Category Archives: Novella

Note: I am already on a 5 week holiday when this post becomes alive. I shall come back in the first week of April. And then I won’t be going away for a year and more. Chapter 4: An Everlasting Companionship Doom is approaching. Meng knows that he can never win against that many ridersContinue reading “A Thread of Chance (4)”

Chapter 3: A Dawning Comprehension Zhang looks at the glazed-over eyes of the young warrior Meng and knows that he still needs more time. Time, the ultimate cure for all pains. He shakes his head bitterly. Pity it doesn’t work on everyone. He looks across at Xun Zhen and sees his student deep in thought.Continue reading “A Thread of Chance (3)”

Chapter 2: A Belated Recollection ~ One who can tell fortunes cannot tell one’s own fortunes, the price is hundreds fold. Heavenly secrets cannot be divulged, Fate comes to exact its vengeance. ~ While Xun Zhen sits swaying to the jolting rhythm of the horse-drawn carriage, he stares unfocused at the opposite side, at theContinue reading “A Thread of Chance (2)”

Chapter 1: An Overdue Reunion ~ Each Mortal is bound by a Limit, a Geomancer is also a Mortal. Every Reading comes with a Price, Know the Worth of the Price. Every Situation is accompanied by Chance, a single Thread of Chance. ~ It is the idle season. Clusters of women gather to gossip underContinue reading “A Thread of Chance (1)”