I Kept a Prince Alive with a Run-Down Shop

Northern Border, Linzhou. Manager Wang, a grain merchant, stared at his empty warehouse, sweating profusely with anxiety. He had originally

As night fell, Prince Yi’s residence was ablaze with lights. Inside the bedchamber, candlelight flickered. Xiao Ying stood there with

Inside the private room on the second floor of the pleasure boat, the lamplight swayed gently. Yue Xijun sat by

Inside the grand tent of the Cangyuan Khanate. The night wind beyond the frontier howled like a wailing ghost, hurling

Cold rain pattered steadily outside, tapping rhythmically against the lattice windows of the study in the main courtyard. At the

The faint light of dawn filtered through the lattice windows, yet it could not dispel the heavy, bitter smell of

The military hospital for the wounded was filled with the faint smell of medicinal herbs and blood. With a heavy

In the main room of the eastern courtyard, the first faint light of dawn filtered through the windows. Xiao stood

For the entire morning, undercurrents surged through Linbei City, and killing intent lurked around every corner. Forty-eight nets spread across

After several days of bed rest, the chill and high fever in Xiao Ying’s body finally subsided. Even he had

In the briefest of moments, both of them reacted with astonishing speed. The warmth in Xiao Ying’s eyes instantly vanished.

The night was deep and dark, and only a solitary lamp burned in the study. Qu De-tao pushed aside a

In an alley in Linbei City. Xiao, who had been walking along his planned route toward the southeastern corner, suddenly

The passageway buried deep beneath the Guimen Hall was dark and silent. Xiao moved quietly, arriving at the platform surrounding

Before dawn had broken, just as the watch drum struck the hour of Chou, the entire Prince Yi’s residence was

At dawn, the sky over the Northern Border still held the cold, pale sheen of blue-green glazed porcelain. The morning

Night fell, and the lanterns were just beginning to glow. Outside Shuyu Pavilion, the streets were already bustling with carriages

Inside the central command tent on Yan Gui Plain, several large candles illuminated the vast space until it was bright

After a night of revelry, drinking and carousing to his heart’s content, Xiao Ying successfully managed to give himself a

The wind sweeping across Wild Goose Return Plain carried the grit unique to the northern frontier wastelands, scraping against the