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BOC Art: The Arrest of Wu Chanchou
‘You burned down the field, salted the soil, and now you’re trying to garden.” Zei Qi’s voice was dripping with condescension. “Oh, worry not, my dear sister. So you have sown; now you shall reap. This Wu Zeitian declares it.”
Art by Nakomo!
2026-02-07 19:45:05 +0000 UTC View Postv7c33: Beach Episode
A trip to the Beach was just what the doctor ordered.
Literally. Meimei was very blunt about where we were going today.
But first, we had to get there. Most of the beaches near the city were crowded and noisy, especially on this fine day; people were doing laundry, fishing, and generally just living their lives… but we weren’t looking for a crowded beach. We wanted some place quieter.
So we got our trusted and reliable friends, the Azure Jade Trading Company, to...
2026-02-07 04:52:50 +0000 UTC View Postv7c32: The Work Continues, in Light and Shadow
It was one thing to read about ancient Chinese court drama.
It was another thing entirely to see it play out.
The first night had been amusing enough, with the Lord Magistrate and Lady Wu blackmailing the hell out of the Wu Clan. Our amusement had quickly faded though, when the first thing the Wus did after leaving was order the kidnapping of the Lord Magistrate, Lady Wu, and the Auditor.
…I had very nearly gone down there myself, to say nothing of the way Meimei’s...
2026-02-06 04:34:48 +0000 UTC View PostBOC art: Favourite Pillows
Meiling likes Jin's arm, and Zhuye, of course, thinks mom is the comfiest.
Art by Nakomo
2026-02-03 19:27:35 +0000 UTC View Postv7c30+31: Fall of the Wu DEFINITIVE EDITION
Good afternoon everybody. After taking yesterday to think things over, and reading your comments, I have come to the conclusion that the previous chapter was indeed unsatisfying, and didnt make use of things as well as it should have. For that I apologise.
Thus I have rewritten the entire thing, and also gone back and corrected the corruption of Sheng Yanjing that had somehow turned into Shen Yanjing in previous chapters.
Now, the first part of the chapter is roughly th...
DEFUNCT v7c30.
After commanding their cultivators to deal with things, naturally, the next step was to go to bed; Chanchou was utterly exhausted by the entire boring day, and so she slept soundly. She awoke quite early, however, quite excited to show her sister the error of her ways… but things were strange in the morning.
“What do you mean nobody arrived last night?” Father demanded to one of their servants, who had been instructed to receive their “guests”.
“Nobody arrived, My Lord...
2026-02-01 07:24:48 +0000 UTC View Postv7c29: Unkown Strength
Wu Chanchou glared at the peasant Magistrate as he calmly laid out documents upon the table; Zei Qi hadn’t even glanced once in Chanchou’s direction since this had started, so instead she could only direct her ire at the person currently speaking… who was also refusing to notice her.
But he had noticed their dealings. He had a disturbing amount of knowledge of the Wu’s inner workings, no doubt provided by Chanchou’s sister… but so many of these seemed beyond even her knowled...
2026-01-30 03:40:30 +0000 UTC View Postv7c28: Adventure and a Show
Largely uneditied
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Soon after the Lord Magistrate's group left for Pale Moon Lake City, Meiling and her family continued onwards as well. They actually left their carriage to the company to take into town, and instead had a smaller one arranged for them so they would stand out less.
Their main carriage was rather massive, after all, and Jin didn’t want to be gawked at. Bo and Chyou would have it delivered to their accommodations....
2026-01-28 04:09:46 +0000 UTC View PostBOC art: Conclave of the Disciples
A vision of the future.
Art by Nakomo
v7c27: A Fine Day for a Conspiracy
The Previous day:
It began, like all good conspiracies, at a party.
The Lord Magistrate of Verdant Hill watched from the upper balcony as guests began to arrive, escorted by lantern bearers through the darkening streets. They shouted and danced, and music resounded throughout the streets.
There was no possible way it could have been some shadowy, clandestine meeting with the sheer number of people coming to hear what the Azure Jade Trading Company had to say. It cou...
2026-01-24 03:46:13 +0000 UTC View Postv7c26: Step One
Of course, they did not immediately sally forth to storm the Wu’s palace. That would be utterly foolish. No, the first thing, of course, was a plan of action; to gather all of their allies, distribute knowledge, deliberate upon the weak points of their foes, and then strike true to end the threat.
The Lord Magistrate sighed internally. He really didn’t ever think that it would actually get this far—neither he nor his wife had.
Oh, they had both been concerned that her sister...
2026-01-21 06:05:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter delay
Hey everyone, I'm really quite sick still and I dont think I'm going to get the chapter out today; Its very likely that there will only be 2 chapters this week.
Sorry about the delay!
2026-01-15 19:29:38 +0000 UTC View Post