Blade of Vengeance

During the Yongle reign, several officials in Yingtian Prefecture died in bizarre circumstances, causing an uproar at court. The Imperial Guard is on full alert, determined to apprehend the culprits, the Revenge Group. A young man harboring a profound secret, Ye Zhao, impersonating Meng Jianqing, enters the Imperial Military Academy, hoping to leverage imperial power to avenge the rebels and the murders of his father and brother. Unexpectedly, he becomes embroiled in the Revenge Group's larger scheme.Meng Jianqing's life hangs in the balance, a dangerous situation at every turn. Undercurrents of power surge within the imperial court, and factions clash for life and death in the underworld; from the mysterious treasures of the previous dynasty to the terrifying opening of the sea in southern Fujian, from the lies of the calluses on his right hand to the betrayal of a sworn friend. A lone young man, tempered by the times, stakes his future as a martial artist, vowing to prove with his life: This sharpest blade of the Ming Dynasty will shatter the darkness and bring peace and prosperity to the world.