The Host Always Says One Thing and Means Another

[Top, quick transmigration, 1v1, a mix of sweet and angsty]

Ten thousand years ago, the war between immortals and demons ended with the God of War of the Celestial Realm sacrificing himself and the Demon Lord disappearing.

But none of that had anything to do with Gu Zhen.

The world was dazzling, full of bright lights, wine, music, and dancing. When life was good, you had to enjoy it while you could. Gu Zhen was a minor deity with a mountain of romantic debts, yet he never gave them a second thought. He ate, drank, and played his way through life.

He thought things would go on like that forever, but if you walk along the riverbank often enough, sooner or later you’ll get your shoes wet.

As it turned out, Gu Zhen himself was the one pulling the strings in this game.

Only much later did he realize that someone had captured his heart ten thousand years ago.

He carried out missions twice, traveling through countless worlds, all to get a wife of his own.

World One: A cool, refined young rose of a painter

World Two: A reborn little dumpling with a green-tea personality

World Three: ...

A note about the story’s worldbuilding: Bringing a soul back to life requires two stages: forging and collection. Forging strengthens a soul’s ability to endure; collection gathers the forged souls so they can be revived through the hands of the Transmigration Bureau’s God.