Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: The King Arrives, and the Ghost Realm Goes Mad!

Prince Ning transmigrates to the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty and becomes a poor scholar.

Luckily, he activates the Become an Official System just in time. Complete its missions to receive all kinds of rewards and rise through the ranks...

The System's first mission is to recruit Nie Xiaoqian and have her help Prince Ning take first place in the upcoming imperial examinations.

In life, Nie Xiaoqian was as beautiful as a celestial maiden, well-read, and skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. After dying unjustly and remaining in the human world, she was coerced by the Black Mountain Demon into luring people to their deaths on Black Mountain, suffering in despair with no hope of rescue...

Prince Ning ventures onto Black Mountain, subdues the Black Mountain Demon, and rescues Nie Xiaoqian. After placing first in the imperial examinations, he is personally appointed by the Chongzhen Emperor as the youngest seventh-rank county magistrate in history, launching a brilliant official career.

From then on, Prince Ning recruits all manner of evil spirits and has them complete his missions to advance in rank...

Nie Xiaoqian: "I want to cultivate into a human, all for Young Master Prince Ning..."

Scorpion Demon: "They call me the most poisonous creature under heaven, but you're ten thousand times more poisonous than I am, Prince Ning!"

Black Mountain Demon: "Damn you, Prince Ning! You don't even treat me like a ghost!"

The whole ghost realm goes mad...

Years later, the Ming Dynasty falls and the land is thrown into chaos. Prince Ning leads an army of ghosts to bring peace to the realm!

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.