Ten Years in the Making, All to Kill Her

I spent ten years plotting to kill her.

But she used kindness as a blade, slowly torturing the hatred I had so carefully built, inch by inch.

When Su Hanren was twelve, the entire Su family perished in a sea of flames.

Half a jade pendant left by the culprit pointed to Lin Zhenyue, leader of the Jiangnan martial world.

Ten years later, disguised under a false name, she infiltrated the Lin residence as a maid.

Her sword was sharpened, her poison prepared, and all she needed was the right moment...

Until she met Lin Qingyao.

The eldest daughter of the Lin family, known throughout the martial world as the "Jade-Faced Gentleman."

Everyone said she was as gentle as jade and compassionate as Buddha.

But what Su Hanren saw was:

The scar on her wrist that matched her own old wound;

The sword melody she played late at night, known only to the Su family heir;

The osmanthus cakes she brought, her mother's favorite;

And the fathomless pain and longing in her eyes.

"If killing me will free you from your anguish, then do it."

In the flickering candlelight, Lin Qingyao closed her eyes and tilted her head back, baring her vulnerable throat.

Su Hanren's sword rested against that tender skin, trembling for the first time in ten years.

Only later did she learn:

Her father's final letter had said, "Protect Yao'er."

Someone had braved the flames to reach her that night.

And the secret Lin Qingyao had guarded was enough to turn the entire martial world upside down.

Theme: There is great love in this world.