The Boundless Jianghu

"The martial world is vast, yet wherever life takes us, we will meet again. Raise your cup and drink together.

The breeze is clear, the wine is sweet. Roam the martial world, point your sword, and let old grudges fade.

But when the breeze passes and the wine wears off, where do we go?"

After being unconscious for three years, Shen Qingchen woke up remembering everything, yet forgetting the most important person in her life, all because of a love-devouring gu called Qianji Luo.

She looked so heartbroken. She pointed her sword at Shen Qingchen, her gaze icy, as if she wanted to kill her. So why had she softened in the end?

Shen Qingchen had hurt her for no reason and disappeared for three years. When they met again, she no longer recognized her.

Yu Ci really wanted to kill her, but Shen Qingchen looked at her so innocently that Yu Ci couldn't bring herself to do it.

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The martial world seemed peaceful, but undercurrents ran deep. Rumor had it that whoever possessed the Evil Jade Sword would rule the world, and everyone yearned for it.

Nineteen years ago, a fierce battle shook the martial world. The Netherworld Demon Cult treated human lives like grass and slaughtered innocents without restraint. The martial arts alliance leader at the time, Zhou Ling, joined forces with five great sects led by Shangqing Abbey, along with the heroes of the martial world, and stormed Netherworld Mountain to seize the Evil Jade Sword. They vowed to raze the Netherworld to the ground.

But both sides suffered devastating losses. Zhou Ling died, the Demon Cult leader Shangguan Qingyun was gravely wounded, and the major sects suffered heavy casualties. The Evil Jade Sword vanished, and the martial world remained quiet for years.

Shen Qingchen was Zhou Ling's only daughter. She inherited her mother's extraordinary talent for martial arts. Her father was the head of the Jade-Sunder Hall, and her master was Wei Lan, known throughout the martial world as the Immortal Physician. From childhood, everyone expected her to find the Evil Jade Sword and avenge her mother.

Yu Ci was the Netherworld's Holy Maiden and the next in line to become the Demon Cult leader. From childhood, she had shouldered the responsibility of finding the Evil Jade Sword and avenging the Netherworld and her parents.

When they first met, Yu Ci was being pursued and was in a terrible state. Shen Qingchen rescued her.

Yet the very person who saved her kept saying she wanted to kill her...

Yu Ci's lips curved into a faint, indifferent smile. She couldn't help wondering: If Shen Qingchen found out that the person she had saved was the very one she wanted to kill, what would she do?

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She remembered her.

But Qianji Luo had no cure. Remembering their past would only bring pain to them both. If that was the case, they might as well forget each other in the martial world.

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Synopsis for "Unworthy":

Shen Yimian, a purehearted, pitiful little cabbage & Yu Qinghuan, a heartless, scum-filled menace

Yu Qinghuan was a famous figure at Luocheng University and the second daughter of the Brilliant Jewelry Group. She had grown up spoiled and pampered, noble and dazzling, a darling of the heavens.

Shen Yimian followed Yu Qinghuan to Luocheng University, never daring to imagine that their paths might cross.

But somehow, two parallel lines veered off course and met.

With Shen Yimian's humble background, how could she possibly deserve to have her name linked with Yu Qinghuan's? Their relationship was destined to stay hidden from the light.

For Shen Yimian's sake, Yu Qinghuan repeatedly deigned to visit her cramped, dim rental apartment. The space was so small that they could embrace just by turning around, and the air was thick with desire.

Yu Qinghuan didn't like her making a sound in bed. Shen Yimian didn't know why and was too embarrassed to ask. No matter how badly she wanted to cry out, she could only bite her lip and endure, her watery eyes glistening and the corners reddening.

Yu Qinghuan would hold her, kissing her as she said, "I like you."

Though Yu Qinghuan had never confessed, Shen Yimian had always believed she liked her, too.

Shen Yimian secretly rejoiced. At last, someone had come to love her.

The dream ended in her senior year.

By chance, Shen Yimian overheard Yu Qinghuan talking with a friend. Yu Qinghuan's eyes were smiling, but the words she spoke were ice-cold. "Heh, I'm a little tired of her, but Shen Yimian's eyes look a bit like hers."

Something exploded in Shen Yimian's mind. Her eyes quickly filled with tears, and she couldn't hear what they said after that.

So Yu Qinghuan liked her eyes because they looked like the eyes of someone she loved.

So Yu Qinghuan didn't like her making sounds in bed because her voice broke the illusion.

So the tattoo on Yu Qinghuan's chest wasn't just for looks. She had engraved the person she loved onto her heart.

So Yu Qinghuan didn't like her. It had all been in her imagination.

Yu Qinghuan said she was tired of her, so Shen Yimian would leave without making a fuss. Anyway, Yu Qinghuan didn't like her, so she wouldn't like Yu Qinghuan anymore, either.

Yu Qinghuan had always thought Shen Yimian was just a way to pass the time when she was bored. She liked Shen Yimian only because she had familiar-looking eyes, and she was the one in control.

Until Shen Yimian vanished from her world without a trace.

Theme: The martial world is vast, yet wherever life takes us, we will meet again