Episode 5: The Vial on the Altar

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In the Bone Stitch Sect, disciples lacking talent survive by renting out their organs to the gifted. At eleven, Yi Wen leased away his heart to pull his family out of debt; now it beats inside Ning Que, the sect master's talented daughter, and can be seized back the moment he disobeys. When Ning Que commands him to poison her beloved cousin, Yi Wen sees the trap clearly: obedience makes him a killer, while refusal costs him his life and leaves his younger sister as the next donor. Across five tense chapters, Yi Wen leans on alchemy, memorized meridian patterns, and perfectly staged obedience to find a path through a hierarchy that already owns his own heartbeat.

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