All for You

Ning Yi, a notorious figure in the capital, had an extraordinary background. One stomp from him could send the whole capital trembling. As long as you were on the capital's turf, anything went, except rebellion and treason. Pay your respects to "Master Ning" and invoke his name, and doors would open for you! Yet this little menace of a hooligan had his secret revealed by the brilliant eldest daughter of the Li family, Li Shuyu: he was a woman. Ning Yi kept losing to Miss Li because he was "not clever enough." If not for the fact that Miss Li couldn't fight... Hmph! A good fighter doesn't pick on a defenseless woman! Ning Yi thought disdainfully. As if she could actually outwit Miss Li. Miss Li had reached the age to marry, but every suitable match, through one mishap or another, either fell into ruin or lost his life. With Miss Li on the verge of becoming an old maid, Ning Yi volunteered: "How about me?" Miss Li wouldn't even look her in the eye. "I won't marry a brute." Ning Yi: "But I'm a woman!" Miss Li: "I won't marry a boorish woman." Ning Yi: "..." This story is set in a fictional world. No historical nitpicking, please! Theme: Striving tirelessly for a better life!