There's Something Wrong with the Chief: Du Zhu You Bing
督主有病 (Du Zhu You Bing)
Yang Su; art: Zolaida; audiobook narrator: Jayce Zakai
Qiye Garden's youngest assassin is planted as a servant to Xie Jinglan, a noble family's youngest son, while his true orders stay unclear.
- Format
- novel
- Status
- completed
- Volumes
- Novel · 4 vols
- Content note
- family abuse (catalog tags)
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Synopsis
Xiahou Lian, the newest killer trained by Qiye Garden, slips into the Xie household as a servant to Xie Jinglan and waits for a mission nobody will explain. The bond that grows between them costs him dearly with his masters. Two years later the pair meet again inside the Imperial Palace, each guarding secrets that could get them killed. Then Qiye Garden sends someone with an ultimatum.
Good to know before you buy
- The story is complete in 4 volumes, so there is no waiting for the ending.
- Also adapted: Chinese audio drama (MissEvan); Chinese manhua (Bilibili Comics); spin-off There's Something Wrong with the Governor.
- 1 more title from Yang Su on the shelf, listed below.
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English publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment.
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Is There's Something Wrong with the Chief: Du Zhu You Bing completed?
Yes. The English edition is completed.
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