“Xiao Yue! Give me an answer!” The sorely beaten youth cried out in indignation, his roughed countenance blazing with hurt and anger. His hands reached out to grasp the edge of a nearby table, his body screaming in pain as he gradually regained his balance. The ardent youth’s body radiated with a faint pride belonging that to a powerful clan, …

The Eight Immortals Pavilion stood within the middle region of the Harmony Road, being the rare two-story wooden building amongst its immediate peers. The design of the pavilion followed the format of the ancient architecture An Fei was familiar with, with numerous, sloping clay tile roofs with a central ridge extending from each corner. Underneath, a skywell of acacia completed …

There were five principal streets within Bone Spirit Town, each responsible for a specialized sector maintaining the integral components of the town. The expansion of each street was equivalent, albeit the quality of services offered or influence over the rest of the city were poles apart from one another. The Providence Road An Fei had toured could be considered the …

The candied hawthorns were neatly speared on thin sticks of oak, standing upright on either side of the stall’s counter as though pronouncing their elegance. The caramel coating on the hawthorn glistened in the evening rays of sunlight, causing the young girl’s mouth to water at the thought of the taste. “Then…” An Fei mulled for a brief moment, her …

As it turned out, the mysterious humanoid figure that had captured An Fei’s attention since the beginning of the day was no more than a simple farmer. When An Fei silently followed its movements and closed the gap of distance, she noticed a rough tunic of fabric and a common iron hoe attached to the back. Clutched around both arms …

Nodding with satisfaction regarding the finished product that pooled at the base of the black iron wok, the young girl commanded the fire to diminish after simmering the solution for another sichen. The cheery flame crackled in delight at the young girl’s command, the golden flames leaping to emboss their heat into the essence of the wok. An Fei sat down …

A few days after the interesting incident of the mysterious scene she had witnessed during sunset and the anomaly of the midnight sky, An Fei encountered an existence startling and shocking to the eye. It was the silhouette of another human. From the distant figure, the person appeared to be in the midst of carrying out a specialized task regarding …

In the evening, An Fei finally received a clue regarding her unreasonable fear. It came not from an external source in the form of an attack, nor was it a drastic drop in temperature. She received the hint at sunset, and additional clues at midnight. Yip! As the golden ball of fire hovering in the sky neared the conclusive moments …

“I left the forest.” The words incessantly revolved around each other within An Fei’s mind, each cycle producing a roaring revelation that tugged at the base of her heart. Her limbs tingled with a rushing sensation of numbness, as though she had completed a grave task. The Wu Ji Forest that she had once stood within without any concrete dissertation …

The Wu Ji Forest finally erupted in an uproar. Mourning over the countless fallen innocent lives of both the herbs and animals of the forest, the surviving compatriots rushed towards the central region of the forest, towards the forbidden lake that housed the serene tranquility that protected their lives. The suppressive aura released by the forest’s protector had removed a …