Chapter 101: The Prefectural Exam “You are so annoying, always waking me up!” The enchanting woman on the bed extended her delicate hand out of the blanket, rubbing her sleepy eyes as she complained. When the girl opened her dark eyes, she noticed Zhu Ping’an was already dressed and ready to leave. He hadn’t brought […]
Chapter 100: Miscellaneous Affairs Before the Provincial Examination “Not even fully grown, and you want to tease your sister.” After a moment of stunned silence at Zhu Ping’an’s earlier antics, the girl teased with a smile. It was unknown who was scared enough to draw their knife. Zhu Ping’an responded with a disdainful smile and
Chapter 99: Walking in Brocade by Day The morning water of Taihu Lake appeared particularly clear. Zhu Ping’an sat on a low stone in front of a large rock by the lake, unable to resist dipping his fingers into the jade-like surface of the water. A cool sensation spread from his fingertips to his heart,
Chapter 98: Last Night’s Peach Blossom, The Singing Is Good and the Life Is Good Whenever the demoness made noise in bed and couldn’t be quiet, Zhu Ping’an would throw out a riddle, causing the demoness’s laughter to be absent for the rest of the day, as if something was wrong with her entire being.
Chapter 97: Nonsense about the Red Sleeves Adding Fragrance A fox had suddenly appeared in the room, causing many inconveniences. After a busy morning, Zhu Ping’an finally found some time to study and write a strategy paper at his desk by the window. Meanwhile, the enchanting woman, having taken her medicine, sat beside him, resting
Chapter 96: Buying Medicine Outside the inn, the sound of the wind was like a cry of alarm, the trees and grass appearing as if they were soldiers ready for battle. When they brought the injured demoness back to the inn in the morning, they had not noticed this. Now that the heavy fog had
Chapter 95: Saving a Fox, Getting into Trouble Red lips stained with blood, yet they speak with laughter; a pale complexion, yet smiles bloom like flowers; gentle and weak, yet the heart is ruthless and the hands are fierce. What a neurotic woman! “Uh, speaking of which, who is your first enemy?” Zhu Ping’an casually
Chapter 94: The Water is Cold, Come Up Quickly You cried and told me that fairy tales are all lies… At this moment, Zhu Ping’an, who was splashing around in the lake, really wanted to sing this song by Guangliang, Fairy Tale. It completely contradicted the plot in the novel; he hadn’t even performed artificial
Chapter 93: Someone Jumped into the Lake Early in the Morning In the early morning, thick fog envelops the area, bringing a slight chill, swirling and twisting. Five days have passed since the Jingxian Poetry Conference, during which other poetry gatherings have also taken place. The scholars participating in the provincial examination are all gearing
Chapter 92: The Surprising Immortal Poetry Gathering (V) Filial piety is the foundation of virtue and the source of education. Filial piety is the root of a person’s moral character; those who possess such filial heart will not have poor virtues. Although this student behaved inappropriately in the examination hall, considering his sincere filial piety,