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Chapter 48 – Fallen Leaves with No Home Eight years ago, at the foot of Guxie Mountain. The mountain was lush, the wind cool. From the woods came a soft sound, like the cry of a deer. A deer stepped through the trees and leaves, ears perked, seemingly listening for the source of the call. Suddenly, a reed arrow shot out from the forest—sharp and swift—it struck the deer’s neck with a snap. The deer gave a pained cry, collapsed to the ground, and twitched its hooves in its final…- 450.2 K • Completed
- Chapter 47 – A Name Recorded in History In the blink of an eye, the Langgan Guard and the Yu Ji Guard clashed in chaos. When the Xian Mountain Guards crossed blades, the heavens and earth would tremble. The Langgan Guard wielded refined steel longswords, shaking the six directions“six directions” (六合 / liùhé) refer to the six spatial dimensions that encompass all existence: East (東) West (西) South (南) North (北) Up / Heaven (上 / 天) Down / Earth (下 / 地) and four seas with…
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- Chapter 45 – Together Across Rivers and Seas On the tower, banners flapped in the wind. Soldiers in heavy armor stood shoulder to shoulder, halberds and crossbows in hand, surrounding a large honeysuckle-patterned canopy. Beneath the canopy, the Mohe Guard and Yu Ji Guard flanked both sides, clad in padded silk armor of dark jade purple and fragrant leaf red. Between them sat Emperor Changyi—his hair white as frost, robed in a round-collared imperial dragon gown. Though he had reached the…
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- Chapter 44 – Let Wildness Run Free The day of execution arrived. Cold winds howled through the streets, sharp and biting like wolf howls. At the break of dawn, with only a pale line of light on the horizon, the Xian Mountain officials already filled the avenues. Hundreds of black-clad figures packed the roads, a tide of heads flowing like Mountain Rong beans rolling in waves. In the center of this mass of black beans, several prison carts carried condemned criminals in long wooden stocks. Trumpets…
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- Chapter 43 – Loyalty and Righteousness The Inner Prison was dark as night—cold and damp. A thread of wind slipped in through a narrow window, lashing like a whip and stinging the skin. A jailer approached, carrying a wooden tray holding a bowl of coarse rice and a bowl of vegetable broth. He didn’t place the bowls into the turn-slot, but instead cast a glance at the young man chained to the wall, gave a cold snort, and said, “Time to eat.” That young man, lashed until his skin was…
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- Chapter 42 – A Storm Approaches In the Immortal Palace of Penglai, fragrant mist wafted across the floor. The sounds of bamboo flutes and silk strings lingered without end. In the brazier burned fine charcoal made from women’s beds, keeping winter’s chill entirely at bay. Within a secluded chamber, the National Preceptor sat cross-legged at a purple sandalwood desk. Draped in a brocade cloak with a snow hood, he had his eyes lowered to study a list of those awaiting execution. By protocol,…
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- Chapter 41 – Seeking Cracks with a Puff of Dust Several days later, in the third hall of the Penglai prefecture, the Mohe Guard sat on a rattan chair adorned with floral carvings, eyes closed in thought. After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes. On the desk before him stood a lacquered sword stand, holding a sword sheathed in black sandalwood wrapped with python skin. The sword pommel was carved with a dragon design. When drawn, the blade gleamed white as snow. This was none other than the…
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- Chapter 40: Morning Star Reflects the Sun Just as he emerged from one dream, he quickly fell into another. In this dream, he was once again transported back nine years. A cool breeze blew through the reed mat wrapped around his dirty body, pricking him like needles. He felt someone lift the reed mat that wrapped him and, after an unknown time, he was roughly tossed into a pile of corpses. The stench hit him hard, and the buzzing of flies filled his ears. He heard voices—apparently soldiers…
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- Chapter 39: King Yama Fang Jingyu’s house was enveloped in a heavy silence. Several days had passed since Fang Jingyu was taken away. Most of the Xian Mountain officials who had stormed the estate were withdrawn by the Mohe Guard, leaving only two stationed outside the gate to prevent Xiao Jiao from acting recklessly. After all, she was also an official of the Xian Mountain Guard and close to Fang Jingyu—no one knew how she might break down. Yet in these days, Xiao Jiao seemed like a…
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- Chapter 37: Bearing Injustice and Concealing Grievance Moments ago, a violent tempest had erupted inside the side room. Fang Jingyu rolled on the ground; his saber shattered beyond use. He grabbed Hanguang from the corner, drew its blade, and at the critical moment blocked a fierce punch from the captain. The man raged wildly, flinging and smashing chairs, stools, boxes, and cabinets. For a time, wood chips fell like hail onto the floor. Yet when the man struck again and Fang Jingyu used the…
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