a post-cyberpunk xianxia epic
When both princes were dismissed from their disappointed father’s chambers, Miyan was lying in wait. She knew from all the whispers that her brothers were leaving her behind, too young to be useful in arena, too precious to take on a journey up the mountain without their mother leading the way. By now, the teen […]
“Oh, sad. I guess it’ll be good news for him that Laike’s not afraid of ghosts. I don’t think Laike’s afraid of anything.” Chongwei elbowed her pale-haired sister. “Have you ever seen Lai scared? I mean, if someone surprises him he will straight up murder them but that’s not really fear so much as it’s […]
Tian Miyan was nothing if she was not constantly prepared. Even as the shop’s attendant sat down three heaping bowls of tsua-bing with all sorts of sweet toppings piled high on top, the princess concentrated on her task which may have seemed like some strange ritual to her mountain-raised guests. She balanced a pair of […]
Most of Fanxing City’s vendors were already set up by the time Xueyu turned onto the street at the top of Zhongxin Market with his entourage. It was a convoluted and bustling place, full of old men whose dealings only centered around digging up discounts, merchants hungry for the back and forth of a haggle, […]
Yuhui stood next to the door of the Tian family’s grand sitting room, deferential to the guests he allowed to pass him—the lady of the mountain and her master of swords, his brother and the two young girls, the alluring boy in black followed by the Tian clan’s youngest child, his sister. When Miyan was […]
Fanxing city, separated from the hollow mountain that lurked distant in its periphery by a long shadow over the landscape, was just beginning to stir to life in the swell of morning. The Tian clan’s manor functioned as the sprawling heart of that land over which they ruled, perfectly sectioned between matters public and private. […]