The Duke's Passion - Chapter 17 - An Odd Negotiation

In a world where cruelty reigns and only the ruthless survive, Arthur—a boy born in the gutters of a city ruled by monsters—knows only one truth: power decides fate. Shackled by the past, driven by vengeance, and desperate to carve his own path, he plunges into a brutal struggle for dominance. But as blood stains his hands and the lines between man and beast blur, Arthur stumbles upon something far more dangerous than war—fragments of a life he was never meant to have. A name. A home. A reason to fight beyond survival.But is survival enough, or will he become the very thing he swore to destroy?

In the rural northeastern mountainous regions stands a tiny Buddhist temple, named One Finger Temple. It isn’t a large one but it is extremely miraculous.

The temple has rice that emanates an aromatic fragrance.

The temple has sweet and refreshing water that rivals ambrosia.

The temple has Buddhas that grant wishes to the sincere.

The temple isn’t large but it has everything. The temple isn’t large but it has flourishing incense offerings that far exceed all temples. The temple isn’t large but it attracts both citizens and foreigners that line up overnight…

The temple has a bald but handsome monk. Every day, he would bawl, “I want to renounce asceticism! I want to marry a chick that’s not too pretty, have a cute baby, and lead a stable life!”

This book is a casual novel that introduces various Chinese traditional customs, as well as Buddhist ones. It strives to be a positive book, allowing people to reflect on how they should live their lives and treat others.

- Description from Novelupdates

Lin Suisui, the legendary doctor of Medicine King Valley, saved countless lives in his life, but in the end, the arrow pierced through his chest, and he could not end well.

Opening her eyes again, she became the crown princess who just married into the East Palace!

In front of him is the dog-leg of the eunuch who has come under coercion, and on the bed behind him is the sick and sick prince-husband who is seriously injured and comatose;

In desperation, Lin Suisui turned her head and kissed her husband’s thin lips with tears…

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Lu Ze, the crown prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, is a well-deserved son of heaven.

In charge of the frontier soldiers, he is a brave and invincible god of war!

Once the palace changed, he was seriously poisonous and was falsely accused of treason. When he opened his eyes again, in front of the happy bed,

The Crown Princess, who was calling out to her husband with tears in her eyes, was holding a golden hairpin and stabbed the wicked slave’s neck…

The violent and ruthless man did not know why he felt a little protective of each other;

And what he didn’t expect was that this protection was for a lifetime!

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- Description from novelbuddy

A face is a face, a song is a song, a composition is a composition.

Beautiful, talented and hardworking upcoming idol Sun Woojoo.

One day, a miracle came to him!

“I’ll become a star who shines more than anyone else.”

His dreadful dancing wasn’t an issue anymore.

At last, an idol with everything prepared.

Now, a monster rookie has appeared in the entertainment world!

In this life, the greatest star in the universe!