Sand Rat: Did not dare to speak. Golden Drum Temple. The monks huddled in the side rooms, their eyes shadowed with the green-black tint of sleeplessness. They were terrified, listening intently for noises outside. “Knock, knock.” The temple door was forcefully knocked on, startling the more timid monks into diving under their beds. “Wait, it’s… Continue reading Fish 299: When There’s No Worry About Food and Clothing

No, you don't want to. When Meng Qi arrived, the fire was already under control and was gradually dying down. The imperial guards and eunuchs were covered in mud and soot, looking like beggars wrapped in lotus leaves and clay, ready to be roasted like clay-baked chickens. "…" Watching these disheveled "clay chickens" scurrying around,… Continue reading Fish 298: A True Man Born Into This World

"Talk about those times when we planned to achieve something big, but then..." "Hmph, your idea is both extremely difficult and exceedingly simple," Meng Qi replied without any change in expression, his eyes not even lifting. "Just take care of your followers, claim a mountain as your kingdom, guard the natural barriers, farm your own… Continue reading Fish 297: Elder Chen Said

Cheng Jingchuan: Let me think, it must be a cat. “There's a traitor! Arrest them at once!” With a loud shout, the imperial guards, holding torches, immediately rushed in that direction. Meng Qi leaped onto the treetop and once again confirmed that Cheng Jingchuan indeed had extraordinary vision—able to spot both him and the doctor… Continue reading Fish 296: The People Yearn for Distant Lands

Sand Rat: You’re the rabbit spirit!! Probably because the title “National Preceptor” originated from the Kingdom of Xiliang, and now the King Wu of Qiantang Prefecture had again appointed the Taoist priests of the Bagua Temple as National Preceptors, gathering a group of alchemists who rambled on about fate and refining elixirs, the common people… Continue reading Fish 295: ——————

Cheng Jingchuan: How could one say it was absurd? “We had to quickly find the person who belonged to Qiu Jing in Fengxing Pavilion.” Meng Qi said with a calm face. To deal with Qiu Si, simply cutting off the source would not work. Qiu Si’s successor might have been Cheng Jingchuan, and Cheng Jingchuan… Continue reading Fish 294: How Could It Be Nonsense?

Thinking oneself always right, it became difficult to see right and wrong Cheng Jingchuan neither spoke nor moved, showing not a trace of surprise. This handsome and upright young man lowered his brow and stood by like a servant, refilling the teapot on the table. This gave Mo Li a deep sense of incongruity. He… Continue reading Fish 293: Naturally Hard to Reveal

Mo Li: I do not treat this kind of lunacy This had been a very absurd matter. After being “discovered” infiltrating the royal palace, the other party actually invited him to a remote palace chamber for a meeting. Judging by their tone, the other party even planned to enter the palace overnight, acting as though… Continue reading Fish 292: People Were Often Confused in Their Hearts

What they saw was not actually the case The room was deathly silent. Mo Li had stated it extremely clearly, even eunuchs and palace maids who could not read a single large character could understand it. In the blazing heat, everyone broke out in a cold sweat. “You’re bold… speaking nonsense!” Vice Supervisor Xu subconsciously… Continue reading Fish 291: Things Were Often Confused by the Eyes