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    "His Highness may call me anything he wishes."

    Xie Lian doesn't have the imaginative energy to conjure up anything meaningful for this stranger, so he says, "In that case, you might as well be Wu Ming."

    The ghost bows his head further. His shoulders sink slightly, less slumping and more settling into himself. It's like he likes the dehumanizing name.

    He says, "'Wu Ming' is perfect."

    Xie Lian's frown deepens. He tells him, "Pick a different one soon."

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    After Xie Lian is tortured in his own temple, he wakes up in the care of a freshly-formed wrath ghost. "Wu Ming" follows him home and, with his carpentry experience, medical knowledge, street smarts, and fighting skills, makes himself indispensable to Xie Lian's family.

    To protect Xie Lian from Bai Wuxiang, Wu Ming swears that he'll do whatever he must to get stronger, all the while becoming one more person that Xie Lian couldn't bear to lose.

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    16 Jun 2026

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    one of the best

    i always love getting to return to book four & wu ming….. he is written so beautifully here

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    "I have no intention of dying for books, Madam Hatter. And kill for them—I shall do that to no one, either. Be so kind as to never return to my library again."

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    16 Jun 2026

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    Shen Zechuan has never been one to be careful of his health.

    “Ce’an, did I make a mistake?” he finds himself saying. The agony from his arm gradually eases into a dull, manageable throb. His whole body, it seems, is fighting a war against itself, as it often does. A ceaseless gnawing, bone-deep exhaustion he cannot rid himself of. So familiar that he would feel strange if he did not feel it. “If it was a mistake, then I cannot find it in myself to regret it.”

    on Shen Zechuan, illness, and weakness. (or: two times Shen Zechuan allows himself to be honest.)

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    06 Jun 2026

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    oh lanzhou…… how important u are to me

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    Mo Ran is no less than shocked when Olympia-gold medalist Chu Wanning abruptly ends his figure skating career at age 29, right in front of him, just another slap to the face when Mo Ran has just delivered the worst performance of a lifetime and came in last at the Grand Prix. Afterwards, Mo Ran returns to his adoptive parents' rink, not really knowing whether to continue the sport himself - after all, his main goal was chasing Chu Wanning down so he could finally get him to acknowledge him after all this time. However, when he comes home from teaching some kids basic skating skills, he barges into their living room containing the usual people (Xue Zhengyong and Wang Chuqing) and the usual creatures (Xue Meng and Veggiebun) and... Chu Wanning, for some reason.
    His ankle in a cast, and on crutches.
    Offering to coach Mo Ran.

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    06 Jun 2026

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    my favorite part abt modern au’s are all the fun and unique ways authors come up w to make shi mei still be evil & insane lol. like yeah, he WOULD b stalking people on twitter……

    also it just makes so much sense 2 me to have modern xue meng b a zelda fan… thank u so much author this one minor detail was really exciting to me specifically (also in general this whole thing was just so beautifully written……. my heart aches <3)

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    Xie Lian finds Yin Yu at the small reflecting pond behind Paradise Manor.
    "Yin Yu," he says gently, sitting next to him.
    "Your Highness."
    "Could you tell me what San Lang was like, before he found me again? How did you two meet?"
    Yin Yu looks down into the pond, watching the ripples distort his face.
    "It's a long story," he says quietly, and begins.

    Or: how Yin Yu met Hua Cheng, how the two of them met Black Water, and what Yin Yu learned about unconditional love and revenge along the way.

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    07 May 2026

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    SO GOOD if yin yu has zero fans it means im dead