Lin Shu entered the Wujian Pavilion at seven, killed her first person at ten, and became famous throughout the martial world at sixteen with her Chongli Sword.
Everyone in the martial world called her the greatest assassin. But on the night she planned to retire to the mountains, the Chongli Sword she never let out of her hand was driven into her heart by someone she trusted.
Thinking her life was over, Lin Shu opened her eyes again and found herself in another remote mountain forest.
Beside her was a bandit carrying treasure, while a dozen or so strange-looking martial artists followed in the distance.
Blades flashed and swords clashed. Half an hour later, only Lin Shu remained in the woods.
She dropped the bamboo branch she'd used as a makeshift weapon and picked up the treasure lying nearby. Out of habit, she was about to dispose of all the bodies, but when she turned around, she discovered...
All the corpses she'd just left behind had vanished?
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The world's first open-world wuxia VR game powered by AI, Jianghu, officially launched. On launch day, discussion of the game soared to the top of the trending charts across major platforms.
With her skill and her money, Qu Zhiyu became a top player known to everyone in the game, yet shrouded in mystery.
She came and went freely through the secret realms of the major sects, and no player could match her.
Just as she was starting to lose interest in this new game, she, who had never once lost, was killed by an unknown player.
Her killer wore a bamboo hat and a face covering, with a grayish-blue scarf wrapped around their wrist. Their outfit was exactly like that of the common NPC mobs found everywhere. The only difference was the speed and calmness of their attack, as if she were nothing more than an ordinary, insignificant target.
The defeat enraged Miss Qu, and soon every player faction connected to her, as well as the kill lists, bore the same name.
The killer's surname was Lin, and her given name was Shu.
From then on, Qu Zhiyu regarded that name as her sworn enemy. But although Lin Shu killed her once, she also saved her ten times.
Amidst a raging inferno, Lin Shu looked back at the woman who had relentlessly pursued her. The firelight in her eyes reflected the woman's face.
"You've been hounding me this whole time. What is it you want?"
Qu Zhiyu sneered, her peach-blossom eyes fixed on Lin Shu. She raised a hand, yanked off the face covering Lin Shu never removed, and bit her, her voice caught between anger and delight.
"I want you!"
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Basically, it's a story about an ancient assassin who ends up in a wuxia game and falls into a love-hate relationship with a haughty heiress. It's going to be a fairly lighthearted read. Hope you enjoy it~
Theme: The jianghu has never been ours to command, but luckily, we have each other.
