The Cultured Guest
清客
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- Ongoing
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- 681k Words
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- Historical
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- Song-Yuan-Ming Dynasties
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- 11y ago
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The gentleman must have traveled back to ancient times, associating with learned scholars, composing poems and exchanging verses, and recounting the rise and fall of dynasties.
I feel pity for "Qing Ke" and ask for recommendations. Everyone adds fuel to the flames! (I built a building before that asked for recommendations, but it was deleted for some reason)
I'm a 42-year-old fan of the novel "Grandmaster," and I've succumbed to osteoma on my back. I feel my days are numbered; it's excruciating. I'm dying. It's my own fault; I didn't have good lifestyle habits. I'm truly unwilling to accept this, but there's nothing I can do. My family is struggling financially. The only saving grace is that I have no children, but even that's not all that matters.
Those who eat the food of those who have no descendants will be struck by lightning and their descendants will be slaves or prostitutes forever.
In the blink of an eye, Brother Sanchi has been gone for ten years. I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night. I got up and lit a cigarette. I just wanted to tell Brother Sanchi that there are still people who remember you.
Dear Brother Sanchi, I hope you are well. You have been in the other world for many years now. I hope you can continue to keep a low profile and not appear to be exceptionally intelligent! Also, I would like to report to you... Big news! In 2020, the pandemic broke out, but China brilliantly brought it under control, with suspicions that the US had deliberately spread the virus.
Why are you all so miserable and ruining my mood? Look at Sanchi, he transmigrated to another world and became a plagiarist, okay? He's either living a life of romance with multiple wives and concubines, or showing off and slapping faces in the city. He's having such a great time, why are you all so upset?
There will never be another "Three Obsessions" in history, nor another classic work of historical fiction. These are my thoughts after reading your work. Unfortunately, contemporary historical writing tends to be simplistic, with straightforward prose and dialogue, lacking any delicate or meticulous descriptions.
Hey Xiaodao, I've come to see you. This year is 2020. The epidemic broke out in the first half of the year, but now our country has brought it under control.
Brother Sanchi, it's Qingming Festival again. The world you create is truly a delight to read. What a pity! My brother was not granted a life. Now that Qingming Festival has arrived again, I come here to mourn my brother. I hope you will continue your artistic pursuits and lead the way in your art, wherever you may be.