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Nakai Kiichi - Lai Xi Lai Xi is a master swordsman in service to the Tang Emperor, but he's also a gentle man of remarkable sensitivity whose deepest wish is to return to his native land of Japan. One of a group of Japanese who were sent to China when only children, to study Chinese culture and become ambassadors of friendship to the powerful Chinese nation, Lai Xi has never fully accepted China as his homeland.For years he has requested that the emperor allow him to return to Japan so that he can once again see his aging mother. But the emperor has found it impossible to release the swordsman whose skills strike fear into criminals. Now the emperor desperately wants to capture the renegade army officer Lt. Li, and offers Lai Xi a deal: find and kill Lt. Li and Lai Xi can return home. Lai Xi sets out for the west to find Lt. Li, but when he encounters the man, Lai Xi finds that he may have to rethink who is an enemy and who is a friend. Lai Xi agrees to help Lt. Li protect the camel caravan bound for the emperor, but will he finally have his opportunity to slay Lt. Li and return to his beloved homeland of Japan? |