The Martial World Is Full of Free Meals

Six 1v1 stories, each with its own cast. Their plots are connected without getting in one another's way, and reading them all in a row may bring some surprises! Word has it that the famous senior disciple of a prestigious sect ran off with the senior sister of the Demon Cult. The neighboring Assassin Alliance sent its best men to bring them back, only for a perennial last-place rookie to drag them down. People say that's not even the biggest scandal of the year. The most astonishing thing is that the chief constable of the Six Fan Gate has become the male lead in an erotic painting. Everyone envies him, then sighs: "What a fall from grace." All things considered, the Beggar Sect's young man is the real winner in life. Not only has he become the next leader of the Beggar Sect, he's also married a rich, beautiful woman! [Volume One] Senior Sister of the Demon Cult x Senior Disciple of a Prestigious Sect: Should I become a demon with you, or a Buddha by your side? That is the question. [Volume Two] Erotic-painting artist x Chief Constable of the Six Fan Gate: One wrong step, and you end up in the painting. [Volume Three] First from the top x First from the bottom: The gap between two assassins. [Volume Four] Young Master of the Beggar Sect x Alliance Leader's Daughter: The winner in life who married a rich, beautiful woman. [Volume Five] Scion of the imperial family x Two-faced beauty: Gentle and considerate by day, climbing onto rooftops to cause trouble by night. [Volume Six] Villainous leader x Righteous big shot: A pair of mortal enemies who love and fight each other. Rolling over to share a coming-soon story: "Scheming to Marry a Minister's Wife" Xue Cen went incognito on an inspection tour and had a meal of duck stew at the home of the top scholar he'd personally appointed. After that, he decided the palace food was nothing special, and started going to the scholar's home every day. Later, Xue Cen decided that whoever had made the duck stew was exactly to his taste, and privately wanted to make them his own. But that person was the top scholar's wife. Xue Cen was so worried he couldn't enjoy his food, and so he began plotting every day to steal the man's wife. Eventually, the top scholar rose to the highest rank in court, and his wife became the most favored woman in the imperial harem. The old ministers knelt outside the palace gates, urging Xue Cen not to let a seductress corrupt the moral order, but then the top scholar transformed into a woman. The old ministers' jaws all dropped. Reading guide: 1. An episodic story. The characters are connected, but the plots stand on their own. Reading several in a row may bring surprises! 2. This is entirely fictional, entirely fictional, entirely fictional. That's important, so please don't nitpick the historical details. Cover font from the Zihun website. 3. I won't answer questions about whether it has a C ending. Unless the plot calls for it, I won't go out of my way to emphasize anything that might bother people. 4. Suggestions are welcome, personal attacks are not. Life is hard enough; why make things difficult for each other? Theme: Heroes and heroines, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom