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Modern Text: Discourses on Salt and Iron 现代文：盐铁论
During the reign of Emperor Zhao of Han, the court held a debate on state affairs to examine whether the policies left behind by Emperor Wu of Han still needed to be carried out. Since the discussion focused mainly on the state monopoly on salt and iron, it came to be known in history as the Salt and Iron Conference. The conference was presided over by Huo Guang. One side consisted of old ministers from Emperor Wu's reign, including Chancellor Tian Qianqiu and Imperial Secretary Sang Hongyang, w
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- 52 The Backbone of a Great Nation: I Built a Guardian Weapon in a Humble House 大国脊梁：我在平房里造出护国重器 The Backbone of a Great Nation: I Built a Guardian Weapon in a Bungalow —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Pillar of a Great Nation: I Lived Incognito in the Gobi Desert for Thirty Years 大国脊梁：我在戈壁滩上隐姓埋名三十年 Pillars of a Great Nation: I Spent Thirty Years Living Under an Assumed Name in the Gobi Desert 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 The Heir's Mission 传承者的使命 The Heir’s Mission 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 The Acupuncturist's Strange Tales 针灸师的异闻录 The Clinical Adventures of an Acupuncturist and His Friends in the Mystical Arts: When acupuncture meets the mystical arts, and medical principles shed light on strange phenomena. A book that will make you see Chinese medicine anew, from the transmission of pathogenic qi to spirit-light divination and fire offerings, unveiling the invisible battlefield of life behind Chinese medicine. Perhaps one day, in the hands of a Chinese medicine practitioner, it can become a reference book for finding the 3.8kReads8.9Score755Shelves
- 56 The Art of Healing 医路精诚 The companion novel to this book, I Am a Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor, is complete. The new novel, From Village Doctor to Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is currently being updated. Interested readers are welcome to check it out. At a time when traditional Chinese medicine is in decline, hospitals bearing its name are treating patients with Western medicine. Wang Chen, an heir to the Shanghan school, simply cannot stand it: even for a common cold, a traditional Chinese medicine ho 21.8kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
- 57 You're Almost a National Go Master, So Why Are You Still Going to College? 你都快成国手了怎么还来上大学 This book is the sequel to The Way of Medicine. My new book, From Village Doctor to Master of Chinese Medicine, is also being updated, and I strongly recommend that readers look it up. Chinese medicine has five levels: first, herbal remedies; second, decoctions; third, diagnosis and treatment; fourth, microscopic precision; and fifth, grandmaster. After graduating from university, most people only reach the level of decoctions. He had already mastered diagnosis and treatment before he even start 7.6kReads9.1Score950Shelves
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History That'll Make You Laugh 笑翻文史
A one-of-a-kind approach to telling stories about history and literature, a “Swiss Army knife” for broadening your knowledge and enriching your inner life. History itself is a master storyteller. Come on, let's listen to five thousand years of stories!
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- 59 A History of the United States: Recreating a Real and Multifaceted America (Latitude and Longitude Series) 美国史话：还原一个真实立体的美国（经纬度丛书） The American Story offers a portrait of a real, complex, and little-known America. Focusing on the American character, this book traces the nation’s history from the fifteenth century to the end of the twentieth, covering its founding, the drafting of its Constitution, and its westward expansion, as well as the pragmatism of North American colonists, the impasse and breakthrough of the Civil War, and America’s stance and conduct in international conflicts. By examining pivotal moments, key figur 9.7kReads9.5Score2.2kShelves
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The Book of Fortune-Telling 算命簿
I am a fortune-teller in real life. I was 83 years old when I wrote this book. No one knows what sort of writing an 83-year-old man might produce, and neither do I. I just want to write a book while I still have time, and finally put one matter to rest... Synopsis: A wandering fortune-teller speaks of hidden mysteries, yet has a past unknown to all. This forbidden volume records a century's worth of secrets about practitioners of the occult. In the instant when dark arts clash with fate, the mys
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A Poor Man's Guide to Turning His Life Around 穷人翻身指南
A practical guide to ways of thinking I’ll teach you how the rich think And how the poor can turn their lives around Why am I teaching you these ways of thinking? Why write this book? Let me make one thing clear first: The main reason I’m writing this book is for myself. I’m always trying to improve, learning from experience and gaining new insights every day. And the fastest way to absorb, understand, and apply this knowledge is the Feynman Technique. If you don’t know what that is, look it up.
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Time Stop from the Start, Even Evil Gods Have to Kneel Before Me! 时停起手，邪神也得给我跪下！
[Time Stop + Apocalypse + Superpowers + Arrogance + Forgetting Your Roots + Rejecting Inner Turmoil] Bai Ye transmigrated to the age of the Great Cataclysm, two hundred years in the future. This world was full of danger, its people were honest and simple, and mutated beasts ran rampant. But he wasn't worried. Because he could stop time for one minute every day. If he didn't use it today, he could save it up for tomorrow. When time across the world hit zero, he would be the only one who could mov
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- 63 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.7kReads9.6Score22.6kShelves
- 64 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 27kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
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The Road Outside the Window and the Sea in My Heart 窗外的路与心中的海
If you have ever: · Struggled to balance your dreams and reality · Tried to understand your parents' silence while also making sense of the next generation's boldness · Worked to protect a little undying light amid an ordinary, or even difficult, life Then open this book. Here, you'll find a sea of your own.
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- 66 Cast Aside, I Become Emperor: My Fate Is Mine to Command 弃子成皇：我命由我不由天 Yesterday, I was a discarded pawn. Today, I am the emperor. From pawn to player, and finally to the throne. This is the road of a ruthless hero, paved with mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Everyone who stands in my way will become a stepping stone on my path from “discarded pawn to emperor.” 24Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Matchmaker Is Offline: How Do I Survive 81 Trials of Love? 月老掉线，81难情劫如何过？
The rules of Heaven can't stop someone from going mad with love. To find the 81 fragments of his beloved's soul, the male lead blunders his way through challenge after challenge, rewriting 81 classic tragic love stories! This isn't about gods falling in love. It's about wagering your life on an ending where “love can break every rule.” Eighty-one trials of love, eighty-one views of love: love with integrity, love with honor, love in unity, love that stays true, love built on mutual respect, lo
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A General Introduction to the Apocalypse 末日概论
Please read the preface before starting this book! This is not an ordinary novel. It is deeply depressing and places extreme emphasis on detail. It is practical and hardcore. Please decide whether to continue based on your own interests and priorities, so you can save your precious time. This book is divided into two parts, “An Introduction to the Apocalypse” and “Advanced Studies of the Apocalypse.” The first focuses on material matters, objective facts, and details, while the second explores h
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Livestream: Teaching Kids to Write Essays and Be Good People 直播：教孩子写作文，学做人
Writing compositions is easy! This book shows parents how to guide their children in writing and in learning how to be good people. Drawing on traditional Chinese thought, it explores methods and techniques for parent-child education.
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Escape from the Devil's Den: A Lawless Hell on Earth 逃离魔窟：三不管的人间地狱
Escape from the den of evil: A hell on earth beyond anyone's control
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I Use Science to Dominate the Court 我用科学权倾朝野
Modern office worker Haoran dies suddenly and transmigrates into the lowest-ranking servant in the Marquis of Yongning's household. From the start, he's beaten mercilessly by cruel servants, treated like a blade of grass, and can't even get a full meal! Luckily, he brings with him a modern scientific knowledge base: he doubles his firewood-chopping efficiency with mechanics, puts out a fire at a cloth shop using fire-safety knowledge, sorts out corrupt accounts with bookkeeping, and identifies t
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The Feng Clan's Record of Things Seen and Heard 封氏闻见记
Records of What Feng Yan Heard and Saw is a ten-volume collection of informal writings by the Tang dynasty scholar Feng Yan. Its broad-ranging contents cover many aspects of the Tang dynasty, including politics, institutions, culture, customs, geography, and anecdotes about notable figures. Written as a record of personal observations and accounts, it carefully documents little-known details of Tang social life, providing valuable firsthand material for the study of Tang history and culture. Unl
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- 73 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 88Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 74 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
- 75 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
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Passing Myself Off as a Tang: Wowing the World and Aiding Zhenguan 冒姓大唐：技惊天下助贞观
Real historical events and figures are woven into the story, bringing to life the grandeur and pulse of the Zhenguan era. From papermaking, soapmaking, and composting to water-powered machinery and improved weapons, each step faithfully recreates the Tang dynasty's path of technological innovation. Watch a tech enthusiast use “frivolous tricks and gadgets” to spar with censors, charm generals, and match wits with famous ministers, bringing a refreshingly unconventional flair to the Zhenguan cour
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- 77 The Unnatural Death 非自然死亡 As a forensic pathologist, Richard Shepherd has just one question to answer: How did this person die? From the 9/11 attacks, the Bali bombings, and the 7/7 London bombings to the Hungerford massacre and Princess Diana’s car crash, Unnatural Causes documents the major international cases Shepherd has handled throughout his career, revealing crucial details about the cases that the public never knew. The book also gives a detailed account of several controversial cases, including infanticide, raci 13Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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Travel Livestream: The Animal World I Filmed Went Viral 直播旅行：我拍摄的动物世界爆火
[Outdoor Livestreaming + System + Animals + Food + Relaxed and Leisurely + No Female Lead] Kuang Yeyuan is an educational content creator who accidentally activates a livestreaming System. Driven by his love of wild plants and animals, he makes his first stop at the East African Great Grasslands. Unexpectedly, his first wave of followers comes thanks to the grasslands’ second-in-command. Who would’ve guessed that Kuang Ye would claim his first livestream reward just for setting a giraffe’s bones
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- 79 The Romance of the Three Kingdoms' Supporting Cast 三国配角演义 In the turbulent Three Kingdoms era, alongside familiar names like Cao Cao, Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and Zhou Yu, there were countless supporting figures with joys and sorrows of their own. Drawing on scattered historical records, the author imagines the stories of these lesser-known characters. Street Pavilion revisits the incident of Ma Su's loss of the street pavilion, questioning what became of him before finally revealing the truth buried beneath the Battle of Jieting. A Night at B 896Reads9.5Score223Shelves
- 80 Fundamentals and Applications of Electronic Components 电子元器件基础与应用 Basic Electronic Components and Applications is a practical guide carefully compiled by Mr. Liu Zhihang for electronics enthusiasts, beginners, and engineers, drawing on his extensive knowledge of electronics and rich practical experience. The book brings together the author's years of research and teaching insights, with the aim of providing readers with a systematic and comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals and practical applications of electronic components. With a rigorous and prac 146Reads—Score—Shelves
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Quantum Ripples: Building a Life Amid Uncertainty 量子涟漪：在不确定中构建生活
When the alarm rings, in that instant before you open your eyes, every possible script for the day lies superimposed like a cloud of probabilities: one that is efficient and smooth, one that is chaotic and awful, and one full of surprises. Your first thought serves as the first act of "observation." Starting with the "deterministic cage" of Newtonian mechanics, this book explains why, in today's complex and rapidly changing society, we need a new philosophy that embraces uncertainty, interconnec
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The Meaning of the White Tiger 白虎通义
The Baihutong, also known as the White Tiger Discussions or the White Tiger Treatise on Virtue, is a collection of proceedings from an officially convened meeting on Confucian studies during the Eastern Han dynasty, as well as an imperially sanctioned work interpreting the Confucian classics. It holds an exceptionally important place in the history of Confucian thought and Han political thought. In 79 CE, the fourth year of Emperor Zhang of Han’s Jianchu era, the emperor personally convened a la
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A Guide to Zi Wei Dou Shu 紫微斗数说明书
This book was created to explain Zi Wei Dou Shu in plain language and help us understand it better. Zi Wei Dou Shu is not actually that mysterious. By studying a wealth of real-world case studies, we can better understand and apply it, helping us learn more about our birth dates and plan our lives. The book will also share some methods for improving one’s fortune for your consideration. It also covers practical learning experiences in Chinese medicine’s image-number therapy, Yangzhai feng shui,
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A History of Chinese Entrepreneurship: One Thousand Stories of Starting from Scratch 中国创业史：一千个白手起家故事
Every one of these entrepreneurial success stories started with zero investment. Anyone can follow their example and put the methods into practice. They offer guidance for anyone who wants to start a business but has no ideas or know-how.
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- 85 A Collection of Chinese Strange Tales 中国惊奇故事汇 This book is a sweeping epic of folk tales, featuring 2,300 true stories of extraordinary lives. Some are familiar tales, but every true story is a legendary classic, and every story is a movie in its own right. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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Biochemical Wizard 生化巫师
A biomedical researcher transmigrates to another world. After enduring countless hardships, he finally returns to Earth to begin an expedition of exploration. Along the way, he experiences many thrilling adventures involving different planes of existence, the occult, and science fiction.
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Northeastern Memories: The Road to Qingyun 东北记忆之青云路往事
A business story brimming with the everyday life of Northeast China, a record of life there woven with love and hate, and a microcosm of the region’s people, culture, and economic landscape. The characters come from different social classes and age groups, but they all live in Sheng’an, a central city in Northeast China. Faced with different business opportunities, each hopes to make a breakthrough in life in 2015. Together, they form a portrait of the region’s economy. This story aims to show r
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Strange Attractor 奇异吸引子
[Urban Suspense + Business Warfare + Financial Maneuvering + Period Drama] Donghai City, 2006. Lin Yuan dropped out of college and works as a network administrator at a securities firm, but he has an incredible ability: he’s pathologically sensitive to numbers and can spot patterns in a jumble of data at a glance. The candlestick charts no one else can make sense of look to him like unmistakable trails of a hunt. One day, a mysterious account dormant for years suddenly becomes active. Every t
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- 89 Filming and Editing Short Videos 短视频拍摄与剪辑 This is an editing toolkit tailored to short-video creators. Focusing on three core elements, shot size, camera movement, and transitions, it breaks down the underlying logic of visual storytelling and helps you move from technical execution to telling stories. The book systematically covers the spatial storytelling principles of eight shot sizes (extreme long shot, long shot, full shot, medium shot, close-up, and extreme close-up), teaching you to convey emotion precisely through the proportion 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 A Leek's Cultivation Diary 韭菜修行记 At a certain point in trading, you suddenly realize that what determines whether you make a profit has never been your technique. Indicators are useful, and a System is useful too, but neither is the foundation. The real foundation lies in your mindset: how you view the market, how you view yourself, and how you make sense of everything that happens to you. I didn’t think that way at first. I thought that if my technique was polished enough and my system complete enough, I could earn steady prof 49.5kReads9.3Score6kShelves
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How Children Can Learn to Write Well 孩子如何写好字
This book is complete nonsense, so just read it for fun. Don’t take any of the information in it seriously. If you happen to think something in it makes sense, that’s purely a coincidence. I didn’t mean to. Come on, come on! I wrote this book because I had nothing better to do.
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The Ming Dynasty (2 Volumes) 大明王朝（共2册）
The novel of the hit drama Ming Dynasty 1566, rated 9.5 on Douban, is essential reading for Taiwan’s political circles and a political reference book for Singapore’s cabinet. It is the celebrated work of Liu Heping, screenwriter of Yongzheng Dynasty and author of No War in Peking. Centered on the downfall of the powerful official Yan Song, the book tells the gripping story of a complex anti-corruption campaign in the Ming Dynasty. It uncovers the mystery behind Jiajing, one of the most unconvent
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- 93 A Popular History of the Qing Dynasty 清史通俗演义 [A Tale of the Qing Dynasty #Popular History #The Rise and Fall of the Ming and Qing Dynasties #Political Intrigue and Warfare #Legends of Emperors #History in Plain Language] This classic historical novel recounts the full 268-year rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty, from the origins of its ancestors in the Changbai Mountains to Xuantong's abdication and the dynasty's collapse. Told across one hundred chapters, it follows the story clearly and avoids obscure historical material. It begins with N 97Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 94 A Popular History of the Ming Dynasty 明史通俗演义 [Classical historical novel | An authentic historical epic about the founding of the Great Ming] A popular historical epic spanning all 276 years of the Ming dynasty’s rise and fall, complete in one hundred chapters. It begins with Zhu Yuanzhang becoming a monk in Haozhou and joining the Red Turban movement, then unfolds the grand struggle for supremacy among the warlords at the end of the Yuan dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang, Chen Youliang, and Zhang Shicheng vie for power, while classic battles such as 16Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 95 A Popular History of the Song Dynasty 宋史通俗演义 [Classical historical fiction based on official history | A popular history of the Song dynasty | Cai Dongfan's Historical Romances of the Dynasties] Read one volume and discover the full rise and fall of the Song dynasty across 320 years. Told in a complete narrative spanning one hundred chapters, this popular history of the Song begins with Zhao Kuangyin's Chenqiao Mutiny and his ascension to the throne, then follows the founding of the Northern Song, the Alliance of Chanyuan, Wang Anshi's ref 22Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 96 A Popular History of the Five Dynasties 五代史通俗演义 [A Classical, Accessible History of the Entire Era | A Beginner's Guide to History | A Complete Overview of the Ten Kingdoms] Can't get through dry official histories? This popularized retelling of the Five Dynasties uses a story-driven, episodic format to make this lesser-known period of turmoil easy to understand. Its sixty chapters cover the rise and fall of all five dynasties, Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou, while also tracing the history of the Ten Kingdoms' r 82Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 97 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 129Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 98 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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History of the Song: Annals of Emperor Taizu 宋史·太祖本纪
He may have been the best “actor” among the founding emperors in Chinese history. In 960 CE, a carefully orchestrated “forced enthronement” at Chenqiao Station propelled Zhao Kuangyin from a general of the Later Zhou into the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty. Over drinks, he stripped the founding generals of their military power; amid the shadows of an axe and candlelight, the mystery surrounding his bizarre death remains unsolved to this day. Some call him a wise ruler who ended the chaos o
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My Childhood Friend Hates Me, Yet a Daring Game Made Her Kiss Me 青梅讨厌我，大冒险却抓我接吻
My Childhood Friend Hates Me, Yet a Dare Made Her Kiss Me
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