The majority of the content in this chapter (including the chapter title "ashes of time") is a parody of the film "Ashes of Time." If there are any similarities, it's not a coincidence.
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The 24th year of Hongde, autumn.
This year, the five yellow stars align with Tai Sui, droughts are everywhere.
Where there's drought, there's trouble.
Where there's trouble, that's where I do business.
My name is Di Bujuan, I'm from Shandong, Dengzhou Prefecture, and my profession is to help others solve their troubles.
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"Looking at your age, you must be in your early forties.
"In the past forty-some years, there are certainly things you no longer wish to mention, people you no longer want to meet.
"Some people have wronged you, and maybe you've thought about... killing them.
"But you didn't dare, or maybe, you felt it wasn't worth it.
"You see, killing a person... is actually quite easy.
