Return to Blade Tribulation

"Return to the Blade" is a full-length martial arts novel that breaks away from the traditional revenge novel routine and focuses on forbearance and undercover and friendship choices. The core portrays the character arc of the male protagonist Shen Jingchen who "reveals his sheath to protect the innocent, only to reveal his obsession with revenge in the final chapter", and writes about restrained chivalry and hidden grievances in the world. Shen Jingchen was once the top killer of Moying Pavilion, Gu Yan. He had excellent swordsmanship and abided by the bottom line of not killing innocent people. He had a stable family and was highly regarded by his mentor Xie Linyuan. A tragedy in southern Xinjiang completely crushed his life: the senior officials in the cabinet acted arbitrarily and ignored the ambush orders to attack. Seventeen of his fellow disciples, as well as his parents, wife and children, all died tragically. He returned to the cabinet to ask for an explanation, but only received cold-blooded pushback. Frustrated, he abandoned his sword and buried his name, and fled to Zhuwu in the south of the Yangtze River, just to retreat to his countryside and completely stay away from the disputes in the world. Three years of peace were fleeting, and civil strife suddenly broke out in Moying Pavilion. The survivors of the massacre formed a rebel party and took up residence in Xuantiewu to hide gunpowder. They attempted to blow up the Xuantie Secret Center and massacre the entire pavilion to vent their anger. Even the child servants refused to let go. Xie Linyuan traveled thousands of miles to find the person and begged him to pretend to be an undercover agent and rebel against the party to prevent this catastrophe and protect innocent lives. In order to protect his innocence, Shen Jingchen re-wields the Cold Dust Sword and sneaks into dangerous places alone despite the reputation of rebelling against the government. He deals with the ruthless and suspicious Zhao Hu, the thoughtful Mr. Zhou and other core rebels, secretly investigating the secrets of the Bronze Key and the Black Iron Secret Palace.