Category: Nine Rings

Chapter
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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Chapter
Nine Rings C05
by MarineTL — Chapter 5: No Solution I'm a low-key person. Even without Fourth Brother's reminders, I would naturally avoid discussing it. The Outer Eight Trades desperately lack experts in mechanisms. Even a superficial understanding often gets one called upon for tasks, let alone someone like me who has studied for over a decade. Both my grandfather and Fourth Brother are in complete agreement about whether I should enter this field. I tend to oversimplify certain issues, and my grandfather believes I sometimes…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C37
by MarineTL — Chapter 37: Cave-In By the time I woke up again, two days had already passed. What roused me wasn’t a medic or a teammate, but the smell of instant noodles cooked by one of the Tian Family crew. Moving corpses, a centipede-like creature the size of a train—those things felt like a nightmare. Only the rain tapping against the tent reminded me it wasn’t. And it wasn’t over yet. I sat up in bed, wrapped in a blanket, slurping instant noodles from a stainless steel lunchbox while the guy tending the…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C69
by MarineTL — Chapter 69: Reinforcements When I shone my flashlight down, I saw the birds landing one after another on the decaying hanging coffins. That’s when I finally understood how those coffins had gotten so many holes. The birds were piercing the coffin boards with their claws, then thrusting their sharp beaks inside to peck at the corpses. Seeing me lying at the edge of the ledge, peering downward, Lu A'yao suddenly crouched and began unfastening his backpack. Watching his movements, I asked, “What are…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C101
by MarineTL — Chapter 101: The Buddha One Cannot Worship That sleep was incredibly restorative, and my exhaustion quickly faded. The sound of water reached my ears, followed by a sudden drop of water landing on my face. The icy liquid startled me so much that I sat up instantly. I wiped my face, only to find it covered in droplets. Water was still dripping from the cave ceiling, likely seeping through from deep within the rock. Tian Xiaoqi surprisingly hadn't woken me for my watch. She was lying beside me, her…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C16
by MarineTL — Chapter 16: The Dragon Trapped by Flowing Water I couldn't understand why Tian Yuqing insisted on having our team and the Tan family's workers go down first. From what I know of him, he's shrewd and efficient, never doing anything pointless. There must be a reason he's keeping the archaeological team from going down first, but whether it's for profit, I can't tell. "Have you finished arguing?" Before Wu Yili could respond, Lu A'yao's voice came from inside the cave. He emerged from the low tunnel, his…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C48
by MarineTL — Chapter 48: Ghost Mountain It was two days later when I finally got another call from Hou Jinshan. The bastard had just gotten off the train at nine in the morning and was already sitting in the private room I’d reserved, waiting for me. I’m not a morning person, so I basically just splashed some water on my face and stumbled out the door half-asleep. I was in a foul mood, and even my footsteps carried a stormy air. Xiao Wu had handled things well. He’d booked a room near the stairs, where there…
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Chapter
Nine Rings C80
by MarineTL — Chapter 80: Into the Thieves' Den I was a little surprised by He Yu’s conclusion. He spoke with such certainty, which probably meant he’d seen plenty of these kinds of antique markets before. But he also said places like this were full of hidden traps, and without someone familiar to guide you, you were bound to get ripped off. I gave a noncommittal “oh” and lifted my leg to step into the village, but He Yu grabbed my arm. He was so nervous he started stammering, “Y-you-you’re just going…
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