Futile Devices Scans

Mu Xueshi’s face blanched in shock. Forgetting everything else, he hurried forward to see what had happened. But the Third Prince suddenly released a burst of inner force, striking Mu Xueshi and sending him flying backward until he crashed against the edge of the lake. “What happened?” Mu Xueshi asked, his lips trembling. Staggering in…

While channeling his internal energy to heal Mu Xueshi, the Third Prince could not resist letting his hands wander. At some point, he slipped a pill into Mu Xueshi’s mouth. This medicine had taken him years to refine—a precious remedy originally intended for his own protection. But to purge Mu Xueshi’s poison, he had no…

“Guards!” The Third Prince’s voice thundered through the chamber. Hearing the command, Sun Ye immediately appeared outside the door. He was now the Third Prince’s personal guard, having replaced Su Ruhan. “Invite Master Mo Ru, the Gu Master, to my Qinyi Courtyard.” “Yes, Your Highness!” In the blink of an eye, Sun Ye was already…

Though these insects leapt about everywhere in the grass and could be seen at a glance, some of them had already lived for a thousand years. When the late Emperor first opened this strange garden domain, powerful Gu masters had already begun cultivating their arts within it. In the beginning, the Gu creatures were no…

“Cough… cough…” The Third Prince was practicing calligraphy when Mu Xueshi coughed deliberately behind him, hands hidden behind his back like a child bearing treasure. The prince did not turn. Brush poised in his right hand, left resting lightly upon the desk, his gaze remained fixed upon the bold characters before him. Disappointed, Mu Xueshi…

“Your Highness, I’ve heard the Third Prince has taken Grand Tutor Mu’s unsightly son into his manor… as a male companion,” Guan Rong whispered beside the Second Prince. The Second Prince was too occupied playing with Su Ying to pay him any mind. The child ran ahead clutching a round bamboo windmill, laughter bright in…

The Third Prince pushed open the door—and halted in surprise. The chamber had been transformed. Warm hues now washed the walls, and scattered across them were rather garish flowers and grasses painted in childish strokes. Yet in their clumsiness there was an unmistakable warmth. For a fleeting instant, he recalled his own childhood—Lin Yue holding…

The Third Prince regarded him impassively. “Why have you come?” Seeing no trace of joy, Mu Xueshi softened. “I was worried about you. I didn’t want you to be alone… afraid you might overthink things.” The prince looked at his foolishly earnest face—and unexpectedly felt warmth seep into his chest. At this moment, Mu Xueshi…

Mu Xueshi had assumed the prince would return by the following day at the latest. Three days passed. Not a shadow. Unable to endure it any longer, he sought out Eunuch Tai’an. With calm composure, the eunuch replied, “His Highness’s mother consort has passed away. The prince must observe seven days of mourning, kneeling before…

He Chu San deliberately put on a face mask and clattered downstairs. A regular customer who had come to have his teeth worked on was waiting downstairs for Dentist He to begin. With cheap cotton stuffed in his mouth, he mumbled, “A’San? You’re not going to school today?” “He caught a cold, so he’s resting…

Ning Xuan’s face, however, collapsed completely. Heaven knew he had only fabricated that excuse at random. Heaven knew he merely wanted ink and brushes so he could hurry back and repair the mess he had made. He had never expected disaster to descend from the heavens and add yet another troublesome assignment to his workload!…

Once Chen Yixin decided that he was not leaving, his heart settled, and their days resumed their familiar rhythm: body tempering, hunting, and learning all manner of miscellaneous things from Wenren Li. Chen Yixin was uncut jade destined for the path of the sword, while Wenren Li was the finest person to hone that blade.…

“Knock knock knock! Knock knock knock!” “Boss Liu Yi!” Xia Liu Yi jolted awake from a nightmare and frowned toward the door. Xiao He sprang up with him, quickly stripping off her own clothes and messing up her hair to make it look like a chaotic scene after sex. Xia Liu Yi opened the door.…

Fate truly was unfair. They had both injured their heads, yet He Chu San had to wear a full “Indian A’San” bandage wrap while Xia Liu Yi only needed a single bandage strip. When he came to inspect the set the next day, the bandage even had the crookedly written character “Xia” on it. He…

The flush on Wenren Li’s face had nowhere left to hide. He lifted his eyes to meet Chen Yixin’s gaze and asked a question completely unrelated to the current situation. “What is your name?” “My name is… Rongzhi. Just call me A-Rong…” For some inexplicable reason, Chen Yixin’s cheeks reddened as well. He could sense…

“Fifth Brother, you look exceptionally refreshed today. Just look at that smile you’re trying so hard not to show. Tsk, tsk—your mouth is practically stretching all the way to your ears!” At the imperial hunting grounds outside the capital, guards stood at attention on every side. In the center of the grounds, a young man…

Mu Xueshi had always felt that the Third Prince lived far too repressed a life. Only after the two of them became “friends” did he really begin observing how the Third Prince spent his days. Other than reading, painting, and occasionally practicing martial arts, he had practically no leisure activities at all. Mu Xueshi enjoyed…

Faced with imminent disaster, Mu Xueshi suddenly became remarkably clever. He imitated the hearty laugh he had heard ancient people use and laughed twice, never once releasing the Third Prince’s hand. “So you just don’t want me getting too close to anyone else. I never thought someone would care about me that much…” Mu Xueshi…

The Third Prince had almost begun to believe that every word Mu Xueshi said came straight from the heart. Then Mu Xueshi asked that question, neatly exposing what had really been occupying his mind. The Third Prince stared at his eager, teasing face and, for once, had no response. Ever since Mu Xueshi “lost his…

Mu Xueshi woke after an entire day unconscious and discovered three new people standing beside his bed—all three of them beautiful young women. He blinked, then sprang upright in one motion and circled them several times. Finally, he reached out and patted one woman on the shoulder. “Where are you from?” The woman wore a…