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... guards their fortune not through strength alone, but through discretion. For what remains hidden cannot be coveted, and what remains unknown cannot be stolen.

—Master Wu Zhi, Commander of Ten Thousand

Xiulan stared as the roll of half-finished talisman papers fluttered away behind the wagon as they dislodged themselves from the hasty placement under her travel pack.

An hour ago, she’d floated cross-legged atop the wagon while practicing basic formations under Feng Yu’s g ...

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