Category: Nine Rings

Chapter
Nine Rings C75
by MarineTL — Chapter 75: Xiao Wu's Account When I woke up, all I could hear was the noisy chatter of old men and women talking nearby. They were speaking in a local dialect, and I couldn't understand a single word. The bed beneath me was soft, and I wanted to laze around a bit longer, but the sunlight outside the window stung my eyes so badly I could barely open them. I struggled to squint, only to see Xiao Wu cheerfully pulling open the curtains, then dragging a metal stool over to sit by my bed. Still groggy…
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Nine Rings C64
by MarineTL — Chapter 64: A Wall Full of Corpses "Holy shit! What the hell is that?!" I screamed, scared out of my wits. My body instinctively leaned back, and if Yu Jingzi hadn't anticipated it and caught me from behind, I would've gone tumbling headfirst. A bloodshot eyeball jutted out from the stone wall, having stared out from behind the rock for who knows how long. I wanted nothing more than to get as far away from that thing as possible. Right then, I didn't care about any sense of propriety between men and…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C65
by MarineTL — Chapter 65: Sudden Change After I finished speaking, Yu Jingzi didn’t respond right away. She straightened up, thought for a moment, then gauged the distance between us and the owl-faced relief sculpture. Finally, she nodded. “Seems like this is our only option now.” Then she turned and shouted to the team behind us, “Old Yang! Bring the gear! We’ll slide across on ropes!” Yu Jingzi clearly held a commanding position within her clan. No one questioned or opposed her decision. Later, I…
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Nine Rings C66
by MarineTL — Chapter 66: An Unexpected Reunion This time, I was unconscious for much longer than before. I had a long, drawn-out nightmare. In the dream, I didn’t even know when I had climbed down from the bronze pillar, but I suddenly saw Lai Qi emerging from the water in an eerie, unnatural posture. He was holding a knife and chasing me around the base of the pillar, shouting that I had to pay with my life. We ran around the massive pillar three full times. In the end, I couldn’t run anymore, so I turned…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C67
by MarineTL — Chapter 67: Memory Distortion? After changing the bandages and doing a simple rewrap, we sat in silence. When Hou Jinshan woke up, he immediately started fawning over Lu Ayao, babbling about this and that. Lu Ayao didn't reply to a single word, but Hou Jinshan kept talking up a storm all by himself. I kept quiet simply because I couldn't be bothered to deal with him, and I didn't want him overhearing too much of our conversation. As for Lu Ayao, I figured he had something on his mind, as I'd never…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C68
by MarineTL — Chapter 68: Trapped Again No one in their right mind would willingly crawl into a coffin to keep company with the dead. So when it came to climbing up, we were all in perfect agreement. The pillar was covered in intricate carvings and decorative protrusions. The only upside to such a design was that it gave us plenty of footholds. We picked a spot with the most cutouts and started climbing. Lu A'yao led the way as usual, but this time, we had to make sure Hou Jinshan didn’t try to slip away…
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Nine Rings C63
by MarineTL — Chapter 63: The Ghost Copper Pillar The term "counterfeit" didn't quite sit right with me at first. I pressed Yu Jingzi about it a few more times, eventually realizing that what she called a "counterfeit" was more akin to what we would call a model home, a replica built for display. We continued climbing the stone steps, making our way to the end of the small waterfall. The rushing underground river had worn the stone smooth and slick, so I had to watch every step with extreme caution. Yu Jingzi…
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Nine Rings C57
by MarineTL — Chapter 57: First Brush with Death The ringing in my ears vanished a split second before the cloud of scales descended. All I could hear was the roar of water, and from the corner of my eye, I saw Li Wanchou, his bloodied eyes shut tight, breaking the surface of the lake. He must have taken me for his last hope of survival. He grabbed onto me in desperation, probably thinking I could pull him up to the stone path. What he didn’t expect was how terrible my balance was. His sudden yank caught me…
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