Unbeknownst to the man: though the girl may be young, she has quite a background.
The girl’s name is Li Sushang.
She’s the young heiress of 「Issen Manor」 in Sichuan, the sole daughter of 「Ebonstyle」 Qin Suyi, the 7th Disciple of Empyrea Phoenix.
Empyrea Phoenix, Ebonstyle, Issen Manor.[\s]
In Shenzhou’s martial world, these are all famed and respectable names.
But here in the endless desert, these are merely meaningless words.
The desert is an honorless, lawless wilderness:[\s]
「The strong live, the weak die.」
「Perhaps this is why,」 Sushang thought.
「This was why Mother sent me to train here despite Father’s protests.」
Sushang began training when she was only a year old toddler;
Her mother dotes on her a lot,
but she was also extremely strict when it came to her sword training.
Sushang endured many hardships, she’d be awoken from the pain from her training at night.
She would cry to her father about this—— but that would only make her mother even harsher.
Not even the master of 「Issen Manor」, 「Young Marquis Of Sichuan」 Li Shen, could withstand a glance from her mother.
Since then, Sushang doubled her efforts in practicing swordsmanship and her family’s twelve ways of 「Issin Mnemonics」 was thoroughly proficient.
But when her mother took a look, she still shook her head.
Sushang couldn’t understand what the problem was. Was she not training hard enough?
Why wasn’t she meeting her mother’s expectations?
One day, Sushang eavesdropped on her parents’ conversation at night.
Her mother spoke coldly.
Her father whispered something, Sushang couldn’t hear him properly, but her mother gave a cold sneer.
From Sushang’s hearing outside the window, her mother sounded cold and defeated.
Her father was taken aback, then he sternly objected. Sushang was inexplicably terrified when she heard it. She wanted to agree with her father, but she was also curious about what her mother said about 「Northern Desert」 and 「Fifth Sister」.
The short three characters seemed to have magical powers, and all the noise was eliminated as soon as they were spoken, and the room was suddenly silent.
Her mother did what she said.
On the day of Sushang’s fifth birthday, her parents gave her a generous parting gift.
Bidding goodbye to Issen Manor, Sichuan and her "home".
She went to the Northern Desert and learned the 「best swordsmanship」 for a whole decade.
Unlocked Biography: 「Li Sushang」
Ten years had suddenly passed.
No longer did she yearn for her home, the only thing she still bears in her heart is her mother’s bidding.
Has her swordsmanship improved?
Has her martial arts techniques improved?
Does her current self finally meet her mother’s expectations?
……Sushang doesn’t know, she still needs proof.
And the way to prove it, is through a『Sword Trial』.
Therefore, when seeing sword holding enemies approaching her in an encirclement,
Li Sushang’s mouth curled up into a meaningful arc.
Needless to say, this smile said everything:
the girl’s first 『Sword Trial』, is today!