In the second year of Jianyuan, Emperor Kangdi of the Jin Dynasty passed away, and the successor Emperor Sima Dan was only two years old. The 21-year-old Empress Dowager Chu came to serve as regent. At the suggestion of the consort Huan Wen, a royal contest was held, regardless of casualties, and the winner would receive a heavy reward. Knights from all walks of life gathered in the capital to fight to the death. Nan Baisu, a talented swordsman who was once a courtesan from Jiangnan, has been looking for the man who gave him a short sword. In the prosperous Jiankang City, she finally encounters a liar who recognizes her sword.
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