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- 1 From the Start, My Master Dies as a Sacrifice and the Whole World Hunts Me Down 开局师父祭天，我被天下人追杀 Dongfang Jing dies suddenly and transmigrates. After his master dies, the whole world hunts him down. Having escaped death time and again, he realizes that something seems increasingly off... Dongfang Jing: “My master is the greatest under heaven. Who dares lay a hand on me!” “Waaah, Master, why did you have to leave so soon? Now everyone in the world is hunting me. What am I supposed to do?” Dongfang Xuzhou: “How is my disciple doing now?” “Report: He’s still being hunted.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Mountains and Rivers Like a Fond Memory 山河如念 [Alternate history + wulin + power struggles + no harem + no System] A coup topples the prosperous Yan Dynasty, leaving the land shattered and its people plunged into misery. Bearing the weight of vengeance for his family and his country, he embarks on the road to restoring the dynasty, only to face a cruel choice in the end. “Today, I'll take up my sword and break through Fancheng; next year, I'll warm my wine and stride across the River of Stars!” The man in blue robes laughs aloud, soaring in —Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 3 The Sword Hero in Blue 青衣剑侠 He wants to become a great hero, all for the sake of marrying one woman. When the strings begin to sing, a swordsman in blue dances. But the martial world is fickle, and fate plays cruel tricks., Lin Bai He wants to make his name known across the land, all for the sake of his parents in heaven. His hand is his blade. If your name is known, you will fall beneath my blade., A Gui He wants to become the greatest assassin, only to prove himself. But fate plays cruel tricks. In the end, we are destin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Blind Swordsman from the Start: I Build an Empire Through Killing 开局瞎剑客：从杀人开始成就霸业 [No System] [Invincible Protagonist] [Trading Lifespan for Power] [Longevity] [Cunning Schemer] [Fast-Paced] [Decisive and Ruthless] “One song breaks the heart. Where, at the ends of the earth, can I find a kindred spirit?” He is a blind swordsman who carries the peerless sword art Green Lotus Sword Song on his shoulders as he roams the martial world. He is also Di Ting, one of the Netherworld’s top assassins. Tired of the cutthroat life of an assassin, he enters the martial world alone, hoping —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Youth in Blue 青衫少年郎 The martial world is a painting. Its figures are all different, great and small alike, and every one is a stroke in the picture. Great and small stories alike are its very essence. How much elegance can a young nobleman, who thinks all day of avenging his mother, add to this painting? 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Flames of Fate 宿命之焰 (Xuanxia fantasy, mystery and the supernatural, hidden origins, puzzle-solving adventures, ensemble cast and battles of wits, multiple storylines) When Lian Geng leaves the mountain, all he wants is to find Gao Yinji. He has no idea that he is stepping into a thousand-year-old game played by the gods. When the soul-bewitching butterfly behind Shan Zhiyuan awakens beneath the moon; when the Asura nourish the land of the ghost realm with blood. When the iron hooves of the armies of five nations tr —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Legend of the Seven Stars and the Bright Moon 明月七星传 Seven young women, hunted by unknown assailants, were unexpectedly rescued by a mysterious man. They followed him up the mountain to learn his skills, and from him learned part of the truth behind the people hunting them. Ten years later, the man foretold that the land of Jiuzhou would once again be swept up in bloodshed. To thwart the mastermind’s plot and prevent the tragedy of years ago from happening again, the seven women volunteered to descend the mountain. Armed with everything the man ha 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 My Peerless Talent Made Me the Empress's Right-Hand Man 天资绝世的我成为女帝的肱骨之臣 [Genius]+ [The Martial World]+ [The Imperial Court]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Nearly Invincible] “When the people are cast aside, heaven and earth become the board.” Court intrigue clashes like cold iron, grudges and passions in the martial world thread like silk along a blade, and the joys and sorrows of common folk rise and fall like drifting dust. Billions of lives are porcelain pieces on a vast scale, moved across a board of deep black and vermilion. Each time jade fingers set a piece down, spa 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 A Sword Across This Mortal Life 一剑浮生 Ten thousand Daoist arts, shattered with a single sword! With a three-foot blade in hand, I shall become the peerless Sword Immortal of the world. I've seen mountains and rivers, slain flood dragons, and lifted the veil of a peerless imperial princess. A sword cultivator ought to live with such style. 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Sword Rises in the Southern Wilderness 剑起南荒 An imperial edict stirs the muddy waters of Yuanzhou; An appointment draws him into the capital's succession struggle. A chance encounter pulls him into a vortex of political schemes. He stands by the sword and acts with honor. Watch a young man rise with his sword in the southern wilderness, follow his lord to the throne, and defend the nation and its people! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Dashing Youth: I'll Protect My Own Ship 少年白马：我的cp我来守护 A fanfic for Dashing Youth. I really ship Ye Dingzhi and Baili Dongjun, so I’m writing this out of love. There will be other couples in the story, too, and I’ll break up canon pairings. If that bothers you, don’t read. This is my first time writing, so please don’t flame me if it isn’t good. I’m sensitive! Mu Yuxin is a young woman who’s currently watching a drama. Furious with the heroine, she transmigrates into Dashing Youth and gets bound to a CP-shipping System. She has to get couples togeth 58Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 12 Moonhide: Part Two 隐月行【贰】 [Mystery Solving + Political Intrigue] Five years after they parted, the jianghu is once again in turmoil. The young heroes have outgrown their innocence. What strange adventures await them now? The wheel of fate rolls on, and somehow, it seems that everyone’s destiny was set long ago. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Blood of Youth: My Dao Is Unfettered 少年歌行：我道逍遥 Additional note: Xiao Se has no romantic pairing, and Wu Xin has no romantic pairing. Qian Luo's pairing is undecided for now. Lei Ye, Lian Rui, Yu Han, and the other pairings remain unchanged. This is the story of a powerful master and his gifted friends journeying through the martial world once again. After Yong'an Prince Xiao Chuhe decisively defeated Nanjue at the border, the Dragon-Sealing Edict was read aloud by Marquis Lan Yue before the assembled crowd on the very day of his triumphant 53Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 14 A Sword Through the Jianghu 一剑江湖 Clouds veil the sun as twin daggers settle old scores; one sword turns with the wind, and pale snow streams by. Where are the Northern Blade and Southern Lord now? How many autumns have passed in the jianghu, through cups of strong wine? “After Chongming killed Xiao Youfei all those years ago, the Northern Blade and Southern Lord fell apart. People in the jianghu said their ties had been severed and their legend had grown old. But look at how wondrously fate works: it has brought all those legen 21Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 15 The Great Zhou's Top Divine Constable: You Call Him a Lackey? 大周第一神捕，你管这叫狗腿子？ [Martial arts] [Invincible] [No harem] When he first arrived in this world, Ye Wuyou was already burdened with a beast that subdued evil. Though he had placed third in the imperial examinations of the Great Zhou, he refused an official post and resolved to join the Demon-Suppression Bureau, cleanse the world, and wipe out every evil spirit. He would reach the peak of the four corners of the world through martial arts, and with his long sword, bring peace and justice back to all under heaven. Hum 90Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 16 Dashing Youth: An Illegitimate Son with an Imperial Destiny, Standing by Yue Yao 少年白马：庶子帝命，力挺玥瑶 [Dashing Youth] [Transmigration System] [Wuxia Crossover] [Light fan fiction based on screen adaptations] [Not a mindless power fantasy] Dongfang Yu transmigrates into a Wuxia Crossover world, becoming the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Zhenxi in Dashing Youth, Drunk Spring Breeze. He awakens the “Wine Immortal” System, which grants all kinds of generous rewards for tasting wine: Taste the wine Prajna and receive the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill; Taste the wine Xuyu and receive the Lingbo St 1.4kReads6.7Score10314d adds
- 17 The Sword Master in Blue 青衣剑主 An assassination claims the life of a prince; A flash of purple light sends a Sword God reborn across the cycles of time; A peerless manual unleashes bloodshed throughout the martial world; A young man sweeps across the eight corners of the world with his White Feather Dragon Spear; A Taoist uses the River Luo chessboard to lay plans for the world; Fate brings the three together. They ride side by side through the martial world, singing over wine as they take in its finest sights. (There is a go 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Dashing Youth: The Unrivaled Hero's Journey 少年白马醉春风，侠士无双行 In the first year of the Daqian era, eunuchs held sway, deceiving the emperor and colluding with foreign tribes. Then came a once-in-a-century blizzard, leaving the people in desperate straits. Frozen bodies lined the roads as people cried out in misery. Demons ran rampant, and the border was in peril. A letter marked urgent, meant to reach the emperor directly, faced obstacle after obstacle. Some sought in vain to conceal Heaven’s secrets. The Two Sages of Kunlun could not bear to see the peopl 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 A Youthful Song of Longing 少年长歌 The twenty-first year of the Mingzheng era. A young man walks out of a ruined temple. With a single sword stroke, he turns the entire martial world upside down... Chat group 73Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 20 Lord of the Azure Sword 青冥剑主 (Single heroine + sword master + scholar) Faced with an impending crisis, the scholar has no choice but to put down his brush and the books of the sages in his heart, and take up his sword instead. All to protect the people he holds dear. Feng Buci: You have such a way with words, scholar. Say more, and I’ll protect you from now on. Xu Qingshan: See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. Feng Buci: Scholar, are you trying to repay my kindness by offering yourself to me? Xu Qingshan: ... (His face 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Martial Artist 武夫 [Low fantasy + high martial arts + no System + no female lead + no transmigration] [Wuxia world + court politics + ensemble cast, not for you if you dislike these] There are immortals in this world. The strange book Miscellaneous Dao Collection says: “An immortal lives forever and departs for the heavens. The character for immortal combines the elements for person and mountain.” There are immortals in mountains, rivers, and great marshes, and in blessed lands and hidden paradises. There are immo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 A Young Man's Dream of Fortune and Misfortune 少年白衣沉浮梦 On the eve of the empire’s collapse, rebel kings rose across the land. Smoke and flames filled the skies as heroes vied for power. Yet within the palace, the singing and dancing continued as merrily as ever. The emperor still lived in the illusion of peace throughout the realm, woven by his ministers. Thousands of years earlier, the capital was brand-new; thousands of years later, another dynasty would rise and fall, and flowers would bloom, wither, and bloom again. Every age has its extraordina 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Carrying Wine 载酒 [Martial arts + low fantasy + no transmigration + no System] [The martial world + the imperial court + political intrigue + ensemble cast] In the stories told by the storytellers, the martial world is home to those who stand unrivaled in martial arts, those who can settle any matter under heaven with a single sword, those who are so compassionate they would suffer in place of all living things, those who dominate the nineteen lines of the board and boast that they would spare Heaven a single mov 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Emperor's Sword Knows No Bounds 皇剑无极 An emperor is Heaven itself. The Way of Heaven speaks not, yet it determines the turning of the seasons and the rise and fall of dynasties. As the apocalypse approaches and the Way of Heaven teeters on the brink, the Nine Netherworlds Supreme Mystery Scripture resurfaces in the martial world. The truth behind the Battle of Zhuyi Peak, fought years ago, gradually comes to light. The various sects stir restlessly, eager to contend for the realm. Rong Ping enters the maelstrom, eliminates traitors, 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Swordbearer of Changping 长平执剑人 In Yun City, in the eastern third commandery of the Tang Empire, stands Changping Academy, with a legacy spanning more than a thousand years. Countless mighty figures have emerged from its halls. Some took charge of prestigious academies, earning renown across the Tang Empire and the reverence of all. Some won the favor of emperors, receiving noble titles and military commands to guard the borders. Some became famous throughout the nine provinces, cleaved open the Heavenly Gate with their swords 322Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 26 Beauty Like Jade, Sword Like a Rainbow 美人似玉剑如虹 This is the story of a young man accidentally drawn into the martial world, who resolves to wipe out every evil under heaven. In an age of chaos, the youth heads north with his sword, quelling the flames of war across the northern lands. He returns to the martial world, traveling the roads of heroism with a beautiful companion and leaving countless tales behind. There are perilous battles, the distant reaches of the martial world, and the treachery of the imperial court. Waves of turmoil crash o 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Dashing Youth: A Peach Blossom Disciple Wanders the Martial World 白马醉春风：桃花弟子闯江湖 Yun Ying transmigrates into a little beggar on the street who is about to freeze to death. Seriously, dying again right away? Just as she thinks she's about to bite the dust, an old man takes her home. To stay alive, she shamelessly kneels and calls him Grandpa. The kindhearted old man takes her in. She learns how to brew wine. And a little swordsmanship... Later, while leisurely admiring the scenery from a tree, she locks eyes with a little thief climbing over the wall into the courtyard 171Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Dashing Youth: I Copy the Confucian Immortal's Cultivation, and Yue Yao Seeks My Hand 少年白马：复刻儒仙修为玥瑶求尚 (This story is mainly about fixing the things that left viewers unsatisfied in the adaptations. If that's not for you, don't read.) After graduating from college, Baili Wentian joins his company's reenactment training camp. He talks back to his supervisor and is punished, then unexpectedly transmigrates into the live-action world of Dashing Youth, becoming Baili Dongjun's biological older brother. Unlike his younger brother, he has been frail and sickly since childhood. From the start, he copies 154Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Walking Beneath the Hidden Moon 隐月行 The second book is now available. [Detective Mystery] + [Wuxia] Song Shiyu has barely stepped into the martial world when he encounters a strange and mysterious case. While investigating the truth, he meets Nan Yihuan, a cheerful yet sharp-tongued young woman, and Yuanxiao, an honest and simple-hearted boy. The martial world is full of deception, and strange events happen one after another. The three join forces and roam the jianghu, weathering all kinds of t 4Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 30 One Sword, Chilling the Nine Provinces 一剑九州寒 The martial world is, by its very nature, a muddled place of noble chivalry and tangled love. The year they first met, the young man made a vow: in this life, I will marry no one but you. That year, dressed in a blue robe and carrying a wooden sword, he left the inn that had once seemed so vast but now looked so small. That year, they made a promise: if I avenge my great wrong, and you make a name for yourself, we will take our swords and roam to the ends of the earth together. An ordinary marke 176Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 31 All the World's Affairs Come Down to the Sword 天下事不过一剑事 (Told through multiple storylines, spanning just over twenty years. Please read with that in mind.) His Majesty taught me benevolence, yet my great kingdom of Nanxia has fallen. This benevolence shall be passed on to Your Highness. And I will bathe the world in blood, building a grand vision upon it. The world sees me as a demon, and the sages see me as a thief. But so what? I will bear the burden of these atrocities alone. 33Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 32 The Mortal World of the Jianghu 红尘江湖 The young man enters the martial world alone, surviving countless trials by the skin of his teeth. He seeks neither glory nor riches! He knows not how high the sky is or how deep the earth runs. For her, what does it matter if he forsakes the world? What does it matter if the whole world turns against him? He doesn’t care about any of it. Years later, someone asked him why he had entered the martial world. He answered with just six words: “Only to keep her safe...” 17Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 33 The Remnants in the Game of Go 棋中余 (Pure Romance) (Ensemble Cast) (Three Kingdoms) (Alternate History) (Chivalry of the Martial World) (No System) The truth he seeks is a secret powerful enough to topple a dynasty. The bloodline he inherits is a double-edged sword capable of burning all his enemies to ash. And what awaits him is the treachery of the imperial court and the dangers of the martial world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 I Have a Sword That Can Split the Heavenly Gate 我有一剑，可断天门 In the darkest depths of the abyss, the hard shell of superstition cracks. What emerges from within is a stick of incense called “Hope.” When the river of conversation runs dry, revealing a barren riverbed, love begins to flow in earnest, speaking through silence. Only when the Grim Reaper is counting down the hours outside our door do we hurriedly tear away the disguise that has long since grown into our skin. When I finally understand the tome of friendship, all that remains between its lin 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Chronicles of Swords and Storms in the Jianghu 剑行江湖风雨录 (A traditional, purely classical wuxia story + romance + thrilling revenge + feuds and grudges + love and hate + criminal investigations + treasure hunting) (This is not a fictional setting. It takes place during the Tianqi era of the Ming dynasty. The platform automatically added the “alternate history” tag after the contract was signed.) Someone once asked: What is the jianghu? What is The Record of Wind and Rain? The jianghu is wherever people are. Where there are people, there are feuds and 107Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Blade Draws at Peach Blossom Cove 刀出桃花坞 Someone asked him, “You sell information, publish rankings, and stir up trouble across the martial world through your Qiuchu Pavilion. What are you really after?” Wiping the blood from his blade, he replied, “The world shouldn’t be like this. I’m going to change it.” A tavern keeper, a Peach Blossom Blade, and three years to ensnare the entire martial world. The poor have no way forward, so he will carve them one. The great clans cast shadows over everything, so he will punch a hole through t 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Dashing Youth: Ruoyi in Bloom 少年白马：若依纷纷 The jianghu and the imperial court have seemingly never been separate. Once you enter the jianghu, you’re no longer in control of your own fate. A different kind of jianghu brings different surprises. As I travel, I seem to have found the one who will accompany me for a lifetime! 209Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 38 Wandering Heroes in Love 江湖侠侣 Starting out as an ignorant, impoverished beggar and servant boy, the protagonist endures countless hardships to become an unparalleled swordsman. Kind and clever, with a strong sense of justice, he stands up for those in need and roots out evil. Along the way, he experiences the love and hatred, joys and sorrows of the martial world. 3.3kReads7.6Score32714d adds
- 39 The Song of the Song Sword: Cold Moon, Chilly Stars 宋剑长歌之冷月寒星 [Supernatural classical wuxia, no System, not xuanhuan, not high martial arts] Ye Xinghan, the Jade Sword scholar, is a man of quiet disposition. While searching for his senior brother, he becomes trapped in a haunted house and barely escapes with his life. Han Peng, a woodcutter in the mountains, accidentally saves an extraordinary martial artist, only to be targeted for murder. He leaves behind an orphaned girl, Han Yu. Entrusted with Han Yu's care at a critical moment, Ye Xinghan is drawn in 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Wuxia Crossover: I Locked Dongfang Bubai in the Heavenly Prison 综武：我把东方不败关天牢 [Wuxia Crossover] Shen Yuan transmigrates to a vast, high-martial-arts wuxia crossover world and becomes the youngest chief constable in the history of the Great Xia Six Fan Gate. He awakens the Eye of Heavenly Insight, which lets him see the traits above people's heads, ranked from white, green, blue, purple, red, and gold to mythic. He can claim them by defeating or winning over their owners. Bound to the Jianghu Villains List, he gains cultivation infusions and merit for capturing criminals. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Snow Flies Over the Mountain Pass 关山飞雪 [Wuxia + Court Politics + War + Schemes + No System + No Transmigration] “Your destiny is noble beyond words, yet you are fated to live your whole life alone and unsupported.” At court, he is a wise ruler with the power of life and death. He wages war in every direction and brings the barbarians to heel. In the martial world, he gradually rises to become the strongest Martial Emperor. His fame spreads throughout the realm, and heroes bow before him. Can he finally break the curse of fate and fin 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 From the Start, I Scavenge the Battlefield and Find My Way to Unrivaled Power 开局战场捡破烂，捡出个天下无敌 When Heaven itself has fallen, will you scavenge among the corpses just to scrape by, or take up your sword and deliver a powerful cure to this ailing world? Qin Lü is an orphan who scavenged weapons from mountains of corpses after the war to trade for food. The first things he learned were not benevolence and morality, but how to survive like a stray dog. Then an old man in white showed him that even the fury of an ordinary man could summon thunder from the heavens and divine weapons from the s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Our Jianghu 我辈江湖 (A world of martial honor, court intrigue, an ensemble cast, swordsmanship, one female lead, no System) The world’s great heroes rise in our time, yet the moment we enter the jianghu, the years rush by. Three thousand sword auras soar to the heavens; a hundred thousand pagodas crumble at a touch. Turning clouds and rain is but a casual act; in court, we make our moves with a laugh and a toast. A thousand autumns of imperial ambition vanish in an instant; all that remains is a lifetime's drunken 278Reads6.3Score10614d adds
- 44 I Have a Sword That Can Settle the Mortal World 我有一剑，可定人间 The whole world, the vast expanse of the martial world, had not heard that name in many years. Though the man was gone from the martial world, his disciples would carry on writing his legend. The story was not over. This was a new beginning... 1.9kReads7.8Score17514d adds
- 45 Peace in the Martial World 江湖无事 Ten years of storms, a sword gleaming with frost. In autumn winds, I ride from Luoyang. One man, one sword, a life's ambition; in the tenth month of Jiangnan, I gaze upon the crabapple blossoms. Chen Xingzhi is the fated successor of the Great Zhou's Office of the Mirror. He and his master have their own ideals for the realm. But the princess who grew up with him, seeking the highest power in the world, unleashes a catastrophe at the Great Zhou court and repeatedly sends assassins after the man 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 46 The Sword Seeks Immortality 剑问仙 I wield a sword that points up to the divine courts of the Ninth Heaven and down into the underworld's deepest reaches. With a single stroke, it can cleave mountains and rivers and split the sun and moon. With my three-foot sword, I shall sweep away the three thousand paths of immortality. If I must be the greatest beneath heaven, then I shall cut down every immortal and demon in the cosmos. With this sword in my hand, I roam freely between heaven and earth. With me in the world, the Sword Dao s 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Dashing Youth: Yun Shui Yao 少年白马醉春风之云水瑶 Xiao Ruoyao is the little princess of the Beili royal family and the full sister of Xiao Ruofeng and Xiao Ruojin. Though born to a noble station, she longs for a life in the martial world. At long last, she gets the chance to venture into the jianghu. But just as she sets out, she never expects to get stranded in a little village. Beneath the osmanthus tree, she meets a young man in white. That is where Xiao Ruoyao and Ye Dingzhi first meet. Xiao Ruoyao thinks it must be love at first sight, and 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Legends of the Young Hero 天骄侠影录 In the final years of the Southern Song dynasty, the realm is beset by turmoil. Dugu Qi and Dugu Ying are brothers from a small fishing village outside Cangzhou. They have different temperaments and fates. One wants only to live out his days in peace and find a secluded paradise where he can escape the world. The other cannot abide an ordinary life and is determined to rise above his station. One is devoted to love, longing to win one person's heart and grow old together, yet ultimately dies alo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Young Heroes: One Step to Carefree, Shocking Li Changsheng 少白：一步入逍遥，震惊李长生 Xiao Ruoyun transmigrates as the eleventh prince of Beili, adrift in the martial world in Dashing Youth and The Blood of Youth. Xiao Ruoyun was destined for greatness from birth. His father is Emperor Tai'an of Beili, who rules the land; his master is Li Changsheng, Libationer of the Jixia Academy; and his fiancée is Yue Yao, former princess of Beique. Adopted and raised by the Gu family of the Southwest from childhood, he is named Prince of Huainan and betrothed to Yan Liuli after his eldest br 2.4kReads5.6Score13514d adds
- 50 Defending the Nation: Starting by Saving the Empress 护国：从救下皇后开始 Liu Yi, the elite special forces “Wolf King,” transmigrates into the body of a discarded prince’s guard. Leading three hundred cavalrymen, he rescues the rebel leader Lin Xue and captures the palace. They seal their alliance with blood: “You abandon the throne, and I’ll take it!” In two years, they crush the rich and powerful; in three, they unify the country, then ride beyond the borders of the Han realm. On their wedding night, Lin Xue slips off her phoenix robe. “I don’t want to be empress. I 13Reads—Score—14d adds
