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    “My life is yours!” the soldier howled. It sounded like a battle cry; like a wounded wolf yearning for the moon. Under Xie Lian’s fingertips, that very life sang, a drum of war.

    “My life is yours,” Hong’er repeated quietly, grip finally, finally faltering. “So, please…”

    Only then did Xie Lian understand.

    This wasn’t disobedience. This wasn’t a one-person riot at the worst possible moment. This wasn’t defiance.

    This was a prayer.

    And Xie Lian was a god.

    (Spoilers for Book 3)

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    26 Nov 2024

  2. Public Bookmark 65

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    A year after Hua Cheng broke Xie Lian's shackles and dissipated into a cloud of butterflies, he returns with three thousand lanterns in the sky. Xie Lian informs him he would like to change his cultivation method.

    Hua Cheng isn't ready.

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    12 Nov 2024

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    He Xuan had just been looking forward to returning to his domain after spending too long up among Heaven's pageantry. He had wanted some peace and quiet, some food, and a nap, in that order.

    What he hadn't wanted was to find that his home had been invaded in his absence. And that this invader had apparently decided to tidy like some deranged reverse-break-and-entry.

    He also really, really didn't want to be confronted by a face that even centuries later still featured in his nightmares.

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    16 Oct 2024

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    After Xie Lian and Hua Cheng encounter a strange bear spirit in the Cave of Ten Thousand Gods, Hua Cheng is split into three past versions of himself: a ten-year-old Hong-er whose last memory is being tossed in a gunny sack, a thirteen-year-old Xiao-Hua who just snuck into the Xianle Army, and a Wuming who still smells of smoke from the burning of the Yong’an Royal Palace.

    Trapped on Mount Tonglu with no spiritual energy, no way to call for help, and no basic necessities, Xie Lian and his three companions must keep each other alive while scouring the greater Tonglu area in search of the escaped spirit, all to bring back Xie Lian’s “husband,” a man Xie Lian won’t identify for fear of complicating an already complicated situation.

    Jealous of a man they’ve never met, grappling with feelings of inadequacy, and frustrated with each other’s failings, Hong-er, Xiao-Hua, and Wuming are determined to help Xie Lian—even if a successful mission means they disappear.

    **Part 2 of this series is the E-rated alternate ending.**

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    07 Oct 2024

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    With the weather cooling, Xie Lian only had a couple goals in mind: to prepare a warm soup and to sell enough scrap to buy some gloves.

    What he didn't bargain on was meeting some men on the road who were seeking urgent help with an ice demon that had taken up residence in their village, sweeping down from the glacial mountains, freezing everything in its path, and demanding a sacrifice be delivered to it. Unable to bear walking away from such obvious need, Xie Lian resolves to investigate the problem... though really, gloves would surely only help when it came to ice demons?

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    01 Oct 2024

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