The other man seemed to understand that he wanted something from him. He hesitated at first but then came over, looking up questioningly. Bao Feng Yu’s heart actually jumped when he looked into those eyes. They seemed black at first glance but actually, they were just of a dark blue. A sight beautiful enough to …
Category: Short Stories & Collections
SoN (2): Where Sun and Rain Meet (2)
Author's Note: The summer and autumn story both turned out to be quite a bit longer than the spring one so I finally decided to split them into parts. I'll try to post one a week now and just go through them as if this was another regular project. So ... onto some more summer …
SoN (2): Where Sun and Rain Meet (1)
Yang Guang danced over the meadow, joyfully twirling on the spot, slowly moving over the place with his sun-kissed limbs bending gracefully. Light shone down on him, seeming to ignite his golden hair like a blaze. There was a faint smile on his lips as if his thoughts had wandered off to a faraway realm, …
Announcement: New Short Story Collection
I recently started a story on the topic of spring but it seems I just can't work on a topic like this without also thinking about the other seasons so let me announce our newest short story collection: Sons of Nature! Oh, Sons of Nature, born from earth,gifted by Heaven upon birth,Hear as we tell …
CU C30 Promise Yourself to Me
Murmuring sounded from the halls of the palace, accompanied by the beating of the drum, filling the quiet night. Outside, wind chimes tinkled in the breeze only to stop after a while, the place shrouded in depression with the air all around stagnating. The murmurs grew frantic and the originally synchronized chants became disorganized, the …
SoN (1): The First Cherry Blossom of Spring
The door to the market garden opened, making the bell hanging behind it chime while letting in the hubbub from outside. The noise there had multiplied now that spring had arrived and it was slowly getting warmer, luring the people back out of their houses and onto the streets. Ying Tao raised his head, looking …
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CU C29 Brokenhearted
A man in an anthracite coat stood at the pier, one hand in his pocket while the other was holding a black umbrella, his figure shrouded in shadows. He was looking out at the sea, dark clouds roiling above his head but no raindrop could be seen yet. It gave one a feeling of oppression, …
CU C28 Lonely Hut
The birds sitting on the branches of the pine tree that extended over the mountain path chirped melodiously, the sound seeming to be echoed from the other side of the valley. If one listened closely enough though, the flapping of wings could be heard from over there as well, indicating that there was another pair …
CU C27 Into the Palace
Nian Ming Yi — or Shadow, as he preferred to call himself — peeked through the window, his gaze darting to both sides of the room. It seemed that nobody was in. "Lucky!" With a happy smile on his lips and a tilt to his voice, he pushed the window open, swung his legs over …
CU C26 Twenty-Five Years
Que Jian Hong put down his weiqi tile and looked up at the person sitting on the other side of the table expectantly. Wen Ming Ru brushed his beard and narrowed his eyes at the board. The longer he stared, the less he knew what to do with the tile in his hands. It seemed …
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