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<< Previous Chapter Table of Contents Next Chapter >> The four travelers ate dinner at a restaurant on the first floor of an inn. They were in Xuzhou, a large port city next to the White River. The next day they would ferry their carriage and horses across the rapids and arrive in Luoyi not long after. Xiyun leaned forward to pick the last strand of boiled vegetables, however, before he could, Danlu’s quick hands snatched it first. Xiyun stared at the other boy who held a wide grin. Danlu had been trying many things to elicit a reaction from […]

<< Previous Chapter Table of Contents Next Chapter >> Shibara stepped aside and allowed Ruidie to pass her. She did not take the final step out of the pavilion, choosing to watch instead. The judges took Ruidie’s answer and game record as she waited. The girl stood in silence as the moments passed. She didn’t know if her beating heart made everything slower or if it actually took as long as it did. Like Israk and the boy named Chen Xiaosi, Ruidie couldn’t answer any of the questions, at least not properly. There were many questions she could answer with […]