By advancing the romantic relationship, it’s clear we’re beyond book 2 of the Thousand Li series. Once more we see the offshoots of the intrigues of Chinese society. I like where Tao Wong went with this story. I got it on sale and would never have spent more than $2 for such a short piece, but I’m glad I did. It would be good to label such stories with a sequence position (eg. Book 2.5)