The room\u2019s inhabitants panicked when they heard a sharp knock on the door.
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\u201cSenior Xie, Physician Hong is here,\u201d whispered Jianjin, hastily taking the books out of Xie Li\u2019s hands and ushering him to bed. \u201cQuick, get in!\u201d<\/p>\n
Xie Li quickly lay down and pulled a blanket up to his neck.<\/p>\n
The door opened and a white-whiskered otter physician walked in and grumbled, \u201cThat\u2019s right. Sick patients should obediently stay in bed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jianshi and Jianjin pulled up a chair for the physician and served him some tea as he got to work.<\/p>\n
Physician Hong sat down and took Xie Li\u2019s pulse.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve felt stones with livelier pulses than yours,\u201d said Physician Hong, wryly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWas it a Bian-stone or volcanic basalt\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAhem,\u201d coughed the physician.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh\u2026\u201d realised Xie Li, sounding disappointed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know your condition better than I do,\u201d said Physician Hong. \u201cThis old physician can only give you symptomatic treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s fine, I don\u2019t need it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYour bruised nerves say otherwise,\u201d said Physician Hong. \u201cYou\u2019ve got an injury that\u2019s bone-deep. I bet it hurts like being thrown into hell.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHell hurt more,\u201d said Xie Li.<\/p>\n
Physician Hong\u2019s eyelid twitched in annoyance at his response.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll prescribe painkillers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you know where to get the cheaper herbs?\u201d said Xie Li. \u201cMie\u2019er insists on getting the expensive stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t be a cheapskate and accept what you\u2019re given,\u201d said Physician Hong.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere, Physician Hong,\u201d said Jianshi, pushing over a writing set prepared on the table for the elderly otter.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ll need some herbs for your anaemia as well. It\u2019s a pity you can\u2019t just eat some cooked liver,\u201d said Physician Hong, his whiskers twitching in annoyance as he wrote down a list of ingredients and instructions.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, right, Senior Xie\u2019s vegetarian,\u201d chirped Jianjin.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not vegetarian,\u201d corrected Xie Li. \u201cI just don\u2019t eat meat.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIsn\u2019t that the same thing?\u201d blurted out Jianjin.<\/p>\n
\u201cHah, he\u2019s not some pious monk. He\u2019d eat meat if he could,\u201d said Physician Hong, turning back to Xie Li with instructions. \u201cBrew and drink this three times a day. If you stay in bed for the rest of winter, you should improve.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t stay in bed. I have to go to work in the afternoon,\u201d said Xie Li, sitting up.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat work?\u201d glared physician Hong. \u201cLie back down!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYour job is to rest,\u201d said Physician Hong. His otter face was cute but the extra thick and long needles he took out from his medicine box were not.<\/p>\n
Xie Li glanced at the door.<\/p>\n
\u201cStop thinking about escaping.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c…\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not the only patient today. The young master has asked me to treat some guy next door as well. I sure hope he\u2019s better behaved than you,\u201d grumbled Physician Hong. \u201cLie down so I can do my job.\u201d<\/p>\n
Xie Li lay back down.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan I apply these on your back?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, it might disrupt the flow.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo it\u2019s not an injury but some kind of enchantment or seal,\u201d inferred Physician Hong. \u201cAll right, I\u2019ll just make do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jianshi and Jianjin winced as they watched the physician stick the extra-long needles into Xie Li\u2019s acupoints.<\/p>\n
Xie Li mumbled.<\/p>\n
\u201cKid, just sleep if it\u2019s comfortable,\u201d said Physician Hong, flicking at the needles to induce vibrations to the acupoints.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s\u2026.comfortable?\u201d whispered Jianjin to his brother.<\/p>\n
After the treatment, the otter-like physician gave Jianshi and Jianjin instructions and left. The room fell into an awkward silence.<\/p>\n
Then they heard a groan and watched Xie Li struggle to get up.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really hard to not fall asleep once he put those needles in,\u201d muttered Xie Li, rubbing his eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cSenior Xie, didn\u2019t those needles hurt? They looked so big\u2026\u201d said Jianjin.<\/p>\n
\u201cPhysician Hong is very gentle with his treatments,\u201d said Xie Li.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why are you so scared of him?\u201d said Jianjin. \u201cAh, is it because he scolds you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMn,\u201d nodded Xie Li. \u201cHe\u2019s scary when he raises his voice.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHm,\u201d said Jianshi. \u201cSo are Auntie Ma and Uncle Niu scary too? They do get pretty loud sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c…sometimes,\u201d nodded Xie Li.<\/p>\n
They chatted for a while and suddenly there was a scream coming from next door.<\/p>\n
Xie Li covered his ears and pulled his knees to his chest, eyes darting around.<\/p>\n
Jianjin clung onto Jianshi\u2019s arm as the ragged screaming continued to ring throughout the entire manor.<\/p>\n
And then it stopped completely.<\/p>\n
Jianjin and Jianshi blinked at each other, their hearts pounding hard.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh my heavens, what was that? Did someone die?\u201d said Jianjin.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that be the patient that Physician Hong mentioned he was going to be treating next door\u2026\u201d said Jianshi.<\/p>\n
The door opened and a black-haired young-looking Di Mie swiftly walked in.<\/p>\n
\u201cDamn, I forgot,\u201d Di Mie cursed under his breath as he made a beeline straight to Xie Li who was sitting in the corner of the bed, all curled up with his hands over his ear, his eyes narrowed at the wall.<\/p>\n
He climbed right into the bed and waved a hand in front of Xie Li\u2019s face. \u201cI forgot to put up a barrier. Are you all right?\u201d<\/p>\n
Xie Li did not respond.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan I touch you?\u201d<\/p>\n
A slight nod.<\/p>\n
Di Mie carefully pulled Xie Li into his arms and rocked him in a steady rhythm.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re warmer today,\u201d he observed. \u201cPhysician Hong\u2019s treatment is effective.\u201d<\/p>\n
After a while of rocking, Xie Li slowly stretched out his stiff arms.<\/p>\n
\u201cNext door. What?\u201d he asked, pushing his words out.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just Rong Zhong screaming bloody murder over a little pain,\u201d chuckled Di Mie. \u201cSeems like he\u2019s sensitive to demon aura.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDead aura.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah. He got poisoned by the Jiutian sword and it nearly got to his heart,\u201d said Di Mie. \u201cI\u2019m moving it away from his chest with demon aura and it\u2019s taking quite a while. I don\u2019t think his arm can be saved, though.\u201d<\/p>\n
Xie Li looked at Di Mie and asked quietly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWant save?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry about him or his arm. He\u2019ll live and that\u2019s enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAll right,\u201d said Xie Li, his speech beginning to unblock. \u201cWant him silenced?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s fine. He\u2019s got a lot of pent-up frustration. Let him scream his heart out,\u201d said Di Mie, wrapping his arms a little tighter around Xie Li and rocking playfully.<\/p>\n
\u201cMn,\u201d hummed Xie Li. \u201cI should move out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHm? Why do you say that?\u201d said Di Mie.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou told me to stay away from Rong Zhong.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAh,\u201d Di Mie paused and recalled. \u201cI did say that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s next door, so I should leave.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen you can be near him as long as these two brats or Heigou are with you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHm,\u201d said Xie Li, thinking of his options, then nodded. \u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
Di Mie grinned and placed his chin on Xie Li\u2019s shoulder.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy Shizun listens to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m fine now. You can let go,\u201d said Xie Li, butting Di Mie\u2019s head with his.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t want~\u201d pouted Di Mie. He squeezed Xie Li tight and continued to rock for another minute before reluctantly letting go.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll go back to work now. Don’t go anywhere until I come back, okay?\u201d said Di Mie.<\/p>\n
Xie Li hesitated.<\/p>\n
After a long while, he nodded.<\/p>\n
Everyone blinked as they thought in unison: that was one long hesitation!<\/em><\/p>\n Jianshi and Jianjin stood and watched as their Di Shibo left as swiftly as he came.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s scary hearing someone scream like that, and scarier seeing Di Shibo come in and suddenly be all lovey-dovey toward Senior Xie,\u201d said Jianjin, shuddering.<\/p>\n \u201cLovey-dovey?\u201d said Xie Li.<\/p>\n \u201cUh\u2026wasn\u2019t he hugging and rocking you just now?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAh, that?\u201d said Xie Li. \u201cHe was helping me. Loud noises affect me badly sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDo you need us to help you with that if it happens again?\u201d asked Jianshi.<\/p>\n Xie Li shook his head. \u201cI don\u2019t like being touched.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUh\u2026but Di Shibo clearly touched you,\u201d said Jianjin.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s an exception. Hm, Heigou is okay too.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAh, that I understand. Captain Heigou is so furry and warm,\u201d said Jianjin, nodding sagely.<\/p>\n Jianshi nodded as well. The black luxurious fur felt almost\u2014dare he admit it\u2014addictive\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cMan, I\u2019m so curious to know more about Senior Xie,\u201d said Jianjin.<\/p>\n \u201cMe too,\u201d admitted Jianshi.<\/p>\n \u201cHow about we play a game where we take turns asking questions to get to know you?\u201d suggested Jianjin.<\/p>\n \u201cGame?\u201d said Xie Li.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah! We\u2019ll ask you a question and you ask us one in return.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut I don\u2019t have any questions now\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThen maybe you can ask us to do a small favour for every question answered,\u201d suggested Jianshi.<\/p>\n \u201cWe helped you out at the restaurant yesterday. That\u2019s gotta be worth at least two questions!\u201d bargained Jianjin.<\/p>\n Jianshi gave Jianjin a look of approval.<\/p>\n \u201cSince I do have a favour to ask of you, I\u2019ll answer three questions,\u201d said Xie Li.<\/p>\n \u201cGreat!\u201d said Jianjin. \u201cOkay, my first question is\u2014mphh!\u201d<\/p>\n Jianshi clapped a hand over Jianjin\u2019s mouth.<\/p>\n \u201cDid you think this through?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMmmph\u2014pah! Yes, yes I did,\u201d said Jianjin. \u201cJust leave it to me.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAll right.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe first question I have for Senior Xie is: \u2018What is your real relationship with Di Shibo?\u2019 Answer truthfully!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShizun and disciple,\u201d Xie Li easily answered.<\/p>\n \u201cWait, you mean it\u2019s not a game and your relationship is actually, like, formally acknowledged?\u201d said Jianjin.<\/p>\n \u201cYes,\u201d said Xie Li.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen did\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAh-Jin, stop talking,\u201d said Jianshi.<\/p>\n \u201cLast question,\u201d said Xie Li, giving them a well-practised service smile.<\/p>\n \u201cOh shi\u2014\u201d Jianjin clapped his hands over his mouth. He nodded to his brother, leaving the last question for him.<\/p>\n Jianshi pursed his lips and thought for a long while.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat is the name of the person you, hm, hate<\/em> the most?\u201d<\/p>\n Without batting an eyelid, Xie Li answered, \u201cThat\u2019s easy. Qing Wangyue.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c…\u201d went both the boys.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve answered your three questions,\u201d said Xie Li, no longer in the mood for more questions. \u201cNow can you teach me some fun children\u2019s games?\u201d<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n \u201cHahah, Di Shibo\u2019s face just now was pretty scary,\u201d said Jianjin, laughing nervously as he walked down the street.<\/p>\n \u201cUh, he did walk in on you both on the floor,\u201d pointed out Jianshi. \u201cIt must\u2019ve looked awkward.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe were just teaching Senior Xie hopscotch! It\u2019s not my fault that we tripped and fell\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy apologies for being clumsy,\u201d said Xie Li.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s what I don\u2019t understand\u2014how can senior be so skilled with a sword but can\u2019t tell left from right?\u201d<\/p>\n Xie Li shrugged.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then there was the staring contest between Di Shibo and Senior Xie,\u201d said Jianjin, shuddering. \u201cI\u2019m getting goosebumps just remembering it. Di Shibo was intimidating, but Senior Xie\u2019s eyes turned so cold I felt like someone was gonna die\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m probably causing him trouble again by asking to join the patrols,\u201d said Xie Li. \u201cI guess I should let him kick me a few more times if he\u2019s angry.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll save you if he kicks you down a pit again!\u201d chirped Jianjin.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe he received worrying news that put him in a bad mood,\u201d said Jianshi. \u201cLet\u2019s ask Captain Heigou later when we go patrol.\u201d<\/p>\n They reached the Cat\u2019s Paw restaurant and stood for a while at the doorway.<\/p>\n \u201cSenior Xie, where will you go after your shift?\u201d asked Jianshi.<\/p>\n Xie Li shook his head. \u201cDi Mie told me not to leave Zhuiyue Cave. I\u2019ll wait here for you here.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll be really late,\u201d said Jianjin. \u201cSenior Xie should go back to the manor to rest first!\u201d<\/p>\n Xie Li tilted his head and blinked.<\/p>\n \u201cAs you wish, sir,\u201d said Jianshi, leaving and dragging his brother in tow.<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n \u201cWill he be all right?\u201d said Jianjin, peering back at Xie Li who was cheerfully welcomed to work by Jinbei, the cat-like owner of the restaurant.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s the amazing Senior Xie who saved your life, isn\u2019t he?\u201d said Jianshi, slapping Jianjin\u2019s arm.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, but why do you keep hitting me?\u201d whined Jianjin.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m helping you grow thicker skin,\u201d said Jianshi.<\/p>\n \u201cHey, bro,\u201d said Jianjin as they headed over to the guardhouse. \u201cThat last question you asked Senior Xie back at the manor\u2014that was weird. Both your question and his answer made no sense\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhy don\u2019t you slowly think about it?\u201d said Jianshi, giving his brother a smile.<\/p>\n \u201cUgh, that\u2019s a creepy smile,\u201d said Jianjin. \u201cYou\u2019re getting darker day by day, bro!\u201d<\/p>\n During the patrol, Heigou showed them around and handed them a copy of the area\u2019s map.<\/p>\n \u201cBurn the map after you memorise it,\u201d said Heigou.<\/p>\n \u201cMy brain doesn\u2019t do too well with memory work,\u201d groaned Jianjin. \u201cLet\u2019s do the usual, bro.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMn,\u201d said Jianshi, taking a quick look at the entire map before tearing the map into half, giving what seemed like the easier half for his younger brother to memorise.<\/p>\n Jianjin made up little jokes as he committed his half of the map to memory while the other two huffed in amusement listening to him.<\/p>\n When they were a little way down a trail in the forest, Heigou sniffed the air and growled.<\/p>\n \u201cThe smell of human blood is not far from here,\u201d said Heigou, beckoning them to follow as he led the way.<\/p>\n The forest\u2019s usual noises were replaced by a stillness in the air. As they approached the corpses that lay on the forest floor, a crow that was pecking at a dead man\u2019s eye flew off.<\/p>\n \u201cHuman cultivators,\u201d said Heigou.<\/p>\n \u201cThe yellow ones are from the Rong Clan,\u201d said Jianjin. \u201cThis one in red and those in other colours\u2026I don\u2019t really recognise them. Probably the clans from the west?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cProbably mercenaries,\u201d said Heigou. \u201cIt\u2019s common for large clans to hire them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhy are they here?\u201d said Jianshi. \u201cThe Rong Clan should be busy rebuilding.\u201d<\/p>\n Heigou\u2019s ears perked up and he drew his spear.<\/p>\n \u201cSomething\u2019s coming.\u201d<\/p>\n They heard rustling, followed by the sound of trickling water. The air turned colder and felt almost wet on their faces.<\/p>\n A hooded figure emerged from the trees, lashing out at them with whips.<\/p>\n \u201cGet back!\u201d hissed Jianshi, drawing his sword and casting a wall of spirit aura to block the attacks from reaching him and Jianjin.<\/p>\n Heigou lunged forward, cutting through the watery whips and bringing his spear down on the hooded figure, who turned to water. A few more such figures surrounded him.<\/p>\n Heigou blasted through the watery illusions with a powerful sweep of his spear. There was no trace of their attacker among them.<\/p>\n \u201cTsk, they got away,\u201d said Heigou.<\/p>\n \u201cWas that a demon?\u201d asked Jianjin.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d said Heigou. \u201cI couldn\u2019t detect aura in their attacks. They hid it well.\u201d<\/p>\n They continued their examination of the corpses and found what looked like a deep, black cut in each of their chests. It was as if they were stabbed and the weapon scorched the wound. Some were missing an eye.<\/p>\n \u201cThe person who attacked us used a whip-like attack,\u201d said Jianjin. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t tally with the scorch marks. Why are they missing eyes, though?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTheir eyes were probably pecked out by crows after they died,\u201d said Jianshi.<\/p>\n \u201cOh yeah, we saw a crow pecking at his face just now,\u201d said Jianjin. \u201cThe holes in these bodies look like the work of a thin blade\u2026wait.\u201d<\/p>\n Jianjin carefully turned one of the bodies over and saw the same hole on the other side as well.<\/p>\n \u201cOr arrows,\u201d said the both of them in unison.<\/p>\n \u201cSpirit arrows or darts could probably do this,\u201d said Jianshi. \u201cBut it\u2019s strange we don\u2019t see any arrows left behind\u2014wait.\u201d<\/p>\n Jianjin came to the same realisation: \u201cIt\u2019s strange we don\u2019t see any<\/em> weapons left behind at all! Where are these cultivators\u2019 spirit swords?\u201d<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Back at the Cat\u2019s Paw, Xie Li was nodding off. Physician Hong\u2019s treatment was too effective. Without his back pain bothering him much, he felt relaxed and sleepy.<\/p>\n \u201cMy heavens, that Dream-Wandering Immortal Jinbei hired looks just like the real deal,\u201d giggled a female customer watching him make tea.<\/p>\n Even though he was drowsy, he managed to get the tea to the tables and give a sleep-tinged service smile.<\/p>\n \u201cHeavens, let him sleep already,\u201d whispered another customer.<\/p>\n Near the end of his shift, Xie Li couldn\u2019t hang on anymore, and with his head on his hands at the counter, he fell asleep where he sat.<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n \u201c…and we buried the bodies just in case,\u201d said Heigou, explaining what happened to administrator Lan.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that\u2019s a good call,\u201d said Lan Yinqiao, a young woman with a spirit sword at her waist and an erhu strapped to her back.<\/p>\n \u201cHave you heard anything from the young master?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNot yet. He\u2019s back at Bainiao Lake City to keep an eye on things,\u201d said Lan Yinqiao. \u201cMy senior brothers have told me that there\u2019s internal fighting going on at the Rong Manor.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut their clan head is here with us,\u201d wondered Jianjin out aloud. \u201cIs there another Rong clan family son still alive?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIs it the Rong Clan\u2019s young mistress, Rong Ci?\u201d said Heigou. \u201cIsn\u2019t she unconscious?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWas,\u201d said Lan Yinqiao. \u201cRong Ci woke up recently and offered generous bounties for killing demons, especially demon beasts.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo the dead cultivators we found were looking for demons to hunt?\u201d said Heigou.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe,\u201d said Lan Yinqiao. \u201cShe could be using demons as an excuse to amass her forces. She\u2019s even using her status as the highest-ranking survivor of the Yang Clan to gather more men.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTsk, this is tricky,\u201d said Heigou. \u201cRong Zhong appointed his cousin Jiang Tianhong to be in charge while he was gone. Did Jiang Tianhong not speak up?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRong Ci argues that he is too young to carry out clan head duties,\u201d said Lan Yinqiao. \u201cJiang Tianhong men have betrayed him and put him under house arrest. Lord Du said he cannot intervene as it happened within the Phoenix Manor.\u201d<\/p>\n Heigou mulled over it for a moment and then said, \u201cShould we evacuate our people?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf they are cultivators snooping around here, it\u2019s better to lay low and wait until it blows over,\u201d said Lan Yinqiao.<\/p>\n \u201cAll right. The guards will make sure no one leaves the cave for their own safety.\u201d<\/p>\n Lan Yinqiao nodded, \u201cI\u2019ll inform the townsfolk.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhy are these big clans so complicated,\u201d said Jianjin, scratching his head as he only understood half of the conversation. \u201cI think I really\u2026need to study more.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes, you do,\u201d said Jianshi, patting Jianjin on the shoulder.<\/p>\n \u201cCome, let\u2019s all go have a drink,\u201d chuckled Heigou, jerking his thumb in the direction of the bustling night street.<\/p>\n \u201cIs this really the time for it?\u201d said Lan Yinqiao. \u201cThere\u2019s paperwork to be done\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTaking a break is even more important in times like these,\u201d said Heigou. \u201cWe\u2019ll just drink tea.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTea? Sure, I guess,\u201d said Lan Yinqiao, giving in.<\/p>\n \u201cOh, Senior Xie is probably waiting at the Cat\u2019s Paw,\u201d said Jianshi.<\/p>\n \u201cThen let\u2019s go to Jinbei\u2019s shop,\u201d said Heigou. \u201cThey\u2019re opened late.\u201d<\/p>\n Translator’s Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n Even if no one reads this, I’ll keep working on this project until I finish it.
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