Lu Xiao Feng finds himself face to face with the Golden Roc Emperor, and the secrets of an ancient empire are revealed. Knowledge brings power, but in this case, it also brings debts, obligations...and danger.

As a general note, at various times China has been dotted with minor kingdoms, especially in Western China where the terrain makes it difficult to travel. While there has been one central ruler for the central plains area of China for most (but not all) of history since the first Emperor, the farther West you go, the more the rule of Imperial law tended to break down.

Enjoy!

Rob

The Adventures of Lu Xiao Feng, Book One, Chapter Two

Picking up where the last chapter left off, we find out where Lu Xiao Feng got off to as he escaped an "awful fate" at the end of the last chapter. As this chapter is a little short compared with the previous one, I'm putting up the whole chapter in one go. I don't think I'll hear any complaints. ^_-

I got another new microphone since I was unhappy with the quality of the last one, finally breaking down and getting a proper mic of decent quality. I'm still getting used to it, but from here on in the quality of the recordings should be pretty good, and consistant. Sorry about the varying quality of the first few parts, but at least we're all set now on the technical side of things.

Enjoy!

Rob

Here it is, the second half of the first chapter of the Adventures of Lu Xiao Feng. Some new characters are introduced and the story begins the first of it's long road of twists and turns in a world where nothing and no-one is what they seem.

I also got a new microphone, so it will sound a little different (and better), I might go back and redo the earlier podcasts, but right now I want to focus on getting more of these out.

Originally these stories were a newspaper serial, and you can see some of that in the format and style of them. I even considered releasing them daily in the smaller parts like the newspaper would, but then decided you'd probably prefer them in chunks instead.

Enjoy!

Rob

Here is the first half of Chapter One of the story. I decided to divide the Chapters into halves because they are quite long and it will make it easier to get them out on a more regular schedule. There are actually 11 full chapters plus a Prologue and Epilogue to this novel, so it will take a while to read the whole thing.

One thing I want to comment on that might annoy some people is the use of accents in the stories. I am using them to try and differentiate the characters more, and I know it's a bit of a hit/miss - love/hate thing for some readers. I think it's necessary, but if you feel otherwise please feel free to comment on them here so I can get some idea of how people feel about them.

The Extra notes for this Chapter will be up soon, although I don't plan to do Extra notes for every Chapter or story. I am mostly including them as my own thoughts and as a primer for those new to the genre.

Enjoy!

Rob