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Cover image by Steven Shan (2023). A Tale of the Jade Road. (Original work, not MTL) [Cross-posting to Wattpad and Royal Road.] *** "Do you understand how I could hurt you? I don''''t think you realise-" "I don''''t. I really don''''t. I can''''t think of anything worse than what has already happened." * The demon hunter, Miss Fén, has been called to save a town from the hundred-year scourge of a vengeful ghost. But things are certainly not what they seem and this initially simple-looking job becomes a saga of intrigue, from a little village to the highest realms of power. When they discover that both she and the ''''ghost'''' have been betrayed by the same person, how will they take their revenge? *** What to expect: - Intrigue and politics - Daoist references - Discussions of mental health, some horror and gore elements - Strong but not OP characters - A super slowburn female x female romance *** The Tales of the Jade Road are a collection of stories set in the same universe, a historical East Asian-inspired fantasy world where the East and the West are linked by a long trading route, the Jade Road. Other Tales include: I''''m really not the Saviour!, Eitsu''''s Nine Lives, and Ginseng and Yew.