After My Engagement Was Broken Off, I Successfully Survived the Tribulation

[The sweet romance I'm working on next, She Became Famous by Ghost Hunting on Livestream, is now underway. Please add it to your reading list. Thank you!]

[Blurb]

Princess Jinglin of the Jiang Kingdom is the pride of the heavens, blessed with peerless beauty. Countless sons of powerful families in Jiang dream of winning her hand.

Yet this noble princess falls for Su Ci, a hostage prince from the Chen Kingdom.

On the day of their wedding, Jinglin waits in her phoenix crown and scarlet wedding robes, with a grand bridal procession stretching ten miles. Instead, word arrives that Su Ci's army is at the gates.

On the city wall, Jinglin stands in her bright red wedding gown and asks, "The realm or me. Which will you choose?"

Below the wall, Su Ci, clad in armor, replies, "Princess, you are beautiful, but you cannot compare to the magnificent mountains and rivers of Jiang."

That day, the land is shattered. As the city falls, Jinglin leaps from the wall in her bloodstained wedding gown.

Later, word gets out that the prince of Chen went white-haired overnight and descended into madness, nearly wiping out the entire Chen royal family.

But none of that has anything to do with Jinglin, who has successfully overcome her tribulation. Her time in Jiang was merely a trial on her path to ascension.

Until she hears that Jun Yan Ci of Mount Jingming awoke from a dream with white hair and signs of falling into demonic cultivation.

Su Ci has never regretted anything in his life. Even when he was sent to Jiang as a hostage, he only thought that he had not been ruthless enough, that he had not struck quickly enough.

That changed the day he watched Princess Jinglin of Jiang leap from the city wall with his own eyes. For the first time, he learned what it meant to regret. The landscape changed and the years passed, but he could never find her again.

Until he awoke from his great dream and saw the Immortal Lin Jiang on the mountain of Yuntai. His memories returned, and his inner demon stirred. He wanted to lock her in his arms and never let her go again!

Content warnings:

1. The early part takes place in the mortal realm (the heroine is lovestruck, and the hero is cold and unfeeling); the later part is xianxia (the heroine is clear-eyed, and the hero is extremely possessive).

2. Once the heroine successfully overcomes her tribulation, she no longer hates the hero. She thinks it was just a trial, but she is still bothered by it.

3. The story follows the rhythm of three thousand small worlds. The Jiang and Chen Kingdoms are one of these worlds. The protagonists will visit other small worlds before eventually returning to the world of Jiang and Chen to resolve everything.

4. That's all for the warnings for now. I'll add more if I think of anything. Please don't read if this isn't your cup of tea. Thank you for understanding.

☆☆☆ Coming soon: She Became Famous by Ghost Hunting on Livestream

Everyone in the entertainment industry knows that Gu Lian will do anything to become famous. Ever since her debut, she's been dogged by scandals, and she latches on to anyone with a following.

One day, she signs on for a popular supernatural reality show. She is instantly mocked, and netizens who know what she's like are eager to see her make a fool of herself.

After the show goes live, the host asks, "I hear you livestream ghost hunts in your spare time. Want to do one here?"

Gu Lian pulls out a camera. "What angle do you want?"

The host, confused, says, "...Just do it the way you normally do."

So Gu Lian casually makes the camera float in midair and waves at it. "Hi."

The host: "???"

The netizens who tuned in to watch her embarrass herself: "???"

How on earth is that camera floating?

When challenged, Gu Lian answers calmly, "I asked the hanging ghost behind you to help."

With that, she reaches out and grabs a disheveled hanging ghost, which floats in front of the camera and stares straight at the viewers.

Soon, #GuLianGhostHuntingLivestream shoots to the top of the trending list, and her livestream videos, which used to get single-digit views, go viral.

Her haters spend every day accusing her of faking everything, putting on a ghost act, and insisting her persona will eventually fall apart.

But as filming continues, netizens realize that Gu Lian isn't falling from grace at all. Her reputation as a demon and ghost hunter only gets more firmly established.

In a rundown apartment where someone cries every night, she catches a female ghost and talks with her through the night, uncovering a story of a devoted woman and an unfaithful man. In a village where several people have mysteriously disappeared, she catches a weasel spirit and discovers the truth behind the village's secret destruction of the ecological balance. At the scene of a car accident, she sees an old man who was struck and killed, and uncovers a long-buried case...

As the show airs, Gu Lian quickly becomes famous, and major variety shows line up to invite her on.

Five hundred years ago, the eight great sects of the mystical arts joined forces to suppress a thousand-year-old demon king. The seal has remained undisturbed ever since.

Until one day, a supernatural reality show chooses the Lin family ancestral home as a filming location.

The head of the family, Lin Zhi Huan, looks at the enormous shadow behind Gu Lian, the actress who has recently become famous again, then at the impregnable seal. He figures he must not have mastered his studies well enough, which is why his eyes are playing tricks on him.

Otherwise, how could he be seeing the sealed thousand-year-old demon king, wearing a celebrity's face and standing before him with the look of an old friend catching up???

☆☆☆ Coming soon: After the Deposed Empress Is Reborn

Nian Nian, the young lady of the Dingguo Marquis's household, was said to have been born amid wondrous signs. Celestial music rang through the heavens, and phoenixes danced and soared together. The emperor therefore bestowed on her the name Fengyi and, in the name of the royal family, betrothed her to the crown prince.

As Nian Nian grows up, she falls at first sight for the taciturn, unloved third prince, Zhao Yuanshen. She gives him her heart and refuses to heed anyone's advice, insisting she will marry no one but him.

When the third prince ascends the throne, the Dingguo Marquis's household gives him everything it has, only to be sentenced to execution as a family. Nian Nian is stripped of her position as empress and confined to the Cold Palace.

As she gazes upon the endless streams of blood on the execution ground, the bodies strewn everywhere, and the cries of the dying, Nian Nian is consumed by anguish and remorse. Her heart turns to ash, and she perishes in a blazing fire.

When she opens her eyes again, she has been reborn on the day she was to wed Zhao Yuanshen.

Through the red bridal veil, Nian Nian seems to see the rivers of blood and towering flames from her past life.

She rips off the veil, her expression cold and resolute. "I'm not marrying him!"

Fifth Prince Zhao Chengan is handsome and graceful, the dream husband of every young woman in Chang'an. But no one knows that beneath his refined and gentle manner lies a ruthless, stubborn heart.

He has coveted the daughter of the Dingguo Marquis for years, but her name, Fengyi, has kept him from making a move.

Then Nian Nian breaks off the marriage in public. She becomes the laughingstock of the whole city and brings shame upon the royal family, while the Dingguo Marquis's household is suddenly thrust into the eye of the storm.

At a garden party, Zhao Chengan stops Nian Nian. His smile is as warm as ever, but madness lurks beneath it. "Marry me, and I'll resolve your family's crisis."

Theme: Learn from your mistakes and make things right!