Are There Any Good People Left Here?

The main story is complete and undergoing a thorough edit. Extra chapters are coming soon. Beneath the author’s notes for the ending, there are three alternate IF routes to choose from, so pick the trope you like best.

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Gentle, beautiful master gong x cold-faced, adorable, highly intelligent disciple shou

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Qi Zilin, the only son of a wealthy merchant in Yanjing, was exceptionally clever from a young age, mature beyond his years. Everyone said the Qi family had produced a prodigy and was destined for greatness.

But when he was seven, the entire Qi family was slaughtered.

Just as he was about to be hunted down and killed, he was fortunate enough to catch the eye of Zhu Lang, the foremost immortal. After meeting him once, Zhu Lang said they were fated and offered to take him as his disciple.

Qi Zilin didn’t believe Zhu Lang’s talk of fate. He thought Zhu Lang had ulterior motives for approaching him.

He guessed Zhu Lang was after his money.

Later, Zhu Lang doted on his disciple so much that the entire cultivation world knew about it. Some even speculated that Qi Zilin and Zhu Lang had an improper relationship, and that Qi Zilin was a love debt Zhu Lang had incurred in his youth.

Even Qi Zilin was spoiled to the point of questioning his whole existence. “What exactly do you want from me? I’ll give it to you.”

Zhu Lang smiled faintly. “I want you. Will you give yourself to me?”

Qi Zilin’s heart skipped a beat. Oh no, this man was after the whole inheritance.

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The best-friends duo:

There are two famous figures at the Cultivation Academy.

One is Qi Zilin.

The other is Ying Sijin.

Other people are famous for being exceptional talents and rare geniuses.

These two are notorious for being at the very bottom of their class, in last and second-to-last place.

Like finding kindred spirits in a barren wasteland, they wallow in the mud and drag each other down.

They can’t do anything right, but they excel at causing trouble.

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The master-and-servant duo:

Qi Zilin: Meng Yun, you’re not allowed to stand on this blurb.

Meng Yun: I’m really going to cry, young master, please don’t

Everyone’s a wolf x if you’re unhappy, fight x who’s the mole x secret identity competition

Reader’s guide:

1. Both leads are devoted to each other, age gap with the gong older, reunion, past and present lives, ensemble cast.

2. The timeline is very, very long. A coming-of-age story: the shou is weak early on, strong in the middle and later parts, and the strongest fighter by the end.

3. At heart, I want to write a funny, lighthearted ensemble story, but there will be some angst.

4. There’s big love and small love, a youthful ensemble cast, and plenty of scheming. Romance is just one part of the story; the plot comes first.

5. This is my first time writing a long novel, so my writing may be rough. If you don’t like it, please don’t force yourself to read. I hope you enjoy the story.

Here’s a recommendation for my next book. You can find it on my author page.

A Good Remedy for You

Sickly, outwardly gentle but inwardly venomous actor gong x arrogant, defiant, prickly shou

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Xie Zhao’s horsemanship and archery were unrivaled in the capital, and he caught the eye of a princess who kept countless male favorites.

Faced with imperial authority, he said something shocking: “Even if I had to marry into a man’s family, there’s no way I’d become the princess’s male favorite.”

The very next day, he was bestowed as the male spouse of Fu Suizhi, who was rumored not to live past the age of twenty-two.

The emperor put it this way: “The eldest son of the chancellor is as beautiful as an immortal and a brilliant writer. I’ve heard he has no interest in women. It seems the two of you are a match made in heaven.”

Xie Zhao: …

Damn, are there really men who like men???

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Fu Suizhi vomited blood the moment he received the imperial marriage decree and nearly stopped breathing.

Gravely ill, he thought he didn’t have much time left. The worst that could happen was having one more person to look after at home. Once he was gone, he would set Xie Zhao free.

Who knew Xie Zhao would be such a troublemaker, stirring up chaos wherever he went?

Even Fu Suizhi’s good temper wore thin.

Hmph. As long as he still drew breath, he would properly keep this ungrateful fool in line.

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The capital was rocked by sudden political upheaval, and the Xie family was dragged into the court’s power struggles.

But Fu Suizhi, instead of continuing to clash with Xie Zhao as he always had, went to great lengths to clear him of blame.

Xie Zhao had an epiphany: Could it be that this guy had been plotting to win him over from the very start and had fallen deeply in love with him?!

Xie Zhao: Suizhi, I’ll remember your kindness. But, but I’m not into men. You should give up!

Fu Suizhi was so enraged that he coughed up blood: …

If something happened to him, the entire Fu clan would be implicated… Forget it. A fool is a fool.

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At twenty-two, Fu Suizhi took to his bed and never recovered.

Xie Zhao went mad searching the world for renowned doctors and praying to every god under the heavens, but he still couldn’t save him.

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Fu Suizhi came back from the dead as the new emperor and forcibly took Xie Zhao as his husband during the mourning period, imprisoning him in the imperial palace.

Xie Zhao couldn’t accept that he had been living a lie all along.

Xie Zhao: Don’t make me hate you even more. Let me go.

Fu Suizhi: Then hate me.

My next-next book is a horror infinite-flow novel, The Paranormal Archives Administrator.

Warm-hearted, sharp-tongued, universally adored paper effigy craftsman gong x cold-faced, ruthless, taciturn beauty shou who wears a mask

Couple setup: Childhood friends who lost their memories and were separated reunite as enemies. After his identity is exposed, the gong pursues his shou through hell and back, then gets beaten into a dog by him.

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After one dungeon run, Lin Jian lost his memories and became an emotionless dungeon “killer.”

Other people clear dungeons with clever strategies. He blows them up and lays waste to them, leaving everyone who enters a dungeon with him empty-handed and punished.

The players despise him, but since he always wears a mask covering half his face, they can’t track him down in real life to get revenge.

Qi Lan is a universally adored player. After suffering at Lin Jian’s hands, he resolutely decides to get even. With a mouth full of lies, he manages to trick Lin Jian into cooperating with him.

It’s the first time Lin Jian has ever trusted a stranger, and that one time nearly gets him killed in the dungeon.

Lin Jian grits his teeth. “Qi Lan, you actually tricked me!”

Qi Lan: “My dear Xiao Jian, all’s fair in war. See you around, assuming you survive.”

From then on, Lin Jian hates him to the bone. Whenever they meet, he attacks him and never holds back when he has a chance to kill him.

Until one day, Qi Lan smashes Lin Jian’s mask. He stares at Lin Jian’s breathtakingly beautiful face and freezes. Lin Jian doesn’t care why he’s staring. He punches him straight in the face.

Qi Lan takes the blow, then pulls Lin Jian into a tight embrace as blood streams from his nose.

He says, “I missed you so much.”

Lin Jian: “????????”

Did getting hit make him stupid?

Theme: Protecting world peace