I’ve just updated the next chapter for this Lau-centric fic! It takes place from Lau’s childhood and so forth, with a story to explain how he became the man he is and how Ran Mao become his partner in crime.
Plot: From a young age, Lau has always stood out as a charming yet cunning boy. Using this to his advantage, he plays the world around him to always get what he wants, even when he has nothing. He ends up balancing a double life on the two extreme sides of society, but it doesn’t come without consequence. Meanwhile, Ran Mao is involved in a case concerning two very valuable swords about which only she has full knowledge. However, she has another side to her that she must keep hidden as well.
Word Count:
32,506
(I have no self-control)Chapters: 5/?
Ships: Lau/Ran Mao, brief Lau/Madam Red