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by Frankie Cheng
Cover image by Lemntii (2025). A Tale of the Jade Road. (Original work, not MTL) [Cross-posting to Wattpad and Scribblehub.] "Do you understand how I could hurt you? I don't think you realise-""I don't. I really don't. I can't think of anything worse than what has already happened."*The demon hunter, Miss Fén, has been called to save a town from the hundred-year scourge of a vengeful ghost. But things are certainly not what they seem and this initially simple-looking job becomes a saga of intrigue, from a little village to the highest realms of power.When they discover that both she and the 'ghost' have been betrayed by the same person, how will they take their revenge? What to expect:- Intrigue and politics- Daoist references- Discussions of mental health, some horror and gore elements- Strong but not OP characters- A super slowburn female x female romance The Tales of the Jade Road are a collection of stories set in the same universe, a historical East Asian-inspired fantasy world where the East and the West are linked by a long trading route, the Jade Road. Other Tales include: I'm really not the Saviour!, Eitsu's Nine Lives (Wattpad and Scribblehub only) and Ginseng and Yew.
| # | Title | Words |
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| 0 | 1 - Appear like a god and disappear like a ghost | 0 |
| 1 | 2 - Hungry Ghosts | 0 |
| 2 | 3 - Buy the Box | 0 |
| 3 | 4 - Overflow | 0 |
| 4 | 5 - Flood | 0 |
| 5 |
| 6 - Curse |
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| 6 | 7 - Evening Clouds | 0 |
| 7 | 8 - Tigers | 0 |
| 8 | 9 - The Palest Ink | 0 |
| 9 | 10 - Cicada, Mantis, Oriole | 0 |
| 10 | 11- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 0 |
| 11 | 12 - Curse (2) | 0 |
| 12 | 13 - River of Shining Pearls | 0 |
| 13 | 14 - Coated in Gold and Jade | 0 |
| 14 | 15 - Auction | 0 |
| 15 | 16 - Birds Travelling Separate Ways | 0 |
| 16 | 17 - Pool of Mud | 0 |
| 17 | 18 - Tiger with a Smiling Face | 0 |
| 18 | 19 - Thousand-mile Fate | 0 |
| 19 | 20 - Without Disturbance | 0 |
| 20 | 21 - Making a Tiger | 0 |
| 21 | 22 - A Thousand Ways | 0 |
| 22 | 23 - Stirring the Waters | 0 |
| 23 | 24 - Tooth from a Tiger's Mouth | 0 |
| 24 | 25 - A Cornered Dog | 0 |
| 25 | 26 - Warfare is Based on Deception | 0 |
| 26 | 27 - Hoping Daughter Becomes Phoenix | 0 |
| 27 | 28 - Eyes Covered by a Ghost | 0 |
| 28 | 29 - Brushing By | 0 |
| 29 | 30 - Everything in the Universe | 0 |
| 30 | 31 - Doubt and Trust | 0 |
| 31 | 32 - Reflection | 0 |
| 32 | 33 - Stroke of the Knife | 0 |
| 33 | Extra - Lunar New Year Story | 0 |
| 34 | 34 - Water is Enough | 0 |
| 35 | 35 - Boundless Vistas | 0 |
| 36 | 36 - Hearts and Wings | 0 |
| 37 | 37 - Monkey Saves the Moon | 0 |
| 38 | 38 - Those Who Make Amends Will Have No Salvation | 0 |
| 39 | 39 - The Colour of Milk | 0 |
| 40 | 40 - Another Spring | 0 |
| 41 | 41 - Moon in the Mask | 0 |
| 42 | 42 - After Rain | 0 |
| 43 | 43 - See and Act | 0 |
| 44 | 44 - The Tendency of the World | 0 |
| 45 | 45 - Unsheathe the Knife | 0 |
| 46 | 46 - Bind with Silk | 0 |
| 47 | 47 - Awl in a Bag | 0 |
| 48 | 48 - Longing for Sustained Rain | 0 |
| 49 | 49 - Ghost Lover, Heart Opening | 0 |
| 50 | Hiatus note | 0 |
| 51 | 50 - Pretending to be garlic | 0 |
| 52 | 51 - Unwavering Arrow | 0 |
| 53 | 52 - Chasing the Tip of a Bull Horn | 0 |
| 54 | 53 - Fox Dies, Rabbit Cries | 0 |
| 55 | 54 - In the Face of Ten Thousand Deaths | 0 |
| 56 | 55 - Same Boat, Same Pillow | 0 |
| 57 | 56 - Closed Doors | 0 |
| 58 | 57 - Cold Plum Blossom | 0 |
| 59 | 58 - Round Square | 0 |
| 60 | 59 - Fading Twilight | 0 |
| 61 | 60 - Drinking with the moon amongst flowers | 0 |
| 62 | 61 - The Heart's Shortcomings | 0 |
| 63 | 62 - Water, Silence, Dust | 0 |
| 64 | 63 - Evening Swallows | 0 |
| 65 | Epilogue - Dragon flies, phoenix dances | 0 |