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Tao Hua's life is fucking miserable, and that misery somehow earns him the title of "Village Disgrace." In order to cope with the awful treatment, he often retreats into words untold, dictated by the flip of a page. These worlds leave him with the dream of escaping this piece of shit town. To his utter dismay, his wish comes true, but not in the way all those fairytales promised. His saviour is a man he becomes enthralled with and whom he names “Lord No-Name.” This male lead is a touchy man with many faces. And for lack of a better word, Tao Hua can’t decide if he’s either the story’s love interest or villain. But the two share a common sentiment. This prince, alike Tao Hua, is also fucking miserable. But arguably worse! And instead of coping like a normal fucking person, he does the opposite. He doesn't escape. He doesn't cope. He just tries to fight against the already fated truth of his demise. 0/10, worst prince ever written. Misery aside, this fateful encounter will force Tao Hua to make a choice, leaving him with only one question: "What was one mean-spirited beast to a town of people who despise a beauty's entire existence?" ──── ୨୧ ──── Beauty and the Thief is a slow-burn, stop to smell the roses, type of novel. That being said, the roses are beautiful, and upon closer observation they’re less floral than once thought. It follows the POV of Tao Hua, as he tries to navigate his new life in a place that actually values him, and the prince of this story’s mood swings. ──── ୨୧ ──── !!!!Disclaimer!!!! EXTREMELY SLOW PACED! Character driven, before plot! This story borrows the premise of Beauty and the Beast, by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont, relying heavily on the trope while also twisting it to smithereens. The beast element is exchanged for a power dynamic, and the curse differs from the original story. The narration borders on sarcastic and self-aware, while also targeting deeper topics. It often breaks the fourth wall as a stylistic choice. A lot of the work will be edited over time, but the bones will remain the same. ──── ୨୧ ──── CREDIT!! Cover Art by @Sayoto (VGen) Illustrations by me (@meowssey) and zaza (@zazhah) (Both commissioned artists are amazing to work with and I highly recommend their work!)

People know that ghosts are terrifying, but ghosts understand the malice in human hearts. This is a traditional supernatural novel.

Once a police academy graduate—Xu Qian, woke up and found himself in jail. He was to be banished to the borderlands in three days... Stuck in this inhumane society, his initial goal was just to be a rich man and pass his days in relative safety. … Many years later, Xu Qian recalled the events of the past. His enemies and friends were dead, there was nothing of them left but bones. The rolling Yangtze River flows east as the waves wash away the heroes. Success or failure, wrong or right; matters little, it might? The lush mountains remain while the sun sets every night.

Distant green mountains, a secluded village, and an ordinary youth whose only goal was survival. Yet, a mundane mortal life transforms into the arduous path of cultivation. In such a place, who is genuine and who is a facade? Who will be the one to finally find themselves as an eternal companion of the bright moon? The world of cultivation begins from this moment Support my Patreon (ekkothedemon), which is ahead and has free chapters. (Chapters upto 1600 on patreon. scheduled upto chapter 800 here , which will be sometime in June to get to Chapter 800)

Modern forensic doctor Xu Jing transmigrates into an arrogant, reckless woman who just got divorced by her husband. Facing such a pitiful start, Xu Jing remains calm, understanding that life must go on. One day, The Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Xiao Yi, comes to Anping County for official business. A Government Official brings a woman in, but she remains unflustered, looking up calmly to say: "This common woman requests to prove her innocence." Xiao Yi is shocked to find that his ex-wife not only has a changed personality but also can perform autopsies and solve cases. Her medical skills are extraordinarily impressive. Xiao Yi can't stay calm and personally visits Xu Jing to request an autopsy. Xu Jing: "Sure, an autopsy costs one silver." Xiao Yi: "..."

The Du Family has a daughter, married for three months, her husband receives the emperor's order to go to war, and since then they have been together rarely and apart often. Married for five years, her husband dies on the battlefield, wrapped in horsehide. She cries her eyes out, adopts a clan child, and through the green lamp and old Buddha, she earns a memorial arch of chastity. This is her life's glory, and also a lifelong shackle. In her old age, she learns that her husband's death was a conspiracy, but there is no longer anyone to avenge. She sees the flowers filling the courtyard, just like the day he lifted her veil, and she hears cheerful laughter, reminiscent of the years he was by her side. She knows she won't live long, standing under the memorial arch, her hand on the cold stone pillar, she doesn't want this name of chastity, she only wants him to grow old with her. She doesn't want to raise other people's children, she wants their own son. If she could go back to the past, she would never let her husband die in vain, and would never let the enemy have a good end!

Yu Jiuqing was a prodigy among men, becoming Prime Minister at a young age, and an object of admiration for all under heaven. No one would have thought that such an almost omnipotent man would be mercilessly abandoned by his own wife. For ten years, no one dared to mention his wife's name in front of Yu Jiuqing. Everyone thought he must have hated that heartless woman to the core. However, ten years later, that woman suddenly returned... ... Shen Qing of the Space-Time Administration Bureau went back to take an assessment. Upon her return, she found that ten years had passed in the world, and she had inadvertently become a "scum woman" who had abandoned her husband and son and not returned home for a decade. Facing her icy-cold husband and a son in his rebellious puberty, Shen Qing wanted to cry but had no tears. A debt owed must always be repaid.

Qi Chuan, who travels to the Immortal World, awakens a Golden Finger called Hundredfold Critical Strike. No matter what he does, there is a chance to trigger a hundredfold critical strike and gain a hundredfold reward. During cultivation, an ordinary Spirit Root, after a hundredfold critical strike, has a cultivation speed comparable to an Upper Grade Spirit Root, breaking realms with unstoppable momentum. Learning magic, a hundredfold critical strike leads directly to perfection with infinite power. Artifact Refining, Talisman Making, Sword Dao... Even in farming, he can become a top-notch Spirit Plants master, easily cultivating a field of Top Grade Spirit Fruit.

Lin Chen is born in a deprived family. To purse his martial artist dream, he has to do some gig work to make ends meet. Luckily, he gets diligence system: as long as he keeps working hard, there will be no bottlenecks in his path.

The hierarchy of Tao Cultivation is strict, and the life of a Loose Cultivator is difficult. At the age of ten, Mo Hua's Sea of Consciousness conjured a Taoist Stele. It could forge Divine Sense, learn Formation. Mo Hua would use the Taoist Stele to craft the Supreme Divine Sense, to comprehend the various heavenly Formations, and to strive for the Longevity Road. He would change not only his own destiny but also the destiny of all bottom-tier cultivators under the heavens. (Traditional Xianxia, no system, Formation genre, growth genre)

Zhi Wan is an orphan living under someone else's roof, always cautious and meticulous, until she fell into the water one day and gained the ability to share dreams with others. She thought she would never meet the man from her dreams in her entire life, so in the dreams, she did all sorts of outrageous things. Until one day, she saw the Jade Pendant at his waist and finally realized that the man who did all those outrageous things with her in the dreams was none other than this powerful official, known for being aloof from women, cold, and ascetic. Startled, Zhi Wan decided to flee. But before she could even board the ship, she was surrounded by that powerful official and his soldiers. "I have received a secret report that Miss Zhi is connected to a recent major case. Please come back with me to assist in the investigation!" The man from her dreams, now dressed in his official uniform, was speaking in a serious, bureaucratic tone. Zhi Wan: "..." Confined to the ship's cabin under the pretext of assisting an investigation, Zhi Wan finally couldn't bear it anymore and decided to expose the man's hypocritical facade. "What a show of official authority. You weren't like this in the dreams!" The man loosened the collar of his official uniform, cornering the young lady against the wall, "Oh? And what am I like in your dreams?" Zhi Wan: "..." "Be good. The things we didn't finish in the dream, let's continue them now!" the man coaxed in a hoarse voice. (1v1, Double Clean)

Hua Manman never expected to transmigrate into a satisfying palace-intrigue novel, becoming the cannon fodder female supporting character in the book. She tried to turn the tables, but discovered that as long as she didn't act according to the plot, she would feel a heart-wrenching pain as if being stabbed by a knife. In that case, she might as well just lie flat and be a salted fish! But what was baffling was, why did that Prince Zhao, known for being sinister, ruthless, and treacherous, always like to stare at her? ... Prince Zhao discovered that something seemed to be wrong with his ears. As long as he stared at someone, he could hear that person's inner thoughts. For example, right now, Hua Manman was crying with tears streaming down her beautiful face: "To be able to receive the Prince's favor is truly a blessing this humble servant has cultivated in a past life!" However, what she was thinking in her heart was— "Oh my, this chili oil today has quite a kick! It's making me cry so hard I can't even stop." ... (1v1, Sweet)

Ye Chutang, the heir of an Ancient Medical Family, toiled her entire life, only to die unexpectedly just as she was about to take over. Reborn into a new life, all she wants is to be a salted fish and laze her life away. Who knew she would start with a critical blow: her parents and eldest brother were assassinated, leaving her and three children behind. Her third brother was gravely injured, her fourth brother was in a coma, and there was a nursing baby crying out for food. She weighed the cold corn bun in her hand and looked up at the sky in despair; one person dragging along three, this hand of cards was so bad it would be better to start over. The Little Milk Group tugged on her pant leg. "Hungry." Ye Chutang: "..." Get up and get to work! Ye Chutang's plan was perfect: raise the children, then retire to live out her days. But as it turned out, a certain man would not let her have her way. "Second Miss Ye, you've delayed me for so many years. You ought to give me an explanation." Ye Chutang: "6." You were the one who lingered at my door and refused to leave back then, and now it has become my fault? The Ye Family became extraordinary: The Ye Family's third son is the dynasty's top scholar, the Ye Family's fourth son is renowned in the Northwest for his great military achievements, and the Ye Family's Fifth Miss has a business empire that spans the world, her wealth rivaling a nation's. Only Second Miss Ye of the Ye Family, busy raising her younger siblings, had unknowingly grown older, her marriage prospects becoming a worry. Until one day, the all-powerful Duke Dingbei, Shen Yanchuan, arrived with a ten-li-long bridal procession to marry her. Ye Chutang was silent for a long time. "This time, you're in charge of the kids."

The Immortal caressed my head, tying my hair and receiving longevity. A lone girl, Jiang Yuebai, ascends Ninefold Mountain to the Azure Clouds, only to seek the Immortal’s path, wandering the world and Cloud Stepping. The path of Immortal Cultivation defies the heavens. Compete with the heavens, compete with the earth, compete with people, compete with oneself. Senior sister recites ten scrolls daily; I read books until dawn. Senior brother swings his sword hundreds of times; I return amidst the stars with my lance. Master refines elixirs sitting overnight; my Pill Furnace Fire stays unextinguished! If I don’t exhaust myself through cultivation, I’ll exhaust others, aiming to make the entire Cultivation Realm cry from cultivation. [Focus on alchemy, due to excessive refinement, the pill furnace can’t withstand the pressure and explodes, Alchemy Skill Level -1] [Continue alchemy with an iron pot and unexpectedly find fire control easier, herbs heat more evenly, Alchemy Skill Level +5] [Congratulations, your Alchemy has leveled up!] Note: Early stage involves Immortal Cultivation Data Panel, has a satire attribute, no point addition, no rewards, no tasks, low appearances, discarded later stages, dislike, please do not disturb, abandon the book without notice! No CP!

Lin Chang'an traversed to the Immortal Cultivation Realm and became a lone cultivator who failed to enter an Immortal Sect. After twenty years of arduous cultivation, feeling disheartened and prepared to return to the mundane world to enjoy human wealth, he awakened to the proficiency panel. As long as he diligently learns and practices, his efforts will surely bear fruit.

Lou Yi arrives in this complex world, becoming a penniless and helpless woodcutter. One day, he and his fellow woodcutters are attacked by a tiger when working and one of his friend gets killed. Lou Yi manages to pull himself together and wants to carry his friend's body home. The moment he touches the body, a line of semi-transparent text appears suddenly before his eyes: "Energy +1, absorb it?"

Lin Youning had spent her life in hardship, enduring everything until her son finally became the top scholar. Just as she was ready to enjoy her twilight years, Gu Yixuan’s visit made her so furious she choked—and died. Reborn, Lin Youning has only one goal: to live well and die of natural causes.

Chen Sheng transmigrated to the Cultivation Realm and became a prince in the mundane world, with no Spiritual Root. He thought he would live a mediocre life, enjoying a century of wealth in vain. Unexpectedly, he awakened the treasure [Hundred Generations Book] one morning. As long as his bloodline does not end, he can pursue immortality through a hundred generations. So he decides to have as many children as possible in this life.

Crossing into another world, Shen Yuan unexpectedly picks up a mysterious Turtle Shell in the river, activating the [Daily Hexagram] system bound to his family. [Today's Hexagram · Auspicious]: You pass by the Black Water Pool and unexpectedly encounter a Centennial Blood Toad shedding its skin. The shed skin has extremely high medicinal value and can be sold for two hundred Patterned Silver taels. [Today's Hexagram · Great Ominous]: A Barbarian Race scout team sneaks into Hidden Dragon Mountain. If you go into the mountain to chop wood, you will encounter bloodshed. [Today's Hexagram · Auspicious]: You take your son to hunt in Hidden Dragon Mountain and will have a good opportunity. [Today's Hexagram · Great Auspicious]: You spend a fortune to purchase a piece of land from the County Government, which hides a Lower Grade Spirit Stone Ore Vein.

"The notorious Butcher Zhang died!" words soon spread across the town, sparking both excitement and grief. Just on the night before the burial, an odd scratching sound comes out of the coffin. But no one knows that inside Butcher Zhang's body lives a transmigrator's soul.