Xiao Bao hovered near the doorway with his hands clasped behind his back, unable to hide the anxiousness on his face. Zhao Cai let out a yawn and slid down to the floor with his back against the wall, propping his body against Jin Bao. “Young Master, what are you pacing about for?” “I… I’m [...]
Chapter 1.2 [EOL]
Chapter 1.2: Fated Past After the banquet, the gods and immortals slowly dispersed, but he lingered by the lake hoping to catch one more glimpse of that person. Because the next time they meet, it would probably be in some distant year. Unknowingly, his line of sight fell onto a laurel tree and his breathing [...]
Chapter 1.1 [EOL]
Chapter 1.1: Fated Past That year, during the Queen Mother’s peach banquet, [1] he saw him for the first time. He saw him from afar, dressed in snowy white robes, his long hair adorned with a crown and surrounded by a sea of ordinary gods. He wore a slight smile but did not say a [...]
The Lantern Festival Night: To the Tune of the Green Jade Table
Listen to this song as you read the poem~ It's titled 'Green Jade Table' and alludes to the poem as well. By Xin Qi Ji 東風夜放花千樹,更吹落、星如雨。寶馬雕車香滿路。鳳簫聲動,玉壺光轉,一夜魚龍舞。 The night's east wind adorns a thousand trees with flowersAnd blows down stars in showers.Fine steeds and carriages spreads fragrance en route;Music vibrates from the flute;The moon sheds [...]
Embers of Love
Xiang Si Cheng Hui 相思成灰By Gu Jing 古镜 Novel Summary: 春心莫共花争发,一寸相思一寸灰。 Be still my beating heart, compete not with spring on blossoming forth; For what remains of every shred of longing, is a mere disheartened, ashen core.[1] A brief glimpse over a thousand years ago, in exchange for a thousand years of love [...]
Chapter 8 [TEIE]
“Wangfei, come over here for a while, I have something to say to you,” Yan Shi said to Hua Ling. He pushed open the door and went into the room. Hua Ling spoke, “Nanny Ya, you go on and do your things first, I’ll speak to Gege then come and find you later.” Immediately after, [...]
Chapter 7 [TEIE]
The empress got a surprise upon hearing that Hua Ling wanted to recite a poem. She was fully aware of the details of Hua Ling’s background; back then when Yang Shi first married into the Kang Le residence, she detested Hua Ling and had approached her for a solution. After discussing for a long time, [...]
Chapter 3 [BFSS]
“Young Master, why must we leave in the middle of the night? It’s so tiring.” Zhao Cai let out a huge yawn. Xiao Bao jabbed him with a foot, “And to think that you have been practicing martial arts since you were young, feeling tired after only such a short while.” The little servant’s butt [...]
Chapter 2 [BFSS]
When it comes to the Jiangnan region’s Jin Qian Sect being a household name, it is in fact the truth. Jin Qian Sect was not only the richest clan in the Jiangnan region, even amongst the Jianghu,[1] there was no other clan or sect that could compare to it in terms of wealth. Speaking of [...]
Chapter 1 [BFSS]
A rogue is not frightening, what is frightening is a cultured rogue. Master[1] Sun stroked the tip of his curly white beard and shook his bamboo brush; the thin legs hidden under the light green cloth knocked lightly against the table legs as such a thought arose unbidden within his heart. To use this as [...]