Category: Nine Rings

Chapter
Nine Rings C91
by MarineTL — Chapter 91: Breaking Free This wasn’t the first time I’d been bitten by a snake. When I was a kid, I got too caught up playing and wrestling in the grass with some friends. Just my luck, I landed right on a snake that had been lounging in the shade. I must’ve disturbed its nap, because it twisted its neck and sank its fangs into me. Thankfully, it wasn’t venomous, but it still left me miserable for quite a while. The more I thought about it, the more annoyed I became. In the end, it was just…
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Nine Rings C90
by MarineTL — Chapter 90 - A Rash Decision The water below was pitch-black, and the nighttime chill cut straight to the bone. Honestly, if it had been daytime, I probably wouldn’t have jumped into the river so easily. As someone from the Central Plains, I’d grown up learning about the Yellow River. So I knew all too well that the most dangerous things in rivers weren’t the visible currents, but the hidden undertows and whirlpools. Those could silently drag even the strongest swimmers to their deaths. That was…
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Nine Rings C89
by MarineTL — Chapter 89: Snake Tide The two of us stood in front of the rear cargo hatch and exchanged a glance with He Yu. I gave him a nod, and he stepped forward and kicked the door open with a loud bang. The space where the diving gear—once covered with waterproof tarps—should have been was now completely empty. I let out a sharp breath of relief. He Yu came over and clapped me on the shoulder. "See? I told you, you were overthinking it. They must’ve found something, maybe even struck gold. Saw us too…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C88
by MarineTL — Chapter 88: Mass Disappearance As soon as the boat slowed down, Lu A'yao was the first to dash up to the deck. I noticed the visibility outside was dropping fast, so I turned to nudge He Yu, who was slumped beside me. After a few tries, all I got out of him were drunken mutterings. Left with no choice, I threw on my windbreaker and went out alone to check the situation. The moment I stepped onto the freighter ship’s deck, I realized something was wrong. The mountain ridges that should have been…
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Nine Rings C114
by MarineTL — Chapter 114: A Basketful of Guesses He Yu still hadn't processed it: "But other than half of it being torn away, there doesn't seem to be anything special about this page. Isn't it just another blank sheet of paper?" "No, only the top half of this page remains. The bottom half was torn off," I explained to him. "Normally, if you wanted to destroy paper evidence, you would tear out the entire page like the previous ones. But this page only had the bottom half removed, and the edge is very straight.…
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Nine Rings C113
by MarineTL — Chapter 113: The Tomb Raider Who Went to His Death Chen Canghai knelt beside me to rest. Seeing me look at him, he made a few hand gestures. After seeing them so often, I could guess most of what he meant. He Yu hadn't seen them much, so he didn't understand and tapped me on the shoulder. "Wh-what was that? What does that mean again?" I explained, "He might have had systematic training in something like Sanda before." Chen Canghai nodded after hearing my explanation. I had guessed correctly,…
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Nine Rings C112
by MarineTL — Chapter 112: Reinforcements from the Heavens I wondered if he was being a bit dramatic. Lu A'yao had only exchanged a few words with Tian Yuqing, so how did they end up being labeled as thick as thieves? Besides, even if he really was in league with Tian Yuqing, the man was still Tian Xiaoqi's cousin. She couldn't possibly fly into a murderous rage just because she couldn't get the answers she wanted, right? "This is a bit much, isn't it?" I forced a chuckle. Baldy waved a hand dismissively.…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C111
by MarineTL — Chapter 111: Baldy's Frankness On the sides nearest that stone wall, there were several rows of scattered shrines. I had noticed early on that some shrines held statues while others were empty. My previous experience with Chen Canghai while jumping on the stone pillars made me instinctively think of the Big Dipper. The fourteen shrines on both sides were arranged so that the positions where the statues were placed corresponded exactly to the seven stars of the Big Dipper. Based on my experience,…
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