Prologue

It was said that in about three hundred years the luckiest person in Jianghu was the eldest son of the Duan family in Jintan, Duan Yu. In Jintan, the Duans were a prominent family. In Jianghu, the Duan family was also a well-renowned aristocratic family of the martial realm.

Although the dagger skills that were passed down in the family were gentle and harmonious, without any poisonous or devious technique, their internal energy was refined and profound. That in itself was extraordinary. And thus, just like the dagger man Duan Yu himself, their dagger skills didn't inspire fear in people, but commanded respect.

Their hand-down family weapon, the 'jasper dagger,' was also a treasured weapon. It had its own magnificent story in the history. But the story we are telling right now certainly is not the story of the jasper dagger.

In Jianghu, there was also a treasure called "the jasper hairpin." While the jasper dagger led its owners to good luck and prosperity, this jasper hairpin actually brought about misfortune and disaster.

It was said that whoever had this jasper hairpin in possession, a calamity would immediately befall on him.

It was also said that its every owner all died a tragic death, with no exception.

In Jianghu, there were many tales related to the jasper hairpin. Some were more like myths, full of supernatural and evil fantasies. But our story today is not the story of the jasper hairpin either.

The story we are going to tell now is the story of 'the jasper stone.'

What was this jasper stone? Was it a person? A type of weapon? A treasure? Or some kind of a mysterious medicine?