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Spring of Blade and Sword

Rating 2.4
Word count
145K words
Chapters
41

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Summary

[Feisty and adorable young girl Lei Wenxin × mature and reserved young man Zhang Huaihuai]

[Ancient romance + quality fiction + sweet pet + SC + 1V1 + childhood sweethearts + ensemble cast + wuxia + jianghu + young boys and girls]

Lei Wenxin was frail and sickly from childhood, cherished by her family like a treasure.

Sometimes she daydreams, sometimes she throws tantrums.

How many steps does it take to go from a spoiled young miss to a proper female knight-errant?

Step one: leave home, train in martial arts, and shed however many tears without complaining.

Step two: overcome bad habits, refuse to be complacent or arrogant.

Step three: win people's hearts, judge direction and distinguish loyal from treacherous—she can definitely do it.

Zhang Huaihuai is the head disciple of the great martial sect Nine Thunder Island; a villain in his past life, clocking in at Nine Thunder Island in this one.

The upright working man spends his days plotting the young miss's path to becoming a knight-errant.

The loyal head disciple spares no effort at night to make sure the young miss is properly and formally wed.

On the surface Zhang Huaihuai is diligent and dutiful, but a sword has two edges and a man has two faces.

His dark side is possessiveness and jealousy.

The young miss's martial growth path is still long, and the head disciple's mask-slipping road is right around the corner.

Editor's review

Set against the backdrop of the jianghu and centered on young men and women, Sword and Spring interweaves a sweet-romance thread with a martial-arts coming-of-age arc. Lei Wenxin begins as a pampered young lady doted on by her family, then resolves to become a righteous female knight-errant; this three-step design makes her growth path clear and tangible. Zhang Huihuai appears to be the diligent senior disciple of Nine Thunder Island, yet harbors possessiveness and jealousy beneath the surface, and this two-faced persona generates sustained dramatic tension. Amid the everyday interactions of childhood sweethearts, the work intersperses ensemble cast and jianghu conflicts, making for a light yet suspenseful read. It suits binge-reading in spare moments, especially for readers who enjoy watching the heroine transform step by step and the hero's facade come undone. The author blends sweet romance with wuxia elements fairly naturally: the emotional progression never feels abrupt, and the growth arc leaves room for reflection.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Readers who enjoy ancient romance and sweet pet stories
  • Readers who prefer childhood sweetheart and senior-junior setups
  • Readers who want to see the heroine grow from a spoiled girl into a knight-errant
  • Readers interested in jianghu ensemble casts and light wuxia elements

Not a good fit for

  • Readers who prefer serious historical research or hardcore wuxia
  • Readers uninterested in sweet pet tropes and the two-faced male lead setup
  • Readers expecting the heroine to grow independently with minimal romance

Reading tips

  1. Read chapter by chapter and watch for the echoes of Lei Wenxin's three-step growth arc.
  2. Pay attention to the contrast between Zhang Huaihuai's surface and inner self, and savor the groundwork for his mask-slipping.
  3. Treat the jianghu ensemble as a side map; sorting out character relationships makes it easier to get immersed.
  4. A light read for bedtime or commuting—no need to rush through it.

About the publisher

Jiangsu Kuwei Culture Development Co., Ltd. is a cultural enterprise focused on planning and publishing literature and social science books. Public information is limited, and the available details come mainly from its in-house catalogue. Its publishing areas cover prose and essays, foreign literature, social science classics, mystery and detective fiction, and history books, with attention to reissues and boxed sets of classic works. Representative titles include Wang Zengqi's essay collection Renjian Youwei, Wanwu Youqu, The Little Prince, a boxed set of Western philosophical classics, Mao Dun's classic works, a collection of Yasunari Kawabata's award-winning works, Cai Lan's essays, and the Eddie Flynn courtroom mystery series. Its authors include Chinese and foreign names such as Wang Zengqi, Mao Dun, Yasunari Kawabata, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Plato, and Marcus Aurelius, reflecting a publishing profile that brings together Chinese prose, foreign literature, and philosophical and social science classics.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 第一章 问心的逻辑
  3. 第二章 问心的幻想
  4. 第三章 问心的壮举
  5. 第四章 问心锻炼身体
  6. 第五章 问心翻脸不认人
  7. 第六章 问心的酒量
  8. 第七章 英雄的头脑
  9. 第八章 天大的误会 上
  10. 第九章 天大的误会 下
  11. 第十章 月洒琉璃海 上
  12. 第十一章 痒
  13. 第十二章 月洒琉璃海 下
  14. 第十三章 初试江湖
  15. 第十四章 顺利到达
  16. 第十五章 练武第一步
  17. 第十六章 团聚太匆匆
  18. 第十七章 及时雨
  19. 第十八章 张洄淮的谋算
  20. 第十九章 人熟路生
  21. 第二十章 没有回头路
  22. 第二十一章 同仇敌忾
  23. 第二十二章 唐道渠
  24. 第二十三章 葫芦洲
  25. 第二十四章 张洄淮的敌意
  26. 第二十五章 小吵怡情大吵伤身
  27. 第二十六章 出海
  28. 第二十七章 所谓观音娘
  29. 第二十八章 醋酿真心
  30. 第二十九章 南理赤枭
  31. 第三十章 难念的经
  32. 第三十一章 魅力无边
  33. 第三十二章 师兄,回家了
  34. 第三十三章 姻缘果
  35. 第三十四章 平紫微的铸剑炉
  36. 第三十五章 相见
  37. 第三十六章 葫芦州来客
  38. 第三十七章 吵架高手
  39. 第三十八章 无忧岛
  40. 第三十九章 尘埃落定
  41. 第四十章 结局

FAQ

Is the romance line 1V1?
According to the tags, it is SC and 1V1, with the main line centered on Lei Wenxin and Zhang Huaihuai; the romance advances alongside the heroine's martial growth, suiting readers who prefer exclusive romance.
Can I understand it without having read wuxia novels?
Yes. The work focuses on the growth and daily interactions of young boys and girls; the jianghu setting serves the character relationships and does not rely on a complex martial arts system, so newcomers can read smoothly.
What does the heroine's growth arc mainly cover?
The materials summarize it in three steps: leaving home to train without complaining of hardship, overcoming bad habits without complacency, and winning people's hearts while distinguishing loyal from treacherous. Growth intertwines with romance, focusing on changes in mindset and ability.
What are the features of the male lead Zhang Huaihuai's character?
On the surface he is Nine Thunder Island's upright working man, plotting for the young miss; inside he hides possessiveness and jealousy. This two-faced contrast is a key highlight and drives the mask-slipping plot.

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About the author

Juemingzi Mingmu is a relatively low-profile author in Chinese web literature, and publicly available information about this writer is limited. At present, the only confirmed relevant detail comes from the single work in the library catalog, Daojian Chun (Swords and Spring). This work is classified as alternate-history time travel, indicating the author's preference for combining historical settings with invented worlds. Judging from the title and category, Daojian Chun is likely to revolve around the martial world, swords, and the fates of its characters, unfolding its story within an alternate historical framework that blends wuxia atmosphere with the appeal of time-travel narrative. Because the author has not disclosed basic information such as real name, nationality, or dates of birth and death, it is difficult to examine their writing career, habits, or total output in detail, and the existing introduction can only rely on the work itself. For readers, Juemingzi Mingmu remains a new face represented by a single work, and future creative developments are worth watching.

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