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  1. Rec *

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    When Maomao discovers a fox spirit haunting a forest shrine, she argues with him over stolen ginseng.

    Jinshi, ancient and dangerously bored, has never met a human who refuses to fear him - or pay him - and certainly not one who refuses to kiss him.

    Their bargain begins with herbs and riddles. It ends with a question neither of them can ignore:
    What comes after a lifetime, when one of them has centuries left?

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    Now part of a series. Side stories exploring other perspectives in Part 2.

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    20 Jun 2026

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    ‘Literate and Gifted?’ Jinshi wondered. ‘Where the hell does this girl come from?’
    “It seems I have more questions than expected to ask you, girl.” He commented as he walked back to the desk.
    It had taken him two weeks to finally find this girl, so he was not letting her go until he got answers. Both on how she had known what was killing the imperial children, and why she had tried to keep her intervention hidden.

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    An AU with supernatural elements, spanning events from LN1 to LN6/7
    May contain spoilers up to LN15

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    19 Jun 2026

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    Courtesan (turned Jinshi's personal advisor) Maomao AU!

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    18 Jun 2026

  4. Rec 71

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    An exploration of the butterfly effect. What might have been if Lakan had been in the series a little earlier? In which Maomao gets family therapy, Joka gets everything she's ever wanted, Jinshi gets a hell of a lot more than he bargained for, and Lakan and the Emperor get grandchildren. Not necessarily in that order.

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    18 Jun 2026

  5. Rec 22

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    Gaoshun has just been going through the motions since his divorce. Being a detective is not what it once was, when justice does not apply to the rich and poor equally. So when his partner Jinshi (a rich boy playing at policework to escape his family's expectations) develops a fascination with a young, antisocial crime scene forensic technician named Maomao, Gaoshun cannot at first be bothered to care. But, Gaoshun can't help observing her, despite himself. Little things at first, then big things. As her sordid past reveals itself, he is finally driven to help. When he invites her into his life, unthinkingly, he has no idea what is to come. A mysterious murder, a girl without a name, and then another, a trail of clues leading through Maomao's world. Brothels, addiction, crime families, harassment and threats from Internal affairs. Gaoshun will find his sense of right and wrong shaken, as he faces her realities.

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    30 May 2026