Category: Nine Rings

Chapter
Nine Rings C250
by MarineTL — Chapter 250: Flight I had Old Qian help me steady the two weak flashlights, then built a coordinate system in my mind based on the ring of projected starlight shadows. Using this system, I could pinpoint the horizontal and vertical positions of each star. After a quick look, I knelt on the ground, opened my tool kit, and pulled out a bent Cloud-Probing Needle. This needle was unique, with a small spring at the tip that allowed it to expand and contract automatically once inside the keyhole. I used…
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Nine Rings C282
by MarineTL — Chapter 282: The Chess Player (Tian Family Side Story) Tian Yuqing stood in the courtyard, watching the small waterfall cascading down from the top of the rockery. An auntie of the household was scattering feed into the fishpond. The fat, oversized koi were round and plump, sluggishly swaying their tails back and forth as they opened their mouths to eat. After two rounds of feeding, the auntie collected her basin and returned inside. As she passed Tian Yuqing, she gave him a slight nod. Tian Yuqing…
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Nine Rings C229
by MarineTL — Chapter 229: Disappearance I lay flat, carefully scrutinizing the faces of those coming and going. I discovered that every single one of them was a familiar face, and the scale was even larger than the operation in Gansu. The sheer number of people involved made me feel as if I had been transported back to the Republican era. It was said that when Ye Yuzhu led his men to excavate tombs for treasure back then, it was on a similar scale. He Yu nudged me with his elbow. "Do you think we should take the…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C261
by MarineTL — Chapter 261: Miss Xiaoqi He Yu clearly thought this explanation was a bit far-fetched, but as the saying goes, "one does not believe in ghosts and gods until one has suffered." I was in a pathetic state—limbs weak, face pale, without a shred of strength left. The fissure was exceptionally narrow, forcing He Yu to drag me along as he crawled forward. Even with all that jostling, my eyelids kept drooping as I drifted in and out of consciousness. Eventually, I began to lose all sensation of my…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C293
by MarineTL — Chapter 293: The Visitor (Part 3) They tossed me into the car, likely the back seat given how spacious it felt. Two men were assigned to watch me, flanking me on either side. As soon as I sat down, I started feeling grateful that they hadn't bothered to gag me with cloth again. However, the hemp ropes were tied in tight knots; even with the right techniques, untying them would take time. I listened as the kidnappers climbed in and slammed the doors. Judging by the way the sound traveled, I estimated…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C208
by MarineTL — Chapter 208: Leaving, But Not Quite This time, it wasn't Lu Ayao who noticed first. All three of us spotted them the moment we stepped out the door. The watchers followed from a distance, looking very much like Gan Rong's people. They made no effort to hide; on the contrary, they were remarkably blatant about it, as if being followed was simply our natural state of being. After this had gone on for two or three days, I caught He Yu's eye one morning. The three of us headed up to the second floor…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C240
by MarineTL — Chapter 240: The Tomb Passage Right by the stone wall to the left behind the door, several bluestone slabs extended from crevices in the rock. We planned to follow these slabs down to see if there was a passage at the bottom of the pit leading into the mausoleum. Before stepping onto the bluestone slabs, I took a moment to estimate everyone's weight. There was no telling how many years those slabs had been wedged into the rock face; they might have become incredibly brittle. Stepping on them with too…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C272
by MarineTL — Chapter 272: The Sinner My heart skipped a violent beat. Lu Ling spoke slowly. "The outsider Master Jiyun saved all those years ago was the first ancestor of our Lu Clan. Our ancestor was originally an ordinary hunter. While gathering herbs on the mountain, he was bitten by a venomous snake. His life hung by a thread until Master Jiyun fed him a piece of Houtu Blood, bringing him back from the brink of death." This was a story from the distant past. I didn't interrupt Lu Ling, letting her…
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