The Five Vermin

Name: The Five Vermin
Author: Shui Xiaohe

五蠹

by Shui Xiaohe (水小合)

Status: Completed
Length: 230k Words
Genre: Romance
Era: Alternate History
Updated: 2y ago
Source: JJWXC

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Du (dù) originally means a wood-boring insect. When the foreign tribes who had thrown the land into chaos retreated beyond the passes, the Hu people who remained in the Central Plains faced widespread discrimination. An Mei, a beautiful Hu girl of low status, unexpectedly receives five du insects as a gift from the Huai Ghost, and her life changes dramatically as a result. When the eldest son of the renowned Fu clan of Luoyang falls in love with a Hu girl, the proud young nobleman finally understands that their fate was never theirs to decide... Theme:

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