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A Tale of the Jade Road.
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[Cross-posting to Wattpad and Royal Road.]
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What to expect:
- Comedic elements but an overall serious storyline
- Subversions of wuxia/xianxia tropes
- Strong but not OP characters
- Demons! Martial arts battles! Cultivation sects!
- A bittersweet ending
- Romance (danmei/BL and baihe/GL)
- Major transgender character
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"It's The Jade Exorcist!"
"He's really come to save us!"
Who is the Jade Exorcist now?
Sek Gon really has no idea what everyone is talking about. He's just going for a stroll through the countryside and everyone is grabbing his sleeves and babbling about him being some Jade Exorcist who will save them all from the demons terrorising Sek'syun Country.
As if this isn't annoying enough, he picks up two stray dogs - a creepy woman who tries to kill him any opportunity she can get, and an overly enthusiastic young man who wants to be a white knight.
Can't I get some peace around here???
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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: At the Water's Edge, Eitsu's Nine Lives (Wattpad and Scribblehub only) and Ginseng and Yew.
- 36 – Don’t split up, the monsters will get youApr 24, 2024
- 35 – No medicine can save the MCMar 20, 2024
- 34 – Have you tried meditating?Feb 23, 2024
- Extra – Lunar New Year StoryFeb 11, 2024
- 33 – I love you, don’t hate me.Feb 2, 2024
- 32 – Dark night of the soulJan 27, 2024
- 31 – Is this really the hill you’ve chosen to die on?Jan 19, 2024
- 30 – Demon RealmJan 12, 2024
- 29 – End of an arcDec 24, 2023
- 28 – Yes, this is actually danmeiDec 15, 2023
- 27 – Dear Diary…Dec 8, 2023
- 26 – Package TourDec 1, 2023
- 25 – Oh no, not her again…Nov 14, 2023
- 24 – It’s the Jade ExorcistNov 7, 2023
- 23 – Obligatory Dragon and Phoenix TournamentNov 1, 2023
It's been a fun read so far, and I enjoyed the fast pacing and deadpan humor.
The imagery is well written, ranging from anime-like (a character's eyes flashing silver) to amusing (a character fluttering "like a banner" after being pulled along by another character) to terrifying (the dream imagery).
Also like the contrast between the overly positive Gou Zing and the antisocial gourmand Sek Gon and am curious to see how their interactions play out later on in the story.
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