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Section index

Preface2

  1. Introduction407 words
  2. To the Readers of In Heaven’s Stead654 words

Main text · Volume One · A Woman as Emperor72

  1. Chapter One · The Voice Beneath the Crown1,035 words
  2. Chapter Two · The Chronicle of Lingchuan Begins1,346 words
  3. Chapter Three · The Windmill’s Afterimage2,072 words
  4. Chapter Four · A Vow Made Young2,238 words
  5. Chapter Five · The Mountain Gate of Sisi3,830 words
  6. Chapter Six · Following the Chimes in the South Court2,256 words
  7. Chapter Seven · Breath in Harmony with Rhythm3,386 words
  8. Chapter Eight · Learning the Rites, Choosing for Myself2,281 words
  9. Chapter Nine · The Broken Stroke of a River3,645 words
  10. Chapter Ten · Three Years at the Imperial Academy3,126 words
  11. Chapter Eleven · Walking with My Shadow3,416 words
  12. Chapter Twelve · Keeping Life in the Mistbound Kitchen3,005 words
  13. Chapter Thirteen · Guilt in the Same Place1,608 words
  14. Chapter Fourteen · A Strange Sign in the Well2,753 words
  15. Chapter Fifteen · Sunlight Not Yet Spent2,140 words
  16. Chapter Sixteen · The Pines Begin to Rise3,222 words
  17. Chapter Seventeen · The Cheng Bell Opens the Market2,781 words
  18. Chapter Eighteen · Youth upon the Fighting Platform2,927 words
  19. Chapter Nineteen · Frost-Folding First in Hand2,563 words
  20. Chapter Twenty · Snow Weighs upon Grain Full3,996 words
  21. Chapter Twenty-One · A Residence without Attendants2,375 words
  22. Chapter Twenty-Two · Blood and Fire as Proof2,296 words
  23. Chapter Twenty-Three · A Petition in Mourning Hemp1,241 words
  24. Chapter Twenty-Four · Half Ink, Half Snow3,317 words
  25. Chapter Twenty-Five · Wind Rises Beneath the Elm2,909 words
  26. Chapter Twenty-Six · A Road of Fear for Every Life3,692 words
  27. Chapter Twenty-Seven · Two Sides of a Story2,284 words
  28. Chapter Twenty-Eight · The Might of the Celestial Capital2,510 words
  29. Chapter Twenty-Nine · Obedience under Equal Rules2,432 words
  30. Chapter Thirty · Ten Lives Meet2,096 words
  31. Chapter Thirty-One · The Palace's Discarded Son1,923 words
  32. Chapter Thirty-Two · The Flying Steed of the Grasslands3,949 words
  33. Chapter Thirty-Three · Yunque's Ancient Forest4,645 words
  34. Chapter Thirty-Four · The Hunt Begins2,118 words
  35. Chapter Thirty-Five · Heaven's Voice in Stone451 words
  36. Chapter Thirty-Six · Falls Decide Attack and Defense2,999 words
  37. Chapter Thirty-Seven · A Covenant Carved with Iron1,642 words
  38. Chapter Thirty-Eight · Ascending, Seeing the Game3,176 words
  39. Chapter Thirty-Nine · One Light Above the Precipice2,635 words
  40. Chapter Forty · An Ember Night Awaiting Dawn1,886 words
  41. Chapter Forty-One · Bound in Life and Death2,503 words
  42. Chapter Forty-Two · Echoes of Broken Rainbow2,941 words
  43. Chapter Forty-Three · West Through Wind-Folding2,505 words
  44. Chapter Forty-Four · Slantbone Spreading Across the Way1,514 words
  45. Chapter Forty-Five · Earth's Throats, Reversing Wind2,419 words
  46. Chapter Forty-Six · First Peril in the Night Forest2,542 words
  47. Chapter Forty-Seven · Driven Along the Ridge2,052 words
  48. Chapter Forty-Eight · Hidden Shadows at Vulture Watch2,422 words
  49. Chapter Forty-Nine · Hidden Commands, False Paths1,680 words
  50. Chapter Fifty · No One Can Save Him1,935 words
  51. Chapter Fifty-One · A Name Left in a Line (I)2,125 words
  52. Chapter Fifty-Two · A Name Left in a Line (II)1,605 words
  53. Chapter Fifty-Three · A Name Left in a Line (III)1,628 words
  54. Chapter Fifty-Four · Green Leaves, Stilled Blood2,523 words
  55. Chapter Fifty-Five · Blazing Light Bears Word to Heaven1,699 words
  56. Chapter Fifty-Six · Seizing a Path Through Silence (I)2,744 words
  57. Chapter Fifty-Seven · Seizing a Path Through Silence (II)2,067 words
  58. Chapter Fifty-Eight · A Lethal Reversal in the Tent2,285 words
  59. Chapter Fifty-Nine · The Hunt Decree Is Issued2,522 words
  60. Chapter Sixty · Concealed on the Wooded Slope1,929 words
  61. Chapter Sixty-One · Beneath the Decaying Leaves1,726 words
  62. Chapter Sixty-Two · A Blood Debt Settled Here1,620 words
  63. Chapter Sixty-Three · A Life Ended by One Axe Stroke2,402 words
  64. Chapter Sixty-Four · Life and Death on the Rankings1,715 words
  65. Chapter Sixty-Five · High Terrace, Lowly Men2,585 words
  66. Chapter Sixty-Six · The Sons Return to Their Ancestor2,475 words
  67. Chapter Sixty-Seven · Contested Crossing at the Dragon Platform (I)1,563 words
  68. Chapter 68 · Contested Crossing at the Dragon Platform (II)2,392 words
  69. Chapter 69 · Contested Crossing at the Dragon Platform (III)2,722 words
  70. Chapter 70 · Contested Crossing at the Dragon Platform (IV)2,011 words
  71. Chapter 71 · Contested Crossing at the Dragon Platform (V)2,088 words
  72. Chapter 72 · A Name Buried in Autumn Waters2,201 words
  73. Chapter 73Coming soon

Supplementary pieces7

  1. Supplement · The Two Forms of the Dual-Heart Vessel Method215 words
  2. Supplement · How Real Is the Voice-Carrying Tube's Sound?318 words
  3. Supplement · Two Small Crossbows, Each with Its Own Lethal Range571 words
  4. Supplement · The Cheng Bell: Larger Than the Yongle Bell?1,171 words
  5. Supplement · The Protection That Carried Us Through the Night608 words
  6. Supplement · Young Lives in the Game of Heaven's Mandate1,317 words
  7. Supplement · Yunque's Dimensions Were Not Pulled Out of Thin Air3,537 words

Extra stories1

  1. Extra · Talking about the Seven Luminaries Steps993 words

Appendices7

  1. Appendix · General Gazetteer of the Great Wilds2,121 words
  2. Appendix · The Offices of Lingchuan650 words
  3. Appendix · The Offices of Sisi979 words
  4. Appendix · Offices of the Yan Dynasty1,131 words
  5. Appendix · Cangyuan's Forms of Address155 words
  6. Appendix · Cangyuan's Offices and Institutions1,435 words
  7. Appendix · Offices Serving the Hunt915 words

Behind the scenes3

  1. Behind the Scenes · Footwork Inspired by the Stars728 words
  2. Behind the Scenes · The World Begins to Turn at This Stele1,220 words
  3. Behind the Story · The Vitality of a Green Leaf635 words