Gu Chang'an spent ten years as the capital's number-one wastrel.
He was the one who bullied men and took advantage of women, the one who never studied or applied himself, and the laughingstock of the entire city.
Then the old emperor died, the new emperor ascended the throne, and his very first decree ordered Gu Chang'an's household seized and his family executed.
The limping, toothless old servant who had tended his horses and followed him for ten years suddenly straightened his back.
"Young master, I have a sword that can move mountains, overturn seas, subdue demons, and suppress devils."
"This sword is called Heaven-Opening."
That night, every light in the imperial city went out.
That night, Gu Chang'an lost everything.
That night, a black-clad young man carrying a rusty iron sword appeared in the martial world.
