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      Wild Fire Bids Farewell To Summer Chapter 13

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      by — 2 before summer solstice The setting sun cuts in through the gap in Greencen Mountain at a very low angle, illuminating the limestone mountain in the backyard of the villa translucently.The mountain is exposed, with gray-white rock formations cut longitudinally, no vegetation, and exposed calcareous concretions.The wind comes from the mountain pass, carrying water vapor from the underground river, fishy and sweet, sinking to the ground level. The cutting machine of the stone factory in the distance…
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      Wild Fire Bids Farewell To Summer Chapter 12

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      by — 1 before summer solstice Wei Zhiheng pedaled his bicycle uphill.The grinding feeling of the rotating steel needle in the waist.The wound after the bone marrow puncture was on the posterior superior spine of the left hip. When I woke up in the morning, the blood was soaked through two layers of school uniform pants. It was dark brown and hardened.With each pedaling revolution, the chain clicked and the vibration was transmitted to the pelvis through the sit bones. He arched his back and pressed his…
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      Wild Fire Bids Farewell To Summer Chapter 11

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      by — Before Grain in Ear The television was muted. A rectangle of blue light projected onto the wall, where a news anchor’s mouth moved without sound. Wei Zhiheng sat in a rattan chair, his waist pressed against the hard bamboo slats of the backrest. The dull pain from the bone marrow aspiration persisted, a rhythmic throbbing deep within his ilium. He had maintained this posture for twenty minutes, right leg crossed over his left knee, the fabric of his canvas trousers rubbing together. His right hand hung…
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      Wild Fire Bids Farewell To Summer Chapter 10

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      by — Xiaoman The smell of disinfectant water rises from the ground.Wei Zhiheng was sitting on the blue plastic chair in the corridor, feeling the smell spread over his ankles, with the yellow-brown color of iodine and the astringency of 84 disinfectant, sinking to the height of his knees.He stared at the tiles on the opposite wall, No. 17, cracked, with strips of limestone flint embedded in the porcelain surface. There was a cough from the third clinic on the left.It wasn't an ordinary cough, it was a muffled…
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      Why Does Mr. Xie Favor Me? Chapter 9

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      by — Chapter 9 Reflection Behind Closed Doors To be old beyond one's years is an ill omen! The night faded amidst his resolute silence, and the silhouette of Guzang gradually sharpened under the morning light. The palace paths were silent, save for the echo of his footsteps. By the time the morning dew began to rise, he had been kneeling on the jade steps outside Xuanshi Hall for nearly an hour. His court robes were soaked dark by the dew, his jade crown was meticulously fastened, and his back was held…
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      Why Does Mr. Xie Favor Me? Chapter 8

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      by — Chapter 8: Natural Disasters and Human Malice Damn it! Another trap! The rain in Jiangzhou carried a salty, fishy tang. Xiao Jue had spent several days in a ruined temple searching for evidence. When he untied the cylinder from the third messenger pigeon’s leg, the note inside contained only two words: Wu Dong. His pupils constricted slightly. The Wu clan of Chenliu was a family that kept a low profile in court, yet they controlled thirty percent of the salt transport in the Jianghuai region. They,…
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      Why Does Mr. Xie Favor Me? Chapter 7

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      by — Chapter 7: Thoughts in the Night Rain Wishing to turn the world around and retreat into a small boat. Just as they returned to the post station, the rain began to pour as if the sky had collapsed. At the third quarter of the hour of the Pig, the rain tapped incessantly against the window lattice. Xie Heng sat alone beneath the lamp, his fingertips brushing the now-faded red mark on his cheek. The candlelight cast his shadow against the wall—lean, upright, and motionless. It was as if that slap had…
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      Why Does Mr. Xie Favor Me? Chapter 6

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      by — Chapter 6 The Nine-Turn Corridor In this life, one only seeks to have a heart free of regrets. The candlelight in the Danyang Post House flickered violently in the night wind. Zhao Ning knelt on the floor, his forehead drenched in sweat. "The Third Elder said... that the events of the third year of Yonghe are a shared debt between the Xie and Wang clans. If you continue to investigate, it will not only harm the Wang family, but also the century-old reputation of the Xie clan." Xie Heng’s hand,…
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      Why Does Mr. Xie Favor Me? Chapter 57

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      by — Chapter 57 The whispers of the monarch and his ministers I want to go into history with you and into the dust together. In the first year of Yong'an, the bells and drums of Guzang City were ringing. Xie Heng stood on the top of the circular hill, wearing dark clothes and twelve chapters, with dark golden light flowing in the morning light.In his hand, he held the jade album that had just been offered to heaven and earth, and in his ears was the sound of long live the mountain roaring like a…
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      Why Does Mr. Xie Favor Me? Chapter 56

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      by — Chapter 56 The long night is coming to an end The long night is coming to an end, and the morning light of the new sky has appeared "Female Young Master, Master Xu." A guard staggered over from the front yard, his voice trembling with excitement, "Outside...it's chaos outside!" Xie Nanqiao was re-bandaging a servant whose arm was injured. Hearing this, he stood up immediately: "Speak carefully!" "Xie Pushe and the Beifu army have almost arrived outside the city. Wang...Wang Yuzong is dead!" The guard…
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