#chinese web novel

[huachengslastbraincell]

Xie Lian: San Lang, can you pay for this for me?

Hua Cheng: Oh, sure.

Mu Qing: Hold on, he can't just pay for you!

Hua Cheng (offended): Why not? I'm dianxia's husband, I get him anything he likes.

Mu Qing: We're playing Monopoly!!

#tgcf #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #hualian #hua cheng #san lang #xie lian #mu qing #hua chreng x xie lian #mxtx #mo xiang tong xiu #mxtx novel #incorrect tgcf quotes #incorrect hob #donghua #incorrect quotes #manghua #web comic #chinese drama #eternal faith

[goddessofwild]

Wei Ying being subtle about seducing Lan Zhan...

#cdrama #chinese drama #drama #novel #webcomic #web novel #manhua #the untamed #mo dao zu shi #mdzs wwx #mdzs #cql #wei wuxian #wei ying #lan zhan #lan wangji

[miyamiwu]

On the You Yao (Are You OK) Novel

Writing propaganda on You Yao really reminded me of how much I love the novel and the donghua adaptation. The donghua is already very good on its own, but I also greatly recommend reading the original novel. The donghua changed a lot of stuff (and they were good, reasonable changes—no complaints about that), so the novel, although still similar in essence, just hits quite differently.

The novel’s prose is simple and direct. Not many descriptions on backgrounds and what the characters are feeling. The author shows it all through dialogues and actions. It’s almost like reading a chat fic, but with longer paragraphs. So when you start reading it, you expect it to be just another fun, light read, but then… while still being as simple and direct, it suddenly drops bombs straight into your heart, and it’s like—oh. oh.

Like, on one hand, you get funny exchanges like this:

“In the past, fighting relied on blades, then it relied on firearms. Do you know what it relies on now?” Lou Zhu straightened up and solemnly said, “What?” Lin Kai said, “Public opinion.”

But then, seemingly out of nowhere, you get lines like this that just makes you pause and think:

“I was not afraid of death at all. I was just afraid of him, afraid that he’s still waiting for me to go back home.”

---

Reading You Yao is an experience, so you should definitely check it out.

#you yao #are you ok #有药 #danmei #七世有幸 #七英俊 #miyamiwu.recs #miyamiwu.src #chinese web novels

[yandrness]

I love my yanderes insane, feral, cold, murderous, psychotic, apathetic, trigger happy – you name it. The reddest red flag on the field. But the condition to me liking that is that they have this tiny, tiny, TINY little permanent spot for their S/O that absolutely no one is allowed to touch, not even themselves.

I don’t want abusive assholes who claim they love S/O but do nothing but physically assault them. Ew no. I want an insane man who is softly, crazily, utterly obsessed over this significant other and loves them till it makes them physically nauseous. They try in their own way to love their S/O and sometimes they don’t even know it’s love, but they want everything that is their S/O – their tears, their blood, their sadness, their happiness. They will swallow and devour anything they can see. 

And as it turns out, their S/O’s smile and happiness is more intoxicating than anything else (like poison, like fungus, it latches into their insides and consumes them with a need for more more more MORE-).

#male yandere #manhwa yandere #a lot of korean manhwa have male leads that are just *chef kiss* #love possessive male leads and female leads that reciprocate #love my happy messed up endings #Yandere #but i'm starting to run out of material #which is why I also love reading CNovels #chinese web novels have a LOT of male yandere #just kinda hard to find one that hits all my moe points

[duhdumb89]

All 18-year-old Jiayi wants is to keep her head down and serve her mistress, but the ever-changing tides of The Forbidden City continue to drag her under.

Faced with a lifetime chained to a lecherous eunuch, Jiayi conns her way out of slavedom and into the service of The Emperor’s newest concubine. However, dark secrets hide beneath the powdered faces and delicate silks. Jaiyi is thrust into a world where battles are fought with sharp lipstick, smiles, and whispers when her mistress draws the ire of the vengeful Imperial Noble Concubine. Even worse, Jiayi finds that getting her hands dirty becomes less horrifying as time goes on.

Will Jiayi be able to claw her way out of the sea of schemes and traps, or will she become one of the many ghosts of The Forbidden City, silent and forgotten?

#wattpad writer #wattpad #historical #perioddrama #ruyi's royal love in the palace #qing dynasty #WIP #writing #writer #chinese novel #cdrama #booklr #work in process #writeblr #empresses in the palace #costume drama #historical fiction #the forbidden city #web novel #a forbidden happiness #100k words

[foxghost]

I'm writing and I'm writing and it never seems to end? And then it occurred to me that I should maybe go check the word count on that outline and

the outline has 8000 words in it

#fox text #writing is hard #this does not bode well #anyway i'm going to sleep #i'm going to have to start cutting things #rearrange some scenes #gloss over entire scenes with a sentence #or go the chinese web novel writer route and blow up the word count be damned

[karadin]

Cover Art for Ballad of Sword and Wine from Seven Seas

note on the company page: All the artwork published in our editions—from the character designs to the logos to the interior illustrations—must receive full approval from the rights holders.

So, if it's GOOD ENOUGH for the author then it's good enough for me! But having said that, I love the use of the hands and wine cups dripping gold is quite evocative and sensual in the image and I think the coloring is nice and subtle.

Well done, St. I support your work and look forward to seeing more!

#ballad of sword and wine #danmei #cover art #chinese web novels #Qiang Jin Jiu #Tang Jiu Qing #seven seas danmei

[save-the-data]

Checkmate | S01E01

Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes

#Checkmate #Thriller #Mystery #Drama #Investigation #Chinese Republican Era #Partners in Crime #Adapted from a Novel #Asian Drama #China #Web Drama #iQiyi #Hu Yi Tian #Leon Zhang #民国大侦探

[web-novel-polls]

Next Tournament

We're nearing the end of the Danmei Character Tournament, so the next tournament will start within a week of the end (July 26th, 2023). Two tournament submissions are currently open: the Baihe Character Tournament and the Aroace-spec Web Novel Character Tournament.

[Current Submissions for both under the cut - CW for vague talks about sex]

Aroace Spectrum Character Tournament

(15 submissions)

Jiang Cheng from The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

3 Submissions

Submission 1: romantic and sex indifferent aroace - "I love that guy, he’s the most aroace guy I’ve ever met. and his outfit is literally the ace flag plus he’s like wearing a ring that looks a lot like wearing a ring that looks a lot like the ace ring. and the fact that he has no canon love interest and is never shown to want a romantic or sexual relationship. he gives me very “romance is something other people do, I just don’t care for it, I got other things to do” you get me??"

Submission 2: Aroace - "Despite people trying to convince him to get married/get an heir, in 13 years he never finds someone. His list of bride qualities is absurd to the point of "no one like this exists so I'll never have to get married". Is grossed out by displays of sexual attraction. Purple"

Submission 3: Aroace - "No spouse. Wears ace colors. Case closed."

Xie Lian from Heaven Official's Blessing

2 Submissions

Submission 1: Demisexual - "He's heavily demi coded. Man has no interest in sex what so ever for 800 years and then makes a strong personal connection to one (1) person and is shocked when he's suddenly interested"

Wen Qing from The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

Submission: Lesbian Asexual - "She just has the vibe. Trust me, I'm ace"

Wen Ning from The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

Submission: Aromantic ("A Good Aro Boi") - "He never shows any kind of romantic interest in anyone. He's definitely in a QPR with Wei Wuxian and tangentially Lan Wangji though."

Feng Xin from Heaven Official's Blessing

Submission: Sex Averse Asexual and Aromantic - "He had a sexual relationship with one (1) woman and had such a bad time he developed a fear of women in general. Also, he's a very good archer, so he has to be an aroace lolgetit?"

Cheng Qian from Liu Yao

Submission: Sex Favorable Asexual - "He has the Vibes"

Liu Qingge from Scum Villain's Self-Saving System

2 Submissions

Submission 1: Gay Grayace - "He spends most of his life with one interest and that's fighting and then when he falls for a man he's confused by it and proceeds to flirt in the most awkward way possible. Also he has the grey-white-sometimes purple colour scheme"

Submission 2: Aroace - "The idea of him being asexual is presented right there on the page and you can't take that away from me. Yes I think he is in love with sqq yes I also think he is aroace. He can be both!"

Wenren È from Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know

Submission: Asexual - "I haven't actually read this book yet but I've heard it's ace as hell and I wanted to make sure he was submitted"

I've read part of the book & can confirm: ace (and aro) as hell

Yin Hanjiang from Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know

Submission: Asexual - "I haven't read this book yet but I heard it was ace as hell and I wanted to make sure he got into the poll"

I've read part of the book & can confirm: ace (and aro) as hell

Kim Dokja from Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint

Submission: demiromantic graysexual, romance/sex indifferent - "bc yoohankim is the most qpr qpr to ever qpr"

Song Lan from The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

Submission: Asexual or Demisexual - "I love whenever I'm reading fic where he is ace-spec it feels very correct"

Baihe Character Tournament

(9 Submissions)

Qi Yan from JWQS / Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Reason for Submitting: she 💗💗 character of all time 

Nangong Jingnu from JWQS / Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Reason for Submitting: I love her dearly

Li Yanru from JWQS / Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Nagsi Jiya from JWQS / Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Yun An from Matrilocal Marriage

Reason for Submitting: She’s a massive lesbian duh

Lin Wanyue from Female General and Eldest Princess

Li Xian from Female General and Eldest Princess

Li Shiyi from Wen Guan / Reading the Remnants

Yu Rubing from She is the Protagonist

Reason for Submitting: Staying silly :3

#polls #baihe #aroace spec character tournament #baihe character tournament #tumblr character tournaments #btw if the number of submissions isn’t mentioned it's 1 #also I have an endless amount of ways to aroace characters but if we do the baihe tournament first we need more submissions #It's okay to be creative - I can run polls to see if they should be able to compete #but I think non-'Baihe' (chinese) web novels should be fine since there's so few English Translations #I am surprised no one submitted shen qingqiu for the aroace-spec tournament yet tho #my polls #administrative polls #next tournament polls

[huachengslastbraincell]

Oh to be Xie Lian and have a husband who would look at you with heart eyes even if you are publicly making a fool out of yourself.

#where is my hua cheng smh #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #hualian #hua cheng #xie lian #hua cheng x xie lian #san lang #heaven official's blessing #hob #donghua #manghua #web novel #novel #chinese novel

[kuruk]

;-; What’s yr pfp / header froom bc it’s really cute

back off.

#it's from a chinese xianxia web novel called tian guan ci fu #the donghua based off the novel only has 1 season out i wouldn't watch before reading.. #it's really long but if you're interested in reading it i could find you a link

[skeleton-or-die]

reading chinese names in the Roman alphabet is so weird sometimes. like. i know xiao doesn't only mean little, but i see it used refering to a child (xiao-ying, xiao-Jiu, etc) more often than i see it used as a name, so when i see an adult man character named Xiao my brain goes ???????

pls what character are you using which xiao are you?????

#playing genshin after reading chinese web novels. h.

[aeosit]

"Whispers in the Wind" on #Wattpad check it out

Read 👇👇👇

#writer #fiction #twitter #romance novels #graphic novel #web novel #fantasy novel #books and novels #novel writing #chinese novel #whisper

[duhdumb89]

A Forbidden Happiness | Chapter 14

Duchess Zian was 52 years old and looked every bit of it today. It was jarring.

The Empress was used to her sister-in-law almost glowing with youth, barely looking a day older than 30. Duchess Zian was famous for the meticulous care she took of her body. Many women in the capital followed her, spending hours oiling their hair and skin. The Duke was also fond of gifting The Duchess jewels, gems, and other accessories. She never wore the same thing twice.

The woman in front of her bared no resemblance to that. Duchess Zian was free of her tasteful makeup and glistening jewels. The whiteness of mourning clothes cast her face in a gray shadow. Her eyes, red and raw, were bone dry. She had cried out all her tears before the funeral. It wasn't often that the Forbidden City went into mourning for branch members of the Imperial Family. It was unfortunate that Yigue was given this honor. While the public mourning would only be in place for a month instead of the customary 100 days, it was a greater honor than many of His Majesty's brothers would ever obtain.

Ministers and nobility alike crowded inside Dafuge. It twisted The Empress' heart to watch those who barely remembered Yigue cry and wail, hoping their noise would catch The Emperor's eye. She expected a performance from His Majesty's concubines, but seeing middle-aged men use a funeral as a stage for their opera turned her stomach.

It was a blessing to hide away in Yikungong with Duchess Zian.

"Duchess Zian," said Shiyi, "The funeral was long and exhausting. Please, replenish your body with this red date and ginseng soup. Her Highness made this with the ten-thousand-year ginseng she received on her wedding day. It will revitalize you,"

Shiyi held out the steaming bowl, but Duchess Zian made no move to take it.

The Empress locked eyes with Shiyi and gestured for her to leave the soup nearby and withdraw. The senior maid did so, taking the surrounding servants with her.

"Prince Yuanjun of the first rank," Duchess Zian said, her voice hoarse, "I won't ever be able to repay His Majesty for this grace,"

"His Majesty would've preferred if Yigue were able to earn this title many more years down the line," replied The Empress.

A small smile slipped onto Duchess Xian's face, "Yes. That would've been nice,"

"Have you been taking care of yourself, jiejie?" Asked The Empress.

"Your Highness is too kind to ask after me. I don't deserve it. Yigue died because of my incompetence. I was so sick when I was pregnant with him, remember? I couldn't even carry him to term," Duchess Zian clenched her hands together until her knuckles turned white, "I should be grateful he lived this long,"

The Empress grabbed The Duchess' hand, "Don't say that. I remember how you suffered during your pregnancy and his birth. But I also remember that he gained vitality year after year and had no trouble charming Royal Father and His Majesty. Yigue lived well because of you, not despite you,"

Duchess Zian shook her head, "No. Her Highness is kind to comfort me, but I know the truth. We all know the truth. I failed, and His Majesty knows as well,"

"What do you mean?" Asked The Empress.

His Majesty had never spoken ill of The Duchess. He held her in just as much esteem as he did Duke Zian.

"At the end of the eleventh month, two girls will be marrying into the household, as decreed by His Majesty,"

"How can that be?" Asked The Empress, "Duke Zian has refused concubines from His Majesty for decades now,"

Taking a deep breath, The Duchess raised her chin high and spoke in a strong, steady voice, "I accepted the concubines,"

Only the years of etiquette stopped The Empress' mouth from gaping open. The Duke and Duchess had the household that countless noblewomen dreamed of–a peaceful one. They respected and learned to love one another easily. Despite his status, the Duke was content and lived happily with only three concubines, personally selected by The Duchess. The three concubines were treated well by both The Duke and The Duchess and lived lives free of scheming.

"Don't look at me like that," snapped The Duchess, "I am the wife of Duke Zian and the Aisin-Gioro clan. I exist to give the Aisin-Gioro clan sons. If I cannot do so, I must find someone who can. All His Majesty did was search for me,"

Duchess Zian pursed her lips, "I'm surprised you didn't know,"

"I only know what His Majesty allows me to know," The Empress said, surprising herself by the even tone in her voice, "These two girls, where are they from?"

"The Xue family,"

"Which Xue family?" Asked The Empress.

"Your huang gui fei's Xue family. Her youngest sister, Xue Chungrong, and her niece, Xue Suyin,"

The pieces fell into place for The Empress quickly. These last few years, huang gui fei had made it evident that she believed that The Empress had The Emperor's favor because of her powerful clan. However, the idea that Duke Zian would be swayed into giving His Majesty lip service to promote her father was laughable. The Duke hated politics. While His Majesty held him in high regard, The Duke was The Late Emperor's least favorite son. The Duke rejected learning to manage the state and avoided court as often as possible. He'd never been to war and only socialized with his family.

"Ah," said The Empress, "You'll have an easy time then. They'll listen well,"

"I can only hope. I knew I could govern concubines Sun, Fai, and Kang easily. Their mothers were concubines, and their clans are small," Duchess Zian sighed, "An Imperial Noble Consort is a great backer,"

"But an Empress is an even greater one. Jiejie, don't fret. You're no fool. I know you'll rise above if they cause any trouble,"

Duchess Zian nodded her head.

The Empress reached for the bowl of still-warm soup, "Here, have just one sip,"

––––

The somber tone that blanketed The Forbidden City after Yigue's funeral made it all the better for The Empress to spend her evenings at Dafuge, praying for Prince Taio's and Princess Anhe's reincarnations. She would've preferred to be alone, but she couldn't find in her heart to chase De gui fei away when the other woman was already deep into prayer by the time she walked inside. It was comforting. De gui fei was honest and felt the loss of each child like it were her own. Her soft chanting was a balm on The Empress' heart.

It was a selfish thing. The Empress should've been praying for Yigue or the many other children The Emperor lost, but she couldn't help it. Here in the temple, under the haze of incense and the quiet murmurings of Buddhist chants, all she could think of was them. Prince Taio would've been 16 by now and Anhe 10 if her fate had been better. The Empress' days were rarely light, yet the memories of her children had chained her to this place.

A light touch to her elbow roused her from her thoughts.

"Huang gui fei is here," whispered Shiyi.

The Empress nodded but kept her face forward and eyes closed. It was surprising to hear De gui fei wait until the last moment to greet Shen huang gui fei. The Empress waived away the formality. She tried to focus as Shen huang gui fei settled on a cushion slightly behind her.

"Duke Zian must be honored by the way His Majesty is mourning for Prince Yuanjun," said Shen huang gui fei after she had finished settling in.

"Huang gui fei is by His Majesty's side day and night," said De gui fei, "His mourning shouldn't come as a surprise,"

The slyness of De gui fei's response gave The Empress pause. Had some conflict occurred between the two?

"Of course, De meimei. When His Majesty aches, I ache. When he cries, I cry. That's why I came here today. I came to pray for His Majesty's happiness," said Shen huang gui fei. 

"Huang gui fei is so tender and true. It's no wonder His Majesty holds you so in his heart," replied De gui fei.

The Empress quickly glanced at De gui fei. There was no mistaking the venom in her tone.

Shen huang gui fei continued, "His Majesty tossed and turned all night. He kept..he kept calling out to Yiqi,"

The Empress' eyes shot back open at Shen huang gui fei's audacious use of Prince Taio's birth name.

"Huang gui fei has mourned in His Majesty's stead for so long that she's forgotten her manners. May Your Highness forgive her," said De gui fei.

The room turned silent. At one point in their lives, De gui fei was a higher rank than Shen huang gui fei, and even then, De gui fei never scolded her like this.

"Ah," said Shen huang gui fei, "De meimei is correct. I misspoke. I was startled when His Majesty called for Prince Taio. I saw him in my dreams that night as well. I asked for forgiveness for any mistakes we made, and I promised I would pray for him,"

The Empress closed her eyes and let out a deep breath. Shen huang gui fei was in a good mood today. Prince Taio died well before His Majesty was crowned. Only The Empress cared for him. If any mistakes were made, only The Empress could have made them. It was strange to hear from the mouth of a woman who could barely keep a plant alive.

"Huang gui fei is a good servant," said The Empress. She held out a hand and let Shiyi help her stand, "She's lost too many children to count and still remembers that the son of her master is her priority. She is truly a model for His Majesty's concubines. Please, spend the day praying for Prince Taio's reincarnation,"

"I'll walk with you, Your Highness," said De gui fei.

The Empress turned around so she could watch Shen huang gui fei struggle through respectfully bidding her farewell. Never let it be said that The Empress wasn't a merciful master. Shen huang gui fei begged for a reaction. The Empress complied with aplomb.

As they stepped through the gates of Dafuge, The Empress turned to De gui fei, "You don't have to walk with me. It's alright if you just wanted to escape,"

De gui fei shook her head, "I need to speak with Your Highness. Privately,"

––––

Perhaps it was foolish of The Empress to think that her excitement would end when she left Dafuge. The Empress should've known that the excitement was only getting started. Then she wouldn't have been so surprised when De gui fei dropped to her knees the moment she settled into her chair. She was even more surprised when De gui fei went further and pressed her forehead to the ground.

"Your Highness," she said, "I have something to confess,"

"De gui fei, don't fret. Sit and chat with me. I'm sure we can resolve whatever small problem you're having,"

Shaking her head, De gui fei stayed planted on the floor, "Your Highness, I have a crime to confess,"

The Empress nearly leapt to her feet in shock. De gui fei commit a crime? Just the idea of it was preposterous. It looked like the servants standing by thought the same. Shiyi caught her look.

"If one word of this is heard outside, you'll be absent a tongue. Do you understand?" Shiyi asked.

The maids kneeled, bowing their heads.

"Yes, Shiyi gugu,"

Shiyi nodded, "Withdraw,"

"De gui fei," The Empress said as she sat back down, "You should know better than to speak like that in public. Rise,"

De gui fei finally took a seat.

"Now, what is this crime?" Asked The Empress.

"I want to kill Shen haung gui fei,"

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#wattpad writer #wattpad #historical #perioddrama #ruyi's royal love in the palace #qing dynasty #WIP #writing #writer #chinese novel #cdrama #booklr #work in process #writeblr #empresses in the palace #costume drama #historical fiction #the forbidden city #web novel #a forbidden happiness

[mangaminati]

Klein encounters a diverse cast of characters, each with their own hidden agendas and enigmatic pasts. From the clandestine Tarot Club to the powerful secret organizations known as “Beyonders,”. Read Complete Novel on Mangaminati

#Lord of the mysteries #web novel #chinese novel #mangaminati

[redjaybathood]

Always read TOS before signing up. Always. Important things have to be repeated thrice, so: ALWAYS READ THE FUCKING TERMS OF SERVICE BEFORE SIGNING UP. Otherwise, you would end up like me, who's literally trapped in a virtual reality hellscape of one of my most hated comics franchises, about to be beaten up half to death and blown up to smithereens.

When I saw an ad for "Mind Mapping today - Immortality tomorrow" I was like, well, what the fuck this is about? Sounds like a scam, but what is this scam about? And then I clicked to their website, and look. It looked nice, professional. Convincing. Innovative. I was like, why nobody is talking about it? This is huge! You can, like, upload your brain - all your memories, all your personality, - to their server. Then, should something happen to you, your mind gets activated and you can continue your life in virtual universe. In reality, you will be dead, but you still will be online. Your relatives can contact you, you can chat with your friends or even make video calls through AI powered 3D generated animation (if you subscribe to Premium+ package). You can read or watch movies you never had time to, keep up with the news. Finally finish your novel you started in high school. Visit virtual museums, play games. And, who knows - with cybernetic industry developing as it is, maybe becoming a cyborg is not out of question, after ten years or so. If you can afford it.

Except for people like me, who use Basic plan. Turns out, that before we get to all the blessed idle posthumous life - basically a retirement, nothing that I could expect to enjoy irl - we can be used by the Mind Mapping, LTD, for Behavioural Modeling and AI Research. And it sounds benign, right, like filling out some kind of questionnaire, or allowing websites to save cookies or something.

Except what Mind Mapping meant by that, is their biggest investor is one of monopolists of Entertainment and Telecommunication & Internet corporation field. And they love money very much but don't like to spend money when they don't have to. So their recent project, yet another reboot of that comics franchise universe, powered by AI, is starting soon. The visual side is done by AI, like the video thing for rich ghosts in the machine. As for the plot... It's a mashup of all their past properties related to that franchise. Supposed to be, AI takes the best hits out of almost 130 years of history, except there were constant bugs and glitches. More than once, this universe ended up in Apocalypse before the things started to be interesting.

So they decided to rebrand. Put poor ghosts like me in a story and let us figure out how to make it satisfying for the fans. Then, as we reach the happy ending, they will cut a movie or a series out of our experience, and sell it to the fans.

And we can't leave this world without playing till the end. And if we die, it's game over for us, breach of contract. We are going to be deleted.

Me, personally, was put into a villainous cannon fodder, who has had his own series several times, but, except for a very enthusiastic group of followers, isn't liked by the mainstream. (No wonder, it's because of constant character assassination and OOC and that's why I don't like this comics franchise - I loved it too much before finally giving up) And my mission was to white wash all his evil deeds, redeem him, and turn him to the road of success, face slapping, and, preferably, group petting.

This character is Jason Todd. And I went online just as the first blow of crowbar grazed my cheek. Yeah, that's right: he was just about to be killed by the Joker. Which means, I was about to be killed by the Joker, now.

#transmigration into Jason Todd AU #fic ideas #basically a concept #god I hate to write the first person. i need to think how I can introduce the setting differently but another time #this is inspired by a ton of Chinese web novels about transmigration and rebirth