Zhan Jinghong

The jianghu is swept by storms, full of intrigue and shifting schemes, where grudges are repaid and vengeance is taken. Breaking off a willow branch as a farewell gift, heading west beyond Yangguan, warming wine by a little stove, meeting beneath the moon.

In the chaos of a troubled age, Zhan Jinghong burst onto the scene. At twenty, armed with nothing but a sword, he defeated every martial arts sect. He then became engaged to Ji Wanran, the Tianshan Holy Maiden, dazzling the world with his brilliance and riding high on success. Then he broke off the engagement, vanished, and all word of him ceased. Three years after his disappearance, his influence still lingered, but there were those who coveted the Wuchen Sword he had left behind.

The story begins three years after Zhan Jinghong's disappearance, when Yan Wuyi, heir to the Yan family of Shu, storms Wuchen Valley to seize the Wuchen Sword.

By then, the chaos had only just ended, and the Great Zhou dynasty had recently been founded. Tales of Zhan Jinghong circulated throughout the jianghu. The Zhan family had few descendants, but many of them were born with extraordinary brilliance. However, the Zhan family descended from royalty, and a poison lingered in their bloodline, so its heirs often died young.

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