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- 1 Musings on Life 人生杂论 Do you feel lost? Do you often feel empty? Sometimes full of passion, sometimes lazy, with happiness always fleeting, you may wonder: Why are we alive? Where do we come from, and where are we going? How should we live out the script of our lives? How should we view money and material wealth? I like to think I've read a few short books, though I can't get through the really thick ones. Today, on a whim, I decided to write a book, mainly about life, with a focus on discussion and sharing. Stranger 32Reads—Score—Shelves
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Realm Capital 界都
I contain all things. It all began on the first day I entered Jiangcheng Elite Academy... This is a world where Blue Star is divided in two, five hundred years after the spiritual qi revival. You'll find that everyone around me, whether ordinary or exceptional, is remarkable in their own way. The universe has ten domains, the ten domains have the Milky Way, the Milky Way has Blue Star, Blue Star has the Spirit Realm, the Spirit Realm has Huaxia, and Huaxia has Jiedu... Are you ready to embark on
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- 3 This World Is Such a Mess! 这个世界好混乱啊！ Who am I? Where am I? Am I dreaming? Everyone in the world seems strange. What was that I heard… My heart hurts so much. At last, I picked up my knife… I died… I came back to life, but I no longer had a heart… This is a world with just one continent and a few islands, and it is on the brink of an eerie apocalypse. Can someone without a heart feel the warmth and coldness of human life? How can I hold on to my heart in a world gone mad? Why can I calmly watch the living die right before my eyes? 188Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Great Song Dynasty Medicine Merchant 北宋大药商
Who says transmigration stories have to come with a System, a pocket dimension, or cheat-level cultivation? After a dreamlike brush with a life that felt like a mirage, Lu Sheng returns from the modern world of concrete and steel to the Northern Song dynasty. Drawing on years of experience working with medicinal herbs, he learns to identify hundreds of plants, make pills, process medicinal ingredients, develop herbal cosmetics, and cook medicinal dishes. More than two hundred Chinese medicina
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The Female Teacher 女先生
As the eldest daughter-in-law in the Foreign Minister's household, Shen Chuyun seems to live a glamorous life, but behind closed doors, she suffers. Her husband is a playboy, her parents-in-law are strict, and her own parents are old-fashioned. When her marriage grows dull and empty, she files for divorce and fights a case that causes a sensation across the city. When obstacles stand in the way of her business venture, she cries, but doesn't let them defeat her. Faced with malicious slander, she
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- 6 Zeng Guofan's Methods of Scholarship 曾国藩治学方法 This book explores three dimensions: self-cultivation, managing affairs, and reading. Its discussion of self-cultivation advocates integrating “resolve, insight, and perseverance,” building a foundation for body and mind through meditation and a regular routine. Its approach to managing affairs reveals, through practical examples such as running a household and leading an army, the unity of hands-on action and institutional innovation. Its discussion of reading emphasizes “mastering one field” a 356Reads9.0Score156Shelves
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The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师
[A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself.
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Cultivation Made Me Stupid 修仙修傻了
My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well!
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Boss, Remember to Pretend We Don't Know Each Other When You Go Out 大佬，出门记得装不熟
The short drama A Proper Match with Zhao Ran is now streaming [Upright, proper senior leader & beautiful, clear-eyed university lecturer] "Powerful man bows his head 11-year age gap Sweet romance Both leads are devoted to each other" With an uncaring father and mother, Xu Weizhao’s plan for her life was simple: stay unnoticed, buy a little house, and remain unmarried and childless for peace of mind. It was supposed to be an easy plan, but in a single night, everything was thrown into disarray. S
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Chinese Dress and Adornment: A Tang Dynasty Woman’s Journey 中国妆束：大唐女儿行
Drawing on findings from archaeology and historical research, this book traces the evolution of women's clothing and makeup during the Tang and Song dynasties, offering an in-depth analysis of the fashions of the time and showcasing the beauty of traditional dress. Through rigorously researched articles and exquisite illustrations, it presents the clothing and makeup of dozens of renowned women from the Tang and Song dynasties, along with a variety of objects related to dress and cosmetics.
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- 11 A Pocket Guide to Eastern Aesthetics: Chinese Hanfu 东方美学口袋书 华夏汉服 Hanfu is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. From its weaving and dyeing techniques to its patterns and color palettes, every detail reflects a distinctive Eastern aesthetic. This book is part of the Hanfu-themed series Pocket Books of Eastern Aesthetics. Organized by dynasty, it features more than 30 styles of Hanfu, including the curved-hem shenyi, the straight-hem shenyi, and cross-collar ruqun, guiding readers into the world of Hanfu culture and helping them appreciate the beau 223Reads9.2Score107Shelves
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After Winning a Hundred Million, I Became My Company's Savior 中奖一个亿后，我成了公司救世主
[The rating just came out, but it'll slowly improve! No risk in getting on board!] Shen Yanshen casually bought two lottery tickets and won a hundred million. His miserable working life was over for good, and from then on he lived in a mansion and drove a Mercedes. His ex-girlfriend, who had once looked down on him for being poor, came back in tears, begging him to take her back. Shen Yanshen kicked her a hundred meters away. “Get as far away as you can. Can't you see I'm washing my wife's feet?
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- 13 After a Whirlwind Wedding, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work Night Shifts 闪婚后我成了富婆，还不用上夜班 After a Whirlwind Marriage, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work the Night Shift 11.3kReads—Score100Shelves
- 14 After Being Demoted and Quietly Giving Up, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me to Accept a Promotion 降职摆烂后，草包领导跪求我升职 After I Was Demoted and Started Slacking Off, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Promote Me 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
- 15 After Taking a Pay Cut and Quietly Giving Up, My Boss Begged Me for Forgiveness All Night 降薪摆烂后，老板连夜跪求我原谅 After My Pay Was Cut, I Started Slacking Off. My Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Forgive Him That Very Night —Reads—Score1.1kShelves
- 16 My Stubborn Mother-in-Law Went to Her Grave 不听劝的婆婆归西了 My Stubborn Mother-in-Law Went to Meet Her Maker 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 17 During My Confinement, I Kicked My Mother-in-Law Out 月子里，我赶跑了婆婆 I Kicked My Mother-in-Law Out During My Postpartum Month 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
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Questions and Answers from the Spirit Realm 灵界问答录
I have nearly ten thousand years of memories from my past lives, so my understanding of the Spirit Realm is fairly comprehensive. In my spare time, I write about the things I’ve encountered in those past lives: mythology, aliens, reincarnation, the heavenly eye, cultivation, liberation, destiny, changing one’s fate, the laws of the universe, the discriminating mind, karma, the Heavenly Dao, and more. Ask me anything, and I’ll answer whatever I can.
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- 19 The Road Ahead for a Healer 医者前行路 The story begins six months before my final year of university ends. I recommend starting at Chapter 69. So far, it has covered several major themes: the truth about time, attitudes toward money, procrastination and dissection, and defining the boundaries of life. The second volume is a record of practical experience, the third combines thought and practice, and the fourth recounts what happened after I was utterly crushed. Almost everything is written in the first person, as a record of real ev 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Fifty Years in the World of Traditional Chinese Medicine 中医江湖五十年 For historical reasons, most people know little about traditional Chinese medicine, and some are even prejudiced against it. Yet firsthand medical experience is undoubtedly the best way to understand it. The author recounts his own journey studying medicine, as well as those of his master and grandmaster. In particular, he tells the story of his master, known as “A Heart Devoted to Medicine,” who began studying medicine at the age of eight and has now practiced for fifty years. The book offers r 6.6kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
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The Three Great Cases of the Late Ming Dynasty 明末三大案
Throughout history, whenever dynasties changed or major political events unfolded, intrigue ran rampant in the imperial harem, where women were forbidden from meddling in government. It was common for high-ranking consorts to try to seize control of the court. In the final years of the Ming dynasty, political rivalries at court grew increasingly fierce. Amid this age of turmoil, a series of palace secrets later known as the “Three Great Cases of the Late Ming” quietly unfolded. The Palace Assa
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The Southern Gourmet 食南之徒
Tang Meng, a gluttonous envoy of the Han Empire, arrives in Nanyue, a land renowned for its cuisine. With ingredients in abundance, it seems like a food lover’s dream. Yet behind the feasts simmer tensions between north and south, divisions between peoples, struggles for power, and battles over the rise and fall of national policies. The twists and turns are even more complex than the flavors of Lingnan’s ingredients. This laid-back Han envoy finds himself caught in the whirlpool of political st
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Tales of Ningdu 宁都往事
The heroine, Ning Baiyi, comes from a small town called Ningdu. A university student in the 1990s, she is full of ideals, unafraid of public opinion, and brave enough to pursue her dreams. At university, she heads the literature club and briefly falls in love with her classmate Du Songzi. A misunderstanding drives them apart. After graduation, disappointed with life, Ning Baiyi immerses herself in Buddhism and gives up on love. She meets Tang Yunsheng, a businessman, and they start a family. But
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- 24 A Crescent Moon in a Watery Sky 一钩新月天如水 The idea behind A Crescent Moon Hook in a Sky Like Water A lighthearted, funny, heartwarming, and healing love story about a writer and a photographer. The writer Zhen Xingzi is preparing to publish a collection of essays and takes a liking to the photographer Xie Sanyou’s work. The two meet while negotiating the rights to his photos. They have plenty of interests in common and soon fall in love. Xie Sanyou is always on the move, leaving Zhen Xingzi behind on her own. Their long-distance relatio —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 198.1kReads9.5Score24.7kShelves
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The Bitter Melon Monk's Sayings on Painting 苦瓜和尚画语录
The Words on Painting by the Bitter Melon Monk is a work of painting theory from China’s Qing dynasty, written by Shitao. Its 18 chapters begin with principles, move on to brushwork, and ultimately present its theoretical propositions, forming a complete and integrated theory of landscape painting. The book opposes imitation of the ancients and advocates “drawing on the past to open up the present.” It emphasizes the artist’s individuality and the freedom to create.
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- 27 Dream of the Red Chamber and My Journey to You: Saving My Family Starts with Me 红楼云之羽：拯救家人从我做起 [Dream of the Red Chamber] + [My Journey to You] There is only one couple: Gong Yuanzhi and Lin Qingyue. Gong Shangjue and Shangguan Qian each have their own story. Gong Zishang has no pairing. Gong Ziyu and Yun Weishan have an open ending. Using force to break the law is a failing of the chivalrous. Wufeng's power is growing, and the martial world is in turmoil. The imperial court has grown wary. If it does not impose stricter controls, martial artists will become even more brazen. A marriage a 2.5kReads8.8Score185Shelves
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N Habits for Building Presence 培养气场的N个习惯
N Habits for Cultivating Presence
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- 29 N Ways to Win Over Your Unattainable Love 拿下白月光的N种方法 N Ways to Win Over Your White Moonlight —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Moonlight I Can Never Get Back 回不去的白月光 The Moonlight I Can Never Get Back 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 The Sound of Memory 记忆的声音 People grow up, but stories remain. How much is left of the stories we used to hear? The twelve zodiac animals, the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, nature and history: what have we left behind... —Reads—Score—Shelves
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I Strive for My Country’s Prosperity! [System] 我，为祖国富强而奋斗！【系统】
[Reborn + System + top student + patriotism + positive energy + feel-good story + no awful relatives] Su Xing was always on her own, the aloof goddess in everyone else's eyes. It seemed everyone took it for granted that beautiful women should keep their distance and remain unapproachable. Only Su Xing knew she was pretending to be aloof. In truth, she had severe social anxiety! She hated dealing with people and being noticed. All she wanted was to hide in the shell she thought was safe and coast
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The Journey to Win Your Heart 撷君行
Time’s wheels roll ever onward into the mid-Tang era. On this land shrouded by evil spirits, the people suffer while no one comes to their aid. Only Sun A Shi, the Medicine King, leads his disciples in searching for the secret to driving the evil spirits away. Three couples among the Medicine King’s disciples, Jiang Ze and Jiegeng, Gancao and Guizhi, and Doukou and Didi, hold fast to their faith in battle and never give up in the face of hardship. Like dancers, they weave love and hate into a ma
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The Survival Code of Ancient China: Decoding the Nine Classes of Society 古代生存密码：解密三教九流
Confucianism: The state religion through the ages, assisting the Son of Heaven in educating the people... Confucianism takes Confucian thought as its supreme belief and honors Confucius as its founding teacher. To distinguish it from Taoism, which venerates the thought of Laozi, Zhuangzi, and other Daoists, later generations began calling it Confucianism during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Thus, Confucius is also revered as the holy founder of Confucianism. The Dao: The way of heaven and
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- 35 A Brief History of Christmas 圣诞简史 In December, the thing people look forward to most, besides snow, is of course the holidays. At this time of year, you can see the whole city come alive with festive cheer. Christmas trees and lights are everywhere, white-bearded old men appear on the streets, Christmas songs play in shopping malls, and all kinds of gift boxes announce that Christmas is on its way! Christmas comes around every year, but how much do you know about the holiday? Christmas, also known as the Feast of the Nativity, i 11Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 36 An Introduction to Ancient Chinese Culture 中国古代文化常识 This book is a systematic and comprehensive encyclopedia of essential knowledge about Chinese literature, intended to provide readers with thorough, well-organized cultural knowledge. Covering literature, art, religious beliefs, politics, economics, culture, entertainment, philosophy, science, and many other fields, it uses detailed discussions and a rigorous scholarly approach to help readers gain a deeper understanding of the breadth and depth of Chinese culture. The section on literature prov 162Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 37 After the Intern Was Thrust into the Role, the Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Take Over 实习生赶鸭子上架后，老板哭着跪求我上位 After the Intern Was Thrown in at the Deep End, the Boss Wept and Begged Me to Take Over 110Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Don't Want to Work Overtime? Then Get Out! I Did, So Why Is My Boss Begging Me to Come Back? 不加班就滚？真滚了，老板又跪下来求我干什么？ “If You Won't Work Overtime, Then Get Lost!” I Really Left, So Why Is the Boss Kneeling and Begging Me to Come Back? 129Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Complete Guide to Bazi 八字通晓
Eight Characters Made Clear is really just two names put together. Whose names are they? Tan Bazi, a man, and Jiang Tongxiao, a woman. At Tangfeng Cave, Guan Jixu and Fang Zhinan received the true teachings of Immortal Masters Xu and Guan, among others. They founded the Taihua East Peak School of Destiny Studies, enthroning as its patriarch and as deputy patriarch. From then on, Tangfeng Cave and Taihua East Peak became two important forums for destiny studies. The st
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- 40 The Adventures of Bell the Capybara 水豚贝尔探险记 During a flood, Bell the capybara drifts along and has an unexpected encounter with Chess, the honey badger, and Purple Pearl Grass. What amusing stories might unfold from the meeting of animals and plants? Come open the door to a wondrous forest world with my story. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Stir-Fry, Little Balloon! 翻炒吧！小气球 In the 1980s, Feng Siqi, a working-class woman born into a laborer’s family, enters society and encounters all kinds of people and situations. One day, an extraordinary red balloon unexpectedly carries her up into the clouds, where she meets the Rain Goddess. It turns out the balloon is the Rain Goddess’s treasure. From then on, the red balloon becomes Siqi’s guardian, and the Rain Goddess grants her the special power of “66 transformations.” From that moment on, Feng Siqi embarks on a life wit 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Cheap Import Who Studied Abroad? Call Me the Father of Chips! 归国留洋水货？叫我芯片之父！
[The 1950s + technological powerhouse + academic prodigy] A young man from the new century transmigrates to 1955 as an overseas student returning to China, becoming one of the same group of ocean-liner returnees as Qian Xuesen. The original list of twenty-four people has inexplicably gained one additional name: his. However, this Stanford graduate in his former life actually graduated through his family's donations. He has no real knowledge in his head and is already someone about to be eliminat
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- 43 Reborn in 1985 to Make Chips, with an AI at My Side 重生85搞芯片，我随身带着AI [No heroine + slow burn + fairly hard-core] (Strictly speaking, this isn't a power fantasy, even though the protagonist does escape danger and turn misfortune into good fortune. But, as I said in the few comments I've left: 1. The golden finger is strictly limited, because AI in 2025 is still half an idiot, so this is the only way to keep it in check. 2. While other protagonists get promoted and rich, this book has gone on for dozens of chapters and several years, and the protagonist is still wo 468Reads—Score102Shelves
- 44 Reborn in 1998: I Solder Chips in Huaqiangbei 重生1998：我在华强北焊芯片 [Synopsis] Reborn in 1998, Zhao Tudou stands before the assembly line at Yonghua Electronics Factory. In his previous life, he was the chief scientist at an international chip giant, forced to watch domestic chips fall short of the finish line time and again. In this life, he is seventeen years old, his hands stained with solder, with only seven yuan in his pocket. His fate begins to change with a discarded Intel BX motherboard. At SEG Market in Huaqiangbei, amid the smell of plastic and sweat, 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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No Offenses Against Jin 不轨于晋
Who in history has never had regrets? Zhang Ao, the King of Zhao in the early Western Han dynasty, originally lived in the shadow of Liu Bang’s purge of kings with different surnames, spending his days in constant fear, never knowing whether he would see the next day. Heaven gave him a second chance to be reborn, in the form of Zhang Gui more than four hundred years later. Unfortunately, he now faced an even darker and more degenerate age of Wei and Jin. And so begins a tale of saving a world wh
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Aesthetic Contrast in Translation: Appreciation of Literary Prose and Translation Aesthetics 美学对比翻译赏析——美文赏析与翻译审美
This book briefly introduces the development of translation aesthetics and the close connection between translation and aesthetics. By comparing the characteristics of English and Chinese, and examining classic literary works and their translations, it offers aesthetic analysis and appreciation of both the source and target languages. Its aim is to help readers improve their translation skills, aesthetic sensibilities, and appreciation from the perspectives of language, literature, and culture.
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The Scholarly Underdog Strikes Back: The Complete Trilogy 进击的学霸：全三册
This novel is about study strategies for high school students. It tells the story of a group of teenagers who encounter academic and personal struggles, then ultimately overcome them and grow emotionally. After doing poorly on the high school entrance exam, Xiuyuan arrives at the experimental class of a second-rate high school carrying enormous disappointment and resentment. It’s the start of his first year of high school, and everything is new, but he remains caught up in the fantasy that he’s
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A Popular History of the Former Han 前汉通俗演义
[Cai Dongfan's Historical Romance, The Complete Founding History of the Han Dynasty, The Qin-Han Rivalry, A Plain-Language History, Political Intrigue and War] This book is Cai Dongfan's A Popular History of the Former Han, a classic historical novel that recounts the dynasty's rise and fall from the chaos at the end of the Qin through the middle and late Western Han. Spanning one hundred chapters, it begins with Lü Buwei's extraordinary investment and Qin Shi Huang's unification of the realm, a
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- 49 A Popular History of the Later Han 后汉通俗演义 [Historical Romance Grounded in the Official Record, The Complete History of the Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms, An Easy Introduction to Official History] A Popular History of the Later Han is a classic historical novel in episodic form and a continuation of A Popular History of the Former Han. Across one hundred chapters, it follows the full historical arc from Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han and Emperor Guangwu's restoration, through the decline of the Eastern Han, to the division of the rea 95Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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The Old Demon Wants to Slack Off 老魔想摆烂
[Ensemble Cast + Eastern Fantasy + Not a Power Trip + Enlightenment Through Worldly Experience] Good is not goodness, but transcendence. Evil is not wickedness, but a means of changing fate. A mighty figure with multiple personalities and a staggering thirst for slaughter goes round and round, only to return to his childhood. The max-level powerhouse plans to lie flat, but a sage uses a beauty scheme against him. He doesn't fall for it. Just after he breaks off his engagement, the sage comes
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