Everyone says that the reigning empress, Jiang Hetian, is a peerless martial artist.
They say she once beheaded a barbarian emperor from a foreign tribe with a single sword stroke,
and, after sixteen years in hiding, finally restored the glory of an ancient kingdom.
But few know that she wielded that sword not for her country or its people,
but to save a certain obscure martial-arts wanderer who had accompanied her all the way through the restoration of her kingdom.
The girl had been crippled in one leg for her sake, and lost her home.
At sixteen, she was forced into marriage,
but still gritted her teeth and shakily raised her thin arm,
stabbing her enemy through the heart with her long sword.
Then she knelt before Jiang Hetian and gave her the whole world.
She had always thought her only purpose was to restore her kingdom.
But the day before her enthronement,
when the girl left with the last threat to their restoration,
and stood in the wind to say goodbye, she finally understood--
She had never cared about the world or the throne.
They were nothing but excuses to stay by that person's side.
Theme: Love helps people grow
