Another absolutely delightful entry in this translation, with more gorgeous art by mimominamo. Ning's bonus interior illustration is also quite lovely.

I'd have finished this faster if the past few months weren't a mess, and it has nothing to do with the book's quality. Some of the heavier worldbuilding is in this entry, so it did slow me down a little, but it's still a wonderful book with lots of fun Yanshen moments.

If you like historical fantasy, this is a great series to give a shot, particularly since the translation will be complete by year's end. Looking forward to volume 4! ( )

The story is finally gaining traction and Shen Qiao is now acting more than reacting to the events in the story. The relationship between Shen Qiao and Yan Wushi is finally getting somewhere too.

At the same time, it feels that the author’s attention to detail is flagging. They could start the scene by saying it was heavy with rain, but forget that detail by the end of the chapter and say it was a hot sweltering day.
Fight scenes make less sense (and I’m not sure whether this is bad translation or due to the original text), characters would be described as making a move but then end up elsewhere without explanation.

There was actually a fight scene in chapter 78 where the description stops halfway through an enemy’s move and then in the next paragraph Shen Qiao is running through a forest and has been for a while. You then find out through a conversation between Shen Qiao and Yan Wushi that a fourth person (you’ve never heard of before) had entered the fight which forced Shen Qiao to flee.
It had all the feeling of the author writing themselves into a corner with the fight and decided to give up halfway through. ( )