The Villain's Ledger Has No Heroes Chapter 6: The Memory That Went Missing

Deputy Steward Pei insisted that the Winter Renewal was scheduled for that evening, not for the hours before dawn. The bronze crane disagreed. Its wings unfolded with a grinding sound, and the ninth channel brightened from gray to red. Shen Qiao leaned over the basin. Beneath the dry stone he heard the rapid knocking of pipes, followed by a heartbeat so large it seemed to belong to the entire…