After Her Fall, the Eldest Senior Sister Cut Through Everything

Lotus beauty adorned in gold and ink, this sword is made only to slay the King of Hell.

Yan Fengchun awoke one spring day with an empty mind, her memories of the past entirely gone. The person who took her in was a jade-faced young noble dressed in finery. Everyone called him "Little Highness."

The Little Highness was reserved and haughty, yet he depended on her more than anyone else. Yan Fengchun didn't know why, until one day, at a banquet in the prince's residence, someone recognized her by chance. That person fell to the floor, their finger trembling in midair. "A demon! A ghost!"

Yan Fengchun pointed at herself, baffled. Me?

In the next instant, a flash of swordlight cut off that person's finger. The Little Highness, usually lazy and arrogant, had his jaw set and murder in his eyes.

She began to sense that things weren't so simple. But she had nothing inside her. The qi in her dantian was completely gone, and all she had for company since waking was a damaged saber. A demon? Me?

"They mean me, Sister." The Little Highness spoke with a straight face. "Don't be afraid of me. I only kill bad people."

She didn't particularly care what kind of person the Little Highness was. But Yan Fengchun discovered that there seemed to be many people who knew her. Some called her a "demon," some a "good person," and others respectfully addressed her as an "immortal."

A legend circulated through the martial world: an obscure sect had produced a group of brilliant young disciples, each moody and unpredictable, leaving not a blade of grass standing wherever they went. Among them was a King of Hell with a peach-blossom face, who had mastered both the qin and the sword, with countless lives hanging from every string.

War raged throughout the Nine Provinces without end. Later, they perished in a sea of flames, and the legend remained just a legend.

The war had not stopped. The still-young heroine picked up her sword and quietly told everyone, "Go on ahead. I'll defend the city."

Amid the clash of blades, she vaguely recalled that once, there had been someone she could trust to watch her back.

Until one day, someone came through the wind and rain to stand before her, tenderness and yearning in their eyes, so familiar to her.

**

Zhou Mian died in a vast expanse of snow. Using intelligence he had obtained through his identity, he had left Yan Fengchun somewhere safe.

But before he died, he learned that the intelligence was wrong.

For the first time in his life, the usually composed and self-controlled man panicked. But fate had other plans, and he died before she did.

Bound by a deep obsession, his soul returned home.

The dead opened their eyes once more, and his three hun and seven po souls lit the lamp of life for her.

Using his soul as bait and sending his po to guide the way, Zhou Mian formed a pact with a Wu, all to find a timeline in which she could survive.

"She is the person I would protect even if my soul were scattered."

"If it were her, she would save the world just the same."

**

Yan Fengchun came in, carrying a branch; in the second month, she left.

An old friend still remembered, and together they slept at the world's edge.

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Reader's guide and content warnings:

1. A lightly ensemble-focused story with a strong female lead. The heroine is highly intelligent and capable in combat, but slow to recognize her own feelings.

2. The heroine will have romantic storylines with different male supporting characters, including multiple love interests. The male lead and male supporting characters are inexperienced in both body and heart. There will be a rivalry between the men, so read with care if that bothers you!

3. The plot and romance are equally important. This is my first ensemble novel, and it is a long story with many elements and a complex setting: the martial world, the imperial court, and a small amount of Wu ritualism. The male lead initially has a spirit form; after dying and coming back to life, he gains the spiritual power of a Wu. The story includes multiple timelines and parallel worlds.

Theme: Persevere and protect what is beautiful.