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The tightly closed curtains opened. Light poured in. A dark night. Every window of the banquet hall glowed golden. Noblemen dressed as splendidly as peacocks, strolled gracefully beneath the dazzling chandeliers. The late emperor had grown too frail to hold a birthday celebration before his death, and after ascending the throne, Tortan drastically scaled it back under the pretext that the empire's stability came first. In other words, a proper birthday celebration hadn't been held in…- 171.8 K • Completed
In early January, the entire city was dyed with a white filter by the snow filling the sky, and the temperature plummeted. In a shabby and dilapidated tube-shapedA type of old, socialist-style housing in China characterized by long, dark corridors with single rooms opening off them, often with shared kitchens and bathrooms. apartment building, bright yellow lights lit up in a bedroom. A pale, slender arm reached out from the thick cotton quilt and pressed down on the alarm clock. "So…- 310.6 K • Completed
Aeryl removed the device from his ear. He couldn’t listen any longer. Just as expected. The core of the plan had always been this—the Emperor would abandon Aeryl of his own accord. The Emperor had always seen Aeryl purely as a means for profit. And like any calculating merchant, when an asset became too costly to maintain and no longer offered returns, it was discarded. Aeryl had pretended to be pregnant to make himself seem less useful, and the Grand Duke had demanded an outrageous sum to…- 279.4 K • Completed
Everyone wants a miracle in moments of despair. Only one hope remained for those who were fighting the monsters emerging from the bottom of the Crystal Lake: a miracle. Tubain had a being that could make that miracle happen. Long ago, when monsters tried to destroy the world, a legendary divine beast appeared and shared its power with humans. The people of Tubain had revered the divine beast since childhood and believed they'd be saved eventually. Bito, one of Kun's soldiers, felt the same way.…- 315.1 K • Ongoing
Chapter 14 - “Having a Desire for Control Is a Good Thing.” After Lu Yunwan’s back disappeared around the corner, Pei Zhaoan slammed his wineglass against the wall with a bang. The crimson liquid splashed across the white wall like sprayed blood. Pei Zhaoan did not spare the wall another glance. He took out a white silk handkerchief, wiped the liquid from his hands, then turned and opened a hidden door. A young human dressed in a black silk night robe stood up from beside the…- 87.9 K • Ongoing
Clunk. He heard the sound as he was climbing the spiral staircase that seemed to have no end. An ominous sound of something misaligning echoed. Zed instinctively adjusted his grip on his weapon and pressed himself against the wall. But the enemy's presence was no longer audible. Instead, the opposite wall pillar rotated and slid open. Beyond it lay a pitch-black passageway, its depth impossible to gauge. The darkness, impenetrable even an inch ahead, felt eerily like the throat of a giant beast. It…- 199.7 K • Ongoing
- Ye Lingwei expressionlessly turned off his phone, pretending he hadn't seen it. Before he could even stand up, a pair of black high-heeled leather shoes appeared in his line of sight. Ye Lingwei followed them looking upward; it was a completely unfamiliar face. He mentally dragged out every person the original host might have known and cross-referenced them, but he couldn't find an identity that matched the person before him. The woman was wearing black business attire: a black pencil skirt that went…
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I think I might actually be in love. In the Starfarer profession, members of my species are rare. In fact, according to The Alliance's career guidance, my racial traits aren't particularly suited for this line of work. While the Genetic Revolution optimized physiological functions, it also drove our entire species to pursue mental communion—to put it in Earth's terms, the race I belong to is an exceedingly romantic one. Intelligent lifeforms from other planets once said, "All cross-planetary,…- 16.6 K • Completed
Qin Yuezhang could no longer remember exactly when he first met Wei Qinzhou. They had been very close friends as children, living in the same neighborhood. His mother was a typical career-driven woman, always on the frontlines of journalism, wielding her sharp pen to win every prestigious news award. It's often said that behind every successful man, there's a successful woman. But many men aren't willing to simply stay in the shadows of a successful woman, remaining unnoticed. So, when Qin…- 141.2 K • Completed
- Beautiful moments always pass too quickly. At the end of the light show, only the Secret Crush production poster remained on the naked-eye 4D wall. The audience and fans seemed to sense the ending approaching and began shouting at the top of their lungs. “Chi Yunxing, you have to walk a flower-strewn path in the future!!!”“Duan Zhiyan, we’ll always support you!!!”“Thank you! I love Secret Crush!”“…” Each shout made Chi Yunxing’s eyes sting. He couldn’t help glancing…
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