Oh wow, apparently it's been longer than I thought since I fell off the #PGreadalong? My last post here was in October at chapter 30, and when I picked up the book again yesterday it was at chapter 36. Oops. I've been having kind of a hard time keeping all my plates in the air since... the […]
Hey #PGReadAlong friends, the translation has been taken down from Tiny Salt's website but I made a backup: www.swisstransfer.com/d/9f504026-e955-48ab-84d...
That link expires in 30 days and I might take this post down sooner. It's such a good book and I don't want anyone to […]
[Panguan chapter 30]
They’re shuffling along in the pitch dark, with no sense of the space and their own footsteps sounding alien to them… is this cage the #House of Leaves?
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[Panguan chapter 30]
The eight of them in the cage jostling for position is so endearing. 😂
Da Dong and Haozi: welp, got to do our bit to protect these useless guys (even though I’m a coward/even though Da Dong’s a coward)
Sun Siqi: help!!!! What’s going on! I can’t handle this!
Zhou Xu and […]
[Panguan chapter 30]
Hah, I thought I’d pick up with this week’s chapters, but it seems I already sneakily read up to chapter 30? Well, I’m ready for an escape room cage. Let’s go!
There are nine of these cage vortices in Ningzhou alone—wow. Panguan is a dangerous profession. 😰
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Zhang Lan stepped onto a manhole cover, and her heel got stuck. "Before we came out here, what kind of fortune did you divine for me again?" she asked, turning to face that bodyguard-like puppet. He answered rhythmically, "Six-five: yellow robes, greatly propitious." There was a beat of silence. Then, most likely afraid that Zhang Lan didn't understand, he diligently and dutifully added, "Exceptionally auspicious." Zhang Lan: "Pure bullshit." The puppet was loyal and devoted. "Yes, you are correct." Zhang Lan: "..."
[Panguan chapter 24]
Whoops, looks like Zhang Lan used Chat GPT to make her puppet henchman.
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[Panguan chapter 23]
The Wangquan Road cage was so sad! 😢 After all that horror-movie stuff, it was ‘just’ a married couple who were separated by a car accident. The part about Lao Song being stuck in the cage and reheating the food every time it got cold was really poignant.
I liked Xia Qiao […]
Wen Shi walked over to the corner, where that abandoned seat was sitting quietly. He sniffed at the bloody smell before he gathered his concentration and closed his eyes. At that moment, a deathly pale woman abruptly appeared on top of the empty seat. Her hair was draped over her face in a disheveled mess, and she shot forwards at an angle toward Wen Shi. The instant her hair was parted by inertia, Wen Shi saw her twisted, ghastly white face-her dark eyes were opened extremely wide, and her mouth was gaping too, like the yawning entrance of a cave. Her arms were extended straight in front of her, and her fingers were stretched taut, as if she was trying to scratch him. But a black object was strapped slanted across her body, and it appeared to be restricting her movements. A second later, she was slammed fiercely back into the chair as she let out a screech.
[Panguan chapter 20]
*gasp* It really was a car accident!
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[Panguan chapter 20]
Aww, Xia Qiao has found someone he can at least partly intimidate!
I like the way Zhou Xu the bratty teenager is described as like a goose, pecking and flapping his wings. 🪿
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[Panguan chapter 19]
Also, I’m really wondering what Da Zhao and Xiao Zhao and Lao Mao (Xie Wen’s staff at the doll shop) originally were. I’m sure they’ve been transformed from something at some point. 🤔
Like Cinderella’s coach driver and footmen!
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[Panguan chapter 19]
I’ve been enjoying Panguan, but not managing to write anything about it here for some reason. Making an exception to say that the image of poor Xia Qiao trapped in the legs-only mannequin is hilarious! Poor boy, how come he gets it worse than even Xie Wen?
Also, Zhang […]
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I’m up to chapter 22 and enjoying it, but I don’t really have anything to say or conversations to initiate about it :blobcatgooglytrash:
#PGReadAlong I am on chapter 13 oops. I’m no good at keeping to an externally imposed reading pace :blobcatgooglytrash:
Recommended for those who enjoy : - brutally savage but stone-faced tsun MCs (gap moe anyone?) - gentle/would do anything for my love/ godly MLs - mutual self-sacrifice - 1000 YEAR PINING - hidden identities (and the exposing thereof)
- OP!!! MC/ML (more OP in past than present, but still OP compared to those modern noob disciples; okay ML is just still extremely OP) - mystery cases cuz we're in scooby doo - a refreshing take on Chinese mythology / supernatural / modern cultivation - feeling a thrill and instant regret for reading this novel at night (I'm half- joking, it's not thaaat scary)
All right, Panguan #PGreadalong thread goes here! I’m starting a week late, but I’m not anticipating any trouble catching up. After all, I do enjoy all of these things.
More details about the readalong if you’ve missed it: blorbo.social/@watch_read_together/115...
No thoughts really, so far it’s intriguing! #Panguan ch 1-5 #PGReadAlong
