The Shadow of the Sword Dance

[This novel is frequently revised. The version on Jinjiang is the definitive one.]

[Historical romance in progress, My Nemesis Transmigrated into an Explicit Novel, see the author's page]

A great fire reduced the famed Qin Xin Sect to ashes.

Ten years later, the long-lost martial arts manual of the Qin Xin Sect resurfaced, drawing people from every walk of life into a fierce scramble.

Xiao Mumian, daughter of the Wulin Alliance Leader, fought her way through one challenge after another, hoping to protect the manual before it could unleash a storm across the martial world.

In a single night, blood ran like a river, and the manual vanished once more.

One manual, two massacres that wiped out entire households, and the martial world was thrown into turmoil once again.

Volume One: A clever, radiant young lady ventures into the martial world × an up-and-coming gentleman with a clear, bright spirit. A bickering pair join forces to hunt down a killer.

Volume Two: A satisfying revenge story starring a female assassin.

Xiao Mumian first met Qin Jinyang on the banks of the Little Qinhuai River, where spring breezes stirred the willow branches. The two got into a fierce fight.

The next time they met, she pulled Qin Jinyang, barely alive, from the icy waters of the sea.

Qin Jinyang smiled as brightly as a spring breeze. "How about I offer myself to you in marriage to repay you for saving my life?"

Xiao Mumian gritted her teeth. "That's repaying kindness with enmity!"

The two fought side by side, joining forces to hunt down the culprit and unravel the mystery.

But when the conspiracy was laid bare, Xiao Mumian realized that everything had been a lie.

After her family was destroyed, she disappeared into the darkness and became a phantom assassin.

Wherever her cold blade pointed, no one survived.

She returned in soft, smoky gauze, with a new name and identity.

Before she could even try to seduce him, Qin Jinyang took her wrist, his eyes full of delighted surprise, as if he couldn't believe he'd found something he'd lost.

Everyone in the martial world said Qin Jinyang was a graceful gentleman, bright and clear as the moon. No one knew he had grown up burdened by a blood feud.

Before even meeting Xiao Mumian, he had carefully plotted how they would meet.

Everyone was merely a pawn in his quest for vengeance.

He never expected to fall in love with one of his pawns.

For her, he was willing to give up revenge and spend the rest of his life with her alone.

But fate cruelly crushed this one and only light.

Years passed, and snow fell from a vast winter sky.

He looked at the woman before him in disbelief. Even finding someone who resembled her by seven parts was a rare blessing.

Drawing warmth from his "substitute," he could no longer tell whether this woman, who seemed real and unreal at once, was genuine or an illusion.

Until the "substitute" drove a long sword into his chest:

"You're back. I'm so glad."

Reading Guide: 1. Chapter One is from the male lead's perspective. The rest is from the female lead's.

2. Volume One features a bickering pair. Volume Two focuses on the female lead's revenge.

3. The male lead is evil through and through, consumed by obsession. He approaches the female lead with an ulterior motive, but falls in love with her.

4. The female lead returns under a new name and identity to seek revenge, becoming her own substitute.

5. The main story has a tragic ending. The bonus chapters continue the story and have a happy ending.

Historical romance in progress: My Nemesis Transmigrated into an Explicit Novel

Upcoming historical romance: Accidentally Flirting with My Young Uncle After Becoming a Widow

Upcoming yuri: Orange Fragrance in a Dream. Fake incest and rekindled love. See the author's page for the blurb.

Theme: Even after falling, remain kind