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Joy of Life

Chapter 1: A Length of Black Cloth

Chapter 2: Story Time

Chapter 3: The Nameless Yellow Book

Chapter 4: Practice and Study

Chapter 5: The Nocturnal Visitor

Chapter 6: The Pillow

Chapter 7: The Guest

Chapter 8: The Cemetery

Chapter 9: Age is Just a Number

Chapter 10: No Shame in Asking

Chapter 11: The Fifth Grandmaster?

Chapter 12: Overpowering Qi

Chapter 13: The Crude, Simple Explanation

Chapter 14: The Sea Salt Merchant

Chapter 15: Farewell for Now, Fei Jie

Chapter 16: A Letter from the Capital

Chapter 17: I Offer This Kitchen Knife to You

Chapter 18: Blood and Tears

Chapter 19: A Matter of Dignity

Chapter 20: Standing at the Top

Chapter 21: Pain

Chapter 22: “The Poets”

Chapter 23: Maokouzi

Chapter 24: Assassin

Chapter 25: Tofu Like Jade

Chapter 26: The Old Man in the Blanket

Chapter 27: The Overwatch Council

Chapter 28: Nighttime Reading with a Beautiful Girl

Chapter 29: The Book Thief

Chapter 30: The Past

Chapter 31: The Singing Visitor

Chapter 32: Tipping the Boat

Chapter 33: Idle Years

Chapter 34: Zhu the Cool

Chapter 35: Memories of a Rainy Night

Chapter 36: The Spring of the 4th Year

Chapter 37: To the Capital?

Chapter 38: Last Night

Chapter 39: Leaving Danzhou Harbor

Chapter 40: Approaching the Capital

Chapter 41: Entering Fan Manor

Chapter 42: Lady Liu

Chapter 43: Ruoruo’s Lessons

Chapter 44: Father and Son

Chapter 45: Palace Intrigues

Chapter 46: Old Friends in a Distant City

Chapter 47: The Treasured Red Book

Chapter 48: Street Literature

Chapter 49: In the Restaurant

Chapter 50: What is Strength?

Chapter 51: Crown Prince Jing

Chapter 52: In the Carriage

Chapter 53: Alone

Chapter 54: Inside the Overwatch Council

Chapter 55: Candied Berries and the Temple of Qing

Chapter 56: The Nobleman

Chapter 57: The Fluttering Heart

Chapter 58: It Was Her

Chapter 59: The Young Accountant

Chapter 60: A Brother-sister Chat

Chapter 61: The Proposal

Chapter 62: Early Summer

Chapter 63: Simple Reasons

Chapter 64: Poetry

Chapter 65: The Prince’s Mansion

Chapter 66: Meeting Guo Baokun Again

Chapter 67: By the Lakeside

Chapter 68: The First Blow

Chapter 69: The Poetry Battle

Chapter 70: King Jing’s Declaration

Chapter 71: Si Lili

Chapter 72: Like an Orchid

Chapter 73: The Bag of Pain

Chapter 74: The Lawsuit

Chapter 75: Courthouse Farce

Chapter 76: Dispute

Chapter 77: In the Palace

Chapter 78: The Slap

Chapter 79: The Wise Empress Dowager

Chapter 80: Searching for his Fiancée

Chapter 81: Entering the Hall

Chapter 82: Enter the Chamber

Chapter 83: Through the Window

Chapter 84: Time-Crossed Lovers

Chapter 85: Clan School

Chapter 86: Shopkeeper Ye of Qingyu Hall

Chapter 87: Pillow Talk

Chapter 88: Can the Ant Climb the Tree?

Chapter 89: The Case of the Young Killer on Niulan Street

Chapter 90: Investigation

Chapter 91: Fan Xian on the Move

Chapter 92: Wang Qinian’s Life

Chapter 93: Talking About the Capital Outside Cangzhou City

Chapter 94: The Functionary Wins the Queen of Flowers

Chapter 95: Not Letting Flirting Interfere with Selling Books

Chapter 96: Danbo Bookstore

Chapter 97: The Official’s Suicide

Chapter 98: Torturing a Frail Woman in the Celestial Prison

Chapter 99: Sweet Words

Chapter 100: The Vineyard Collapses

Chapter 101: No Title

Chapter 102: Deception Before Emperor

Chapter 103: Breakthrough in the Puzzle

Chapter 104: That Woman

Chapter 105: The Arrival of Summer

Chapter 106: The Country Estate

Chapter 107: Moonlight in the Mountains

Chapter 108: Paying Respect Across the River

Chapter 109: An Encounter Between Unacquainted Enemies

Chapter 110: Talking About the Future in Qingyu Hall

Chapter 111: Morning Roll Call at Taichang Temple

Chapter 112: Reaping the Whirlwind

Chapter 113: The Glorious Tradition of Cheap Shots

Chapter 114: Coffin-Breaker Technique and Little Tricks

Chapter 115: Give Mountains, Give Rivers, Give Snuff Bottles

Chapter 116: Summer Vacation

Chapter 117: A Waft of Cumin by the Lakeside

Chapter 118: A Tale of Quarreling Fairies

Chapter 119: Finding a Plum Branch in Summer [1]

Chapter 120: The Crown Prince Rides

Chapter 121: Unlucky Despite the Promotion

Chapter 122: The Box, the Poison Needle, and the Killer

Chapter 123: The Emissaries from Northern Qi

Chapter 124: Unartistic Negotiation

Chapter 125: Old and Vicious Shaoqing Xin

Chapter 126: Sincerity in the East Palace

Chapter 127: There Isn’t a Single Trustworthy Person in the World

Chapter 128: That Chilly Royal Palace

Chapter 129: The Imperial Concubines

Chapter 130: My Hand Running Through Your Black Hair

Chapter 131: The Rush Back to the Manor

Chapter 132: Startling News of Lord Yan in the North

Chapter 133: Agreement Beneath the Sewage

Chapter 134: Evening Feast

Chapter 135: Luminaries of the Ages

Chapter 136: Intentions of Entering the Palace While Drunk

Chapter 137: Eunuch Hong

Chapter 138: There Is a Key in Everyone’s Heart

Chapter 139: Guangxin Palace

Chapter 140: Who is the Assassin?

Chapter 141: Secrets of the Box (Part 1)

Chapter 142: Secrets of the Box (2)

Chapter 143: Clarity after Autumn Rain

Chapter 144: Leaflets Like Snow

Chapter 145: Doing the Math

Chapter 146: Poetry Anthologies and Speeches

Chapter 147: The Grand Wedding (I)

Chapter 148: The Grand Wedding (II)

Chapter 149: Gifts (Part 1)

Chapter 150: Gifts (Part 2)

Chapter 151: Chapter 45

Chapter 152: Chapter 46

Chapter 153: Chapter 47

Chapter 154: Chapter 48-49

Chapter 155: Court Discussions (Part 1)

Chapter 156: Court Discussions (Part 2)

Chapter 157: Chapter 3

Chapter 158: Back to the Capital

Chapter 159: The Second Prince

Chapter 160: The Riverside Makes One Weary

Chapter 161: Examination

Chapter 162: Being an Examiner is Really an Interesting Job

Chapter 163: Spring Wind and Rain Enters the Imperial Exams [1]

Chapter 164: You’re Confused, I’m Confused… Everybody’s Confused [1]

Chapter 165: A Clap of Thunder

Chapter 166: Cheating at the Exam Hall

Chapter 167: A Visitor in the Rain (Part 1)

Chapter 168: A Visitor in the Rain (Part 2)

Chapter 169: A Brilliant Day

Chapter 170: A Royal Proclamation

Chapter 171: The Powerful Minister Takes to the Road

Chapter 172: The Counterattack of the Capital Officials

Chapter 173: Debate

Chapter 174: Chaos in the Ministry of Justice

Chapter 175: Commissioner! Commissioner!

Chapter 176: The First Visit to the Manor

Chapter 177: The Real Overwatch Council

Chapter 178: A Shadow in the Mortal World

Chapter 179: Small Flower

Chapter 180: Chilling Equipment

Chapter 181: Blasphemy

Chapter 182: Night

Chapter 183: Xiao En Leaves Prison

Chapter 184: Outside the Capital

Chapter 185: An Artless Poisoning

Chapter 186: Romance in the Carriage

Chapter 187: Operation White Sleeve

Chapter 188: Learning from Xiao En

Chapter 189: Silent Killings in the Capital

Chapter 190: A Blade in an Oil-Paper Umbrella

Chapter 191: White Birds on the Lake, People on His Mind

Chapter 192: Si Lili’s Secret

Chapter 193: Eldest Princess’s Vision

Chapter 194: Uncaged

Chapter 195: Open the Door; Release the Dogs

Chapter 196: You Die, I Live

Chapter 197: Startling Developments in the Meadow

Chapter 198: Haitang Duoduo

Chapter 199: Shamelessness Against Virtue

Chapter 200: Untitled

Chapter 201: Haitang’s Lust

Chapter 202: Prelude to Psychological Warfare

Chapter 203: In A Word, Heart

Chapter 204: Wuduhe

Chapter 205: By the Roadside

Chapter 206: Arriving in Shangjing

Chapter 207: Thick Night on Mottled City Walls

Chapter 208: The Envoy Enters the Palace

Chapter 209: Chatting with the Emperor

Chapter 210: There Are a Lot of Talented People Named Fan

Chapter 211: A Country Girl Indeed!

Chapter 212: To and Fro

Chapter 213: The Fighting Envoy

Chapter 214: Tan Wu Is Not A Literary Man

Chapter 215: The Old Shop on Xiushui Street

Chapter 216: Developments in the Imperial Business

Chapter 217: Chang Ninghou’s Mansion

Chapter 218: Do You Want To Get Rich?

Chapter 219: What’s It Got To Do With Minister Fan?

Chapter 220: Seeing Yan Bingyun for the First Time

Chapter 221: Ripping the White Robe

Chapter 222: The Idealists

Chapter 223: Meeting Shen Zhong in the Rain

Chapter 224: Young Yan Is Freed

Chapter 225: Things Aren’t as You Imagined

Chapter 226: The Plot

Chapter 227: A Real Man Loves His Children

Chapter 228: Killing in the Alley

Chapter 229: Shangjing’s Secret Agents

Chapter 230: Happy News

Chapter 231: Ruoruo Is Getting Married!

Chapter 232: The More The Merrier

Chapter 233: Overlooking the Prison Break

Chapter 234: Ambush

Chapter 235: Failure

Chapter 236: Fan Xian Follows

Chapter 237: Damp Firewood and Cheap Shots

Chapter 238: Fan Xian Jumps off the Cliff

Chapter 239: Traveler of this World

Chapter 240: The Temple of Eternal Night

Chapter 241: The Little Girl Escapes the Temple

Chapter 242: Today’s Chapter is Untitled

Chapter 243: Close Your Eyes and Be at Peace

Chapter 244: Why Have You Gone so Pale Once Again?

Chapter 245: Why Are You Coming, Xianxian?

Chapter 246: Get Thee to a Nunnery

Chapter 247: Farming, Drinking, Chatting, and Deciding the Future

Chapter 248: This World, this Woman!

Chapter 249: Fighting and Play-fighting in the Palace Contest

Chapter 250: Look Up, Look Down and then Laugh

Chapter 251: Even the Emperor Gossips

Chapter 252: Carry on the Torch

Chapter 253: The Long Pavilion, the Ancient Road, Tossing the Handkerchief

Chapter 254: Autumn Harvest

Chapter 255: Fighting for Passage

Chapter 256: Family Business

Chapter 257: In a Hurry

Chapter 258: Absurdities in the Rear House

Chapter 259: The Ninth Month

Chapter 260: Sky above the Carriage, Bean Sprouts in the Palace

Chapter 261: Leaving the Palace to be Lords

Chapter 262: The Lone Bureau

Chapter 263: A Youngster in the Bureau

Chapter 264: Rectification!

Chapter 265: Xinfeng Restaurant

Chapter 266: She Showed Self-Respect, You Became a Pervert

Chapter 267: Eunuch Dai’s Wise Decision

Chapter 268: Interlude of Black and White

Chapter 269: A Saint?

Chapter 270: The Memorial in the Palace Storm

Chapter 271: An Zhi

Chapter 272: Confrontation in front of the Palace

Chapter 273: Courtroom Debate

Chapter 274: The Lashings

Chapter 275: The Bright Fist in the Dark

Chapter 276: The Youths Inside and Outside the Palace

Chapter 277: King Jing’s Birthday Feast

Chapter 278: Is It Worth Studying Abroad?

Chapter 279: Do You Want a Newly Embroidered Handkerchief?

Chapter 280: Bao Yue House

Chapter 281: Sang Wen

Chapter 282: Fan Strikes

Chapter 283: Ruthless Fighting

Chapter 284: Blocking the Street

Chapter 285: The Mantis Blocks the Road

Chapter 286: There is Concern

Chapter 287: Heroes Start Young

Chapter 288: Follow Me Home

Chapter 289: Shutting Down

Chapter 290: Brother

Chapter 291: Family Discipline

Chapter 292: The Old Fan and the Young Fan

Chapter 293: Exile

Chapter 294: Drawn Together

Chapter 295: The Night Outside the Capital

Chapter 296: Repossession

Chapter 297: Prostitutes, Pedestrians and a Downpour Assassination

Chapter 298: The Greetings Outside the Capital Government Office

Chapter 299: There is Nothing Wrong with Watching Leaves Fall

Chapter 300: Medicine

Chapter 301: There is a Swing on this Side of the Wall, and there is a Street on the Other

Chapter 302: Chen's Garden has Guests

Chapter 303: Autumn Woods, Secrets, and Consequences

Chapter 304: Chrysanthemum, Ancient Swords and Alcohol

Chapter 305: Chrysanthemum, Ancient Swords and Alcohol (2)

Chapter 306: Dagger, Seeing the Dagger Again

Chapter 307: The Injured in the Palace

Chapter 308: The Candlelight Surgery

Chapter 309: The Patient in the Plum Garden

Chapter 310: A Bolt from the Blue

Chapter 311: The Eldest Prince Has Come to Visit

Chapter 312: Reward and Conversation

Chapter 313: Love Letter

Chapter 314: A Garden Tour with Unease (1)

Chapter 315: A Garden Tour with Unease(2)

Chapter 316: A Garden Tour with Unease (3)

Chapter 317: The Snow of Shangjing City

Chapter 318: Great Grandmasters, Black Market, Riddles

Chapter 319: Who Could Kill Commissioner Fan?

Chapter 320: Mountain Living Notes

Chapter 321: The Best Time

Chapter 322: Knowing The Mother Is Better Than Knowing The Father

Chapter 323: The Qing People’s Collective Memory Of The Ye Family

Chapter 324: Even If You Guess The Flower, That Is That

Chapter 325: The Cloth-Clothed Grandmaster Battle

Chapter 326: The Fan Manor’s Changes

Chapter 327: Secret Movements In A Little Tower In The Palace

Chapter 328: All Exists

Chapter 329: Wishing You Meteoric Success

Chapter 330: Disturbance Before Leaving (Part 1)

Chapter 331: Disturbance Before Leaving (2)

Chapter 332: Bandits Came When Anchored At Yingzhou

Chapter 333: The Qing Kingdom’s Largest Bandit Ship

Chapter 334: A Situation

Chapter 335: You’ve Been Surrounded

Chapter 336: What Should I Use To Worship You?

Chapter 337: Pledging Loyalty And Fan Xian’s Facade and Shadow

Chapter 338: A River Of Silver And Busy Receiving Gifts

Chapter 339: Loushang Tower, People Beyond People

Chapter 340: The Girl Selling Flowers And The Shameless Official

Chapter 341: Coincidental Classmates In Youth

Chapter 342: An Auspicious Sign From The Heavens

Chapter 343: Pick Up The Bowl To Drink Congee, Put Down Chopsticks To Curse

Chapter 344: Dragon Rise[JW1]

Chapter 345: The Money House And The Brothel

Chapter 346: The Way A Gentleman Obtains Wealth

Chapter 347: Arriving At Shunde

Chapter 348: Very Tyrannical, Unable To Tolerate Trouble

Chapter 349: Palace Treasury Strike

Chapter 350: Why Was The Imperial Envoy Angry?

Chapter 351: Old Shopkeeper

Chapter 352: A Whetstone With An Independent Consciousness

Chapter 353: Some Things Can Be Done But Not Said

Chapter 354: Road Of Spring

Chapter 355: Borrowing Your Hand To Hold The Northern Qi Emperor’s Hand

Chapter 356: The Pebble In The Eye Of The Ming Family

Chapter 357: Choking The Throat Of Life

Chapter 358: Washing The Island

Chapter 359: Mother And Son Of The Ming Family

Chapter 360: A Good Man With His Body In Suzhou And His Heart On All Under Heaven

Chapter 361: The Door Of The Palace Treasury

Chapter 362: The Bandits Of Room B4

Chapter 363: Big Brother, Long Time No See

Chapter 364: A Slight Change

Chapter 365: Raising A Finger

Chapter 366: Heavenly Woman Scattering Flowers

Chapter 367: Heaven Knows Not Because Of The Chime Of Drums

Chapter 368: Pride Was Not As Heavy As Gold

Chapter 369: The Bright Moon Is Not For Those Who Walk The Night

Chapter 370: Xia Mingji

Chapter 371: Torture Chamber And Will

Chapter 372: The Family Property Lawsuit

Chapter 373: The Incomparably Harmonious Piece of Paper

Chapter 374: Xinfeng Restaurant’s Buns, Prince, And The Lawyer In Court

Chapter 375: The Night Of The Building Opening And Murder

Chapter 376: Killing Yuan Jingmeng To Swap Blood