As the old saying goes, "When the birds are gone, the bow is put away." During the Jianlong era, the power of …
As the old saying goes, "When the birds are gone, the bow is put away." During the Jianlong era, the power of the military waned while the civil officials came to rule, and the affairs of the court shifted like a game of chess.
It was in these turbulent times that Grand Councilor Zhao Pu narrowly escaped an assassin's blade at his own residence, saved at the last moment by the enigmatic wanderer known as the Star Stealer, once a famed vigilante. The jianghu was thrown into uproar, rife with speculation: Who was the assassin? What was the true bond between the Star Stealer and Zhao Pu? What secrets lay hidden beneath the surface?
Some say the legendary Canglang Sword Manual, stolen by the Star Stealer during the battle at Wolf Mountain, is hidden somewhere within Zhao's mansion. Perhaps, if fate allows, future seekers may uncover the truth for themselves.