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When The Plum Tree Blossom Falls (梅花落时, Mei Hua Luo Shi)
Feng Lanying, the most infamous assassin in Xianzhou's history, is dead.
At least, he was, until someone dragged his soul back from the underworld and forced it into the body of Jian Xilan, the idle younger brother of the Jian Sect Leader. Now, with a new face and a new life, all Feng Lanying wants is to enjoy the life of a wealthy cultivator.
But all is not well in Xianzhou; high-ranking cultivators are being murdered left and right, using the very same techniques that Feng Lanying was famous for.
He is left with no choice but to investigate, if only out of curiosity as to who could possibly outsmart him — but this decision is fraught with risk, and brings his path across that of Ye Xuanhe, the current leader of the Ye sect, and the very man who killed Feng Lanying in the first place.
Tempers flare and blades clash, but if they want to find the murderer, Feng Lanying and Ye Xuanhe must work together. Even if it means facing the deeply buried secrets of the past.
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On The Death Of A Butterfly
Kai Zhong is completely and utterly normal, insofar as any student studying meta-magi-medicine at the Academy for Wielders of the Odd and Occult can be. The last thing he needs is to be thrown into a cosmic war between ancient gods. Especially as worrying similarities between himself and a mysterious figure known only as the ‘Butterfly Prince’ keep popping up in the unlikeliest of places.
Unfortunately for him, that's exactly what happens.
Accompanied by his best friend Terry and a mysterious man called Yong Xiao who knows far more than he's letting on, Kai must embark on a perilous journey to change the very nature of reality—and in so doing, finally find a history to truly call his own.
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A Snake Among The Flowers (在花里躲的蛇, Zai Hua Li Duo De She)
Li Yuan is the prettiest and the most spoiled of all the spoiled pretty-boy sons of the affluent merchant families of Tongcheng. Unlike the other young masters of the city, however, he has brains to match his beauty.
Therefore, when a case of mistaken identity means he is chosen as a candidate to marry the Crown Prince, Zhen Lian, he is quick to find a solution that will see him home before the end of the year. Namely, to pose as a woman, trust nobody, and find the fastest way to get expelled from the palace that does not involve committing a crime.
However, when one of his fellow candidates is murdered, Li Yuan is compelled to seek out the truth behind her death — which drops him in the middle of a web of secrets, lies, and spiteful court gossip, all of it overshadowed by the Crown Prince, whose interest in Li Yuan is perhaps more dangerous than any poison could ever be.
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A Thousand Furlongs Of Sea
In the hustle and bustle of Atlantis' royal court, Maera Macula is invisible and overlooked. With Hestia's blessing that grants her the goodwill of all who meet her and entry into every hearth, she can go anywhere in the palace without suspicion.
In other words, she is exactly where she wants to be. As an Alismati, an assassin of the royal court, there is nothing more dangerous than being known.
But when an attempt to murder the Crown Prince is made, Maera is assigned the job of protecting Princess Idyia Alismata. Idyia is beautiful, vicious, and blessed by the goddess Aphrodite — a dangerous combination that makes for a dangerous woman.
Theirs is a hostile relationship, but neither Maera nor Idyia can find out who is plotting the downfall of the Alismata line without the other's help.
And perhaps Hestia's flame might be enough to warm the ocean-cold heart of a princess.
