepares to take the field. Should he investigate the old case, or save the world? After the war, a powerful minister usurps the thr
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- 96 The Peerless Sword God 绝色剑神 That winter, the martial world died. Tianwaitian slaughtered the entire martial world, staining rivers and mountains with blood. Beauty meant death. Zhao Qinghe was the most remarkable princess in the world, and the most beautiful woman in the world. When she smiled, the mountains and rivers paled. When she drew her sword, even immortals bowed their heads. Her Flowing Cloud Soft Sword made her invincible in three moves. Two even more dangerous women were always at her side: Luo Qinghan, “De 464Reads8.1Score19114d adds
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Reborn in the World of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 重生笑傲江湖世界
The protagonist is reborn in the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. What are the Five Mountains Sword Alliance, the Sunflower Manual, or the Dugu Nine Swords compared to doing whatever you please? The martial world is simply a place where people clash with one another.
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- 98 A Sword Immortal in Chang’an 长安有剑仙 Young Li Qingfeng takes a broken sword and shatters Chang'an's old dreams, setting out on the path of immortal cultivation. Rising from a collateral branch of a fallen clan, he relies on insight and perseverance to master a fragmentary sword manual. An enigmatic sword-shaped jade pendant then opens the door to a legend. The hardships of city life give him his openhearted humor, while trials in the martial world forge his “Clearwind Sword Intent.” From an outer-sect menial to a rising star of the —Reads—Score—14d adds
