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Chapter 164: Side Story – Wind and Thunder in the Nine Provinces (2) Green vines flourished, and mountain azaleas bloomed vibrantly. Though the scenery below changed with the seasons, the view inside Wuwei Temple remained eternally spring-like. Fang Jingyu and Chu Kuang ascended the stone steps. Looking upward, they saw a young Daoist priest standing by the temple gate. The young Daoist wore elegant robes and cloud-patterned shoes, appearing graceful and otherworldly. But most astonishing was…- 450.2 K • Completed
- Chapter 163: Side Story – Wind and Thunder in the Nine Provinces (1) In Liyang County, Nine Provinces, within a quarry: A group of laborers trudged forward, carrying large blocks of reddish sandstone. The scorching sun blazed overhead, soaking their backs with sweat and scraping their skin raw from the coarse stones. They moved slowly, like a colony of exhausted ants. A supervisor narrowed his sharp, fox-like eyes, ruthlessly whipping his lash and shouting: “Move faster! You’ve barely…
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- Chapter 161 – Extra: Poor Parenting (Part 1) Green hills arched like ink strokes, and misty waters lay cold and clear. In the Fang family’s countryside estate, Langgan Guard sat at his desk, dipping his brush into ink to write: “To my son: It has been long since we parted. Are you well? All is calm in Penglai these days, with fair weather and gentle rain—no need for worry. You and your brother journey across the sea to the Nine Provinces, surely facing storms and hardship along the way. I…
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- Chapter 160: Afterword “To preserve his own life and that of his companions so they might return home, He endured countless trials in storm and wave. Though he gave all he had, He could not bring his companions back alive.” The Odysseus described in Homer’s epics was the original prototype for Emperor Bai. Emperor Bai journeyed from being a ruler of a nation to having nothing at all, while Fang Jingyu rose from nothing to become the ruler of a nation. The two mirror each…
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- Chapter 159: Heaven’s Chosen Arrogant and Wild (The End) One by one, stalks of red arrow flowers were placed into the grave pit, the vivid blooms crowding around the departed Emperor Bai. The old man was dressed in a plain white satin robe adorned with dragon patterns, his eyes gently closed, a smile on his face as if he were caught in a pleasant dream. Those who had offered flowers now stood aside, bowing their heads in mourning, weeping in silence. When it was Chu Kuang’s turn, he looked…
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- Chapter 158: Dawn Across Ten Thousand Miles The northern wind howled, snowflakes fluttering like willow catkins, blanketing the glacier in white and painting heaven and earth in pure brilliance. Amidst this vast whiteness, a pitch-black Taoyuan Stone Gate was being hauled by soldiers to the edge of the ice wall. Langgan Guard and Bai Huan Guard stood before it, brows tightly knit. Langgan Guard’s fists were clenched, eyes locked on the gate. Chu Kuang had told him of his wild, bold idea: they…
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- Chapter 157: Riding the Wind, Breaking the Waves With a thunderous crash, a massive block of solid ice collapsed. Snow spray flew as soldiers wielding ice picks scrambled aside. Once the dust settled, a roar of cheers surged through the crowd. “Just a few more days of effort and we’ll break through this wall and see the world beyond!” a soldier shouted. His cry was echoed by many. Soon, the rhythm of ice-chiseling rang out once more, persistent and unbroken. Several months had passed in…
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- Chapter 155: A New Edge First Tested Two Hanguang Swords sliced through the northern wind, trembling and howling like tigers roaring and dragons rising, their force shaking the skies. Fang Jingyu stared at the face that so closely resembled his own, and couldn’t help but recall the past. He thought of those days in Penglai, Yingzhou, and Daiyu—how he had escaped under a forest of blades and halberds, how countless people had bared their hearts and spilled their blood alongside him in battles…
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- Chapter 154: Zhen Gives Way to Li reference drawn from the Bagua (Eight Trigrams) system in Chinese cosmology, particularly the I Ching (Book of Changes). 震 (Zhèn): the Thunder trigram, representing movement, initiative, beginnings. 離 (Lí): the Fire trigram, symbolizing clarity, illumination, and detachment. At dawn the next day, a gust of wind rushed into the tent, slicing across the face like a blade. Langgan Guard sat alone before the brazier, his brow tightly furrowed. As he recalled the…
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- Chapter 153: Love Thread into the Bones The night was cold and still, and the dying lamp flickered like a bean. Inside the felt tent stood a snow-carved table, with Langgan Guard, Fang Jingyu, and Chu Kuang seated on either side. The three drank murky liquor from birch-bark cups, reminiscing over old tales. Chu Kuang sat in a corner, coughing lowly, his gaze evasive. Langgan Guard gently rubbed his back and asked: “Minsheng, what’s wrong?” “It’s nothing, just the chill hasn’t quite…
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