Transmigration into a book + a touch of ensemble cast + villains + monsters + character growth
After Chu Mengduan transmigrates into a book, she gets bound to a villain-redemption System. Her task is to redeem the villain and prevent the ending where he turns evil and stages a rebellion. Then the System goes offline.
To complete her mission, Chu Mengduan starts taking the villain’s side.
But as she keeps protecting him, she realizes... things that weren’t in the novel’s setting are appearing!
What divine clans? What monsters? This can’t be right!
After finally making it to the ending, just as Chu Mengduan thinks she’s about to complete her mission, the System suddenly pops up and lets out a piercing shriek: “Aaah! Host, what have you done?”
Chu Mengduan is baffled. “Completed the mission.”
The System cries, “But you unlocked the hidden storyline!!!”
Chu Mengduan has a bad feeling. “What hidden storyline?”
The System replies, “The Xianxia arc.”
“...”
Chu Mengduan falls silent for a long time. “I have a question.”
“Does this count as overtime pay?”
Content warning: The female and male leads are not an official couple. The story is mostly everyday life with a mystery flavor, and includes investigations. Just read it for fun ₍₍ ง(*Ӧ)ว ⁾
It's super good-looking, with delicate relationships between the characters and distinct personality traits.