Torsten Hewson

v5c14.2: Training Montage Part 2

Bi De opened his eyes to the wooden interior of the hut Master Forest Sweeper had loaned them.

It was slightly too small, but it was warm and cozy—and doubly warm, for Bi De was curr...

v5c14: Training Montage

Instead of getting right to work in the clearing, Yun Ren was surprised when they were led deeper into the forest, at first riding on the constructs of Master Forest Sweeper, and then, after about ...

v5c13: The Frozen Forest Part 1

Ri Zu had awoken warm for the first time since they had reached the Sea of Snow. The cabin that Master Forest Sweeper had built for human visitors was surprisingly comfortable, if a b...

v5c12: As the Bird Flies

“And my boy was useful to you, miss?” Zhang Fei, the Leader of the Eighth Correct Place and father of Zhang Fei the Torrent Rider, asked Xiulan as they sat outside his house. His crutches were ...

v5c11: Wu Zeitian

It had been one thing for the Lord Magistrate to hear about a raid on slavers in Grass Sea City. To him it had been a distant problem. He had approved of the actions of the man who had led the char...

Animation Project soon

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v5c10: Bureaucratic Nightmare

Sheng Yanjing, the Auditor General of the Azure Hills had his head in his hands as he prepared himself for the sure-to-be-trying day ahead. It had been a week and he was nearly at the end of his ro...

Art 5/22/2024

First up is a 3d render of Xiulan by @ISakul3g4nd, sakusculpts on twitter!

Than we have some more art by Tsuu: Angry Yin, Xiulan under the maple tree, more angry Yin, the Xiushi roll, and Ex...

v5c9: The Plum

Lu Ri, Senior Disciple of the Cloudy Sword Sect, was mildly amused at how quickly Rou Jin, Hong Meiling, Cai Xiulan and Hong Xian prepared a table and tea to better hear what Lu Ri had to say about...

v5c8: The Master of the Azure Hills

While it was nice to relax with everybody, there was at least some work to be done before we went to Hong Yaowu later today… as well as some messages and reports I had to take as “The strongest...

v5c7: A Calm Day of Mist

Liu Xianghua was quite certain she had never been more content in her life as she gripped her Ha Qi stick in her hands. The air was full of the sound of blades sliding along the ice, shouts of exer...

v5c6: A Sunny Bunny

“How’s it going up there, Yin? Miantiao?” an amused voice asked, and Yin’s eyes fluttered open. She was warm and content as she laid in her hammock. She turned her head slightly and looked ...

v5c5: Hearth and Home

Meiling smiled at the scene before her as she laid propped up on her arm. The house was quiet and dark, with everybody else still asleep.

Meiling reached down and absently tucked a...

v5c4: An Orchid's Home

Xiulan couldn’t help the smile that overtook her face as Tigu went from slumped in defeat to grappling the laughing Yin. Tigu picked the silver-haired woman up and planted her head first into a s...

v5c3: A Tiger's Homecoming

The world was covered in a thick white blanket. The trees were bare; their leaves having long since fallen—but the forests were prevented from looking empty and skeletal by enormous conifers, the...

v5c2: The Strongest Technique

Bi De kept his story simple, short, and to the point. His Great Master had once said a man should be able to explain an important issue in twenty words or less.

They were chasing d...

v5 c1: Winter Tales

The best part about winter was definitely being lazy by the fire. The chores were all done: the animals fed, the barn mucked, and the pathways shoveled after the fresh snowfall yesterday. Which wou...

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BOC Volume 4 Cover

Art is by Tsuu, as always!

Unbroken Interlude

There is not a soul in the Empire that does not know the name of the Golden Tree Sect; they are spoken of in the same breath as the Cloudy Sword, and Soaring Heaven’s Isle.

The s...

AU: Unbroken 2

This one really just kind of got away from me, and kind of didn't develop how I wanted.

Its supposed to be a lot more light hearted, and I couldn't focus on the right stuff.

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Alternate Universe: Unbroken

In which Tianlan and Xiaoshi never fall out.

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I started to feel a bit more relaxed when I reached my destination in the afternoon. Verdant Medicine Hill, the c...

Extending haitus

Hey everybody, im goin g to be keeping Patreon on pause for at least a few more weeks. The editing is taking quite a while and I lost some time to ilness. Sorry for the extenstion!

JSYR 3

Huanle was floating over her Jin’s shoulder, looking on as his brush ghosted over paper. After a moment, he paused, and then nodded.

“Perfect score! Great job, Wei Li!” He sa...

Joyous Song of Yellow Rocks 2

And so, I had an earth Spirit attached to my soul. A little weird, not going to lie, and very concerning…. But those concerns were soon laid to rest.

“What? Do I have some kind...

BOC AU: The Joyous Song of Yellow Rocks

Yellow Rock Plateau World Building, and a kind of "what if" if Jin descided to go somewhere else. Also making a contract with a non-shattered earth Spirit who has had a contractor before.

BOC World Building: The Animals of Beware of Chicken, Farm Edition

The Animals of Beware of Chicken:

Big D/Bi De: Common Chicken, Northern subspecies.

Nobody knows how chickens came to be with man, just like nobody knows how dogs came to be dogs; But w...

Epilogue: The North Wind Blows

Now Edited!

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A freezing wind spoke from the north, cutting through the Dueling Peaks in the small hours of the morning. The wo...

BOC VOL 4 END

Su Yuanlin’s journey to the Azure Hills hadn’t been what she had been expecting.

Everybody had harped on about the Qi void—and yeah, it had been bad for the first leg of the journey, do...

Pausing payment at 6pm today

As it says on the tin. I'm going to be pausing patreon payments at 6pm EST today. The upcoming chapter is probably going to be the last chapter of this volume.

After that, there will likely ...