What kind of predicament was that today? The wind blew colder gust by gust, and the night, which should have been silent, turned as clamorous as broad daylight. In Nanping Countyโs prefectural city, torches shone bright, and stones and arrows were hauled up the city walls by laborers in turns. Outside the city, people dug… Continue reading Fish 329: Looking North at the Beacon Fires
Category: Aggrieved Fish Sprite
Fish 328: Body Placed in Shackles
Qiu Jing: Look at my network Gong Jun wore a large cloak, and beneath it was a fine Shu-brocade robe, not an official uniform. He wore boots with cowhide soles and satin uppers, and his act of dismounting was extremely swift. In the eyes of others, ever since the new emperor ascended the throne and… Continue reading Fish 328: Body Placed in Shackles
Fish 327: Destroyed by Self-Interest
Self-interest did not lie in its magnitude, but in its bottom line Xuan Chuan Pass was a fortress. Apart from the soldiers who defended the city, no commoners resided there permanently. Those who obtained an errand in Xuan Chuan Pass were actually connected to the garrison in countless ways. For example, servants of the Ning… Continue reading Fish 327: Destroyed by Self-Interest
Fish 326: Calamity Befell the Body
This mortal world was too bitter, yet the calamitous turbidity was endless Mo Li suddenly opened his eyes and awoke from his feigned sleep. He slightly stretched his figure, and without any visible movement, he flipped lightly behind the pile of sundries. This was an old house at the end of a secluded alley; the… Continue reading Fish 326: Calamity Befell the Body
Fish 325: Bodhi Was Hard To Understand
Bodhi, which meant Nirvana and transcendence The stone cave was deep and hard to see into, with hundreds of oddly shaped stalactites hanging above, and damp walls on all four sides. Inside the cave, there seemed to be an extremely thin stream, trickling and dissolving, filled with cold water vapor. Yan Cen walked ahead with… Continue reading Fish 325: Bodhi Was Hard To Understand
Fish 324: All Withered
The graves once remembered past affairs Su Li lay prone in the grass, his eyebrows forcibly twisted into a โๅทโ shape. He could not understand. Where was the Tianshou King? That night, he killed an impostor; although some commotion appeared inside and outside the camp the next day, and there were masters from the Holy… Continue reading Fish 324: All Withered
Fish 323: Solitary Road Alone
Mo Li: We could not fight fifty thousand troops, but we could intimidate them As soon as the arrow was released, Mo Li realized something was amiss. This arrow ultimately could not withstand an overly strong internal force; even if it barely reached its destination, it would slightly deviate from the target due to overall… Continue reading Fish 323: Solitary Road Alone
Fish 322: โโโโ
We made a pun, the Saintess of the Holy Lotus Sectโโ A sinister aura filled the fields, blocking out the sky. The slowly advancing Tianshou Kingโs army did not maintain neat ranks; they were driven by endless greed and unwillingness in their hearts, driven by the followers of the Holy Lotus Sect, pressing forward step… Continue reading Fish 322: โโโโ
Fish 321: We Truly Feared Living
Because living was even harder, ah The birds that returned to their nests fluttered their wings and landed on the treetops, lowering their heads to groom their disheveled feathers. Suddenly the ground quivered slightly, it raised its head keenly, looked around, then flew away in fright. At the end of the sky, billowing smoke and… Continue reading Fish 321: We Truly Feared Living
Fish 320: Why Would I Fear Death?
Upon reaching this stage today, how would one have been afraid to die? The sky had just begun to brighten, and Meng Qi picked up his bundle, feeling around for a pastry wrapped in a lotus leaf. By right, it should have been Fu Ling Cake, yet it had been made to look like a… Continue reading Fish 320: Why Would I Fear Death?