Daughter of the Jianghu (GL)

On a rainy night, the Xue family of Yangzhou was brutally massacred. The youngest daughter, Xue Zhilan, narrowly escaped and disguised herself as a man to train rigorously in martial arts at Shaolin. Ten years later, Xue Zhilan emerged from seclusion, now renamed Xue Haoran, and embarked on her journey through the martial world. This is an old piece from 2007, revised and reposted. Thank you all for your support. When I wrote this, I was just a sophomore in college, and now I’ve already reached my thirties. Back in my youth, writing was fueled purely by passion—wild, unrestrained, and seeking only unbridled joy. Looking back now, this piece has many flaws and plenty of points for criticis...