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1 孺 The Child Emperor 孺子帝 Bing Lin Shen Xia冰临神下Historical1.8M WordsCompleted Three emperors died one after another, and a prince whom no one had ever paid any attention to inexplicably ascended the throne, finding himself surrounded by danger. The Empress Dowager disliked him and was always looking for a younger, more obedient boy to install as the new emperor. His half-brothers disliked him, believing he had stolen the throne that belonged to them. The eunuchs and palace maids disliked him too, thinking he didn’t seem like a real emperor… The Young Emperor could only sa 71Votes972.1kRecs606.9kFans

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Three emperors died one after another, and the prince who had never been noticed succeeded to the throne inexplicably and was in many dangers. The Queen Mother didn't like him and always wanted to create a new emperor who was younger and more obedient; his half-brothers didn't like him and thought he had taken away the throne that belonged to them; the eunuchs and maids also didn't like him and felt that he didn't look like a real emperor... The Ruzi Emperor had no choice but to save himself.

2 争 Striving for the Strings 争弦 Yue Luo越罗Martial Arts727k WordsCompleted The monk Lingche once wrote: “Beyond Tiantai's many peaks, Huading stands against the cold sky. Sometimes it is half hidden from view, its towering heights lost in the clouds.” The martial arts of the Tiantai school branched into four lineages, each with its own strengths, all vying for prominence in the martial world. First: Green cliffs stretch far away, and white deer call out. Hidden from wind and rain, their forms lie concealed among the mountains. Second: Goodness is climbed like a steep a 0Votes35.3kRecs18.4kFans

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Monk Lingche wrote a poem: "Beyond the peaks of Tiantai, the top of the flower is in the cold sky. Sometimes Cui Wei is half missing, and Cui Wei is in the clouds." The Tiantai sect of martial arts has four branches, each with its own strengths, across the rivers and lakes. One: the green cliffs are far away, and the white deer is everywhere. Hidden away from the wind and rain, hidden in the mountains. Two: doing good is like ascending, doing evil is like falling. The blade of chivalry cuts off greed, and strife ends in the world. Three: Things in the world are fleeting, love and hatred return to dust. Where the thirteen strings of the harp sound, there is no more joy, anger, worry or fear. The fourth one: a hundred golden flower arrows and a falling goose bow. Wearing the willow style, my heart feels a little red. This turmoil that originated from the Third Vein started with a fight and ended with the sound of strings. It's called "Struggle for Strings".

3 谋 Scheming for the Nine Provinces 谋断九州 Bing Lin Shen Xia冰临神下Historical1.8M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller once made a prophecy: If this child keeps his mouth shut, he will be a worthy minister who brings peace to the land. If he opens it, he will become a tyrant who throws the world into chaos. At eighteen, the young lord opened his mouth, and sure enough, he saw the world plunged into turmoil. He saw rival warlords vying for supremacy and the common people suffering. He believed that scheming could cause chaos, but could also end it. He would find a true emperor and bring this trou 15Votes1MRecs237.6kFans

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A fortune teller once made a prophecy: If this person keeps his mouth shut, he will be a wise man in the world; if he opens his mouth, he will be a hero in troubled times. The eighteen-year-old young master opened his mouth and saw that the world was in chaos, that heroes were vying for the throne, and that the people were in dire straits. He believed that planning could both create and stop chaos, and he wanted to find a true dragon emperor to end this troubled world.

4 大 The Demon of the Great Ming 大明妖孽 Bing Lin Shen Xia冰临神下Historical1.5M WordsCompleted If gods exist in heaven, why are demons running rampant in the world? If there are no gods in heaven, why is the heart filled with so many doubts? During the Chenghua era of the Ming dynasty, a group of Embroidered Uniform Guard officers known as "fox-born and ghost-raised" are ordered to seek the true gods in a godless world and search for the path to immortality within their brief lives. 0Votes676.6kRecs150.3kFans

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If there is a God in the sky, why are evildoers so rampant in the world? There is no God in the sky, so why are there so many doubts in my heart? During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, a group of Jinyi captains known as "foxes born and ghosts raised" were ordered to find the true god in a godless world and the way to immortality in a limited life.