“Big Sister is worried about something,” Gui accused. They stood on the much abused hilltop where their gardening efforts had taken place. The earth was dark and rich, tilled and fertilized wit...
2022-01-27 23:57:18 +0000 UTC View PostLing Qi glanced from the grinning nightmare to Xuan Shi.
“It feels nice to be believed in,” Kongyou drawled, clasping their hands. They glanced at Ling Qi and Sixiang with a smirk. “Isn...
2022-01-25 01:16:59 +0000 UTC View Post“It seems you are getting along well,” Ling Qi said as they left Li Suyin’s workshop.
“Mere collaboration of work, although Miss Li is most hospitable,” Xuan Shi replied, his staff ...
2022-01-23 03:55:25 +0000 UTC View Post“I’d thought of trying to convince you to come, but I never thought you’d seek it out.” Ling Qi’s voice rang out sourcelessly from the churning mist in the ruined cavern
“And why ...
2022-01-21 01:38:04 +0000 UTC View Post… And you would not believe how unbearably crass the man is! I understand that the Zheng have different ways, but there should be a limit. But leaving that uncouth cad aside, the rest of the ...
2022-01-17 23:24:58 +0000 UTC View PostNear the ceiling of the archive, the quintet of silvery wisps danced, orbiting and circling one another in a complex pattern. As the strains of her music rose to a crescendo, their movements sped u...
2022-01-15 20:20:29 +0000 UTC View PostPoints of light winked and sparkled, circling above the garden pond and over the low walls that surrounded their property. The dampness remaining in the air and the qi exhaled from her lungs left a...
2022-01-14 00:52:06 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m home,” Ling Qi said.
“Welcome back,” said her mother, bowing her head.
Ling Qi itched to embrace her, but that could come later when they weren’t standing in the front ...
2022-01-11 01:02:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe magnificence of the court of Xiangmen had not changed. The faces in the crowd had. The great stone platform held in the curled branches of the great tree was more crowded than it had been the l...
2022-01-08 23:47:32 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Ling Qi found Cai Renxiang in her office, she stood in front of a mirror. It stood out in the perfectly ordered room, a foreign thing disrupting the geometric perfection of her liege’s decor...
2022-01-07 02:28:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe rain had not stopped for a week now.
The garden had been churned to muck by the pounding rain, and the unpaved paths and roads in the town had become impassable. All industry had shut dow...
2022-01-04 02:25:22 +0000 UTC View PostLing Qi quietly shut the door to her room behind her, leaving Hanyi and Zhengui to their rest and cultivation. They wouldn’t be participating in the talks today.
“Join us, Ling Qi.” She...
2022-01-01 23:44:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Once, there was a girl and her mother. They lived in a sad and dying city where purpose had long been lost. The girl and mother loved one another, but her mother had a hard and ugly job, respect...
2021-12-31 02:05:14 +0000 UTC View PostNo matter how their Alaniar hosts seemed at this first meeting, Ling Qi could not countenance leaving her sister behind. She could feel Hanyi tensing up under her hands, and the young spirit looked...
2021-12-28 02:26:18 +0000 UTC View PostHanyi materialized before her, and Ling Qi immediately put her hands on her sister’s shoulders for comfort. Beside her, Jaromila’s expression twitched in discomfort. It was a small thing, and L...
2021-12-26 01:23:18 +0000 UTC View PostLing Qi’s eyebrows rose in surprise as she faced her escort in the hall outside of their suite. Ilsur looked back at her impassively, arms crossed over his chest.
“You are prepared for th...
2021-12-23 21:38:40 +0000 UTC View Post“Big Sister, Zhen and Gui are going to go back now, okay?” Gui spoke up, surprising her. She looked down at him to find Zhen coiled atop their shell, looking pensive, and Gui looking up at her....
2021-12-21 01:47:42 +0000 UTC View PostShe wasn’t sure what she had expected. Something more like the sun shrine, perhaps? But this place was empty save for her and her spirits, and the silence in it hung heavy like a thick cloak. Ove...
2021-12-18 16:38:57 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been good to get a proper bath. Cultivation could keep the body clean, cycling qi preventing the build up of sweat and other impurities, but it simply could not compare with a good, hot soak...
2021-12-08 21:47:23 +0000 UTC View PostAt least Gan Guangli seemed to be getting along with them.
“While I stand by my word. I will not deny your dedication to excellence,” the foreign man rumbled as he stood up, flexing his h...
2021-12-06 23:16:53 +0000 UTC View Post“This is unfortunate.” Cai Renxiang pinched the bridge of her nose.
They stood in the central room of the small guest suite Jaromila’s servants had guided them to. It was somewhat cramp...
2021-12-04 18:52:37 +0000 UTC View PostLing Qi’s thoughts raced. She didn’t want to undermine Cai Renxiang, but neither did she want to leave a potentially insulting misunderstanding.
“On that note,” Ling Qi said, “we we...
2021-12-03 04:14:09 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks, its been a great year, and I'm glad for all of your support. For those of you following the quest you know we're coming up on the end of the next current big arc and soon we'll be planni...
2021-12-01 22:15:33 +0000 UTC View PostAN: SO no double chapter, but Part 6 will be out next week.
The oasis bustled with activity. The geometrically perfect roads paved with marble and gemstone were li...
2021-12-01 22:11:56 +0000 UTC View PostLing Qi saw no reason to give away their own flight capabilities so the group travelled along the ground. The young cloud tribesman took off ahead to carry word back to the redoubt, and the women i...
2021-11-29 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostOnce, there was a child who lived in the roots of the great World Tree. In the wondrous city of dreams, ruled by the Lord of Heavenly Lies, they lived in base reality, in dirt and muck and blood. T...
2021-11-27 23:39:37 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone. Things have been a little hectic lately. I already made a note of no update tomorrow, but I did not mention the Journey to the East Chapter today. Since this week is a bit jam packe...
2021-11-24 23:23:30 +0000 UTC View PostLing Qi opened her eyes with those words still echoing in her ears, brought out of her meditation by a hand on her shoulder. Looking up, she met Cai Renxiang’s eyes.
“We must begin planni...
2021-11-22 22:50:25 +0000 UTC View PostThere will be no update on royal road or patreon on the 25th, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Thank you for your understanding! Updates will resume normally on Saturday.
2021-11-22 02:38:16 +0000 UTC View PostSilence, heavy and cloying, fell in the wake of the spirit’s words. Even the shriek of the wind seemed dampened, and the cold less biting. Ling Qi turned to face her companions, and clasping her ...
2021-11-20 22:53:40 +0000 UTC View Post