Heartless Sword

This is a wuxia story about revenge. The heroine, Wuqing, was trained from childhood to be a cold-blooded assassin. Her only purpose in life is revenge: first, to kill the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard; second, to overthrow the current Ming dynasty. By chance, she meets the hero, Wu Bian. When she discovers he is the Commander's son, she takes the alias Zhang Qing and pretends to befriend him, using him to infiltrate the Commander's residence. In the process, however, she falls in love with Wu Bian. At the same time, Wuqing learns that she is actually a princess of the previous dynasty. The feud between their families and the enmity between their countries make it impossible for her and Wu Bian to love each other. They become enemies, and in the end she chooses to lay down her sword and enter a monastery.

She was a princess of the previous dynasty, destined to enjoy a life of wealth and privilege, cherished by everyone. But one merciless sword changed her fate completely: her father became her master, her mother became her master's wife, and she herself was trained into a fiend who could kill without blinking. How can she fight against her cruel fate? How can she save her sinful soul?

He was the son of a high-ranking minister, yet he loved a demoness instead of a noble lady. He had no desire to learn martial arts, but a merciless sword made him a master of the martial arts. Amid plots and misunderstandings, he marries a princess and becomes the sworn enemy of the woman he loves most. When he drives the merciless sword into the heart of the woman he once loved, how will he face the memories that come rushing back? And how will he face those eyes full of hatred?

He has always silently protected his junior sister, willing to give everything for her, yet he can never find a place in her heart. One unintentional act of help makes a young woman fall deeply in love and follow him through life and death; one careless remark makes that same woman leave home and plunge into the world of pleasure. Two women, two kinds of love. How will he choose? And how will he remain true to his choice?

She was born a noble young lady, but became an orphan overnight. Before she could heal from the pain of her entire family being slaughtered, she had to swallow the bitterness of living under someone else's roof all alone. She thought her life held no hope, but then she met the man destined for her; she thought her suffering was finally over, only to discover that the man she had entrusted with her life was her enemy. Between love and a blood feud, how will she choose? And how will she face the consequences?

She is the youngest and most beloved daughter of the Emperor. No one dares go against her wishes, yet he dares, again and again, defying her and breaking her heart. She repeatedly threatens him with her power, but still cannot win his love. In desperation, she resorts to schemes and intrigues, finally binding him to her. When the truth comes to light, how will she explain it all? And how will she keep her lover's heart?

One merciless sword, two generations of grudges. To gain rank and riches, he betrays those who trust him and stops at nothing. To avenge himself, he disowns his family and loses his humanity. As the saying goes, sow evil and reap evil. He rises to a high position, yet cannot win the one love he longs for; he schemes and plots, only to meet a miserable end.

His son and daughter go from loving each other to becoming bitter enemies, their fate sealed from the start: she steals the sword, schemes, and seeks revenge for a deep-rooted grievance, yet loses the one she loves most, and ends up spending the rest of her life alone with only a lamp and prayers for company. Though he has a beautiful wife, she is not the one in his heart; the woman he longs for has severed all ties with him, and they become strangers forever.

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