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    A Thousand Li: Descent From the Mountain: A Thousand Li short stories, #7
    A Thousand Li: Descent From the Mountain: A Thousand Li short stories, #7
    A Thousand Li: Descent From the Mountain: A Thousand Li short stories, #7
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    A Thousand Li: Descent From the Mountain: A Thousand Li short stories, #7

    By Tao Wong

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    Take a step. Take a bow. Look around, how far you've come.

     

    For an immortal, the mortal world has little to offer them. Except, perhaps, perspective.

     

    Descent from the Mountain is a short story set in the A Thousand Li universe. This story can be read as a stand-alone. There are no spoilers for later works and the short story does not include individuals from the main series.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStarlit Publishing
    Release dateDec 15, 2021
    ISBN9781990491320
    A Thousand Li: Descent From the Mountain: A Thousand Li short stories, #7

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      A Thousand Li - Tao Wong

      Descent from the Mountain

      A Thousand Li Short Story

      By

      Tao Wong

      License Notes

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite eBook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Descent from the Mountain: A Thousand Li short story

      Copyright © 2021 Tao Wong. All rights reserved.

      A Starlit Publishing Book

      Published by Starlit Publishing

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      ISBN: 9781990491320

      Descent from the Mountain

      Old Master, come, sit. Rest your feet. You must be weary after climbing all the way down.

      The voice that called to him was high and cajoling, filled with fake warmth so common among merchants. Khoo Huang Shen looked over, piercing dark eyes under bushy grey eyebrows scanned over the merchant and read all his intentions in a single glance. Greed, but underneath

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