Chapters (110)
- Prologue
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/prologue/i
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/prologue/ii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/prologue/iii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/prologue/iv
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/prologue/v
- Book 1
- Chapter 1: Stability
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-1-stability/1-ii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-1-stability/1-iii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-1-stability/1-iv
- Chapter 2: The Capital
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-2-the-capital/2-i
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-2-the-capital/2-ii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-2-the-capital/2-iii
- Chapter 3: Reconnaisance
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-3-reconnaisance/3-i
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-3-reconnaisance/3-ii
- Chapter 4: Misfortune
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-4-misfortune/4-i
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-4-misfortune/4-ii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-4-misfortune/4-iii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-4-misfortune/4-iv
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-4-misfortune/4-v
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-4-misfortune/4-vi
- Chapter 5: Southern Bandit
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-5-southern-bandit/5-i
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-5-southern-bandit/5-ii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-5-southern-bandit/5-iii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-5-southern-bandit/5-iv
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-5-southern-bandit/5-v
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-5-southern-bandit/5-vi
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/chapter-5-southern-bandit/5-vii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-1/book-1-end
- Book 2
- Chapter 6: Frost and Snow
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-6-frost-and-snow/6-i
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-6-frost-and-snow/6-ii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-6-frost-and-snow/6-iii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-6-frost-and-snow/6-iv
- Chapter 7: National Calamity
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-7-national-calamity/7-i
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-7-national-calamity/7-ii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-7-national-calamity/7-iii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-7-national-calamity/7-iv
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-7-national-calamity/7-v
- Chapter 8: Song of the Chu
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-8-song-of-the-chu/8-i
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-8-song-of-the-chu/8-ii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-8-song-of-the-chu/8-iii
- Chapter 9: Western Expedition
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-9-western-expedition/9-i
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-9-western-expedition/9-ii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-9-western-expedition/9-iii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-9-western-expedition/9-iv
- Chapter 10: Worry and Fear
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-10-worry-and-fear/10-i
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-10-worry-and-fear/10-ii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-10-worry-and-fear/10-iii
- Chapter 11: Rising Wind
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-11-rising-wind/11-i
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-11-rising-wind/11-ii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-11-rising-wind/11-iii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-11-rising-wind/11-iv
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/chapter-11-rising-wind/11-v
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-2/book-2-end
- Book 3
- Chapter 12: Treason
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-12-treason/12-i
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-12-treason/12-ii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-12-treason/12-iii
- Chapter 13: New Politics
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-13-new-politics/13-i
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-13-new-politics/13-ii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-13-new-politics/13-iii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-13-new-politics/13-iv
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-13-new-politics/13-v
- Chapter 14: Dead End
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-14-dead-end/14-i
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-14-dead-end/14-ii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-14-dead-end/14-iii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-14-dead-end/14-iv
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-14-dead-end/14-v
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-14-dead-end/14-vi
- Chapter 15: Conclusion
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-15-conclusion/15-i
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-15-conclusion/15-ii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-15-conclusion/15-iii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-15-conclusion/15-iv
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-15-conclusion/15-v
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-15-conclusion/15-vi
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-15-conclusion/15-vii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-15-conclusion/15-viii
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/book-3/chapter-15-conclusion/15-ix
- Extras
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/extras/the-man-behind-the-new-trend-in-the-capital
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/extras/first-encounter
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/extras/souls-returned-home
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/extras/a-dead-mans-feelings
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/extras/romance-talk
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/extras/truth-or-dare-steampunk-version
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/extras/a-little-unknown-incident-in-the-northern-frontier
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/extras/fireworks-of-the-world
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/extras/clarity-after-the-rain
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/extras/a-fathers-sincere-heart
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/extras/2-in-1-extra
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/extras/prosperity-and-peace
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/extras/man-returning-untired
- https://www.northwestflower.net/sha-po-lang/extras/autumn-festival
- https://www.northwestflower.net/the-end
Shen Shiliu was a loiterer; spending his days wasting time was one thing, but he always had to drag Chang Geng along with him! If it wasn't to go to a market gathering, then it was to go horse riding.
On one occasion, he even found a 'puppy' for Chang Geng to raise, causing Teacher Shen to turn green from fright. This blind man could not differentiate between a wolf and a dog, and ended up bringing a small wolf cub back home instead.
From a young boy who was growing into an adult, how much willpower did he need so that Shen Shiliu's bad habits would not ruin him?
Chang Geng truly felt frightened as he thought about it.
By nature, he was not the type that loved to play around; everything he did had his own plans, which he would strictly follow. He did not like to be bothered by others; the constant disturbance from Shen Shiliu was exceedingly irritating.
But his irritability did not usually last long, for Shen Shiliu truly loved him as a son, and was not taking advantage of him despite how his words may sound.
The year Chang Geng was infected with a severe illness and physicians had said that he was in danger, Xu Baihu was not at home as per usual. His young yifu was the one who took him home back then and watched over him endlessly for three days and three nights.
Every time he went out, no matter how near or far, no matter what his business may have been, Shen Shiliu would surely present Chang Geng with some small toys or snacks. Chang Geng didn't love these things, but he couldn't help but love the fact that Shiliu kept him in his thoughts at any time and any place.
In short, every day that Chang Geng saw Shiliu, his irascibility would be extremely strong, but the moment he didn't see the man, he would always feel concerned.
Chang Geng sometimes thought to himself: although Shen Shiliu was not a martial man, nor was he scholarly, nor was he someone who could at least work himself to the bone; there was no guarantee that later down the road, no one would be fooled by his good looks.
In the future, when his yifu eventually got married, and had children of his own; would he still remember this adopted son?
When he thought about this subject, an indescribable feeling stirred up inside of him. He found a square box on Shiliu's table, briefly shook away the train of thoughts in his head, he gave the box to Shen Shiliu and said in a not so enthusiastic voice: "This?"
Shen Shiliu: "It's for you. Open it."