Yes, it is. It's korean tho, not chinese.
Is there an English ver of the novel?
Unfortunately it's not licensed in english yet. And so far no one has attempted to fans translate the novel. I kind of understand, because it's probably a bit on the harder side to translate because of the historical references & stuff. I also heard that the novel is more graphic & brutal than the webtoon in describing the torture, rape, & stuff.
That's too bad, thanks for the info tho!
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Is this based on novel? Chinese BL novel has lots of ancient theme like this.