Shen Shengyi: The Death Bird

Name: Shen Shengyi: The Death Bird
Author: Huang Ying

沈胜衣·死亡鸟

by Huang Ying (黄鹰)

Status: Completed
Length: 60k Words
Genre: Martial Arts
Subgenre: Mystery High-Concept
Updated: 1y ago
Source: Fanqie

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[For Readers Who Finished Gu Long and Want to Read Huang Ying] [The Shen Shengyi Tales] A story from the Shen Shengyi series, a new-school wuxia novel: In “The Bird of Death,” Shen Shengyi and Yangzhou’s famous constable Cha Si encounter a strange bird on their way back to the city after solving a case. Its behavior is suspicious, and it attacks first. When the two strike its wings, they feel as though they have hit iron or stone. The bird escapes by flying into a deep ravine, leaving behind a basket containing the mutilated corpse of a man. This leads them to uncover a murder: the victim is Peacock, a famous courtesan from the city’s Hundred Birds House. Shen Shengyi refuses to give up and pursues the bird into the ravine, where he discovers a Paradise Manor that keeps five thousand birds. The manor’s master, Mr. Paradise, says the strange bird may be the “Bird of Death” from the Western Regions. After returning to the city, Shen Shengyi searches for clues with the local authorities, and together they hunt down the killer. Following the clues, they discover a possible link to the city’s Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion. Another famous courtesan from the Hundred Birds House, Rainbow Phoenix, also seems highly suspicious…

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4Chapters

258Reads

9.4Score

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34.9kReads · all time

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