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:
2022-11-21 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
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 Jin dashes without using movement techniques, and he is not even well enough to ru...
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 train diligently. However, only a select few reach the peak of lightning attune...
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 time.
I previously said that the update was going to be a day later (T...
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 the hospital today (well, yesterday from your perspective) and had a few tests do...
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 the week's chapters:
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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 happened.
What Liu Jin did not expect was to gain insight into Feng Zhi’s...
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 Disciples.
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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 Black-Winged Imperial Eagle has grown big and strong enough for Liu Jin to ride on...
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 into their next work, and that sometimes work and sometimes doesn't, but Kubo go...
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 them on the street. It saves them the trouble of visiting every house, though they...
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.
2022-10-17 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
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 is a humble one and not fit to receive people like them. She tells them to ignore...
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 seems better for all parties involved.
I'm planning on switching to that. This...
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 Virtuous Sons, but if you haven't, do yourself a favor and check it out. Turns o...
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 had told him that each fortress only keeps just enough men to function. The rest ...
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:
Chapter 192: Skirmish is now available for...
2022-10-04 00:00:26 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
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 out among his so the disciples of the Eternal Flame can more easily learn how t...
2022-10-03 11:56:01 +0000 UTC View PostHere are the week chapters:
Interlude: Those Beneath and Chapter 191: Colonel Peng are now available for Core Disciples.
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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 face about it.
“He’ll be fine,” Lu Mei tells him when he asks her for a...
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. Merchants often pay to have their merchandise transported through the canals, but...
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:
Chapter 190: Into the Night is now available for Core Disciples.
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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 optimistic outcome. The Young Master of the Eternal Flame Clan must not be seen ra...
2022-09-19 11:55:01 +0000 UTC View PostHere are the week's chapters:
Chapter 189: Reputation is now available for Core Disciples.
Chapter 184: Rumbling Thunder i...
2022-09-12 12:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
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 are so many of them that the city literally doesn’t have enough space. Rather, h...
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:
Chapter 188: Fake Peace is...
2022-09-05 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post~~~
“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 all sorts of goods. Clothing, jewelry, and more.
“Why is it you again?” ...
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 marries a girl, usually because there was some sort of engagement, and all her family ...
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 adornments, seems to reflect the soberness of its purpose. One of the city waterways ma...
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 keep betraying me), my attempts to explain myself were largely met with, "Yeah,...
2022-08-22 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
