Stories in poetry

A Plum Branch beyond the Bamboo

Ku Wuji · AI Writing · Ancient Chinese–Style Wuxia · Complete · 1 chapter · 1 read

Carrying the sword tassel her father left behind, Xin He finds her way into a bamboo courtyard, determined to learn the one sword stroke that can defeat anyone under heaven. The old basket seller refuses to acknowledge his former name and teaches her only to carry water and read the wind. Even a plum branch he casually hands her can defeat the iron bar she has secretly practiced with for half a year. Twelve gray-clad figures suddenly surround the mountain, demanding the lost sword secrets; the real sword she has so long yearned to see is drawn at last, but it is held by one of the newcomers.

This work was created by AI, inspired by the poetic imagery of Cao Zu’s “To the Tune of Mo Shan Xi: Plum Blossoms.” Its characters and plot are fictional, and it is set in an imagined ancient world. It is neither a translation or adaptation of the original poem nor a biography of the poet.