Ashes of Love (Ch. 22)

A note: I took a long break from translating because I’ve been working on other things and because it seemed like there wasn’t much interest anyway.  I appreciate  all the comments I’ve received though.  Thank you guys!  As there seems to be some interest, I am going to continue to chug along and see if I can finish. 🙂  As always, would love to hear your thoughts on the story!

~~ Chapter 22 ~~

The moon this evening was especially round and bright, illuminating the garden’s small stone bridge and decorative rocks.  Phoenix, Run Yu and I sipped wine around a table–a harmonious scene, I thought.

Ashes of Love (Chapter 16)

Chapter 16

Lao Hu once said, “Beautiful people usually aren’t too bright, because all the nutrients go to their looks”  I realized today that the same could be said of Phoenix.

The High Priestess is a busy person with barely any time to spare; to bother her for some measly herb is folly itself and would surely anger her.  And once angered, she would of course refuse you the herb.  This has nothing to do with enmity between the two realms.

Ashes of Love – Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Pu.  I heard the sound of needle piercing flesh, followed by muffled cry of pain, which sounded like it came from Phoenix.

“Hurry, go!”  The body that pushed me down rolled off and I was able to crawl to my feet.  Before me stood Phoenix, shielding me from a pale-faced, spear-wielding creature just steps away.  Upon seeing its blood stained lips, it dawned on me that I was in trouble; I turned to run.