Ledger of The Vanishing Village
Corwin Hale · Season 1 · Oct 14, 2026
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In Pyung, the richer a village looks on paper, the more the steppe khanate takes. Exiled merchant Wen Ji-rul, once an expert at hiding nobles' fortunes, has one week before the khan's audit to make his canal village look poor—and bring back its kidnapped children. Then a Salt Bureau inspector with her own hostage brother arrives.