Chapter 121
“All right, Mr. Liuchu, getting a little too greedy.” Xia Lanshi helplessly shook his head, though there was unmistakable indulgence
Su Muichen had always felt that his life was a joke.
His mother died young, his father despised him, and even his name had been chosen carelessly.
When he grew up, he relied on himself to get into medical school. After finally graduating, he was preparing to begin work at a hospital.
But then he suddenly received devastating news.
His father, stepmother, and younger half-brother had fled overseas to escape their debts, only to all die in a plane crash.
What they left him was not an inheritance, but tens of millions in debt.
And an ancestral run-down shop that was about to be auctioned off by the court—the Guichen Studio.
On the very first night after he took over the shop,a man dressed in ancient-style clothing, covered in blood and holding a long sword, suddenly broke into the store.
The man’s name was Xiao Yuan.
He came from a dynasty that did not exist anywhere in recorded history.
What Su Muichen did not know was—from this night onward,a transaction spanning a thousand years was about to change the fate of two worlds.
“All right, Mr. Liuchu, getting a little too greedy.” Xia Lanshi helplessly shook his head, though there was unmistakable indulgence
Inside the eastern study of the main residence. A massive map of the Northern Frontier hung on the wall. On
Xiao calmly glanced at Liu Tingxue. He took a fresh sheet of paper and neatly wrote down four nodes: “workshop,”
The meeting had just ended, and everyone was about to disperse. Su Muchen had intended to leave with Xiao Yuan.
After returning to Guichen Studio, Su Muchen immediately called Su Qianqian over and asked her to accompany him to Xiao’s
“This does not conform to the rules recorded in this book.” Su Muchen turned to Xiao Yuan. “The ancient texts
When Xia heard Xiao say this, he frowned slightly, his sharp gaze settling on him. “You mean… Sheng Yuanli?” The
Bai Chenji had been in this nameless mountain village for five full days. His injuries were actually not particularly serious.
Before dawn had even broken, the entire Linbei City was already fully awake. There was none of the usual bustle
The night rain had begun at some point without anyone noticing. At first, it was only a faint sound, falling
“…Don’t tease me recklessly, or I can’t guarantee that I’ll still be able to be ‘gentle.’” Xiao warned him hoarsely.
In the study of the main courtyard, the candle flame swayed faintly. Xiao sat calmly, lifting his brush and drawing
Inside the Eastern Palace. Crown Prince Xiao Sheng set down the copy that had just been delivered, his brows tightly
Xia Zhiheng still remembered what happened that night. Jade-like snowflakes drifted down thickly through the dark night. A blood-covered figure
Outside Linbei City, the wilderness was filled with swirling dust today. The neighing of horses mingled with the voices of
The moonlight was like water, its cold silver radiance spilling across the ground and illuminating the military training grounds outside
Inside the study, the smoke of aloeswood incense curled slowly upward, yet it could not suppress the tension filling the
When the messenger from Tingxue Pavilion finally placed that heavy wooden box into Xia Lanshi’s hands, Xiao was standing quietly
The morning light was cool, filtering through the window lattice and casting a mottled patch of light across the room.
Inside the main residence’s study, the doors and windows were tightly shut, and hidden guards had long since been stationed