“Pingyang, I have told you countless times. A beautiful and elegant hand like
yours should not touch the sword. It is dangerous, and it is certainly not for
women!” said the King.
Princess Pingyang disagreed with the King, “Dad, there’s no such thing that
women could not touch the swords! Women hold knives every day, so why not
swords? There’re no differences between them! I want to become a warrior, not
a sleeping beauty who only knows how to serve tea in the palace!”
“Pingyang, I wish you were a man. You are so courageous, just like me when
I was younger. But you know that things don’t work this way. I allow you to learn
fighting, but you must remember, you are a woman. A woman brings honour to the
family.”
Since then, Princess Pingyang learnt sword-fighting in private.As time went by, Princess Pingyang turned out to be a well-rounded warrior.
She was smarter than most of the men in the country as she knew how to fight