This week's story comes with a content warning:
Li Chi Slays The Serpent is a very old Chinese story, from a time when women in China were not considered equal to men, and sons were favoured over daughters.
While societal norms have thankfully changed, I wanted to be as faithful to the original story as I could, and so have not edited it here.

LI Chi Slays The Serpent is a tale of courage and cunning in the face of great danger, and how sometimes, courage and cunning are found in the most unlikely place

*Note: This is a rerecording, as the original had many flaws in the audio.
I believe they've been fixed

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