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The Heart of the White Dragon

A great earthquake shakes the land. The statue of the White Dragon disappears. A prince is lost in a terrible fire. And the Red Lion plots to take the throne. In the midst of it all a young heroine’s heart is caught between her brave and devoted servant and a beautiful and beguiling teacher, as they embark on a bold and daring adventure into the center of intrigue that will take them all the way to the Imperial palace itself. Meanwhile, in the shadows, a cloaked figure watches their every move. Fun, funny, fast-paced and surprisingly wise and dark, this beautifully romantic epic, set in a fantastical China of old, is full of enchanting characters every reader will simply fall in love with!

MemoryRedhorse · Fantaisie
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78 Chs

Chapter Seventeen: Superstition

Yongli Luen paced back and forth near the bed as the physician examined the patient. He held her slender wrist in his hand as he took her pulse. "Strange," he said as he gently replaced her hand beside her body and covered her with the light blanket. The fever had raged for three days while the young woman drifted in and out of consciousness.