Zhai Zhu

My grandfather is very eccentric, performing daily rituals of offering incense to himself, standing in front of his own spirit tablet and eating candles.
Villagers are fearful of my grandfather.
I am fearful of him too.
Later, I discovered that what they were afraid of was not my grandfather, but me.
Even grandfather is afraid of me.
...
My name is Chen Shi.
The Chen of honesty, the Shi of sincerity.

Above the Great Dao

Qingzhou City in the early morning, government officials were posting notices at the city gates.


It was no longer early, with manure carts leaving the city in the third and fourth watches of the night, merchants pulling in carts of vegetables, fruits, meat, and eggs to prepare for business. By now, the area near the city gate was bustling with traffic.


On the notice board, the ranking of the wanted criminals had changed, with another horseback bandit riding a flaming horse added. It was Chen Shi, who had killed the County Magistrate on horseback, now second on Qingzhou's wanted list.


Li Tianqing still topped the list, with the highest bounty on his head.


A young government official had just finished posting Chen Shi's portrait when an older official poked him in the side and gestured with his mouth towards one side.


The young official looked in the indicated direction and saw the first and second ranked criminals on the wanted list approaching.


Chapter 248 Peasants