A young man, around the age of 16, sat on a marble stool as he admired the scent of the plum blossom trees surrounding him. Numerous petals whirled around him, with some brushing his cheeks once in a while, as if they were eager to kiss him. The plum blossom petals formed a crown on his head, and his white robes floated in the wind, making him look like an untouchable fairy deity.

He brought the jaded white cup to his mouth and sipped the wine within it. He gave an amiable smile as he savoured the taste of the wine. A thin strip of white silk covered his closed eyes.

"Fang Er!" A feminine voice sounded in the distance as it got louder and louder.

"Yes, mother?" ShuFang smiled gently as he reached out to give his mother a hug.

"Fang Er, do you wish to come with us to town today?" His mother asked. "There's a parade celebrating General Han's return today."

"Sure." ShuFang nodded softly as he held his mother's arm. "I always love listening to lively music."

"Fang Er, your zither music is already unmatched in this town. Why do you always like listening to such loud music?" His mother asked.

She's never understood why ShuFang loved listening to people play the drums so much. The whole town knows that ShuFang has been a genius since birth. He's never been disobedient, he's always studying hard, and his talents in arts are outstanding, especially his zither skills. His zither music is refreshing to the soul, yet it holds a captivating charm at the same time. Anyone who listens to it will be charmed immediately.

Unfortunately, there's a saying that no apple is perfect; God has taken a bite out of every apple. And that's true for ShuFang. Although ShuFang is a genius with a breath-taking face, he was born with no sight. No one knew why, but his eyes were hollow when he was born. Some say that a deity snatched his eyes because the deity was too jealous of his beauty, while others say that he was too perfect, so God took his sight away to cover for all his talents.

In this small town, even the smallest piece of news is known by everyone. No secrets could be kept hidden within this town; however, there was one thing that people don't know. They didn't know that ShuFang, the famous Sightless Fairy, was actually the master of the Shadow Corps.

The Shadow Corps is an infamous assassin organization that rivals the forces of the emperor itself. It's famous for its 100% mission success, its brutal and mechanical-like assassins, and its mysterious powerful master.

The only figure within the Shadow Corps that is known to the public is the Vice-Leader of the organization, who allowed himself to be identified in order to represent the Shadow Corps. No one dares to offend this man, mostly because of his lethal ways. The Vice-Leader, MoChou, is famous for his poison skills. His poisons are clear and scentless, and can kill someone within seconds. Some people even die without knowing they were poisoned.

Many people tried to bribe and recruit this man, but this man had unwavering loyalty to his master. He kept his loyalty even when the emperor tried to recruit him by offering the position of a great general and 10 thousand pieces of gold. This made many people wonder---who is his master, to be able to make everyone in the Shadow Corps loyal until their last breath?

And that mysteriously powerful master is now holding his mother's arm like a baby chick as he excitedly followed his mother to the parade.

Boom! Boom! Boom! The drums vibrated as the bulky men struck at its centre.

Multiple fireworks exploded in the air, making cackling sounds of joy as an army of horses paraded through the streets. Sitting on the frontmost horse was General Han, who is famous for his many successful battles and is known to be a supporter of the 13th prince.

ShuFang, who was standing within the crowds with his mother, felt the thundering vibrations of the horses treading underneath his feet. He could sense a condensed mass of energy approaching. Suddenly, his hand slightly reached out of his sleeve and swiftly flicked a dart at the mass of energy. The dart silently flew towards its target and struck General Han's neck, causing him to topple over his horse.

"General!" The soldiers behind him shouted as they ran towards their fallen general. A soldier noticed the minuscule dart sticking out of his neck.

"It's an assassination!" The soldiers all drew their blades as soon as they heard the word 'assassin.'

"No one leaves! Everyone here will be investigated!" The second-in-command shouted as the soldiers barricaded the place.

"Fang Er, what do we do? What if the assassins decide to kill us too?" ShuFang's mother said, her face full of worry.

"It's alright. We'll be fine with these soldiers here to protect us." ShuFang said assuringly as he patted his mom's back.

"Mn." His mother replied as she clutched his hand.

They were allowed to leave much earlier than the others because of ShuFang's lost eyesight. No one expects a blind man to be able to throw such precise darts. Besides, this man's fame as the Sightless Fairy has even spread to the capital. Unless you were fighting in a war for 3 years, then it's impossible to not have heard of him.

"Fang Er, don't worry, there's bound to be another parade in a few weeks." His mother said, thinking that ShuFang must be disappointed with how the event went today.

"It's alright mother. I love your braised pork dish much more than the parade music." ShuFang chuckled.

"Ai, you brat! You're just praising me so that I'll make your favourite dishes right?" His mother joked.

"Yes, yes. I can't fool mother." ShuFang agreed. They both glanced at each other before laughing their way home.

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Unlike my other story, I want this story to have slow plot progression coz it takes time for the main character's heart to heal.

And, there's barely any cursing or humour in this story because it's supposed to be more melodramatic than funny.

I think this story will have around 30 chapters?? Each chapter will be around 1000~2000 words long.