The Tale of Jun Ze the Fearless Bladesman

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[Participant in the Royal Road Community Magazine, January 2024]

Legend tells of a vagrant hero—fearlessin the truest sense of the word—for whom no opponent was too strong and no odds too steep. He travelled the Four Seas, quashing evil and uplifting downtrodden folk everywhere he went. But when his latest quest puts the Fearless Bladesman on a collision course with the one thing he fears in the world, he’s forced to confront his own mortality—and the measure of a life truly lived.

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Status
Completed
Year
2024
Author
Larkspur Wren

Tags

SATIREADVENTUREDRAMASTRONG LEADMALE LEADSHORT STORYLOW FANTASYWUXIA

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Rating
4.8/ 5.0
Followers
13
Views
2,509

Chapters(4 total)

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Community Reviews(2)

  • NameguyRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    One of the best works I've ever seen on this site. Like the title of this review, it does indeed feel like an actual traditional Chinese myth. Unlike most wuxia on this site (to be fair, most wuxia made by Chinese authors today also mostly suck, but we're getting off-topic).
    The style gives off a certain feel, like a campfire story or old legend. Everything flows nicely, and it's fun to read.
    The story is simple, short and sweet. It's not 'deep', and has a pretty obvious message to deliver but it works. And that ending, while I completely saw that coming, still hit me with a wave of pure hype.
    The grammar is perfect. I've yet to notice a single grammatical error.
    The characters, in the short time we've gotten to know them, all have their own personality and we get to know that personality. No one suddenly behaves out of character, and we know that because we know their character.
    Overall, this story is a fun break from the generic wuxia that gets posted on here, and although I don't think this story will fit most of this site's tastes, you should at least give this a try.
  • ZabzablordRoyal Road
    ★★★★ 4.0
    This is an enjoyable short story about a young xia, who discovers there are things far worse than death and that everlasting life just might not be all what it's cracked up to be.
    Immortality ends up making the time spent during it senseless and only death allows for one to take the measure of what and how they have lived.
    A good tale, narrated astutely, and a good lesson at the end