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Ling Xun said nothing after the man finished speaking. He simply studied him in silence, his expression solemn. And yet, with those seductive peach-blossom eyes of his, even a dead rat would seem to carry deep romantic significance under his gaze. Sitting there in the unlit alley, his fair skin set off by his bright blue satin robe, he looked more like a fox spirit sent to steal souls. “Master Feng, do you not believe me?” the official asked carefully, gauging his silence. “Do you think I’m…- 36.3 K • Ongoing
- Ling Xun smiled as he looked at the man in short garb. Contrary to everyone's expectations, he did not raise a hand to beat him. Instead, he stood up, flipped his hand, and drew out a plump white bird from his sleeve. It was the very same myna that had spoken so crudely earlier at Changchun Courtyard. "Go find me a pot," Ling Xun said to the teenage boy standing nearby. "Yes, Master." Fang Ke glanced at the white myna, finding it a rare sight. But rare or not, a bird was a bird, and any bird could be…
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- The four low-ranking soldiers bringing up the rear of the convoy saw a figure suddenly leap out of the carriage window. They were about to shout, but before any sound could escape, their vision filled with blinding white. The next moment, they collapsed to the ground, unconscious. Ling Xun’s handkerchief spun rapidly in his hand. The intricate silk held a formation spell woven into its threads, one that could lull onlookers into unconsciousness. But these four soldiers had only succumbed because…
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- Ling Xun stayed in the ruined temple and continued circulating the five-element nurturing method several more times. By now, he could move both knees without any of the previous pain or stiffness, so he made his way back to Minister Liu’s residence. The atmosphere along the way felt strangely tense. Every household had shut its doors and windows, and not even a single peddler could be seen in the alleys, completely at odds with the usual bustle of the capital. Ling Xun understood the reason. The city…
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- The man turned at the sound of his voice. For an instant, Ling Xun felt his heart lurch into his throat. Even before he could see the man’s face clearly, he had already scoured his memory for a faint image, hoping to match the features of that boy from long ago with the one standing before him now. But once the man faced him directly, Ling Xun’s heart sank. He was wearing a mask. Why would he refuse to show his face? The spark of joy Ling Xun had clawed out from the ashes had not yet flared into…
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- Hearing the unmistakable message of rebellion woven into the lyrics, Ling Xun couldn’t help but shiver. It felt as if every hair on his body was standing on end from that ghostly, mournful chanting. Sensing danger, he quickly unfolded the black gauze in his hand again and again, until it was fully open. It revealed itself to be the size of a full adult cloak, thin as a cicada’s wing and nearly transparent. It unfolded into a full-sized adult cloak, thin as a cicada’s wing and nearly transparent.…
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- Long before sending a calling card to Ling Xun, the Minister of Civil Affairs had already devised a layered scheme. He chose Ling Xun to assassinate Qin Chao not only because he was a formation master, but also because he had once been courted by Qin Chao, and had turned him down. Among the Three Excellencies, the Minister of Civil Affairs was the only surviving elder statesman. The reason he had managed to endure until now was because he had always maintained a posture of neither servility nor defiance…
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- Ling Xun stood alone at the mouth of the empty alley. The setting sun dyed the stone road golden, casting a solitary, desolate shadow behind him. “Master Feng, is something wrong?” the servant from the Ministry of Civil Affairs asked cautiously. After Ling Xun’s sudden change of demeanor earlier, he no longer dared to be careless. Ling Xun continued gazing at the spot where that figure had disappeared. After a long pause, he finally said, “Nothing. I just thought I saw someone familiar. I…
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- Now that the news of the rebellion in Liangzhou was confirmed, the capital had become a veritable tiger’s den. With his leg still injured, Ling Xun urgently needed treatment before he could act. But how the hell was he supposed to use this thing? He glared at that stupid scrap of paper until he nearly burned a hole through it and still could not figure out how to apply it to formation work. He wanted nothing more than to storm into the Mu residence and drag the man out by his collar. Just as he…
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- Yuan Xi had spent many years away from the capital. Unless it concerned major events that could shift court politics, or specific individuals the Yuan family had instructed him to monitor, he rarely kept track. His knowledge of local affairs in the capital was far more limited than that of the household servants who remained behind. The gatekeeper, still eager to redeem himself after being scolded earlier, now stood at attention before Yuan Xi with a face full of obsequiousness. Every crease on his…
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