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400;\">Chapter 12: Le Le woke up<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27289d08 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"27289d08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96ed63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b96ed63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zhao Zhiwen asked curiously, \u201cWhat are you going there for?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of the nature of the goods sold there, ordinary people rarely visited that place. Aside from when there was a death in the family, they would only go before the New Year to buy supplies for ancestral offerings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jing Lin had never intended to hide the matter of talisman paper from Zhao Zhiwen\u2019s family, but he had no plans to explain it in detail yet. He simply pointed above his head and said, \u201cI feel like there\u2019s something extra in the air.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zhao Zhiwen looked at Jing Lin with a \u201cdon\u2019t scare me\u201d expression. Zhao Chenghuai also looked at him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Zhao family knew that when Jing Lin was young, he had been close to Old Zhang and all his mysterious practices. They also knew a little about what Old Zhang used to do. So when Jing Lin said this, they did not doubt him. Instead, they believed him and believed that something really had changed in the air.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThen is this thing good or bad?\u201d Zhao Zhiwen asked.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s hard to say,\u201d Jing Lin replied.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It truly was hard to say. What had appeared in the air should have been spiritual qi that ordinary paper could not contain. For him, the appearance of spiritual qi might be beneficial in certain areas, such as drawing talismans, but for other people, that was not necessarily the case. Otherwise, why had the power remained out for so long? It was almost certainly related to the sudden appearance of spiritual qi.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By now, of the ten thousand yuan Jing Lin had started with, only a little over two thousand remained. He planned to keep one thousand yuan for talisman paper and save the rest for clothes, bedding, and other necessities for himself and Le Le.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Jing Lin said he wanted to use the money to buy talisman paper, Zhao Chenghuai did not object. Although the money had been lent to him, given the current situation, it was practically no different from a gift. Once it was in Jing Lin\u2019s hands, how he spent it was his own business. Besides, Zhao Chenghuai had always known that Jing Lin was someone who planned carefully.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accompanying Jing Lin to the paper effigy street, they found that many of the shops had already closed, with only a few still open.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6fbca elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd6fbca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two or Three Events in the Last Days (TELD)\u00a0 is translated by Betwixted Translations. The site you&#8217;re reading this chapter on stole our translation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782a5f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"782a5f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jing Lin casually entered one of them. The owner was an elderly man with a receding hairline, sitting bored at the entrance, fanning himself and swatting at mosquitoes. The moment he saw Jing Lin, he perked up and hurried over eagerly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYoung man, what would you like to buy? Everything in the shop is on sale right now. The more you buy, the bigger the discount.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The old man was anxious. All the neighbors and friends he knew had been spending their days stockpiling supplies at home. He alone was still guarding his shop, hoping to earn some money, while the rest of his family focused on gathering food. The past few days had left him so restless that he could barely sit still.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jing Lin got straight to the point. \u201cI\u2019d like to buy some yellow talisman paper used by Taoist temples.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hearing this, the old man immediately replied happily: \u201cYoung man, you\u2019ve come to the right place! On this whole street, my talisman paper is the best there is. None of the other shops can compare. Almost every Taoist priest around the county comes to me for their supplies.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As he spoke, the old man dragged out a cardboard box from a nearby corner. It was filled with strips of yellow talisman paper about three fingers wide. The paper looked smooth and well-made rather than rough.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The old man enthusiastically continued his sales pitch.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou can use this talisman paper with complete confidence\u2014it\u2019s even safe enough to swallow! Sure, it costs a bit more than ordinary yellow paper, but you won\u2019t have to worry about any problems if someone eats it. Oh, and do you need cinnabar ink? If you buy a lot, I can give you a discount on that too!\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019ll see,\u201d Jing Lin said.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then he asked, \u201cDo you have a brush here? Could I borrow it for a moment?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He wanted to test whether the paper worked. If it could hold spiritual qi, that would be ideal. If not, there was no point in wasting money on it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYes, yes, of course.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The old man walked over to a counter near the corner of the shop, opened a drawer, rummaged around, and pulled out an ordinary brush he normally used. He also prepared some ink.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jing Lin took a sheet of yellow talisman paper from the box and spread it on the counter. Holding the brush, he stood quietly for a moment to focus himself before beginning to draw on the paper.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Jing Lin drew the talisman, Zhao Zhiwen and the others watched from the side. Although they could not understand what he was drawing, they felt that his expression and demeanor were unusually serious and did not dare interrupt him.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The old man, however, chattered nonstop beside him.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNot bad, little brother! That curve is smoother than one drawn by a Taoist priest I know. Ah, and that hook stroke has real presence!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f208568 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f208568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two or Three Events in the Last Days (TELD) is translated by Betwixted Translations. The site you&#8217;re reading this chapter on stole our translation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11327b68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11327b68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, Jing Lin\u2019s entire focus was fixed on the brush tip. He did not hear a single word the old man said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When he lifted the brush to finish the final stroke, Jing Lin held his breath and concentrated. He did not hear the familiar sound of spiritual qi dispersing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His heart immediately leaped with joy.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking closely at the completed talisman, he saw a faint stream of light flowing slowly along the inked lines. It was weak and subtle, but it was there.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It had worked!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jing Lin was thrilled inside, though his expression remained calm. He set down the brush, casually folded the talisman, slipped it into his hand, and asked the old man, \u201cHow much do you charge for this paper?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOne yuan per sheet.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seeing a sale within reach, the old man grinned from ear to ear. He did not dare inflate the price. When he noticed Jing Lin frown, he quickly explained, for fear that the young man thought it was too expensive.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLittle brother, I\u2019m really not overcharging you. Before all this, I sold these for two yuan a sheet. At your price, only old friends and longtime customers could buy from me.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the yellow talisman paper here was genuinely useful, Jing Lin had no intention of passing it up, even if it was expensive.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDidn\u2019t you say the more I buy, the bigger the discount? If I spend one thousand yuan on yellow talisman paper, how much can you lower the price?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thousand yuan!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, the old man would not have cared much about an order of that size. But circumstances were different now. A thousand yuan could still buy quite a lot of supplies.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After doing some quick calculations, he figured that if the paper did not sell, he could not exactly eat it. So he made an offer.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFor one thousand yuan, I\u2019ll give you thirteen hundred sheets. How does that sound? Don\u2019t try to bargain any further\u2014that\u2019s the biggest concession I can make!\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jing Lin considered it for a moment before nodding.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAll right. Let\u2019s do that.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The old man immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Even if the paper could not be eaten, it could at least be used for patching walls. It might be a bit rough for other purposes, but it was still better than giving it away for free.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before long, the shopkeeper counted out thirteen hundred sheets, packed them up for Jing Lin, and then proudly brought over a box. Opening it, he held it out toward Jing Lin.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis brush has a peachwood handle, and the tip is made from pure wolf hair. It\u2019s perfect for drawing talismans! Even after the discount, it\u2019s only two hundred yuan. Want one?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jing Lin waved the offer away.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not to mention peachwood\u2014the brush his grandfather had left him had a jade handle and was also made with genuine wolf hair. Its quality was far beyond anything this shopkeeper was recommending.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for the cinnabar ink, however, Jing Lin persistently pestered the old man until he agreed to throw in a bottle for free.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After finishing their purchases, Jing Lin and the others rode home beneath the setting sun and the deepening evening sky.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When they arrived, a wonderful surprise was waiting for Jing Lin. Le Le had woken up.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cUncle!\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The moment Le Le saw him, he jumped off the chair where he had been sitting beside the door, helping Zhou Yu sort vegetables, and ran over on his short little legs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLe Le!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a99261 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67a99261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two or Three Events in the Last Days (TELD) is translated by Betwixted Translations. The site you&#8217;re reading this chapter on stole our translation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f6c5899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f6c5899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overcome with excitement, Jing Lin stopped his bicycle and practically leaped off it. He scooped Le Le into his arms, checking him over from head to toe.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His nephew, who had slept for several days, had truly awakened. It was not a dream.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zhou Yu stood up with a smile.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe woke up not long after you left. The first thing he did was say he was hungry. I cooked some porridge for him. He ate two big bowls and still wanted more. I was afraid he\u2019d overeat, so I didn\u2019t give him any extra.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jing Lin gently stroked Le Le, who was clinging tightly to his neck with his cheek pressed against his own. Still immersed in the joy of seeing him awake, he said, \u201cThat was the right thing to do. Thank you, Aunt Zhou.\u201d He repeated his thanks several times.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seeing that Jing Lin was so happy he barely knew what was going on around him, Zhao Chenghuai laughed, nudged him aside, and wheeled the bicycle under the eaves of his own house.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In July, it did not get dark there until after eight o\u2019clock. Although it was already dinnertime, the sky was still bright. Everyone was delighted that Le Le had awakened. Zhou Yu had already gone to the fish pond earlier and caught two fish. They had been cleaned and prepared, simply waiting for everyone to return.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the Zhao family, Zhao Chenghuai was the best cook when it came to fish. He had never subscribed to the old-fashioned idea that men should stay out of the kitchen. Zhou Yu handled most of the everyday cooking, but whenever there was a holiday or guests came over, Zhao Chenghuai was the one who took charge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That evening, he prepared braised fish, boiled fish slices, and fish head soup made with leftover tofu from lunch. Together with several simple cold dishes, the group enjoyed a hearty meal.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le Le\u2019s appetite was far larger than usual. He ate a huge bowl of rice, drank a bowl of soup, and practically finished the plate of sugared tomatoes by himself. Even then, he still wanted more, as though he were trying to make up for everything he had missed during the days he had been asleep.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jing Lin had only just recovered from the joy of seeing him awake and was immediately alarmed by his appetite. After checking his stomach and confirming that he was not overly full, he relaxed somewhat, though he still refused to let him eat any more.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After dinner, they returned home.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jing Lin lit a homemade kerosene lamp and asked while tidying up, \u201cWhen you were asleep, could you hear me calling you?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le Le sat on the sofa, reading a children\u2019s storybook Jing Lin had given him to keep him entertained.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYes,\u201d he replied quickly with a nod. \u201cI could hear you. I was just so sleepy. No matter what, I couldn\u2019t open my eyes.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDid you feel any pain at all?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNope. Just sleepy.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This definitely had something to do with spiritual qi, Jing Lin thought.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le Le\u2019s awakening had left him far too excited to sleep.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few days earlier, he would have washed up and gone to bed after dinner. Instead, that night, he took out several sheets of the newly purchased talisman paper and sat on the sofa, preparing to draw talismans.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What he intended to create was a basic spirit gathering array. It was the simplest array he knew. Its purpose was to gather the surrounding spiritual qi into the formation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A complete spirit gathering array required seven talismans: six formation nodes and one formation core.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With ordinary-quality talismans, the gathered spiritual qi could be maintained for five days. Medium-quality talismans could maintain it for ten days. High-quality talismans could sustain it for over a month.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At present, however, the quality of the spiritual qi contained within Jing Lin\u2019s talismans could only be considered average. Both the paper and the ink were merely average mediums. To improve the quality of the spiritual qi, he would need better materials. Unfortunately, he did not yet have the means to acquire them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since he had already drawn one talisman that afternoon in the shop, he only needed six more. All six were completed smoothly in a single stroke sequence. The entire process took less than ten minutes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His plan was to set up the spirit gathering array in the vegetable garden behind the house. However, it was already late, so he decided to wait until morning.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After heating a large pot of water on the wood-burning stove and washing away the day\u2019s sweat from both himself and Le Le, he took Le Le and went to bed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At dawn the next morning, breakfast was already prepared. Le Le was still asleep, and Jing Lin nervously woke him up while he was still groggy. He was terrified that after waking yesterday, Le Le might somehow fall back into that strange sleep again today. Le Le did not fuss or complain. When his uncle called him, he simply rubbed his eyes and obediently got up to wash.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After breakfast, Le Le carried a small stool to the backyard and sat beneath the eaves. There, he watched his uncle jumping around from place to place and covered his mouth as he quietly giggled.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a89aa6d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1a89aa6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44373b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44373b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Words from the Translation Crew<\/strong><\/h3><p>Miiya: 2 of two for the week. Yay, he woke up \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-563a1ca5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"563a1ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60e6f737 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60e6f737\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71a7c28b\" data-id=\"71a7c28b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58978080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58978080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Translator: Miiya<\/em><br \/><em>Editor:\u00a0<\/em><em>MushroomKnight73<br \/><\/em><em>Proofreader:\u00a0<\/em><em>Yume<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d02f6c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"50d02f6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e340787 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e340787\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71b50dfb\" data-id=\"71b50dfb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3078c43a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3078c43a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Avid BL reader, editor, and translator with 1 story completed (CLWP) and 1 story in progress (TELD). 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