Into the Riverlands (The Singing Hills Cycle, #3)

by Nghi Vo

What a cock the Shaking Earth Master must be if he’s going to sit on his ass in his fortress, refusing to move until he sees a lovely face and a trim pair of legs.”

She was known to be kind, which you should never confuse with being gracious or beautiful or courteous.

“You are so slow the Huan River could run backwards and the emperor could give the realm to the rule of the people and they could breed a wise horse and an honest lawyer before you landed a blow.”