Transmigrating into Strange Tales: A Civil Servant in the Demon Realm

Lin Feng, a modern man who has read Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio cover to cover, unexpectedly transmigrates into a bizarre world of demons and ghosts because of an ancient book. When he wakes, he has become Lin Wangyou, a penniless scholar stranded among deserted temples and wilderness graves, with foxes' whispers and ghostly flames all around him. Relying on his knowledge of the original stories and the weaknesses of their monsters, he barely escapes the jaws of a zhāng demon and sneaks into a human town by assuming someone else's identity. But he is soon dragged into his first bizarre case: the terrifying Painted Skin. From outsmarting the Painted Skin ghost to exploring Lanruo Temple at night, and from befriending Yan Chixia to dealing with Nie Xiaoqian, Lin Feng gradually discovers that this world is more than a reenactment of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. A crisis is also brewing as the balance of Heaven's laws falters. Forced to become a mediator between the realms of yin and yang, he uses modern thinking to solve crises and turns the demons' and ghosts' own methods against them. Before long, the Underworld hires him as a temporary functionary, granting him a travel pass to move between the three realms. Yet the affections of the fox clan, a Taoist priest's pursuit, and the Underworld's schemes come one after another. When the truth behind his transmigration is finally revealed, an ancient artifact has chosen him to restore order to the three realms, Lin Feng must make his ultimate choice: return to a mundane life in the modern world, or stay here and find a way for humans, demons, and ghosts to survive together. This is a survival game for a powerhouse armed with knowledge, and an epic tale of an ordinary man rewriting the fate of Strange Tales in a sinister world through loyalty, cunning, and courage.