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Shan You Mu Xi, Ch. 116 - Fortifying the City Wall

He and I…what are we to each other? But he is still my Heng’er.

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Shan You Mu Xi, Ch. 115 - The Blood Moon Sect

He tried to suppress a horrifying thought... No, that can’t be. Geng Shu attempted to convince himself, doing everything he could to forget about it.

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Shan You Mu Xi, Ch. 114 - Peach Blossom Hall

Geng Shu had always regarded ‘angering Jiang Heng’ to be a serious matter. Read the translations for the rest of the chapter here on Chickengege.org

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Shan You Mu Xi, Ch. 113 - An Inner Regret

At times, he even secretly wished that Jiang Heng was his own son

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Shan You Mu Xi, Ch. 112 - The Art of the Broken Jade

Sometimes, feelings and impulses would eventually win over weighing advantages and disadvantages. Read the translations for the rest of the chapter here on Chickengege.org

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Shan You Mu Xi, Ch. 111 - The Silver Mask

“Of those who are in the know, one of them is dead and only two of them are still alive. Now with you, there will soon be three…”

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Shan You Mu Xi, Ch. 110 - The Bell of the Yong Shrine

This was the first time Crown Prince Long looked squarely at death. It was so close that he failed to notice the fresh blood spattering his face; all he knew was that he had to kill or be killed. Read the translations for the rest of the chapter here on Chickengege.org

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Shan You Mu Xi (山有木兮) Translation Project Page (Volumes 5-7)

->Back to Volumes 1-4 Volume 5: Liezi Rides the Wind (列子御风【1】)

— Steep cliffs eroded into valleys, while the deep valleys became hillocks. The world had undergone a number of changes, and mulberry fields replaced where vast seas once lay.

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Footnotes:

【1】 The name of another guqin song, about the sagely philosopher Liezi who mastered the ability to drift with the wind after many years that it was uncertain whether he was riding the wind or the wind was riding him. The phrase originated from 《Zhuangzi - 莊子》, which briefly tells of Liezi riding the wind.

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Shan You Mu Xi, Ch. 109 - Banners of the Three Hu Tribes

Around him, the snow began to fall more heavily, just as it did on that day.

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Shan You Mu Xi, Ch. 108 - A Parent’s Love

We are better off dead, all of us. Then no one would ever know of the secrets of that time.

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Shan You Mu Xi, Ch. 107 - An Oath Marked in Blood

The Feng Rong people held the most sacred regard for this type of blood pact, a pact that would survive successive generations, outlasting even death.

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Shan You Mu Xi, Ch. 106 - The Arts of Military Strategy

“What sort of novel tactic could break through a city’s walls overnight?”

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Shan You Mu Xi, Ch. 105 - Execution by Chariot Splitting

Ye Cong scanned the crowd. He wanted to know: just how many people in his court sided with Jiang Heng, even though that brat wasn’t even here?

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Shan You Mu Xi, Ch. 104 - Naval Warships Crossing Water

“If a seafaring vessel were to depart from Jiaozhou and head north, what is the farthest possible destination?”

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Shan You Mu Xi, Ch. 103 - Lights Along the Sandbank

“People will die someday…but their torch will pass on to successors, and in so doing, it will burn across the land forever. There is bound to be someone to finish what must be done...” Read the translations for the rest of the chapter here on Chickengege.org

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Shan You Mu Xi, Ch. 102 - Decree for National Equality

“Whether it be the Feng Rong, Lin Hu, or the Di people, everyone should be treated equally.”

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Shan You Mu Xi, Ch. 101 - Yunxiao Flute

A deep sadness flowed out of the flute as soon as Shan Ze began playing it, as though the melody had given voice to all the sorrow lingering in the Northern Lands. Read the translations for the rest of the chapter here on Chickengege.org