Seeking the Three Awakenings of the Sword

※This novel will go on a full-book reverse VIP on Wednesday, July 16. The reverse VIP chapters are 25-121, so readers who have already read them, please don't purchase them again. My new novel, A Malady Without Cause, is updating daily. The blurb is at the bottom. If you're interested, please add it to your reading list~

On a full-moon night during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Gao Zhuxiao went from being the most favored disciple of the Jijiao Sect to a prisoner. Hunted for carrying a precious artifact, she was unexpectedly rescued by Song Xiao, the young master of Yaotian.

Gao Zhuxiao knew he had saved her only to use her. But to take revenge, she had no choice but to seek refuge with him.

Yet the unexpected encounters at the inn at the foot of the mountain and the scattered figures in the torrential rain all looked just like her senior brother, who had died when their sect was slaughtered.

He was a blur in her memory, but she had never forgotten him.

On the day she took her revenge, snow fell thick and fast. She was reunited with someone from her past, only to part with him for good.

The Jijiao Sect was destroyed, breaking the balance of power among the three great factions of the martial world. Gao Zhuxiao became a target for everyone.

As she ventured back into the martial world, she vowed to reclaim the Sword-Hidden artifact, uncover the secret within it, and restore her mountain manor.

On a dark, windy night at the manor, the only family she had left was murdered. The assassin, however, bowed to Song Xiao and obeyed his every command.

"What do you have to say for yourself?" she asked.

Beneath the crescent moon, he stood resolute before the sword she pointed at him, then plunged it into his own chest.

At that very moment, Yaotian Pavilion was unexpectedly surrounded, and its master died in battle. The Great Zheng Sect rose above the martial world, unrivaled.

The martial world was shrouded in mystery, and a bloody conflict erupted over the artifact. What was the so-called secret of the Sword-Hidden artifact?

#Though but a mayfly leaf, adrift in wind and rain, I can only venture into this vast martial world, walking on and on, stopping only to set out again.

1. The overall setting is low-martial, with some elements of fantasy.

2. The story is a slow burn, centered on the heroine's growth and focused on adventure and travel.

Special thanks to Luming Xiaoxiao for creating the handwritten cover for this novel. Sending you lots of love~

※The blurb for my daily-updating novel, A Malady Without Cause, is below:

A scheming, restrained, fallen prince x a resilient, kind-hearted healer with a sunny disposition

Spring of Yongning Year Seven. Under a steady drizzle, I knelt in mud mixed with blood and tears, pointing my knife at Shen Wei's heart.

But I couldn't kill him.

That night, I gave my hand to someone else, and disappeared without a trace.

Over the next three years, sunflowers were planted throughout the Dashing Palace, inside and out.

No one knew who the flowers were for. All they knew was that the ruler drank with them every night, smiling as tears streamed down his face.

Qi Yin, ruler of the Great Yue, is a good man.

I lived in his palace, with all my needs taken care of, and even had time to study medicinal herbs.

He didn't interfere with any of that, only occasionally teaching me how to be a good spy for Great Yue.

I studied hard, and soon I was ready to go out on my own.

On the day I left for Great Dashing, he saw me off beneath the city tower, his shadow stretching long in the dusk.

I said, "I'm leaving."

Qi Yin was usually a man of few words, and I never expected a response. But that day, for once, he said something I thought was unnecessary:

"I'll wait for you here."

I looked at him and suddenly felt like laughing.

If the assassination succeeded, how could I possibly come back alive?

Later, I finally saw that sea of sunflowers.

That night, the stars glittered in the sky and the moon shone for a thousand miles. Shen Wei sat beside me, poured me a cup of wine, and asked,

"Have you ever loved anyone?"

I froze for a moment, then a cold flash gleamed from my sleeve. Smiling at him, I said,

"I have. What about you?"

He fell silent for a long time, long enough that I nearly missed my chance.

For months, I had been waiting for an opportunity this perfect.

As I drew my knife, he suddenly smiled, tipped back his cup, and drained it before calmly saying,

"Never."

#You are the unprovoked malady of my life. I need no medicine; having you is already my greatest joy.

Theme: Life is a journey, and I am but a traveler