The Beauty Draws Her Sword in Yanjing

Coming soon: "Reborn as the Frail, Hated One," please add it to your collection! The blurb is at the bottom.

◎ "Saving you was unintentional. Loving you was deliberate."

◎ A vengeful, deranged beauty of a top x a peacock-strutting sect leader bottom

In the first year of the Tianxi era under Emperor Zhenzong of Song, the down-and-out sect leader Zhou Yixing stole his sect's treasured heirloom. While fleeing, he was rescued by Su Jiuyun, who had lost his memory.

Zhou Yixing clung to Su Jiuyun and refused to leave, dead set on staying for the reason that "you're prettier than me." He also insisted on searching for his old friend alongside the amnesiac Su Jiuyun.

Dressed as a woman, Zhou Yixing lifted Su Jiuyun's chin. "What a pretty little thing. Life is short, so we ought to enjoy ourselves. I'm this good-looking. Surely you could feel just a little bit tempted?"

Su Jiuyun: "My old friend is prettier."

Zhou Yixing: So his old friend is me!

Zhou Yixing claimed to be the greatest sword master under Heaven, yet while everyone else practiced swordsmanship, no one ever saw him pick up a sword. He spent his days idly fanning himself with a folding fan and practicing disguises in front of a bronze mirror, determined to laze around.

Other disciples of the immortal sects: That's the Jiuhe Fan, third on the Hundred Weapons List! What a waste!

Zhou Yixing: Oh, I also have the first and second-ranked swords. But I'm not interested. I'm interested in finding beauties.

Zhou Yixing owed Su Jiuyun money, so he worked odd jobs at a clinic to pay it back. Yet he coveted Su Jiuyun's treasures and caused trouble every day.

"I owe you money. How could I just leave so easily?" Zhou Yixing said.

"But you're the one who insisted on clinging to me," Su Jiuyun replied helplessly.

Unexpectedly, when they were trapped in a tomb, Zhou Yixing used a feng shui compass to demolish his enemies. With one sweep of his fan, he subdued countless demons and saved hundreds of disciples from the immortal sects, eliminating all the evil spirits.

Disciples of the immortal sects: Didn't you say you couldn't fight?

Zhou Yixing: I didn't want to be able to, but I was the greatest martial artist in the world back then. Still, I'm not interested in martial arts. I'm interested in the gorgeous Su Jiuyun.

Years ago, Zhou Yixing's swordsmanship was peerless, and countless people wanted to join the Shuying Sect. He found the exiled youth Su Jiuyun on a snowy night, gave him a name, and taught him swordsmanship.

Years later, Su Jiuyun gave him a longevity lock whose power came from Su Jiuyun's own lifespan.

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Years ago, Zhou Yixing became the leader of a declining sect and was falsely accused of being the greatest thief in the land. Swept up in the shifting tides of the martial world, he had no say in his own fate.

Years later, Su Jiuyun killed his mortal enemy for him. Amid thousands of people, he alone fought his way forward, even plunging into demonic corruption without a second thought.

They constantly tested each other, their circumstances shifting and turning. Even after Su Jiuyun forgot what the other looked like, he could still recognize the familiar face of his old friend.

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This time, Su Jiuyun would never let go again.

◎ Reader's guide:

1. Cover art by Weilou, used with permission. Please don't leave comments listing potential triggers.

2. Younger top, happy ending, mutual salvation, reunited after years apart, melodramatic but sweet.

3. Set broadly in the Northern Song dynasty. Hope you enjoy reading, lovely readers. Mwah!

Theme: They journey toward one another for the sake of love and the greater good