short series

Three Thousand Taels to Buy Your Life

share time: 2026-02-02 02:32:10

Reclusive diviner Su Wan abides by her ancestors' rule: "Never read death fortunes." Her quiet life shatters when a bloodied Jin Yi Wei (Imperial Guard) named Shen Yan smashes her door, throwing down three thousand taels of gold: "Tell me if I'll live past midnight." Just as she casts the hexagrams, her teacher Zhou Xuanqing bursts in with officials, pointing at Shen Yan: "This traitor colluded with enemies—I want you to read his death date. Otherwise, your father's wrongful conviction will never be cleared." Staring at the hexagram's entangled "life-death line," Su Wan realizes she's long been trapped: The treason evidence Shen Yan seeks—the "Tui Bei Tu" scroll fragment—is what her father left her. Zhou Xuanqing doesn't want Shen Yan dead—he wants the scroll... and to pin more crimes on her father. Torn between clearing her father's name and saving Shen Yan's life, Su Wan's hands shake as she holds the divination sticks. This time, she's not reading a fortune—she's choosing her conscience.

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