Novels like No One Escapes My Blade
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- 1 Beautiful, Powerful, and Tragic: Conquering the Empress to Claim the World 美强惨，征服女帝谋天下 [One-on-one, both leads devoted only to each other; power fantasy: empress + equally matched leads + sweet romance + hilarious + scheming + political intrigue] She's the demonic woman everyone hates? Fine, she'll kill everyone who dares defy her, become empress, and make them all bow at her feet. What a thrill! He's the former crown prince of a fallen dynasty, wandering the martial world and hunted by assassins? Fine, he'll fight his way back to his homeland and claim the throne, using his schem 6Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 2 Dustbound Love 尘缘 [Original novel behind the screen adaptation] The original novel of the hit drama Dust Fate, starring Angelababy and Ma Tianyu! In his previous life, the male lead was a true immortal in the heavens. He was cast down to the mortal world to suffer the cycle of reincarnation for protecting a fairy who had taken the form of a bluestone. In his final lifetime, a bolt of heavenly lightning awakened his spiritual nature, and he should have ascended to immortality. By a twist of fate, however, he was m 903Reads9.1Score145Shelves
- 3 Walking Alone in the Shadows 孤影行 There’s always someone beyond the next, and another heaven beyond the sky. Who would have thought that outside the Yuan Domain lay countless strange and bizarre domains of evil demons? The discovery comes as a major shock to Luo Yiyuan, who knows only martial arts. The Jianghu’s Heavenly Void Ranking has appeared once more, stirring unrest on all sides. One conspiracy after another unfolds, and Luo Yiyuan is dragged into the turmoil. The sky collapses and the earth splits, dynasties fall, profou 776Reads7.4Score103Shelves
- 4 Lone Blade at the Edge of the World 天涯孤刀 A boy who grew up among piles of corpses in the Valley of the Dead embarks on an irreversible path of revenge. Through one bloody battle after another, he transforms, like a lonely wanderer roaming the ends of the earth in search of the one hope that keeps him alive. He says his heart is dead and his blood has gone cold, yet he falls helplessly in love with a woman who can never give him a promise, but will change his life forever… He has few friends, but he is always ready to stand by th 979Reads8.7Score124Shelves
- 5 A First-Rank Blind Swordsman Enters the Martial World 一品盲刀入江湖 Sixth-rankers laugh and call themselves kings; fifth-rankers can move mountains and overturn the earth! Fourth-rankers roam heaven and earth; third-rankers shake mountains and seas with a single punch! Second-rankers transcend life and death; first-rankers stand shoulder to shoulder with the heavens! Chen Yue transmigrates by accident, only to become blind! What lies hidden behind the blank spaces in his memory? The moment he takes up a blade, a familiar feeling surges through him! And from that 1.4kReads5.4Score100Shelves
- 6 The Greatest Blade in History 千古第一刀 Xiao Li’s flying dagger never misses. A sword comes from the west: Heavenly Maiden of the Flying Immortal. What sparks will fly when the heir to the flying dagger meets a descendant of the Flying Immortal? New to the martial world and carrying a heavy responsibility, he sets out to eradicate evil and defend the righteous. But right and wrong are hard to tell, and one battle makes him famous. Who will brave life and death to follow him, and who will reluctantly let go, suffering night and day? Ho 2.3kReads8.8Score203Shelves
- 7 The Blood Sword of the Martial World 血剑江湖 No transmigration, no cultivation, just a story of the jianghu! The wind rises in the jianghu and dies away there. Amid the mists and illusions, all that remains is a burning desire to uphold justice! The jianghu is the hot-blooded young man, the courage to fear nothing, and the regrets of things that once appeared but could never be held on to. The Demon Sword has returned, and life and death hang in the balance! Ling Yu, a brilliant and refined young gentleman, and Xiao Lishang, the purehe 63Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Banquet Pavilion Records 宴亭录 [Ensemble romance x immortal-demon love x god-demon love x quirky and lighthearted] Episodic stories, one-on-one pairings, mutual devotion, happy endings Laid-back, hard-drinking female puppet maker VS refined, gentle male painter Naive girl with unparalleled skill in mechanisms VS obsessive, twisted young lord of the demon realm Food-loving girl with mediocre bewitching arts VS fox-clan boy with exceptional bewitching arts Proud, battle-obsessed girl VS aloof genius boy with superb sword skills 742Reads9.4Score155Shelves
- 9 A Young Man's Ambition in the Martial World 少年江湖意 People say you were reckless in your youth. But what does it mean to be young? You are young, so of course you are reckless. Dressed in fine clothes and riding a spirited horse, you enter the jianghu; one dream of the jianghu, and you are swept into a world of wonders! A young wanderer, the spirit of the jianghu. A young man ventures into the jianghu, learns its ways, and finds his companions. A sword makes its first journey through the jianghu and meets a scholar. With a cloud-patterned fan, th 1.1kReads8.1Score219Shelves
- 10 Cold-Blooded, Yet Kind: Night Seventeen 冷血，有情，夜十七 (No System) (No harem) (No mindless protagonist) (No tired tropes) (Character growth) (Immortal martial arts) (Cold-blooded) (Compassionate) (Decisive and ruthless) At six, Ye Shiqi's family was struck by disaster. A mysterious organization took him in and trained him. Through one perilous ordeal after another in an environment of brutal competition, he steadily grew into a dark assassin whose name made the whole world tremble. Calm, composed, and brilliant, he moved like a ghost. Though cold-bl 27.9kReads8.3Score3.3kShelves
- 11 One Shot to Subdue Mountains and Rivers 一枪镇山河 Young Li Changfeng unexpectedly obtains the Bloodthirsty Overlord Spear, a fearsome weapon. In a world plunged into chaos, he avenges his family, wipes out bandits, crushes enemy kingdoms, and defeats the demon race, using his spear to usher in an age of peace and prosperity. 7.2kReads8.6Score744Shelves
- 12 Get Lost, Goddess! I Only Have Eyes for the Female Supporting Character 女神滚，我独好宠女配 At Tiger-Wolf Mountain, Shen Yihuan, a young disciple of the Dongli Sect, accidentally rescues a female disciple of the Emei Sect. The two soon discover that they have stumbled upon a conspiracy revolving around one of the “Ten Sects’ Four Beauties.” Along the way, they search for a way to save people and meet Xia Hongmei, Xiao Xueer, and others, all among the Ten Sects’ Four Beauties of the Ten Sects Alliance. They are swept up in the upheavals among the ten sects, cross paths with members of t 1.2kReads6.8Score101Shelves
- 13 Mortal Roots 凡根 He was once a boy in the mountains. He never knew why people were born into different ranks, but because he was told he had no immortal roots, he was doomed to remain beneath others forever, without even the right to dream of changing his fate. His only family left him to seek the path to eternal life, and he had to smile as he sent them off, only to turn away with tears in his eyes. Yet he firmly believed: Heaven and earth are the board, and I am a pawn. My steps may be slow, but I will never r 5.6kReads8.6Score470Shelves
- 14 Purple Mist Manor 紫雾山庄 In the Nine Provinces of the Great Qian, the imperial court and various martial arts factions are all deeply intertwined. Under the protagonist's leadership, a small martial arts group navigates the various factions, gradually growing stronger. This is the story of a small faction's rise. 10.3kReads8.4Score895Shelves
- 15 Yet the Way Seems Ordinary 却道寻常 [A web-novel master picks up his pen again: a monumental xianxia epic twenty years in the making] He walked out of the Inverted Sky, climbed to the fourteenth floor, and shouldered the whole mortal world. Barely twenty and dressed in blue, he dares to seal the heavens! 194Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 16 Chasing Wind Tower 追风楼 [Wuxia + Passion + Assassins + Comedy + Multiple Protagonists] There are no sword strikes that split the heavens here, only bodies that achieve sainthood! They are the shadows of the Heavenly Dao Sect, and a band of grim reapers wandering the mortal world! Everyone who makes it out of here alive has a story to tell. 1.6kReads8.8Score100Shelves
- 17 Scheming with the Sword: The Alluring Emperor Both Dotes on and Torments Me 剑谋天下，邪魅帝君又宠又虐 The Heaven-Splitting Sword weeps, and heaven and earth lose their color. When the Blood Talisman appears, the martial world is stained red. This story overturns the traditional tale of an orphan's rise in Wuxia, revealing the path of a young master from a martial arts clan through the martial world. From an innocent youth to a leader who commands the tides of the martial world, worries over the nation's fate, plots for power, and steers the course of events with a laugh... He was the son of the 344Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 18 High Martial: I Begin by Mastering the Quick-Draw Technique 高武：从领悟拔刀术开始 [Plot-focused] [The story comes first, System upgrades are secondary] [Please don’t read if that’s not your thing]. Here’s the blurb: Tang Yu is kind by nature. He activates a System with killing as its goal, taking other people’s karma by killing them and using that karma to comprehend martial arts and grow stronger. Fu Hongxue’s Quickdraw, Duan Yu’s Beiming Divine Skill, Nie Feng’s Ice Heart Formula, Song Que’s Eight Heavenly Blade Techniques... The Wolf, King of Killers, Black Blade, Butcher 1.3kReads8.8Score209Shelves
- 19 The Blade of the Master 师刀 Eyes like shooting stars, movements like lightning. A blade that kills, a sword that saves. This is a story about a young man and his blade. 5.7kReads9.0Score437Shelves
- 20 Green Duckweed 青萍 In one life, the Celestial River overflowed, and all nine provinces became a vast marsh. In another, ten suns appeared at once, turning the earth into a living hell. In yet another, the gates of the underworld swung wide, and the mortal world became a realm of ghosts... Heaven and Earth are cruel, treating all living things as straw dogs! Through countless ages of reincarnation, who is really in control? In this life, a lone youth, with only a sword at his side, sets the wind in motion here, ris 16.1kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves
- 21 The Young Traveler 少年行 In that moment, I truly understood why the poor stay poor. It isn't because we don't work hard enough. It's because of the environment we live in, the resources we have, our narrow-mindedness, and the few, fragile opportunities available to us. All of it traps my impoverished family in a struggle just to survive! I gave everything I had for a chance to “change my fate,” yet a single storm was enough to destroy it! 24.6kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
- 22 Rusty Sword 銹剑 (No brainless plot, no System, no harem, not a power fantasy, and only half committed to lying flat) Pull the helpless drops of water out of the martial world. Use rivets that refuse to be ordinary to pry up an entire edifice. Let a one-of-a-kind self return to heaven and earth. Draw the rusty sword that has earned its rest from the Yellow Springs. Warning 1: This book is a broad, multi-perspective narrative with a certain reading threshold. Please don't leave your brain at the door. Warning 2 21.8kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves
- 23 Bai Xiaoshang 白晓殇 A dragon's spirit lies hidden in the abyss for years, then rises to the clouds in a single stroke. The death of Huang Rong, once hailed as the world's most beautiful woman, is merely the beginning. The Northern Dragon royal family, the five surnames and seven clans, and the martial world of the five regions: a storm of blood and violence still lies ahead. 236Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Empire as My Canvas 江山为卷 [A completely fictional xianxia history: political intrigue + xianxia + no System.] “Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince has broken through all four passes. He has led his army across the Yinma River and is closing in on Tianmen Pass.” The ministers were speechless. How could that dissolute heir, who spent every day drinking and womanizing and even brought dancers on military campaigns, have broken through all four passes? From the looks of it, he was going to attack the strongest pass in Western Shu 12.1kReads9.1Score960Shelves
- 25 Lord of the Night 夜幕之主 What’s so great about inheriting the throne? A kingdom you conquer yourself is the one you can rule with confidence. He commands Nightfall, one of the three great assassin organizations, and a single word from him decides who lives and dies. He also controls the Four Seas Merchant Alliance, one of the ten great trade guilds, and is richer than an entire nation. Once that useless prince leaves the capital, he soars like a dragon released into the sea. He raises the Banner of a Hundred Battles in 22.5kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves
- 26 Martial Dao Shakes the Three Thousand Realms 武映三千道 Xu Wuzhou transmigrates and is astonished to discover that he has become a live-in son-in-law, a universally recognized good-for-nothing parasite who even ended up in his bride's best friend's bed on his wedding night. He accidentally wanders into a brothel while out for a meal. His aloof wife is utterly disappointed in him, and his father-in-law sends him off to the family martial arts hall, leaving him to sink or swim. But transmigrating grants him a battered Samsara Bowl that can only be repa 6.4kReads8.5Score676Shelves
- 27 The Mountain Ranger of Guandong 关东巡山人 Black-handled blades, jade-faced foxes, the Thirteen Guardians who shook eastern Manchuria. Princes and generals, spirit mediums and magistrates. Limping beggars with long-stemmed pipes, monks and Taoist priests. Dragons, serpents, tigers, and leopards: none can escape the flying knives. A mountain range in a parallel world's eastern Manchuria, a feud sealed away for thirty years, a black blade that fills everyone with dread, a world of outlaws teeming with heroes, and a mountain patrolman who w 24.7kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
- 28 The Seven Stars Chronicles of Chivalry 七星侠义录 In a modern city, an evil force is quietly taking root. Seven chivalrous heroes from Jin Yong's stories possess seven ordinary people from different walks of life. Through training, they gain powerful martial arts skills and, guided by a mysterious figure, join forces to fight evil... 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Snow Blankets the World, the Wind Carries the Blade 大雪满风刀 [No System, alternate history, political intrigue, a touch of cultivation, no mindless characters, no invincible heroes] A mysterious woman is imprisoned in the depths of the imperial jail. The first time jailer Yang Zhan met her, he cursed her, calling her shameless! From then on, she had a name... Bilian! 23.6kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
- 30 The World’s Number One Blundering Assassin 天下第一乌龙刺客 The World’s Greatest Accidental Assassin 162Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Sword Seed 剑种 One female lead, no angst. A sixteen-year-old boy with a sword case on his back sets out to wander the world for the first time. He only wants to recover the remains of his elders. Step by step, he uncovers the secrets of the sword case and masters one peerless famous sword after another, until he becomes the sharpest sword in the world. 6.7kReads9.1Score683Shelves
- 32 The Capital's Greatest Detective: You Call This a Lackey? 京城第一神捕，你管这叫狗腿子？ After passing the graduate school entrance exam, Xu Qing finally landed the stable government job he had always dreamed of. Only, this job was a little different from what he had imagined. He had transmigrated into the body of a constable who had just died. What's more, a tall, handsome female constable with elegant brows and bright, starry eyes took a liking to him and picked him to serve under her. Xu Qing had intended to refuse. That is, until he saw the female constable casually snap a stone 17.5kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
- 33 Simulating Life in a Female-Dominated Cultivation World 我在女尊修仙界模拟人生 Su Quan, who studied media and acting in his previous life in Huaguo, unexpectedly transmigrates into a matriarchal world. From the start, his vicious, snobbish mother is forcing him to marry the old hag who rules as the current female emperor of the ancient Xia Kingdom. Luckily, he awakens the “Matriarchal Life Simulator” System in time. In his first life, he is the husband of a female war god. When she returns from battle, she discovers that her husband and son are living in a doghouse. In his 22.6kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
- 34 Great Ming: From Book Boy to the Strongest Imperial Guard 大明：从书童到最强锦衣卫 Zhou Chu transmigrated to the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty. To survive, he was sold to the Lu family as a page. Just as Zhou Chu was helping the family’s second young master study and make steady progress, disaster struck the Lu family. Its members were thrown into prison. Zhou Chu took the Lu family’s only daughter with him, earning money while bribing the guards to make life in prison more comfortable for the family. Then Zhu Houzhao died, and Zhu Houcong took the throne, changing the era n 45.1kReads8.9Score5kShelves
- 35 From the Start, a Brocade-Clad Guard: I Berate My Superior 开局锦衣卫：怒喷上司 When Shen Mo woke up, he discovered he had become a member of the Imperial Guards and acquired a Mind and Body Happiness System. In his past life, he’d spent his days as a workhorse, meek and submissive. This time, he was going to let loose. Whoever messed with him would get what was coming to them! If someone made him miserable, he’d make sure they suffered too! He’d put personal decorum aside and enjoy a life of going wild. Shen Mo: “If someone insults me, I’ll curse their whole family. If som 28.1kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
- 36 Spring Over the City 满城春 [New Bonus Chapters] The Liu family of the capital is an illustrious noble house, so powerful that even the imperial clan treats them with deference. Liu Yan, the youngest legitimate daughter of the Liu family's second branch, is gifted and blessed with both wisdom and good fortune. When her stepmother joins the family as she turns five, Liu Yan expects a fierce battle. But her stepmother turns out to be quite unlike anyone expected. With her older brother looking out for her and her childhood s 15.5kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
- 37 Cicadas Sing as the Sun Sets in the West 蝉声且送阳西 [Wuxia + swordsmanship + political intrigue + scheming protagonist + comedy + multiple leads] The world’s great currents form a chessboard, and all living beings are its pieces. One player commands the black pieces, another the white. One person has double pupils and looks down coldly on mortal life, overturning heaven and earth with a single gesture. Another is refined and graceful, laying schemes one after another, each linked to the next. Another, though only at the second rank, takes one ste 7.4kReads9.3Score737Shelves
- 38 A Solitary Seeker of the Dao 孤独的寻道 The Dao has died! The laws have begun to fade! Only techniques remain, reaching into every corner of the world. Ye Ming, the hated, ill-fated loner, suddenly discovers he has a grandfather. Then his grandfather takes him to a new world. His new book, Envying the Dao, is now online. 38.1kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves
- 39 Longevity: Starting with a Chance Encounter with Li Canghai in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 长生：从在天龙偶遇李沧海开始 No cheating in this novel, no cheating in this novel, no cheating in this novel. The important things must be said three times! Also, the world doesn't revolve around the protagonist. I've created a vast world, so don't read this if that's not your thing! He has witnessed Li Canghai's bewitching charm and become a rebellious disciple who defies his master. He has seen Wang Yuyan's beauty and Xiaolongnu's cool elegance. He has even seen the unparalleled domineering presence of the Eastern Leader. 18kReads7.1Score1.2kShelves
- 40 The Dao Ancestor 道祖 The Chu family’s heaven-blessed son was poisoned with a cup of wine when he was young, robbed of his talent and cast out by a great sect! He joined the army and, after six years of trials and triumphs, earned the title of Northern King! When he returns to his homeland, a single word shakes the world and a single thought stirs the winds and clouds. His old enemies are now bones beneath his feet! He wields the Six-Turn Creation Art, growing stronger with every step. He crushes peerless monsters, t 38kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
- 41 I’m Just a Foolish Emperor. What Bad Intentions Could I Have? 我就一昏君，能有什么坏心思？ [Tyrant + Political Scheming + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Misinterpretations + Farming] Luo Lin opens his eyes and finds himself the new ruler of the Qian Kingdom, bound to a Tyrant System. If he ruins the kingdom’s fortunes, he can live forever? Being a wise ruler might be difficult, but being a tyrant should be easy. Just do whatever you want with your eyes closed! Then he looks around: a bewitchingly beautiful empress, a fiercely loyal minister, and a powerful eunuch. So Luo Lin starts causing 11.5kReads9.1Score795Shelves
- 42 EN Blade's Edge: Rebellious Start in a Chaotic Jianghu 开局叛出镇抚司，我刀问江湖 [Court and martial world] + [Strong wuxia flavor] + [Following one's convictions] + [A story of growth] The dynasty was nearing its end. Regional princes carved up the realm, and chaos was about to descend. Great sects and hidden clans entered the world; monks and Daoists roamed the martial world. Barbarians, demonesses, foreign tribes, and demonic cults all took advantage of the turmoil. Shen Yi transmigrated into the role of a low-ranking guard in the Pacification Office. From the start, he ki 72.8kReads8.5Score6.1kShelves
- 43 Demon Slayer of the Frozen Abyss 寒渊诛魔 I'm pleased to recommend my new book, Dustblade Suppresses the Palace Gate. Old friends and new, come join us in a world of wuxia, where the imperial court stands tall and the rivers and lakes stretch far and wide. Ordinary people lead extraordinary lives. They pursue vengeance and justice with abandon, and fight for their homeland and family. Each person pushes forward with all their might for the wishes they hold dear. 15.2kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
- 44 The Candle-Bearing Immortal of the Night 仙夜秉烛人 I wield a sword that cuts through the mortal world's roads. I hold a lamp that illuminates the sorrows of past and present. I make a wish for suffering to vanish from the world. I have a heart... to investigate things, extend knowledge, make my intentions sincere, set my heart right, cultivate myself, bring order to my family, govern the state, and bring peace to all under Heaven! “Heaven's movement is vigorous; the noble-minded person strives without cease.” “The earth's nature is receptive; th 12.6kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
- 45 Immortality 长生 Ever since he was young, the boy Changsheng has inexplicably been struck by heavenly lightning time and again. He is saved by Daoist Lin, who takes him in as his final disciple. Daoist Lin was an abandoned disciple of Gezao Mountain, with the Daoist title Luoyangzi. For years, he explored tombs not for wealth, but to find treasures that could extend the life of the woman he loved. Before his death, he divides the secret manuals taken from the tomb among his five disciples and entrusts Changsheng 28.7kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
- 46 Text-Based Wuxia: From the Start, a Nighttime Meeting with the Gang Leader's Wife at a Ruined Temple 文字武侠：开局破庙夜会帮主夫人 [Text-based game] [Affects reality] [High Martial] [No female lead, multiple women] Chen Xuan accidentally came across a text-based "game" called Martial Arts. To his surprise, this seemingly unremarkable little game was terrifyingly realistic. Even more astonishing, it could affect reality. He also awakened a special talent: at the cost of reducing his own attributes to zero, he could see the triggers for every hidden encounter quest in the game! [Triggered Mortal-grade hidden encounter: "Years 1.4MReads9.3Score171.5kShelves
- 47 The Blood of Youth 少年歌行 The live-action adaptation of The Blood of Youth premieres exclusively on December 26. A passionate young man dressed in red, a penny-pinching owner of a dilapidated tavern, and the first disciple of a powerful martial clan: the three seem to have nothing in common, until they meet one snowy night. Each with their own agenda, they set out together to escort a coffin made of gold to the frontier city of Bilo. Along the way, they are hunted by forces from every side: the elite assassin duo Yue Ji 5.3kReads9.5Score649Shelves
- 48 Dashing Youth 少年白马醉春风 The long street was steeped in danger, loud and chaotic. A butcher wielding a cleaver brought it down, carving flowers into bone. An old woman selling embroidered shoes teased a flame from her candle with a needle. Not a soul could be found a hundred feet away. Then there was the oil seller, with eighteen swords hidden in his sleeves, always watching the steamed-bun shop across the street and its little beauty, whose hands could tear away one face and give her nine new ones. At the end of the st 11.5kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
- 49 Guarding Immortal Qin: Sixty Years of Devouring Demons in the Dungeon 镇守仙秦：地牢吞妖六十年 [Great Qin] [Invincible] [Embroidered Uniform Guard] [Passionate] [Imperial Hounds] [Supernatural Powers] [Xuanhuan] [Important note: All cultivation realms in this book follow the system issued by the General Administration of Sport of China: Hidden Origin, Illuminating Insight, Shining Light, Opening Yang, Jade Balance, Celestial Authority, Celestial Pivot, Jade Rotation, Celestial Hub] This is a Great Qin of immortal martial arts, where immortals and Buddhas bow their heads and demons flee fo 34.2kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves
- 50 Charge One Silver Coin More, and Even the Great Emperor Has to Pay 贪一银加一点大帝来了也得交银子 Short drama now streaming: As a Brocade Guard, Is There a Problem with My Having Absolute Power? (Ruthless and decisive + no distinction between good and evil, only differing sides + clear-headed. In short, just sit back and enjoy. Do-gooders, please keep away.) On the Xuanqing Continent, people held martial arts in such high regard that they even sought to become immortals and attain the Dao. Li Hanjiang transmigrated to this continent, into the territory of an empire called the Chiyan Empire. 23.3kReads8.7Score1.9kShelves
