In a war-torn version of the Southern Song Dynasty, Xia Yizhou, a low-born soldier with unwavering loyalty and a hidden past, rises through the ranks amid chaos and corruption. But his heart remains tied to his childhood friend, a famed courtesan once known to him as a childhood friend. Now the jewel of the capital, she guards her body but not her heart—torn between the future Yizhou promises and the security offered by Qin Che.
As the Mongols threaten the crumbling Song defenses and political betrayals fracture Yizhou’s unit from within, he is dispatched to the fortress city of Xiangyang—a last stand that may decide the fate of the empire.
They’re all going by their Chinese names in this if it’s a little odd, to just better fit the setting since it’s ancient China.
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📖 Chapter Index
1. Beginnings // Both
2. Go // MC
3. Barbarian // Yizhou
4. Qin Che // MC
5. Healing // Yizhou
6. Marriage? // MC
7. General // Yizhou
8. Tradition // MC
9. Xiangyang (Part I) // Yizhou
10. Xiangyang (Part II) // Both
11. Xiangyang (Part III) // Both
12. Finale // Both
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