Lin Shu

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Lin Shu (林舒)
Alias(es)	Lord Fox; Greedy Wolf; Wolf Lord; Devour Moon Demon General; Devour Moon Demon Lord; Master Lin 6 39 64 105 128 134
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Cunning Fox Hall; Fierce Wolf Hall; Yu Family Mountain God's discipleship; Yu Sheng's sole disciple; Devour Moon Demon Banner; Qiankun Academy's Martial Academy 6 25 53 102 105 128
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; former controller and protector of Four Directions Street; former Stone Lake Inn operator; Devour Moon Demon Banner's leader; Sixth Rank Martial Academy instructor and Mountain Master 35 64 89 105 128
Status	Active in Anren Prefecture while recovering from injuries sustained during the Yong Province Pass calamity 126 128
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
False Immortal / Half-Life Immortal	1	An Evil Coin activates the Silver-Eyed White Wolf phantom within his hollow chest, allowing him to mobilize its life-sustaining mist; he begins with the entry-level, Qi Refining Grade 7 Bright Moon Claw Technique. 1
Early-stage Qi Refining	18	Twelve Virtue Coins advance the Blue Bird Qi-Guiding Art and condense ten strands of spiritual power, formally bringing him across the threshold of cultivation. 18
Late-stage Qi Refining	60	Consumes Spirit Gathering Pills and completes his advance to the late Qi Refining stage. 60
Borrowed Foundation Establishment power	60	Awakens the Young Wolf as a juvenile Filthy Moon Wolf Lord; while merged with it, he can wield mana comparable to the Foundation Establishment Realm. 60
Foundation Establishment	69	Has established Foundation Establishment cultivation and begins using it to influence the power struggle in Blackwater City. 69
Late-stage Foundation Establishment	76	Uses Virtue Coins to rapidly rise through the Foundation Establishment ranks; his first Spiritual Root, Guarding Origin, manifests. 76
Foundation Establishment Perfection	88	Refines Crimson Heart Pills to reach Foundation Establishment Perfection, then raises the Azure Bird Guarding Origin Art to perfection with Virtue Coins. 88
Dao Marrow Foundation Establishment Perfection	94	The Azure Phoenix's advancement and Virtue Coin investment complete the final stages of his Dao Foundation, awakening the Calamity-Averting Spiritual Root. 94
Core Formation physique	95	Uses Bloodstone Spirit Milk with the perfected Golden Lion Hundred Bones Method, forming a Raging Lion Blood-Burning body comparable to a Core Formation cultivator. 95
Core Formation combat power	103	The Filthy Moon Wolf Lord matures into adulthood, enabling Lin Shu to borrow Core Formation-level mana and use Core Formation Immortal Arts with far less strain. 103
Early Core Formation	112	Digests Virtue Silver and comprehends a Middle Three Ranks Azure Phoenix Immortal Art, formally entering the early Core Formation Realm with spiritual power comparable to the Wolf Lord's. 112
Middle-stage Core Formation	118	Advances to the middle Core Formation stage and raises the Filthy Moon Wolf Lord to late Core Formation through Evil Coins. 118
Half-step Golden Core / One-Turn Mud Pellet	126	Refines his mud pellet through its first complete tempering, attaining Core Formation Great Perfection and gaining the capacity to form a Three-Turn Spirit-Solidifying True Elixir. 126
Early Golden Core body-tempering	129	His Demon Lion Prison-Suppressing Treasure Body reaches the beginning Golden Core level, though he remains wary of the hidden danger left in his bones. 129
Early Golden Core-level body-tempering technique	134	Raises the Demon Lion Prison-Suppressing Treasure Body to Golden Core Grade 8 Perfection, allowing him to stand securely among ordinary early Golden Core cultivators. 134

Background & History

Lin Shu awakens in a battered, heartless body in Blackwater City's southern suburbs. An Evil Coin enters his body and activates the Silver-Eyed White Wolf phantom occupying the place where his heart should be, making him a Half-Life Immortal dependent on borrowed vitality. After learning that the opera troupe intends to harm the family of an old woman swindled by his predecessor, he kills Wang Xu and leaves the courtyard. 1

He retaliates against Liu San and the Ma brothers, then proves valuable enough to be absorbed by the Blackwater Gang as a Lord Fox of Cunning Fox Hall. He is assigned Green Willow Alley and takes responsibility for Old Yang and Yun Niang, despite initially viewing such ties primarily through the lens of survival. 6 14

While pursuing access to genuine cultivation, Lin Shu turns Virtue Coins into the Blue Bird Qi-Guiding Art and crosses into Qi Refining. His destruction of the Good Fortune Martial Hall's forces, followed by the killing of its hall master Zhang Zhongping, establishes his reputation in West City. 18 24

Yan Jin brings him into Fierce Wolf Hall. Lin Shu later kills Tian Jingyuan during a hall banquet, receives the wolf title Greedy Wolf, and takes control of Four Directions Street. 25 34 35 39

Lin Shu discovers that Yu Sheng is an Immortal Scion connected to the Yu Family Mountain God. Though their relationship begins in hostility, they agree to aid one another; Lin Shu ultimately accepts the Mountain God's discipleship for protection and access to the wider cultivation world. 28 38 53

After awakening the Filthy Moon Wolf Lord, Lin Shu gains the power to contend with Foundation Establishment cultivators. He works with Gu Nanzhi against the Blackwater Gang's leaders, investigates the artifact sealing Blackwater City, and helps open the city to the outside world. 60 69 71 72 79

He travels with Yu Sheng to Yong Province Pass, where he pursues merit, cultivation resources, and answers concerning his damaged body. Within seven days of arriving, his earned merit surpasses that of Yu Qing's thirty-two disciples combined. 82 84 86

At Stone Lake City, Lin Shu and Yu Sheng operate an inn while he creates a merit-sharing network through Communication Mother-Son Stones. He repeatedly protects trial disciples and laborers from the Great Shun Dynasty cultivators and the dangers around White Tooth Mine, rapidly accumulating Virtue and Evil Coins. 88 89 90

Lin Shu uses Bloodstone Spirit Milk to forge a Core Formation-level physique and later allows the Filthy Moon Wolf Lord to mature, acquiring Core Formation methods and greatly strengthening his soul. Although he initially conceals his connection to the demons, he becomes known as the Devour Moon Demon General after intervening in Demon Mountain and raising a demon banner. 95 97 103 105

During the conflict surrounding Stone Lake City and Yong Province Pass, Lin Shu kills Immortal Scions Xie Yutang, Chen Xiangzhu, and Yu Xin in self-defense, while Yu Sheng publicly protects him as her sole disciple. He defeats Demon-Slaying Division forces and Yu Family disciples at Azure Nether Mountain, establishing the Devour Moon banner as a major demon force. 102 117 122

When the demon calamity erupts, Lin Shu arranges Yu Sheng's evacuation and takes the Mountain God Mirror. He uses the mirror three times to kill Yu Qiheng and Zhao Zhiyue before covering the disciples' retreat at great personal cost. His deeds lead the demonfolk to recognize him as a Demon Lord despite his comparatively low cultivation. 122 125 126 128 134

After fleeing Yong Province Pass, Lin Shu arrives in Anren Prefecture with Yan Jin. The Yu Family grants him the nominal rank of Mountain Master and a Sixth Rank teaching position at Qiankun Academy's Martial Academy, while attempting to separate Yu Sheng from his influence. He reunites with Old Yang and Jin Gui, develops his Golden Core body-tempering path, and begins considering whether to build a force capable of resisting the Half-Life Immortal Families. 128 129 146

Appearance

Lin Shu is initially a fair, delicate-looking youth whose body is covered in whip wounds and scars. His chest is hollow, with the White Wolf phantom's mist functioning in place of a heart. 1

• Often presents himself as a thin, scholarly young man despite his combat ability. 16 34
• Is described as fair-faced, smiling, and handsome when confronting the Firewood Courtyard's gatekeeper. 12
• Wears a black shirt after entering Cunning Fox Hall; he also keeps a white fur cloak. 6 12
• His physique becomes firmer and visibly more muscular after cultivating the Golden Lion Body Tempering technique. 85
• Can manifest black mist, black Sha, blood-colored mist, and wolf-related phenomena when using his Immortal Arts. 23 60 69
• After advancing his body-tempering method, he becomes tall and upright, with a powerful frame, gold-jade bones, crimson blood-qi patterns, and an aura of black flames during combat. 89 95
• In Anren Prefecture, he is described as a jade-faced, bright-eyed young man in an immaculate Cloudstream Sword Robe; lingering injuries lend him the appearance of an exiled immortal. 128
• His refined demon armor can cover him in savage pitch-black armor before retracting into a thumb ring. 118 146

Personality

Lin Shu is calculating, observant, and unusually composed under threat. He understands the logic of criminal hierarchies, manipulates Zhang Ci into attacking first to secure justification for killing him, and consistently evaluates whether opponents possess the will or backing to follow through on their threats. 6 10 31

His methods are ruthless when survival or power is at stake. He kills swiftly, treats Evil Coins as resources, and is willing to exploit hostile circumstances rather than wait for rescue. At the same time, he refuses to treat those who helped him as expendable shields, relocating Old Yang and Jin Gui when retaliation becomes imminent. 14 17

Lin Shu has a practical protective streak. Under his rule, Four Directions Street follows rules unusual for Blackwater City: customers pay for what they take, and commoners are not casually harassed in their homes. 64 His interest in cultivation is driven not only by ambition, but also by the need to prolong his life, mend his missing heart, and eventually escape dependence on the White Wolf. 19 36 84

As his power grows, Lin Shu becomes increasingly strategic about building alliances, sharing merit with disciples who use his Communication Mother-Son Stones and treating the Devour Moon banner's demons as people worth protecting rather than disposable tools. 88 112 117

He remains deeply pragmatic about danger and refuses to mistake cultivation achievements for invulnerability. Even after becoming a Demon Lord in name, he recognizes the gulf between himself and established Golden Core experts and focuses on maintaining escape routes, gathering intelligence, and strengthening his methods. 118 129 146

Abilities & Skills

Good and Evil Copper Coins

Lin Shu receives Evil Coins through killing and Virtue Coins through saving lives. He uses them to elevate cultivation, evolve Immortal Arts, and nurture the entities tied to his body. 4 17

• Evil Coins can force techniques to evolve, but repeatedly using them causes agitation and can intensify his violent impulses. 10 28
• Virtue Coins improve his Inner Method and restore or refine his spiritual power without the same agitation. 18 25
• His rapid advancement depends heavily on converting earned coins into concrete cultivation gains. 49 76
• As his cultivation rises, Copper Coins can condense into Evil Silver and Virtue Silver, allowing substantially greater investments into Immortal Arts, phantoms, and cultivation methods. 90 112 126
• He earns massive quantities of Evil Silver through killing high-level cultivators and Immortal Scions, including Yu Qiheng, whose death yields eight thousand taels and Karmafire Gold Essence. 125 126

Heartless Body and Filthy Moon Wolf Lord

The Silver-Eyed White Wolf phantom sustains Lin Shu's heartless body by replacing his heart with mist-like connections. His survival initially depends on maintaining this borrowed vitality. 1 19

• Over four hundred Evil Coins awaken the White Wolf into a juvenile Filthy Moon Wolf Lord with Foundation Establishment-level mana. 60
• Lin Shu can merge with and control the Wolf Lord's power, but the violent aura can affect his mental state. 60
• The Wolf Lord can alter the “Immortal flavor” of his spiritual energy, allowing techniques from different lineages to be used more effectively. 69
• Its power inadvertently gives Lin Shu enough control through Yu Sheng's Essence Blood to nearly harm her, forcing him to become more cautious. 65
• The Wolf Lord matures into an adult at the Core Formation level, greatly enhancing Lin Shu's soul strength and allowing him to sustain Core Formation Immortal Arts. 103
• By Chapter 118, its cultivation has reached the late Core Formation Realm. 118
• Although Lin Shu later heals his chest sufficiently to survive without borrowing the Wolf Lord's vitality, he continues to keep it in his chest cavity as an emergency safeguard. 90 95

Ghost Moon Bone-Splitting Hand

An evolved claw art originating from the Bright Moon Claw Technique. It manifests chilling black energy capable of crushing internal energy, freezing flesh and blood, and tearing through martial defenses. 10 23

• Evolves into a Qi Refining Grade 6 technique after consuming two Evil Coins. 10
• Initially drains his life force severely when used without sufficient spiritual power. 17
• Reaches perfection after he advances his Blue Bird Qi-Guiding Art. 25
• Its black mist is feared even by experienced Fierce Wolves. 35

Black Mist Claw

A fifth-rank Immortal technique used to execute Tian Jingyuan during the Fierce Wolf Hall banquet. 35

• Delivers explosive, clean-cut killing power. 35
• Secures Lin Shu's position as a Fierce Wolf and grants him control over Four Directions Street. 35

White Bone Soul Burial

A sinister Immortal Art that produces black mist and bone-white claws, using fear and spiritual suppression to overwhelm targets. 44

• Kills Liu Zhen's fellow constables and drains Liu Zhen's spiritual energy. 44
• Reaches perfection at the Qi Condensation Realm when the Filthy Moon Wolf Lord awakens. 60
• Performs poorly when powered by Azure Sparrow spiritual energy, but regains full effectiveness when Lin Shu changes his spiritual energy through the Wolf Lord. 69

Red Moon Dharma Eye

A pupil technique created when a previously nonlethal observational art is reshaped by Evil Coins. 27

• Develops a trace of Sha Qi upon its evolution into the Red Moon Dharma Eye. 27
• Allows Lin Shu to identify hostile methods and perceive Liu Zhen's threefold splitting technique. 46
• Reaches Qi Refining Grade 5 perfection. 46

Soul-Splitting Thousand-Thread Guidance

A divine ability gained through the fully formed Filthy Moon Wolf Lord. It divides the soul for the control of magical artifacts and the seizure of others' hearts and souls. 60 65

• Lin Shu can initially maintain one split soul at a time. 65
• The split soul functions as a controllable puppet and returns to his main body if destroyed. 65
• He uses the ability to test the artifact restraining Blackwater City, though its divine sense destroys part of his split soul. 72
• Following the Wolf Lord's maturation, Lin Shu can create more and stronger soul fragments, use them to control Dharma Treasures at range, and withstand considerably more soul-based damage. 103
• He later uses divided souls for reconnaissance, covert retrieval, battlefield coordination, and the remote operation of items such as the Spirit Wind Sword Wheel. 94 121 122

Guarding Origin

Lin Shu's first Spiritual Root, formed after his Foundation Establishment advancement. 76

• Stabilizes his mind and suppresses the agitation caused by Evil Coins. 76
• Improves the speed and unity with which he mobilizes body, soul, cultivation, and spiritual power. 76
• Provides partial defense against soul-targeting abilities such as the Howling Moon Soul-Eroding Curse. 76

Azure Bird Body-Nourishing and Calamity-Averting Spiritual Roots

The later transformations of Lin Shu's Azure Bird cultivation foundation evolve beyond Guarding Origin, strengthening his body and his capacity to avoid or endure calamity. 90 94

• By raising the Azure Bird Body-Nourishing Art to the Middle Three Ranks, Lin Shu heals his hollow chest and ceases to require the Wolf Lord's borrowed vitality for survival. 90
• The Body-Nourishing Spiritual Root works with Bloodstone Spirit Milk to rebuild his damaged body and support his Core Formation body-tempering breakthrough. 95
• The final Dao Foundation transformation awakens the Calamity-Averting Spiritual Root, which grants a detached awareness of looming calamity and helps conceal or suppress connected auras. 94 95
• Lin Shu uses Calamity-Averting to suppress Yu Sheng's aura and make her apparent condition better match her childlike form. 95

Howling Moon Soul-Eroding Curse

A soul-based Immortal Art strengthened through Evil Coins. 76

• Reaches Foundation Establishment Grade 7, Minor Achievement. 76
• Its mental backlash is partially countered by Guarding Origin. 76
• Its advanced Moon-Devouring Soul-Shattering application can overwhelm and alter the perceptions of enemies, though it is less effective against Dao Marrow Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivators. 94

Golden Lion Body Tempering

A body-refinement technique cultivated with ten strings of Evil Coins. 85

• Greatly strengthens Lin Shu's physique without directly raising his cultivation realm. 85
• Gives him furnace-like vitality, powerful strength, firm musculature, and a more robust frame. 85
• During its cultivation, Yu Sheng's Essence Blood is absorbed into his body. 85
• Yu Sheng's Essence Blood allows Lin Shu to gain a measure of the Yu Family's wind-riding ability through his body-tempering method. 91
• After absorbing Bloodstone Spirit Milk, the technique evolves into the Raging Lion Blood-Burning Great Method, granting Core Formation-level blood qi potent enough to kill opponents before direct contact. 95
• It later evolves into the Demon Lion Prison-Suppressing Treasure Body, a Golden Core body-tempering method whose hidden danger remains lodged within Lin Shu's bones. 129
• Lin Shu raises the Demon Lion Prison-Suppressing Treasure Body to Golden Core Grade 8 Perfection, making his physical combat strength reliable against ordinary early Golden Core cultivators. 134

Calamity-Crossing Azure Phoenix

A living Azure Phoenix phantom formed when the Azure Sparrow statue devours the divine souls of Yu Qing and Yu Kui. 94

• The juvenile phantom grants Lin Shu the Wind-Riding Mountain Patrol divine ability. 94
• It grows to early Golden Core strength after consuming Virtue Silver and becomes a powerful life-preserving trump card even if used only once. 112 127
• Lin Shu raises its Origin-Absorbing Palace to perfection, achieving the Commanding the Stars phenomenon. 126
• The Azure Phoenix can carry Lin Shu and numerous disciples in flight and helps him escape Yong Province Pass after the demon calamity. 126 127

Wind-Riding Mountain Patrol

A Mountain God Immortal Power acquired through the Calamity-Crossing Azure Phoenix. 94

• Allows Lin Shu to merge with mountain wind and traverse vast distances in only moments. 94
• Draws the spiritual power of mountains and rivers into his body, doubling his Qi Absorption efficiency while within their domain. 94
• Serves as Lin Shu's principal mobility and escape method, though powerful Golden Core users of the same divine ability can still threaten him. 94 125

Netherfrost Miasma Thunder

A Core Formation Immortal Art derived from the Liu Family's Immortal Aura after Lin Shu feeds the Filthy Moon Wolf Lord. 97

• Combines chilling Netherfrost miasma with lightning drawn from heaven and earth. 97
• Lin Shu later raises it to first-rank perfection, making it one of his principal ranged Core Formation combat methods. 127
• He uses the technique alongside the Evil Flood Dragon to defeat Lü Songting and the Zhao Family disciples. 100

Lunar Bloodlight

A Core Formation Grade 8 Immortal Art created after the Wolf Lord reaches adulthood. 103

• Corrupts moonlight with grievance and malice, producing blood-colored lunar radiance capable of corroding flesh, melting bones, and scattering souls. 103
• Unlike Lin Shu's earlier illusion-based soul arts, it possesses genuine destructive power against both body and soul. 103
• Lin Shu later raises Lunar Bloodlight to first-rank perfection with Evil Silver. 127

Equipment / Items

• Copper Ring — A parting gift from Old Yang and Jin Gui that contains Immortal Aura; Lin Shu suspects it may hold a Foundation Establishment Immortal technique, but has not identified it. 80
• Storage Pouch — Used to store the copper ring and other possessions. 80
• Qi-Replenishing Pills — Restores spiritual power; Lin Shu acquires a supply after killing Tian Jingyuan. 35 42
• Spirit Gathering Pills — Used to advance his Qi Refining cultivation and convert spiritual power into Azure Sparrow-aligned Immortal Aura. 53 60
• Azure Sparrow Jade Carving — A Saint Immortal-stage jade carving created through Virtue Coins; it contains great power but has neither awakened nor granted Lin Shu a divine ability. 76
• Ink Flood Dragon Sword Bracelet — An item Lin Shu accepts before leaving Blackwater City. 79
• Communication Mother-Son Stones — Merit-purchased paired stones Lin Shu distributes to Yan Jin and other disciples, allowing them to call for assistance and participate in his merit-sharing arrangement. 88
• Life Plate — A gold plate used to receive Fate Blood earned through defending cultivators and completing border-pass duties. 90
• Mountain God Mirror — A powerful spiritual treasure Lin Shu steals during the demon calamity and uses three times to kill Yu Qiheng and Zhao Zhiyue. 125
• Storage Ring — A high-grade ring seized from Yu Mingxuan, capable of storing objects as large as an Azure Phoenix corpse. 146
• Divine Edge Jade — A Yu Family Dharma Treasure highly compatible with Azure Phoenix dharma power. 146
• Demon Armor Thumb Ring — A thumb ring that expands into black demon armor; Lin Shu later reforges it into a stronger defensive Dharma Treasure using Karmafire Gold Essence. 118 146

Relationships

• Old Yang — A crippled former troupe member who first helps Lin Shu survive; Lin Shu later takes him in and protects him during the Good Fortune Martial Hall conflict. Old Yang and Jin Gui eventually leave Blackwater City after giving Lin Shu the copper ring. Lin Shu reunites with them in Anren Prefecture, where they operate a restaurant with Dong Cheng's assistance. 6 14 80 129
• Yun Niang — A widow who provides Lin Shu shelter in the Firewood Courtyard. Their relationship begins cautiously, but she later leaves him the Azure Sparrow Sword Heart Art. 12 53
• Yu Sheng — A young Immortal Scion of the Yu Family. Initially hostile because of the old woman's death and Lin Shu's intrusion into her formation, she becomes his companion, source of cultivation knowledge, and fellow traveler to Yong Province Pass. Lin Shu is her sole disciple, while she is intensely attached to and protective of him; she publicly defends him against Feng Yinglong and later grows into an adult Immortal Scion. 28 38 65 82 102 112
• Yan Jin — The Silk-Pulling Wolf who recruits Lin Shu into the Blackwater Gang's hierarchy, helps him enter Fierce Wolf Hall, and repeatedly warns him of dangers surrounding Cheng Yi and Blackwater City. She later receives a Son Stone from Lin Shu, travels with him to Anren Prefecture, and chooses to follow him into Demon Mountain after learning he is Devour Moon. 6 25 52 69 88 122 127
• Chang Yi — A young Purple Flood Dragon Constable. Lin Shu challenges his idealism but also teaches him adaptability and decisiveness while rescuing captives at Ancient Pine Ridge. Lin Shu later protects him from the Demon-Slaying Division and leaves him a Qi-Guiding Gourd to aid his search for his aunt. 11 56 58 107
• Gu Nanzhi — Blackwater City's County Lieutenant. She recognizes Lin Shu's value, cooperates with him against the Blackwater Gang, and credits him with helping open the city. She later becomes a trusted subordinate within the Devour Moon banner and assists in arranging the demon calamity. 49 70 71 79 122 127
• Dong Cheng — A subordinate loyal to Lin Shu, who follows his orders during investigations and considers leaving the Blackwater Gang to follow him. He later helps Old Yang and Jin Gui establish themselves in Anren Prefecture. 44 70 129
• Tian Jingyuan — A rival Fierce Wolf whose contempt for Lin Shu leads to a banquet confrontation; Lin Shu kills him and succeeds to Four Directions Street. 32 34 35
• Xie Yutang — Initially a cold and independent cultivator associated with the little demons, she later becomes one of Lin Shu's most dependable demon-banner subordinates. Lin Shu entrusts the banner's little demons and resources to her, and she works to protect them in his absence. 89 112 117
• Old Xu — A one-armed Demon General and body-tempering expert. After risking himself to warn Lin Shu of danger at Azure Nether Mountain, he is accepted under the Devour Moon banner; he later spars with Lin Shu and helps support the banner. 102 117 121
• Lu Yun — A red-faced cultivator who initially attempts to protect Yan Jin and later recognizes Lin Shu as a senior. Lin Shu spares him after learning of his earlier intentions and accepts his loyalty within the broader Devour Moon faction. 89 90 100 112
• Fan Li — A Martial Academy elder who advises Lin Shu after his arrival in Anren Prefecture. He respects Lin Shu's achievements but warns him that the Yu Family intends to limit his influence over Yu Sheng. 128
• The Fool — A mysterious, apparently simple-minded man with incomplete memories and exceptional insight into Golden Core body-tempering. He identifies the hidden danger in Lin Shu's bones and offers to protect him from anyone who attacks him. 129
• Qian Yiru — A mid-stage Golden Core Mountain Master Disciple with a Six-Turn Dragon-Tiger Treasure Elixir and the Yu Family's strongest sword art. Lin Shu regards him as a major obstacle in Anren Prefecture, while Qian increasingly recognizes Lin Shu as a dangerous rival. 136 146 148

Notable Quotes

“Next time, either don't draw it at all, or just hack down decisively.” — Lin Shu to Chang Yi 58

“Forgive my presumption, but what exactly are you supposed to be?” — Lin Shu to Feng Yinglong 102