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    For centuries, commoners and aristocrats alike have flocked to the capital for the Imperial Examinations. Thousands and thousands of young men dream of reading their names on the Golden Placard, promising wealth and status at the heart of the empire.

    This year, the stakes were higher than ever: Emperor Lan had declared that the first-ranked scholar would win not only a coveted spot in his cabinet, but also the hand of Princess Lan Zhan.

    In hindsight, Wei Ying probably should have considered that before dressing up as a man and taking the exam under her brother's name. In her defence, how was she supposed to know that all these other young gentlemen-scholars were so dumb?

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    (WLW Wangxian Week 2025, Day 4: Arranged Marriage/Royalty)

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    01 Jan 2026

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    Tim Drake never actually wanted to become part of the Robin-Batman-vigilante outfit. No, really. But the last Robin up and died, and now Batman is going crazy, and no one else is doing anything about it, so...Tim decides to become Robin. He might as well, right? At the very least it'll give him something to do while his parents are gone.

    Still, Tim's not taking up the mantle until he can put a couple of things in order. Step one? Making sure the Joker can't get it into his head to kill another Robin. Not ever again. (Good thing Tim's not the one with a 'no killing' rule.)

    And then after that? Well, after that it's only just a matter of keeping Batman from learning Tim's identity and subsequently chasing him off. Not until Bruce can get back on his feet and pick a new Robin, a real one this time. Easy-peasy.

    Sort of.

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    05 Dec 2025

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    “My name is Yue Qingyuan,” he says, as if Shen Jiu is someone to be introduced to. His gaze on Shen Jiu is - intent, almost frighteningly so. Unblinking. “Are you really a servant here? Or a slave?”

    “Ah - I believe I can find that out for you--” Lord Xu is saying, already waving over his head servant, and Shen Jiu is so irritated that the man just seems to assume that Shen Jiu can’t answer for himself like he’s a dog or some other beast that he speaks up.

    “A slave,” he answers, and Yue Qingyuan nods as if this isn’t surprising.

    Then he turns towards Lord Xu and he says, “I will buy him.”

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    A rich and powerful cultivator meets a slave with nothing to his name, and decides to buy him on the spot. Why?

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    02 Nov 2025

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    The Veiled Soul-Seer was known for being able to grant a person's deepest desire. Luo Binghe went to her with the expectation that she'd deliver the kind, sweet Shizun he'd seen in the other world (the one married to that weak, unworthy version of himself). That was, after all, what Luo Binghe wanted most.

    So why did he wake up to find himself back in his fourteen-year old body, in the woodshed, as a disciple on Qing Jing Peak?

    Now his empire is gone, as is his harem, cultivation, and physical strength. He'll have to rebuild it all from scratch, and while knowing the future should speed things up significantly, acting like an innocent human child after hundreds of years of being an all-powerful demon emperor might be more difficult than he'd anticipated…

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    05 Jul 2025

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    Hua Cheng has no interest in gaining an animal companion, but when a mortal drags an old and filthy dog into the Gambler's Den he can't bring himself to leave it to a life of familiar abuse.

    Xie Lian, meanwhile, is having a much more pleasant time as a dog now that a mysterious ghost has brought him home.

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    02 Jul 2025