As his clan''s youngest assassin, Xiahou Lian is tasked with finding a way into the aristocratic Xie family. When he manages to gain a post and befriend the family’s youngest son, their relationship could lead Xiahou Lian to make a choice that will follow him long into adulthood… Xiahou Lian, the Qielan Clan’s youngest assassin, needs to get inside the aristocratic Xie household for his next assignment. He secures a post under Xie Jinglan, the family''s youngest son, and all players are in position. Yet as the date of the planned assassination approaches, the two boys find that they''ve become fast friends. Thus, Xiahou Lian takes a course of action that will haunt him for years to come… As fates turn, Xiahou Lian is reduced to working as a dog for the chief of the Eastern Depot, a Ming dynasty spy agency. But the chief is the very boy Xiahou Lian once saved! What’s more, he seems more charming than resentful. There’s definitely something wrong with the chief…

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Yang Su is an author in China. They are best known for There's Something Wrong with the Chief: Du Zhu You Bing, also known as The Governor is Sick online.

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TWIN PATHS OF POWER AND PERIL

Reeling from the devastating loss of someone close to him, young assassin Xiahou Lian sets off on a perilous journey to find his long-lost brother, who's hidden away on a remote and forbidding mountain. But what Xiahou Lian encounters at the summit isn’t the reunion he imagined. Instead, he’s thrust into a web of secrets and betrayals more harrowing than anything he's faced in Qiye Garden.

Within the palace walls, Shen Jue moves like a shadow. Though he wears a mask of obedience while serving as his ruthless godfather's loyal pawn, Shen Jue is executing a dangerous long game. Discovery could shatter his schemes, however...

When Xiahou Lian and Shen Jue cross paths once more, it’s no longer as allies. Each is navigating deadly enemies—and Xiahou Lian believes those foes might even include Shen Jue.