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Silver rails extend endlessly into the distance, as if a stairway to an earthly paradise.

On New Year's Day of the new millennium, Xu Lan, the proprietress of the Red Sail Video Store, mysteriously dies. Her body is recovered from a discarded well, along with a videotape recording a murder plan.

Months later, her husband, Li Xueqiang, dies in a locked room. A similar videotape is also found at the scene. "They committed suicide," their daughter, Li Zitong, testifies.

A subtle and inexplicable relationship exists between high school student Su Jie and Li Zitong. To uncover the truth, he secretly begins an investigation. A series of pieces of evidence, obtained at the risk of his life, all point to the person he cares about most...

Xun Shu's main profession was carving flowers on coffins, and her side job was fortune-telling. Things were smooth and she was fearless, until she took a man home.

She thought she'd picked up a god of wealth, but it turned out to be a jinx. Since then, Xun Shu was repeatedly dragged into murder cases and even became a suspect.

Relying on the art of Yi Gua, Xun Shu turned misfortunes into blessings and found the real culprits, earning herself the title of 'Little Immortal.' Just as she was basking in success, her coffin shop was attacked, and everyone inside was presumed dead, with only Xun Shu escaping.

All clues pointed to that jinx, but he was nowhere to be found. Xun Shu gritted her teeth, planning a major search, while also filling a room with talismans to curse this ungrateful, senseless jinx.

Li Xuanhe, Assistant Minister of Dali Temple, was ambushed and attacked, fleeing wounded into the mountains where he was rescued by Xun Shu. While waiting for his attendants' rescue, he unexpectedly discovered that Xun Shu had intricate ties to the "Si Tian Ge" (Celestial Observation Pavilion), which he had been investigating for years.

So, he feigned amnesia, adopted the alias He Xuan, and lingered at the coffin shop. Li Xuanhe had been praised since childhood for being mature and steady, but his days at the coffin shop often left him fuming because of Xun Shu—yet, he actually quite enjoyed the feeling.

Until that day, when the coffin shop suffered a great disaster. He was a step too late and lost all trace of her.

This is a unit-based story with a happy ending, primarily focused on suspense and reasoning. All divination methods in the text are not cheat abilities; the female lead is an ordinary術士 (Daoist priest/diviner) with no fantastical settings. Please do not scrutinize the novel's contents too closely (for historical accuracy, etc.).

Copywriting: [Crazy Royal Princess x Frail Spy-within-a-spy]

Qi Xin was the most respected legitimate eldest princess of Sheng Nation. Before she could marry her ideal consort, news arrived from the front lines that Duke of Jing, Shen Yu, had rebelled and surrendered to Yue. Influenced by her mother, Empress Yuan, Qi Xin always felt there was more to the story, but before she could explain to her imperial father, she was sent to Yue Nation for a political marriage to mend relations between the two countries.

In a foreign dungeon, Qi Xin, dressed in wedding attire, was forcibly given a blood pellet that crippled her martial arts. However, unknowingly, her body began to change. It was these changes that helped her escape back into Sheng territory with her last breath.

But when she awoke again, the first person she saw was an extraordinary, limping young gentleman. He said his name was Zheng Qi. It wasn't until she was pursued again that Qi Xin realized every word from this humble gentleman Zheng Qi was a lie — his name was fake, his identity was fake, and even his limping legs were a facade.

When venturing out, one's identity is self-given. Qi Xin thought she was already quite the actress, but she didn't expect someone else to be even better at faking it than she was.

Beneath the misty, steamy hot spring, she finally followed her primal urge and pressed her lips against his. He hadn't expected the person he had long desired to deliver herself to him.

Note 1: Before the female lead achieves resonance, she cannot control the power of the blood pellet. Injuries will be harder to heal than for ordinary people, and she will have more difficulty controlling her desires!

Note 2: There is no situation where the male lead is stronger than the strong female lead. The female lead is daring and decisive, but in the early stages, before resonance, the power of the blood pellet cannot be fully unleashed. She becomes incredibly cool in the later stages!

Content Tags: Strong Leads, Palace Intrigue, Fated Love, Suspense, Deduction, Undercover Identity, Power Struggles

Keywords: Qi Xin (Xiao Jiu) (Eldest Princess), Shen Yu (Zi Qize) (Duke of Jing), Zheng Ba Shuang Jiang Bai Lu He Lian Zhu (Crown Prince of Yue Nation), He Lian Jin (Sixth Prince of Yue Nation), Qi Ye (Prince of Yuyang), Qi Tian (Princess Xiang Ning), Qi Ling (Fourth Princess), Murong Fei (Minor Minister of Dali Temple), Wen Shao (Minister of Rites), Xi Rang (Imperial Censor), Xing'er Lan Xi Wu (Minister of Dali Temple), Yuan Shang (Male, an interesting character), Xi He (Daughter of the Imperial Censor).

One-sentence summary: Act first, report later VS addicted to being an actor.

Motto: Be your own light.

Lighting lamps for Buddha is one of the important offerings in Buddhism. As the lamps are lit, darkness dissipates, bringing blessings to all sentient beings. To guard the lamp is to guard a vow.

This is Tang Suzi's tenth year guarding the lamp at Tanshan Temple, and also the tenth year since her death. She doesn't know why she's here, only remembering that her master once said she lingered at the Bridge of Forgetfulness, pleading to cultivate blessings and change the fate of one person, unwilling to enter reincarnation. Later, her master allowed her to come here to guard the lamp and cultivate blessings.

For ten years, every year during minor snow, she would always see a man come to Tanshan Temple to light a lamp for a woman named "Zhou Tiao." He was very handsome, though his brows and eyes were always clouded with an inescapable sorrow.

Due to an accident, the divine beast Blood Qilin escaped from the temple, and Tang Suzi was ordered to return to the human world to retrieve it. In the human world, she met Zhou Jin, the new prefect who was once a Tanhua scholar. But why does he call her "A-jie" (Elder Sister)?

And the man who came to light the lamps, it turns out he is Fang Buyu, the master of the Skyhawk Pavilion. What's puzzling is why his reaction is so strange every time he sees her; he calls her... "Tiao Tiao"?

Even stranger is the divine beast Blood Qilin. It is said to have descended to save a benefactor. During a tribulation in a famine year, it bit her, yet she still left it half a bun to appease its hunger. But Tang Suzi later discovered: why does she also have a beast tooth scar on her ankle?

What exactly is going on with all of this? Ten years ago, the deceased white moonlight has returned. Even if the world withers, true love remains eternal.

Everyone knows that people around the protagonist are generally not ordinary passers-by. But Bai Bei is an exception. As the protagonist's older brother, he is just an out-of-place background character.

After the invasion of urban legends into reality, Bai Bei always happens to appear at the dangerous scene of these legends, yet he is unharmed and sees nothing. The bullet screen comments sharply on this: "AFK bro."

The system also thought so. Until that day, Bai Bei accidentally fell into the domain of a newly born urban legend. It was about to explain the existence of the legend to him, then seize the opportunity to trick him, but in the next second, Bai Bei suppressed the monster.

He didn't look like an ordinary passerby at all. The system froze. It watched Bai Bei leave smoothly without any hindrance, quietly passing by the special operations department that arrived a step late, and finally successfully caught a bus.

He tidied his slightly messy collar, bought a snack on the way, then returned home as usual, and ate the fried food amidst his brother's chatter. It was so ordinary as if what had just happened was just an illusion.

...The person the special operations department and the protagonist's group were frantically searching for was indeed him, "Fei," the mastermind who was suspected of having precognitive abilities and could always resolve urban legends one step ahead. The only anomaly who successfully returned to reality after clearing the infinite urban legend game.

The person with the highest authority in the Anomaly Surveillance Bureau, "Jadeite." Bai Bei, who slips out from under his brother's nose every day says: "It's all about the thrill."

However, they were all wrong about one thing: his ability to resolve those urban legends first had nothing to do with prediction. It was because of the bullet screen comments that revealed future information.

However, in the eyes of the bullet screen, all of this looked completely different. "[It's known that the protagonist's team and the action department just got the news and had no time to act, so... it's that high-combat-power big shot again!]"

"[Vocal, this is a high-risk urban legend! What kind of ability does the big shot have?! The strength is too overpowered?!]" "[No wonder he refused the invitations from the action department and the protagonist's team, the big shot must disdain them.]"

Bai Bei, who disdains them, himself: "Thanks for the invitation, I just didn't want my identity exposed." With this, Bai Bei successfully walked a solo path and thrived in the异化 (deviated) world.

Occasionally teasing the protagonist's team and the bullet screen, clearing urban legends, and finding ways to restore the world to its original state, this three-point-line life continued for a long time.

Until that day, the main system of the urban legend game reappeared and revealed part of the truth about the world's deviation. So Bai Bei returned to the world of urban legends, and in the eyes of others, he and Fei simultaneously disappeared.

Those overlooked similarities finally became traceable. Bai Bei never reappeared, but no one gave up searching. The day they finally waited for Bai Bei, a special management organization belonging to the urban legend world came to reality.

As a mediator between reality and the game, they held the highest authority. In the negotiation meeting, they met again; that familiar figure was already the representative of the Anomaly Surveillance Bureau. Inaccessible, aloof, and arrogant.

He coldly described the hopelessness of this world and declared that the Anomaly Surveillance Bureau would officially intervene, and everyone must obey the Bureau's instructions. This seemed to be his true appearance.

— After passing through that endless urban legend game, Bai Bei received a reward: [Rule Invalidification].

The domain of urban legends is filled with fear and death, composed of various rules. The urban legend game merged with reality, and he is the only existence not restricted by rules. The game ended long ago, didn't it?

Before reading, a few warnings:

*There are many bullet screen comments, but no comic text descriptions. Occasionally there are CP bullet screen comments.*It's an urban legend story, without high-intelligence decryption. This is where your brain can relax; just enjoy it.*A MAX-level boss returns to the新手村 (novice village) + game invading reality + identity-concealment novel. Three delicious tropes satisfied at once!

*A traditional trope: the protagonist's true identity is formidable and non-human, with some non-human descriptions. He is essentially not benevolent, but will occasionally be a good person for his family.*Fictional setting, place names are purely made up and have no relation to reality.*Bai Bei's combat power is the ceiling, and his charm is full, with many "toxic solo fans" for his various identities (not limited to humans).

Although this book is short, it is not a rushed or abandoned work, but has concluded normally.

It is a wonderful and complete science fiction story, awaiting your appreciation!

60 years ago, a catastrophe of unknown origin caused everyone in the world to lose their fertility.

Now, 60 years later, the world's population has dropped to only one billion. Besides the very few of us who were born because of the "Spring Thunder Project" and are still young, everyone else is over 60 years old.

Everyone tells me that no one was directly killed, which is the greatest mercy shown to human civilization by the unknown entity that orchestrated this catastrophe, and we should not ask for more.

Everyone tells me that even human civilization at its peak could not solve this catastrophe, so it's even more impossible for us, now in our twilight years, to solve it.

Everyone has already despaired. But I think... saving the world, after all, someone still has to try.

Zhao Shiqing was born with a unique gift: she could understand animal speech. When her entire family was murdered in her childhood, she miraculously survived and was adopted by King Liang.

From then on, Zhao Shiqing gained a father of noble status, a delicate and helpless mother, a cunning elder brother, a mama's boy second brother, a virtuous and gentle elder sister, and a beautiful, ice-cold mentor.

Then one day, her father died, her family was shattered, and her mother and she turned against each other. Zhao Shiqing became known as a bringer of misfortune, driven out of the King's mansion, avoided by everyone.

Zhao Shiqing then encountered Xiao Zhen, who had been reborn through faked death, experiencing mixed emotions of grief and joy. The grief stemmed from realizing that everything had been a conspiracy, while the joy came from discovering that someone else was even more miserable than her.

This is a story about two "bringers of misfortune" who commiserate over their tragic fates while fighting monsters together.

Fourth Prince Xiao Yu suffers from a strange illness. When it acts up, he feels intensely ashamed and his heart becomes extremely humble. Even when his "moonlight" shines on him, he shrinks back, unable to accept it.

It wasn't until that light grew tired and left, going to illuminate others, that Xiao Yu felt his world crumble, realizing how much he had truly lost.

From that day forward, the world lost a sickly, self-abased prince and gained a yandere, obsessive, blackened magnate.

"Chuchu." He cornered Xu Chuchu against a wall, tracing a finger along her jaw. "Haven't you had enough fun? Are you still unwilling to return home with your husband?"

This novel blends fantasy with detective plots. The male lead is self-abased in the early stages and a yandere in the later stages—a true yandere—leading to a wife-chasing crematorium arc.

An original practice work, with a synopsis I'm not good at writing:

"This life's destiny belongs to your heart. Ruoruo, go find what you yearn for." Qi Ruoyu traverses the territory of the Great Qi for four years, solely for a promise. The world believes she is merely an 'introducer' to extend her senior sister's life, but only her senior sister pushes open the cage, fighting to give her freedom.

Amidst the mundane life of the market, reflecting the various aspects of the human world, she travels with friends, initially intending to be a mere observer. However, she constantly gets entangled in strange occurrences. As soon as she arrives in the capital, she encounters the infamous, stern Arbiter of Hell.

Her resigned heart unexpectedly begins to waver in its fate by his side. Su Zirui, one of the four scions of the capital, leverages his father's influence to oversee criminal justice and determine life and death, known for his impartiality and ruthless methods.

In the capital, babies frequently go missing, and a market woman repeatedly intercepts crucial clues. Amidst layers of fog and bizarre cases, drawn by a fated connection, the two are forced to collaborate.

Falling in love proves more perilous than solving cases. Just when their hearts finally align, the girl he holds dear becomes an 'introducer' coveted by multiple parties, only to pave a path for a lost soul who should have long since departed to the underworld.

What a joke! His woman will be protected by him! "Between me and Shen Nan, who is more important?" Su Zirui suddenly asked this question one day.

A Ruo paused slightly, calmly looking away, "Sister has been dead for so many years, is there any meaning in asking this?" Su Zirui's cold eyes narrowed slightly. He gently pinched her chin, turning her face back towards him, "So, between her and me, who is more important?"

"Both are important," A Ruo pushed his hand away, feeling speechless and wanting to laugh but not daring to. "Both you and she are in my heart. You probably don't know, a person's heart has two atria, left and right. You two live in my left and right atria." She thought, answering such a deadly question with knowledge shouldn't be wrong. A Ruo squinted her eyes triumphantly.

Lord Su, who could never resist her sweet talk, felt his ears slightly warm. He leaned down and kissed her, a gleam in his eyes, and firmly declared, "I want to be on the left." In Great Qi, the left symbolizes greater importance, so he had to be the most important person in her heart.

A Ruo froze, a playful glint in her eyes, "But Sister lived there first; we can't just make her move, can we?" Su Zirui's gaze turned cold, and he said sinisterly, "Then make her move. She's not allowed to live there anymore."

Jing Ning x Yan Shuang

Double male protagonists + slight horror + ensemble cast + dungeon instances + unlimited flow.

Those who enter the game will live if they die, and die if they are lucky to live. The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is truly an ominous day.

If he could do it again, Yan Shuang would never have gone out to work, and certainly wouldn't have carelessly opened that horror game.

One moment Yan Shuang was sitting in his office, the next he entered a pitch-black deserted village. He thought it was a first meeting, but it was actually a reunion.

The story begins here. Yan Shuang: I've been good, please let me go. Jing Ning: *sobs* I need Shuang Shuang's comfort to feel better.