The Problematic of the Unproblematic

Chapter 57a written by kakashi
edited by Panda & LigayaCroft

“Do you really think you can keep me locked away like this?” the Passenger roars.

Yes, Mo Yuan thinks he can. He has trained his mind for a very long time to be as sharp as a sword and as reliable as the orbitals of the heavenly bodies. He has controls in his minds that are as impenetrable as his Father’s Sea-Cloud prison.

“You will have to sleep,” the voice says menacingly, “you will let your guard down.”

Chapter 10 - Taste Royal Wine and go see the God of Death written by kakashi
edited by Bunny

When Feng Zhiwei stepped into Prince of Chu’s hall with her entourage of servants carrying the Emperor’s food presents behind her, she found the owner of the residence sitting on the floor like a commoner, bent over some fabric, discussing with a plain but friendly looking man how to cut and sew it.

kakashi: Look! It's Baby Turtles. What horrible week this has been for K-Ent and the world. Be kind and love each other.
JoAnne: Baby turtles are precious. I had a baby turtle pet in a bowl on my desk when I was at boarding school, he was very popular. I made him a little leash but he didn't really like it.  As for the horrible week, I find myself retreating from nearly everything these days.  I just want some peace for a change.  Just a little while.
Panda: Thanks for the baby turtles. We do indeed need more love and light in this world. I'm feeling a bit fragile after events in NZ. May the souls of the departed rest in peace. Love all of you. Please keep safe.
Trotwood: The world is such a maddening place. We all needed this picture.
SakiVI: I am barely making it in time.  I had a lot of real-life drama since last Thursday.  I got virtually kidnapped.  I had to change my phone number because when my mother called it, the guy who claimed I was in jail - I was actually si…

Chapter 56 written by kakashi
edited by LigayaCroft & Panda

*A lot of years ago*

“Father, if I may, I have another question” Mo Yuan said politely.

“Of course,” Fuxi replied, “however busy I may seem, never think that I will not take the time to answer all your questions, son.”

“Thank you, Father Lord,” Mo Yuan replied.

Mo Yuan let his eyes wander back to Fuxi’s desk and the artifacts on it. So the bright blue bracelet was a key to an unbreakable prison, but what was the Demon artifact used for? It was a curious thing, an empty mirror, but he found it most intriguing.

His father who had watched his eyes shift and settle on the object picked it up and turned it in his hand. “This mirror? You want to know what it’s for? Hm. You see, I cannot use it, it’s beyond my powers.”

“That cannot be true, Father,” Mo Yuan objected.

Fuxi chuckled. “Thank you for being so filial, Mo Yuan, but it is the truth. It was given to me by a friend, a very long time ago. He believed it to be broken an…

Chapter 7 - Zhuxian’s FirePart 4

written by LalaLoop
edited by kakashi
consulting by Bunny

Migu walked into the fox den with a tea tray in his hands and what was, in Bai Qian’s opinion, a grin that was meant to cheer her and the Ghost Princess up. Though as grateful as Bai Qian was, Migu’s effort did not seem to be working. Nothing could take her mind off the fact that Moyuan had been gone for some days. He might be back as soon as tomorrow, but that did not stop her from worrying herself senseless. Normally she would not worry since going on missions was what he did as the God of War. But this time, she had every reason to suspect the worst. To add to that, Yanzhi too was bearing a similar mood because Zilan had also gone missing.

Chapter 9 - Trapped in a Huge Web, Unable to see the Way Outwritten by kakashi
edited by Bunny

Becoming the Ultimate Scholar and being able to interact with the Emperor of Tiansheng Kingdom directly was as exhilarating as it was terrifying. Being a Hall of Zhaohua's Sixth Level Scholar! Having imperial privilege! Getting her own residence!

SakiVI: I'm around this week. Not watching too many shows, though that's because I have mum here, and we watch Yes Minister and Faulty Towers every evening.
Trotwood: I grew to love Faulty Towers. When I was a kid, I didn't like it very much because it made me anxious because he was always messing up so badly. As you can see below, I'm not watching much of anything new. Done a bunch of rewatching, which is what I do when work is to stressful. I need to know what is coming.
kakashi: I'm here but you can't see me.
JoAnne: I'm here but you can't hear me. Mostly because I've been watching English-language shows: Season 1 of True Detective (so weird) and Season 1 of The Sinner (hey, also very weird)
Panda: I have been the sickest I have been in a really long time. We all caught this special variant of the flu with high fevers (105) and a super congested respiratory tract. I felt my head was going to explode on Wed, and had to start antibiotics because m…

Chapter 7 - Zhuxian’s FirePart 3

written by Lala Loop
consulting by Bunny
editing by kakashi

Four…

The night’s clean air was making it easier for Moyuan to utilize the spell to detect immortal essence; and so far the spell had revealed four immortals, more or less, on their swords behind him. Mounting firmly on Xuanyuan, Moyuan looked ahead with his arms behind his back, paying no heed to the masked figures that had been pursuing him from a distance for many hours. He was used to being followed by now. No matter what master these people served, they seemed to be charged with the task of reporting back his activities. Not that any of them had succeeded in their mission. He had been wondering why so few of them had found him today. Though strangely, there was an immortal presence among them that was neither demonic or of the Demon clan. That immortal, too, had been keeping up speed with the other ones all this while.

Chapter 8 - Promises Made so Easily, all Lies… written by kakashi
edited by Bunny

“Your Highness, this hair ornament is the only thing left. The hair ornament of Qingming students.”

Just like that, she was gone.

A charred body in a torched courtyard, neatly covered by a sheet of cloth to spare him the worst. Just like that, a pawn that could have become a queen was taken off the board by his enemies - all because he was incompetent, laughable, completely unfit to ever be more than a useless man born into the royal family by a cruel quirk of fate.

Chapter 55written by kakashi
edited by Panda & LigayaCroft

“Shao Waaaan!”

Jerking awake, Shao Wan lifted her head from the pillow, brushed aside a lock of hair and blinked. A dream hovered briefly at the edges of her awareness: Sunbleached plains... brown animals grazing lazily, a conversation... But it dissipated like smoke the next time she blinked and all that remained of it was a feeling of having been somewhere else moments before.

She was in her room, in her lavish bed. It was warm, it was comfortable… and very bright. The sun was streaming in through the windows and her stomach growled loudly upon realizing the morning was already old and there had not been any nourishment.