Jiang Yulou was supposed to die at the age of six, but a sword manual on a stone platform amid the ruins carried her to another world in turmoil. A kind old lady took her in and taught her what it means to love, to be righteous, and to be human.
To survive in a chaotic age and protect her loved ones, she resolutely set out on the path laid down by the sword manual.
Year after year, I ride through Chang'an. The inn is like home, and home feels like a borrowed place. I trade copper coins for wine, with nothing to do all day; at night, red candles burn as we play dice and stay awake.
It's easy to choose the words woven into a lovely wife's loom. Harder to discover what lies in a beauty's heart. A man has all of the northwest to call his homeland; don't shed tears by the bridge at the west of the river.
The poem is Liu Kezhuang's "Spring in a Jade Tower." The male lead is Young Master Xiang from The Legend of the Great Hero. The female lead comes with a special advantage, so please don't read if that bothers you.
Theme: A true hero fights for his country and its people.
