The Poison Cultivator Married the Crippled Heir novel · Chapter 19 of 24
Chapter 19: The Nine Hundred Steps
By the time the sun cleared the eastern ridge, the whole sect stood at the foot of the Nine Hundred Steps.
Three hundred disciples stood in rows, with six white-robed Elders on a stone platform.
Elder Hou Zhonglin stood in the middle of them, wearing the jade seal on its chain.
Hou Jian stood beside his father with a bruise on his jaw and his gold rings put away.
Wanqing walked in beside Yuhang's chair, with her hands at her sides.
She had promised not to touch it.
The stair rose above them in the morning mist, grey steps cut into the mountain, going up and up until they vanished.
"The Gathering is open," Hou said.
His voice was warm and carried well.
"There is a duel first. The acting heir has given notice, and the heir has not refused it."
"I have not," said Yuhang.
A stone ring had been drawn on the paving.
Jian stepped into it with a brush and a bowl of silver ink.
He drew fast, and he drew well, ten strokes, twelve, fourteen, a binding array in a spiral that lit the stones around his boots.
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of The Poison Cultivator Married the Crippled Heir are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
← Chapter 18 · All chapters · Chapter 20 →
Want to keep talking to characters like these? Chat with AI romance characters: AI Boyfriend · AI Girlfriend · Dark Romance · Fantasy Romance · BL (Boys’ Love) · Billionaire Boyfriend · Mafia Boyfriend · Possessive Boyfriend · Hockey Boyfriend · Older Boyfriend · K-Drama Boyfriend · Anime Boyfriend · Vampire Boyfriend · Werewolf Boyfriend · Demon Boyfriend · Fae Romance · GL (Girls’ Love) · Anime Girlfriend · Goth & Alt Girlfriend · Gamer Girlfriend · Tsundere Girlfriend · Fantasy Girlfriend