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<< Previous Chapter Table of Contents Next Chapter >> Xiyun woke up just as the sun was rising. He had chosen the middle room attached to the north side of the courtyard. Outside, he noticed that Yeon’s room was still silent. He passed the courtyard and opened the gate. Sitting on a stool and leaning against the wall, was the carriage driver from yesterday,…

<< Previous Chapter Table of Contents Next Chapter >> East of the main manor was a wing of unused courtyards. A garden path connected every courtyard. Gaokang led Xiyun to one of these courtyards. “My wrists will hurt every time I try writing with a brush. I can’t write, which means I can’t handle the accounts either. Do you know how much this will…

<< Previous Chapter Table of Contents Next Chapter >> Xiyun did not take a step further, neither did Yeon. Their legs rooted in place as they shared a gaze. They had found the Xiao Family. The entire Qinsi Ward was the property of the Xiao Family. Yeon bit her lips. Even she knew that involving themselves with a family this large was a complex…

<< 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…

<< 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…

<< Previous Chapter Table of Contents Next Chapter >> Within the sky well, the sun had finally appeared. Shibara took her papers and went to where Ruidie and Israk waited for her. While watching the second stage, Ruidie recognized Yonten playing a piece on a four-stringed lute. She didn’t see any of the two nuns, so they must not have gotten this far. “Have…

<< Previous Chapter Table of Contents Next Chapter >> The sun touched the eastern horizon. The youth’s eyes opened. He pushed aside his bedding and made his way in front of the window. The youth opened the screen for the morning mist to spread throughout the hardwood floor. The first rays of day bathed the pale-skinned boy in yellow. The boy, around the age…