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The next morning, rushing into YiFan Group for onboarding, I quietly tried getting the scoop on the boss from the receptionist, Lin Jie. She glanced around, lowered her voice, and whispered, “I heard the boss is in a bad mood lately. Must’ve had some bad takeout.” I nodded vigorously this opportunity was hard-won. YiFan Group, was the shining star of the industry since new management took the reins. People would kill for a position here. I only applied on a whim who’d have guessed I’d…-
6.1 K • Ongoing
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Late one night, my craving for burgers hit me hard, and I reached for my phone, ready to order delivery. But to my shock, I watched as my WaitFood app’s icon literally swallowed up the neighboring MunchEase icon in one big digital gulp. Is the delivery industry getting this cutthroat now? I stared at the yellow icon for ages, but it looked totally normal, as if nothing out of the ordinary had just occurred. Was it all my imagination? Still, there was no denying I was down one delivery…
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6.1 K • Ongoing
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BAKNik, PRIEST OF AMMON Memphis was growing more rapidly than ever. Almost half a million inhabitants at the last census, and already the optimists predicting a million by the next. Menni noticed the changes as he passed along rapidly on foot. As usual, when making an excursion through the city, unofficial and more or less secret, he had put on a heavy wig of curled hair and a frankly false beard which swung pendulous under his chin. He carried no insignia of rank, was unaccompanied, might merely…-
17.0 K • Ongoing
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This time, Lin Feng didn’t argue. He left without looking back. I thought he wouldn’t come the next day. But at dawn, he came in again, carrying a basket of all kinds of fruit. I was barely awake, but took the basket. Lin Feng turned away, saying stiffly, “I’ll leave after you put on the medicine.” He came so early, I could barely keep my eyes open. As I walked to the table, I tripped on a rock. “Ugh.” Suddenly, Lin Feng’s face was right in front of mine, and somehow,…-
14.3 K • Ongoing
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Sure enough, the next day I found Lin Feng collapsed at the cave entrance. Beside him was a basket of peaches. I nudged his hand with my foot. Lin Feng looked up weakly. “Mei Chen… want some peaches?” I couldn’t refuse and let him in. He used the cave wall to steady himself, following me inside. He looked happy, his half-tail wagging. “Stop wagging.” He realized what I meant, his face falling as he let his tail droop. The mood turned cold. “Take off your…
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14.3 K • Ongoing
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After that, Ling Ze stopped bringing peaches, and didn’t visit. The little deer and I got along well. He often lay lazily in my arms, and I’d take him to the cave entrance to bask in the sun. My injuries healed more each day; I felt even stronger than before. One day, Ling Ze finally visited. He smiled and greeted the little deer. “You both look much better!” “Oh, Mei Chen. I built a hot spring outside the cave. You can take him there today.” “Today? We can go…
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14.3 K • Ongoing
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I don’t know how much time passed. I felt someone put a pill in my mouth. As it melted, I felt my body slowly recover. When I opened my eyes, Ling Ze was sitting at my bedside. “Are you all right?” I weakly propped myself up, dazed. “Ling Ze…” He gently pressed me back onto the bed. “You’ve really suffered…” “You knew about me and Lin Feng all along, didn’t you?” Ling Ze nodded without hesitation. “I saw your fate. I was the one who pulled you from…
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14.3 K • Ongoing
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“Mei Chen? Is that you? Mei Chen!” A familiar figure appeared. Lin Feng looked like he’d been through hell—his once-neat clothes were torn, his face scratched and bleeding. He stared at me in shock and rushed over. I didn’t want to see him. I stepped back, hiding behind Ling Ze. Lin Feng’s eyes widened when he saw Ling Ze. “M-Master…” In that instant, everything made sense. Lin Feng was the dragon banished by the gods—the fifth son, imprisoned on Bailing Mountain…
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14.3 K • Ongoing
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When I woke again, I could move. Looking around, I saw Ling Ze wasn’t in the room. I gritted my teeth, got dressed, and stepped outside. It was night, and snow was falling gently. Ling Ze had moved his chair outside, sitting with his head tilted back. A barrier kept the snow from touching him. He seemed to sense me and turned my way. “You’re up. Does your wound still hurt?” “Much better.” I walked over, and he expanded the barrier so the snow wouldn’t fall on…
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14.3 K • Ongoing
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I lay in the freezing snow, covered in blood. I didn’t know how I ended up here, but the cold numbed the pain from my wounds a little. I struggled to sit up and looked at my injury. My left arm was completely numb. At some point, the rushing water had broken off the lotus arrow, leaving only the arrowhead lodged in my bone. The flesh around the wound had been rinsed so clean by the water that I could almost see the bone itself. I forced myself to look around. A blanket of white snow…
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14.3 K • Ongoing
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