World Cup! World Cup! World Cup!
The Americans among you probably have no idea what I'm talking about, and I'm going to miss most of the matches for reasons, but still! World Cup!
Here are the week's chapters:
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Multiple miles separate Liu Jin from Ox Storm Fortress. Daunting as that might sound, Liu Jin could cover that distance in less than three seconds if he were at full strength.
He is not.
Fighting Han has left him weak. Liu Ji...
2022-11-21 11:56:00 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
Broadly speaking, there are four levels of lightning attunement: red, blue, white, and gold.
Red lightning is the lowest level of lightning attunement. Most will eventually progress beyond it and reach blue lighting as long as they...
2022-11-16 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostAs those who read my notice last week know (thanks for all the well wishes, by the way), the past week ended up being very... accidental. Yeah. I fell down some stairs. Was pretty bad. Then one thing snowballed into another, and I lost a lot of ti...
2022-11-14 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostSo I fell down some stairs.
According to onlookers, it looked pretty painful. Didn't feel painful at the time. Just left me pretty dazed. It wasn't until hours later where it began hurting so much I could barely walk from the pain. Went to t...
2022-11-10 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostTo all new patreons, welcome. To all old patreons, thanks for sticking with me.
Going to start with a bit of bad news. I got a trip coming up this month, so there will be no update during the last week of November.
Here are...
2022-11-07 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
When Liu Jin found Yi Jiao in front of his door, he resigned himself to having an awkward conversation where he inevitably involved himself further in her tumultuous relationship with Huang Shing. Sure enough, that is more or less what h...
2022-11-07 11:55:00 +0000 UTC View PostHi, everyone! Hope this helps you end October on a good note!
Chapter 196: Awkward Conversation is now available for Core Discip...
2022-10-31 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
Liu Jin flies high above the ground.
He is still a long way from reaching the Heaven Realm, and he has not gained the ability to use a flying carpet like Lu Mei. Nevertheless, Soaring Feather proves to be an able substitute. The Bl...
2022-10-31 11:55:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhenever I see a new episode of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, I feel pretty happy for Kubo. The guy's a good example of handle one's IP after your big work ends.
There're lots of manga artists that immediately jump ...
2022-10-24 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
Thanks to the puppeteers and the family they helped, word of Liu Jin and Ni Cai’s skills as healers quickly spreads throughout the small village. People start bringing them their sick and wounded, and soon a small crowd forms around th...
2022-10-24 11:55:01 +0000 UTC View PostHere are the week's chapters:
Chapter 194: I Would Hate to Disappoint You is now available for Core Disciples.
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While the child eagerly leads them to his house, his mother tries to stop them as politely as possible. She tells them that her father is okay. That he has just come down with a cold and that it will heal soon. She tells them her house i...
2022-10-17 11:55:59 +0000 UTC View PostOver the past few days (few weeks?) patreon has been insistently reminding me that they have added a new billing option where you're charged to renew your subscription on the day you subscribe instead of the first of the month, something that seem...
2022-10-12 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHi, everyone!
I want to start by giving a shoutout to Striker, writer of Virtuous Sons, who has recently released the e-book version of his story. Huge props to him for that.
I know many of you have already read ...
2022-10-10 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
A day after the battle, Liu Jin and his men arrive at Ox Storm Fortress, one of the nine fortresses on the border. The one in charge is a Thousand-Man Commander, but Liu Jin doubts there are that many people in this place. Colonel Peng h...
2022-10-10 11:54:01 +0000 UTC View PostSomehow, it's October. To everyone who has stuck with me so far, thank you. To all new patreons, welcome. Let's try to make this month a good one.
Here are the weeks' chapters:
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Proper organization requires a lot of work.
It is a lesson Liu Jin already knew, and working with Colonel Peng only reinforces it. After considering all their options, the colonel decides to split Liu Jin’s forces and spread them...
2022-10-03 11:56:01 +0000 UTC View PostHere are the week chapters:
Interlude: Those Beneath and Chapt...
2022-09-26 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
Huang Shing does not return the following morning, nor does he return the following afternoon. It takes over a day for him to show his face again. When he does, Liu Jin does not ask if he’s okay, and Huang Shing does not lie to his fac...
2022-09-26 11:55:01 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
Lei Kong is taking a walk when he sees a merchant with a wooden cart trying to make his way up the steep streets of Rumbling Thunder City. The merchant’s cart is so loaded with goods that even the two mules pulling it are not enough. M...
2022-09-26 11:50:01 +0000 UTC View PostWe are nearing the part of the month where I look at the date and wonder what happened. Time is a sneaky bastard.
Here are the week's chapters:
2022-09-19 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
To Feng Zhi’s credit, his Qi does not flare up.
If that were to happen, everyone in the party would notice, and dealing with this quietly would no longer be an option. Scandal would be sure to follow, and even that might be an op...
2022-09-19 11:55:01 +0000 UTC View PostHere are the week's chapters:
Chapter 189: Reputation is now available for Core Disciples.
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In the week leading up to the banquet, all manner of important guests arrive at Rumbling Thunder City, each trying to outdo the other in terms of retinues. It has greatly taxed the city’s ability to house everyone. Not because there ar...
2022-09-12 11:55:00 +0000 UTC View PostA new month is here!
To everyone who has been following me all this time, thank you! To all the new patrons, welcome! I hope you all enjoy this month!
Here are the week's chapters:
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“You!”
Liu Jin encounters Chu Jiayue, the daughter of City Lord Chu, the second he leaves the courthouse. The young woman yells at him as she angrily stomps her way to him. Numerous servants are trailing behind her, carrying al...
2022-09-05 11:56:00 +0000 UTC View PostI was reading Chinese manga the other day (Manhua, I guess), and I was struck by how many 'son-in-law' stories there are.
For those who have no idea what I'm talking about, the basic plot goes a bit like this: The main character marrie...
2022-08-29 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
The court building is located between the upper and lower sides of Rumbling Thunder City. Liu Jin suspects this is not a coincidence but the result of conscious city planning. Even the look of the building, block-like and lacking adornme...
2022-08-29 11:56:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe other day, I decided to take a short nap during the afternoon. Just an hour or two.
I woke up the next day.
After a brief bout of panic (along with having to accept that maybe I need a new cell phone because the battery...
2022-08-22 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post