Wind and Flowers

The Fourth Day of the Lunar New Year The more lively and abundant the New Year celebrations are, the more I find myself drawn to writing about quiet, pastoral retreats. The year before last, I happened to be writing about Ai'er and Leilei's Tuscan country life in a dreamscape in Dark Leaves, Morning Light. This time, the special New Year chapter of Windflower Strategy: Lianhua Xuefei depicts traditional rural life in China, with a festive New Year atmosphere and embroidery, landscape painting, tea ceremony, delicious food, and more. It's sweet and cozy, so please enjoy. The emperor of the present age is incompetent, corrupt officials hold sway, and the people live in misery. Officials are corrupt, the rich are heartless, and the poor are debased. In the martial world, there are eight great sects and seventy-two associations. Yet the emperor is wary of skilled fighters among the common people and wants to keep the martial world in check. Since the previous leader of the martial alliance died, the sects and associations have refused to acknowledge one another. With no leader to unite them, rumors abound that the martial world is nearing its decline. At this time, a mysterious and powerful organization suddenly rises in the martial world. Its leading members are said to be young, handsome men. Some hold prestigious government posts, some wield great influence in the royal court, some control the economic lifelines of the north and south, some enjoy considerable prestige in the martial world, and some have countless followers throughout the jianghu. What they all have in common is their unpredictable temperaments, freewheeling ways, and names that are somehow connected to the word "wind." This organization is called the Qingfeng Pavilion. They ignore the rules of propriety and don't follow convention, yet they can execute corrupt officials above and punish evil factions below, seemingly standing above every social class. They disregard the powerful and ignore the rules of the jianghu. The royal court and government cannot trace them, while the martial world fears and resents them, yet cannot find their leader or headquarters no matter how hard it searches. They believe the strong rule, and that violence must be answered with violence. They are best at surviving in this dog-eat-dog society. And yet... "Can't a sinner get a second chance?" "Is violence the only way to fight violence?" "Should the strong oppress the weak?" The Qingfeng Pavilion believes it can change the world, but does that mean its methods are right? Is there no one who can rein in these powerful figures? And so the story begins. BGM: "Moonlight" Wuxia has always been dear to my heart. I love a world that's forthright and chivalrous, where the strong rule. I like training the body, but I don't care for cultivation or fantasy martial arts that go beyond the limits of the human body. So I love only the simplest, purest wuxia: jianghu grudges, free-spirited adventures, love and hate. I deliberately arranged the structure this way. Read from beginning to end, it's a long story with a large cast. But if you like one or two pairings and read only the chapters with their names in the titles, each will work as an independent novella. It's up to you. Already serialized: Chan Yue Yun Yang, Pairing: Beigong Chan and Ren Yunyang Qingshui Wuying, Pairing: Sima Qing and Xiao Wuying Coming soon: Lianhua Xuefei, Pairing: ??