There is only one kind of justice in the jianghu: the kind you bring with a sword.After maiming a nobleman’s son, Shu Yan thought the best place to hide was in the company of a legendary swordsman. But she certainly didn’t expect to join him in his quest to find the man who murdered his master and family. Li Ming is the last swordsman of Blue Mountain. He has sworn an oath to avenge his master’s death and bring the man who murdered his family to justice.But in the search for his master’s killer, the swordsman and the runaway girl will face bandits, conmen, conspiracies, and scheming nobles. Because the road to revenge is never straight, and always full of danger.Inspired by classic Kung Fu films and spaghetti western movies, Sword of Sorrow, Blade of Joy is the first volume of tales of the swordsman—adventures of wuxia action, witty banter, martial arts camaraderie, bandits, princesses, and treacherous villains.