Madam Rakshasa: The Legend of the Rakshasa King

A jade pendant, a blood feud spanning half a lifetime. On a rainy night, the young Luo Lie secretly sets a White Lotus rebel free, plunging himself into a deadly game of intrigue between the imperial court and the martial world. The flames of Miaojiang, the secret valley of the Rakshasa, the Rakshasa King beneath his mask, and a woman who makes him turn against the whole world all point to the name that strikes fear into the martial world: Madam Rakshasa.

This book is a prequel to Madam Rakshasa by Zhu Zhenmu, a master of Republican-era wuxia. Across sixty chapters, it explores schemes, old grudges, and tenderness, revealing the origins of the Rakshasa lineage.