She Ruined the Realm

Qin Qiao lost her sight during a failed power breakthrough, and the whole school treated her like a broken blade. She kept walking anyway. With one hand on her sword and the other on the patrol whip at her waist, she took the filthy jobs no one else wanted, because dirty work was the only way to stay alive and keep her people fed. A sealed pill recipe stamped with a dead clan mark kept turning up beside her orders, and every mission brought her closer to the man who helped bury her future. She could read a room by footsteps, cloth rustle, and the way people held their breath around her. Even when her voice stayed calm, the crack in it came out in private. The worst part was simple. The world...