Chapter 22 Jinyiwei’s Test

“Five people? It’s us five again?” Even as impulsive as Shen San was, he understood that it was impossible for just the five of them to stop the Tamu Crown Prince from entering Da Qian through the Northern Barbarians’ territory. After all, the Tamu Crown Prince was no ordinary figure like the Third Prince of … Read more

Chapter 25 [Rain-Praying Village] The Undrying Well

“We still haven’t figured out what her motive is…” Bai Xiaoxiao glanced at Ning Qiushui unintentionally. He had his head down, silent, as if preoccupied with something. “In any case, we’ll have to rely on ourselves to gather the clues.” “There’s still plenty of time today, so let’s check out the farthest location first. That … Read more

Chapter 26: This is how the gangsters are

Shen Ying was considered one of the prettier girls in the county town. And her family was notoriously poor. Especially since her father was a gambling addict, which only made her more infamous. There were countless times— That so-called father of hers had tried to exchange her for money to keep gambling. If her mother … Read more

Chapter 25 Shen Ying’s Family

Old Ding was furious. No matter what, Shen Ying was his niece by blood. Although Shen Ying’s father was a scoundrel, her mother was a good person—hardworking and uncomplaining for decades, raising Xiao Ying all by herself. Their two families had always been close, and Xiao Ying had spent a lot of time living with … Read more

Chapter 24 [Rain-Praying Village] Division of Labor

“Cooperation? Of course, no problem. But how exactly do you propose we cooperate?” Bai Xiaoxiao crossed her long legs and propped her chin lightly with one hand, blinking playfully at Tang Jiao. Tang Jiao didn’t seem to appreciate Bai Xiaoxiao’s kind of scrutiny. She frowned slightly. Her instincts told her that Bai Xiaoxiao… wasn’t a … Read more

Chapter 24 Human Nature

Su Rong truly hadn’t expected it. A mere delivery guy—and he was this handsome? That was practically illegal. When Shen Ying said he was good-looking, Su Rong hadn’t thought much of it. After all, there were tons of good-looking guys at the Film Academy. But to be this handsome—that was straight-up dreamboat level. A tall, well-defined nose, … Read more

Chapter 23 [Rain-Praying Village] Meeting

The moment that terrifying voice rang out, all three of them felt as if their very souls had been frozen! They slowly turned their heads—only to see that the old man who was clearly already dead was once again standing in front of them! Only this time, he wasn’t holding a broom… but a pair … Read more

Chapter 22 [Rain-Praying Village] Notes

At that moment, Ning Qiushui felt a chill creeping up his spine. He had a vague feeling that something terrifying might have happened in the village during that great drought years ago… While Ning and Bai were carefully observing the painting, Liu Chengfeng had moved to the side to check the accompanying annotation. “As expected, … Read more