Li Zishu

*The sky is not yet fully bright; there is only a line of dark gray light on the eastern horizon.* > Li Zishu stood on the highest roof on the eastern side of the Regent's Manor. His black hair was tied up high in a crown, remaining perfectly neat in the cold wind. The gleam of his sword flashed like shadows, cold as frost. After practicing the final stance, he sheathed his sword, stood at the edge of the roof, and slightly narrowed his eyes to watch the horizon slowly brightening in the distance. The morning wind swept past, lightly rustling his robes. He stood for a moment, then turned and leaped silently down from the roof, the sound of his landing swallowed completely by the morning light and the silence.

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