Golden Scales

*Easygoing landlady x money-is-worthless bro

Gu Jinyin has a handsome face that really catches the eye! And he's actually an undercover cop? Come on, you've got to be kidding.

A little skit:

Ping Ye: "There's nothing special about me. I'm just really easy to get along with..." (clenching his fingers, gritting his teeth)

Bro Jinyin: "I wouldn't do it for any amount of money... I really can't do this... What even is money?!" (somebody with a bruised and swollen face, sobbing)

The serious blurb:

Illegal organ trading in the city keeps resurfacing despite repeated investigations...

The criminal police captain is going bald over the case...

A hospital professor is racing against time to treat patients...

An undercover cop is livestreaming from the field...

The mastermind has hidden himself well...

How is an undercover cop supposed to do his job when his identity is public?

As an undercover cop, Gu Jinyin thinks he's a complete failure.

Nobody believes he's undercover.

Official title: Dongping Xigu

Also known as: My Landlady Girlfriend, I Really Am Undercover, The Man Who Became the Night Market Boss

Reading guide:

1. One-on-one romance, happy ending.

2. Undercover work, doctor-patient relationships, and criminal investigations all mixed together.

[Coming soon next door: a new suspense novel, Slay the Gods. Come check it out~]

Heng Xu, Lord of the Gods, is reborn as a mortal.

A thousand years after the gods fell.

The world has turned upside down, and the seas and lands have changed.

Once the ruler of the Nine Heavens, who held power over the Six Realms and wiped out the demon clan in the blink of an eye, she has become a senior consultant for the Lingcheng police force's Special Affairs Investigation Unit.

Although she has no magic at all, her insight and knowledge are far beyond those of ordinary people.

From a rat demon stealing grain to an evil spirit devouring people, she handles them all with ease, seeing at a glance whether someone is human or ghost, demon or monster.

No one in the Six Realms, famous or obscure, can hide from her.

With her eyes that see through everything, she cracks one major case after another.

She's doing pretty well for herself, living a respectable life.

But she has one peculiar habit: she likes livestreaming fortune-telling. It's not because she needs the money. As her coworkers put it, she's a workaholic who can't sit still, and keeps pushing herself to work harder.

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Qiantang, the weakest of flower demons.

The least notable among the many who once served beneath the Lord of the Nine Heavens.

A thousand years of hardship could not extinguish her resolve.

Once a demon-clan spy determined to overturn the world, she sacrificed her body and entered the cycle of reincarnation, finally finding a trace of her "former master."

She actually wants to live as a mortal.

But who is the current Lord of the Nine Heavens, Heng Xu?

What was the point of lying low all these years? Her fate was clearly meant to be one of bloodshed and turmoil. How can she just lie flat?

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How could a mere mortal dare to slay a god?

In the end, even a god's wish for peace is thwarted by a world that refuses to be still.

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Why is she reborn, rather than reincarnated?

In stories about reincarnation, characters usually undergo a trial and return to their original bodies when it's over. But the female lead doesn't. She has simply become a mortal while retaining her memories. Her body is still her original one, but she has lost her powers. If she dies, she's really dead.

Theme: No matter how unfamiliar your circumstances, stay true to yourself.