A Yu is Nan Yin's most fearsome yet refined blade. Whoever her blade points toward must kneel and meet their end, with none escaping.
Ye Erchi first saw her in the streets of Yuzhou. She wore plain clothes, looking upright and delicate, with not the slightest trace of a man's bearing. Ye Erchi looked down on her. When she bumped into him, he did not accept her apology, but flung his hands behind his back and walked away.
The next time they met, they were enemies on the battlefield. With just a thousand cavalry, she held Youcheng against him, killed thousands of his soldiers, and forced him to retreat.
Their armies clashed again and again. He suffered losses at her hands, but she, too, could not avoid defeat.
That day, snow swept across the sky. Ye Erchi looked at the figure in front of him, kneeling with a blade in hand, and a trace of complicated feeling showed in his eyes.
After a long while, he finally gave a disdainful laugh, bent down, and raised her face with his hand. His thumb brushed the edge of her lips, wiping away the blood.
"With a face like yours, you think you can take my head?"
* Disguised as a man, fictional setting, many original worldbuilding elements.
* Blurb written on 2023.03.10 (Weibo: @Suowangjiecheng)
Theme: My heart holds a bright moon. I admire it and keep it safe.
