Agarwood like Crumbs (沉香如屑) Novel Translations

Chapter 13: The Two Shen Sisters

Reading Time: 9 minutesYou guys will be gifted 2 chapters this week because I’m feeling generous! (and because its my birthday week but anyways…) The next chapter will be updated on Sunday! Master Shen coughed and the paleness of his face faded away quickly, “This is my eldest daughter, Yijun. This childe is Tang Zhou and that lady is YanDan.” Shen Yijun walked to the table and glared at Tang Zhou, “So it was you? What were you…

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Agarwood like Crumbs (沉香如屑) Novel Translations

A Short Lil’ Form

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSorry for interrupting your reading! I know we’re all excited to learn more about Tang Zhou and YanDan’s love story (and the cdrama as well), but I would really appreciate it if you filled out a short form for me. It would help me improve my translations a lot <3 https://forms.gle/DUK45xwDmtYzaMVQ7

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Agarwood like Crumbs (沉香如屑) Novel Translations

Chapter 12: Doubtful

Reading Time: 9 minutesThat night, Tang Zhou slept restlessly. When the sky outside started getting brighter, he was suddenly woken up by the sound of a flute. The sound was sorrowful and the flute player sounded like they had endless misery to tell. Tang Zhou put on his robes and silently crept outside. No one had visited the courtyard last night, yet there’s a big pit in the ground. He held his sword scabbard and crept closer. There…

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Agarwood like Crumbs (沉香如屑) Novel Translations

Chapter 11: The Wealthy Shen Shopkeeper

Reading Time: 8 minutesA young girl in snow-white clothes stood outside, tilting her head slightly and wearing a playful expression. A brightly colored parrot stood on her shoulder, pecking lovingly at her earrings. YanDan couldn’t help asking, “How did you get here?” The girl raised her hand to pet the parrot, “It told me, this bird is the smartest in the entire world, and it knows everything.” Tang Zhou’s kept on thinking and thinking, but couldn’t tell if…

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About Me me

My Favorite Chinese Songs

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m going to divide these into a couple of different categories, because there are quite a lot of chinese songs that I really enjoyed! Hopefully you’ll find some nice song recommendations! The categories are: OSTs from cdramas Songs I found from DouYin (chinese tiktok) Other Current Favorite: 消愁- Mao Buyi OSTs 1.__凉凉 (Cold) Singer: Aska Yang and Zhang BiChen Cdrama: Eternal Love 2. 左手指月 (Upwards to the Moon) Singer: Sa DingDing Cdrama: Ashes of Love…

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Lyric Translations Mao BuYi

消愁 – Drowning Sorrows, by Mao Buyi 毛不易 Lyrics, English and Chinese Translations

Reading Time: 2 minutesArtist: Mao Buyi(毛不易) Chinese Lyrics 当你走进这欢乐场 背上所有的梦与想 各色的脸上各色的妆 没人记得你的模样 三巡酒过你在角落 固执的唱着苦涩的歌 听它在喧嚣里被淹没 你拿起酒杯对自己说 一杯敬朝阳 一杯敬月光 唤醒我的向往 温柔了寒窗 于是可以不回头地逆风飞翔 不怕心头有雨 眼底有霜 一杯敬故乡 一杯敬远方 守着我的善良 催着我成长 所以南北的路从此不再漫长 灵魂不再无处安放 躁动不安的座上客 自以为是地表演着 伪装着 舞蹈着 疲惫着 你拿起酒杯对自己说 一杯敬朝阳 一杯敬月光 唤醒我的向往 温柔了寒窗 于是可以不回头地逆风飞翔 不怕心头有雨 眼底有霜 一杯敬故乡 一杯敬远方 守着我的善良 催着我成长 所以南北的路从此不再漫长 灵魂不再无处安放 一杯敬明天 一杯敬过往 支撑我的身体 厚重了肩膀 虽然从不相信所谓山高水长 人生苦短何必念念不忘 一杯敬自由 一杯敬死亡 宽恕我的平凡 驱散了迷惘 好吧天亮之后总是潦草离场 清醒的人最荒唐 清醒的人最荒唐 English Translations When you walk into the field of happiness, Carrying all of your dreams and desires.…

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Chapter 10: In Danger… Again

Reading Time: 7 minutesYanDan knelt on the ground, trying to hide and use her demonic magic to heal her small wounds. Tang Zhou didn’t pity her at all, but instead thought that she grabbed the skull just to scare the poor girl, and repeated his threat of putting her into the artifact again. It’s so unfair how the universe treats YanDan like this. Tang Zhou stood next to her, saying in a flat tone, “Are you done resting?”…

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Chapter 8: The Girl Who Understands Birds

Reading Time: 8 minutesLing XuZi frowned and took a step forward, “Miss, why would you say that?” The girl in the snow white shirt turned around and looked at the birds sitting on the branch, who chirped a little, before turning her hand around and saying, “The birds told me, it’s going to rain tomorrow, and they also asked me if I believed them. Of course I believe them, what about you?” Tang Zhou turned his head to…

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Chapter 9: The Girl Inside the Tomb

Reading Time: 8 minutesYanDan was agitated and quickly took a couple steps back, “Turns out it was you…” The candle was lit, and Tang Zhou sat up, looking at her, “Come here.” YanDan shook her head pitifully, “Please don’t be angry, I swear to god I didn’t mean to use you as a cushion.” Tang Zhou kept looking at her, “Come here.” “I’m wrong, I’m wrong, it’s all my fault, please don’t lock me into the gourd…” Tang…

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Chapter 7: Cemetery Oh Cemetery, Corpse Oh Corpse

Reading Time: 9 minutesWang XiaoEr has been running around in QingShi town for the last 20 years, and this was the first time he saw such a handsome person walk into the inn. He could help sighing because the shopkeeper decided to open the door so early. YanDan sat down at the table, holding a pair of chopsticks, “Just bring me whatever food you have.”  Wang XiaoEr was a little dumbfounded, and smiled, “Miss, it’s really early right…

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