The Immortal's Petition
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Summary
A immortal appears in a dream to name the killer—true or false?
Can two clear-eyed sisters find their high-voltage love happy endings?
Legend has it that a cultivator from a former dynasty ascended to immortality at the Qingtian Pagoda. Remote and long neglected, the place is usually deserted.
At some point, a rumor began to spread through the streets: the immortal who ascended at the Qingtian Pagoda visits dreams upon the common people—those with grievances that cannot be fairly judged in this world may climb the pagoda and submit an Immortal's Petition, to be adjudicated by the immortal and justice done.
Qingtan, who believes in neither ghosts nor gods, decides to help her master catch this "immortal," uncover his true face, and see who he really is and what mischief he is up to.
The "immortal" wears many disguises; Qingtan peels them off one layer at a time.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy suspenseful detective fiction blended with romance
- Female readers drawn to evenly matched romantic lines and dual-strong leads
- Readers looking for a brisk, page-turning leisure read
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking strict honkaku mystery with perfectly fair clues
- Those with low tolerance for supernatural setups such as dream visitations by immortals
- Readers hoping for weighty historical research or a serious court drama
Reading tips
- At the start, fix in mind Qingtan and her master's investigative goal, and read on with the question "Who is the immortal?" to better catch the clues.
- The romance and case threads advance alternately; at turning points, pause briefly and look back at earlier foreshadowing.
- If the court figures' relationships become confusing, jot down each faction's stance before continuing.
- Best read continuously; fragmented reading easily loses the coherence of the case clues.
About the publisher
Dook Media Group Limited is a book planning and publishing company focusing on literature and the arts, social sciences and children's books. Its publishing areas cover quality fiction, science fiction, wuxia novels, foreign literature and history. Representative titles in the library include The Complete Short Stories of Isaac Asimov, Yu Hua's novellas and short stories, Gu Cheng's collected works on Ming and Qing history, and Huang Yi's Twin of Brothers and A Step into the Past. Its authors include Isaac Asimov, Yu Hua, Gu Cheng, Huang Yi, Alberto Moravia and Liu Cixin. It plans books using the "super sign" methodology, with a list that brings together science fiction, literary fiction and genre fiction. As public information is limited, this profile is based only on the books in the library.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一章 仙人状
- 第二章 青檀
- 第三章 黑衣人
- 第四章 古墓
- 第五章 佛狸
- 第六章 沈从澜
- 第七章 李虚白
- 第八章 温秀才
- 第九章 鬼园
- 第十章 线索
- 第十一章 结案
- 第十二章 嫌隙
- 第十三章 童尸
- 第十四章 假银票
- 第十五章 跟踪
- 第十六章 白堂主
- 第十七章 相见
- 第十八章 心虚
- 第十九章 上药
- 第二十章 心乱
- 第二十一章 老曲
- 第二十二章 假鸟
- 第二十三章 机关术
- 第二十四章 刺杀
- 第二十五章 中毒
- 第二十六章 飞爪
- 第二十七章 陷害
- 第二十八章 和离
- 第二十九章 溺亡
- 第三十章 常福
- 第三十一章 机关
- 第三十二章 发钗
- 第三十三章 冰鸟
- 第三十四章 谜题
- 第三十五章 韦家小技
- 第三十六章 封城
- 第三十七章 关心
- 第三十八章 邓瘸子
- 第三十九章 身世
- 第四十章 夷微
- 第四十一章 楚子长
- 第四十二章 莲波
- 第四十三章 楚定坤
- 第四十四章 降真香
- 第四十五章 普渡寺
- 第四十六章 演戏
- 第四十七章 宋鹏飞
- 第四十八章 炸药
- 第四十九章 断肢
- 第五十章 花船
- 第五十一章 暴露
- 第五十二章 坦白
- 第五十三章 萧元盛
- 第五十四章 下药
- 第五十五章 仙鹤
- 第五十六章 愧疚
- 第五十七章 瑜贞
- 第五十八章 飞花流星
- 第五十九章 提醒
- 第六十章 青鸟
- 第六十一章 韦无极
- 第六十二章 一盘棋
- 第六十三章 韦长生
- 第六十四章 密道
- 第六十五章 红伥
- 第六十六章 生气
- 第六十七章 国贼
- 第六十八章 答应
- 第六十九章 亲吻
- 第七十章 算无遗策
- 第七十一章 动手
- 第七十二章 佛狸
- 第七十三章 黄泉引
- 第七十四章 连鹤
- 第七十五章 见面
- 第七十六章 卫开
- 第七十七章 托梦
- 第七十八章 蔡源
- 第七十九章 玉玺
- 第八十章 伏己刀
- 第八十一章 去世
- 第八十二章 重逢
- 第八十三章 败露
- 第八十四章 发现
- 第八十五章 割袍断义
- 第八十六章 开战
- 第八十七章 重逢
- 第八十八章 木雕小狗
- 第八十九章 成亲
- 第九十章 婚书
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About the author
Shi Jin is a web-fiction author about whom little public information is available; details such as real name, nationality, and dates of birth and death remain unknown. Judging from the 24 works held in the collection, Shi Jin has long been active in genres including time-travel and alternate-history fiction, modern romance, and youth literature. Representative works include Huai Bi Ye Xing, Ding Shi Zhi Lian, Xing De Xiang Feng Wei Jia Shi, Zhe Jin Chun Feng, Jiu Suan Bu Neng Yu Ni Dao Zui Hou, Jia Qi You Yue, Zui Mei Nian Hua Xie Hou Ni, and Yi Qian Ling Yi Lian. Her writing centers on romance while also spanning time-travel alternate worlds and coming-of-age themes, and her titles often carry lyrical and narrative overtones, reflecting a sustained interest in emotional relationships and the fates of her characters. Because author statements, interviews, and publishing background materials are lacking, the development of her style and her specific influence cannot be confirmed, but readers may gain a sense of her thematic orientation and narrative profile through the works listed above.
