She was determined to break the shackles imposed on women by this world; she wanted to be the first to do so.
For over a decade, she had built up her strength, biding her time. As a Commandery Princess, her mission had been completed. Now, she would use her own death as a gambit in a game of chess—who would emerge victorious would depend on their own skill.
Stripped of the glamorous ceremonial robes of a Princess, she became the cunning and ruthless leader of a martial arts organization. The wandering jianghu, despised and overlooked by those in high places, was her sharpest weapon, ready to cut through the final façade of this decaying dynasty.
A humble carriage traveled steadily along a country road. A bamboo leaf floated lazily to the ground under the sunlight.
Within the small bamboo grove, danger lurked everywhere.
