I Went to the Underworld and Became Lord Meng

[The historical danmei novel in the same series, Beauty's Thirty-Six Stratagems [Book Transmigration], is complete and ready to read~]

Meng Wuzheng lost his life in this lifetime trying to save his cat. As he lay dying, his cat suddenly started talking and told him to hurry up and die so he could be reborn at once???

In his next life, he was reborn in the Underworld, where he became a ghost messenger in charge of mortal souls. He handed out a bowl of Meng Po Soup so people could forget their past and be reborn. The trouble was... he had a worse memory than anyone else. He forgot his cat, and, as a high-ranking ghost, even ran into bizarre incidents like sleep paralysis and getting trapped in a ghostly maze. How was a high-ranking ghost supposed to save face!? On top of that, every night a beautiful maniac chased him around and repeatedly tried to take advantage of him... Could this crazy beauty be his cat?

While Meng Wuzheng was still trying to figure it out, the first beauty of the Yaksha clan, Young Master Chi, came to the Underworld to propose. The people at the Imperial Hall kept recommending beautiful Underworld women to him, but Young Master Chi simply said, "The one I've set my sights on is the Third Hall Master~"

Meng Wuzheng thought about it... Wait, wasn't he the Third Hall Master?

After that, a ghost and a demon became a couple and descended to the mortal world, taking on one mystery after another as they solved cases and punished evildoers.

[Case One: Crows that only eat the flesh of the dead?

Case Two: A large number of floating corpses discovered at the bottom of a thousand-year-old lake?

Case Three: A debt demon comes to claim your life if you don't repay your debt within seven days?

Case Four: A madwoman who specializes in cutting off men's manhood?

Case Five: Don't carry a coffin in the rain, or the corpse will rise?

Case Six: A blood-baby parasite that survives by eating children?

Case Seven: The ruins of an ancient kingdom that resemble an open-air tomb?

Case Eight: A corpse with a jade face covering that hasn't decayed in a thousand years?]

[Split-personality, crazy, clingy top (scheming, green-tea cat top) vs. absurdly self-confident, goofy bottom]

The split-personality top breaks character every day.

When he's around other people:

Chi Mohan: "What are you supposed to be?" "And what is he supposed to be?"

When he's around Meng Wuzheng:

Chi Mohan: "Lord Meng, I'm scared~" "Lord Meng, comfort me~"

Meng Wuzheng: "??? Weren't you just acting completely different?"

(The cat's owner is shocked: After being reborn, his cat has not only developed a split personality, but also become clingy?)

PS:

1. The story is entirely fictional, with a mountain of original worldbuilding. No need to scrutinize it.

2. Inspired by various games and folk tales. Please don't overthink it.

3. At heart, this is a everyone-loves-the-protagonist story, with both leads reborn and transmigrating, and the main couple doting on each other (their mutual affection is strong and obvious).

4. Sweet, cute, and a happy ending (lots of romance).

5. Main plot plus episodic cases (ensemble cast; the side couples include both BL and BG).

6. Both leads are devoted to one another, with one partner across three lifetimes (each lead lives three lives, with a different identity in each).

7. Mystery and adventure, with tomb exploration, ancient ruins, and mild horror.

Currently updating: Beauty's Thirty-Six Stratagems [Book Transmigration]

Jiang Ce, born with extraordinary luck, was selected by the System as a test subject for Book Transmigration and assigned a "plot-hole-filling" mission.

When he drew an identity card from among all the characters in the book, he got a high-risk identity with a danger rating of five stars. In a historical danmei novel set amid the chaos of the martial world, every powerful figure wanted him dead.

When it came time to draw his transmigration talent cards, the lucky Jiang Ce couldn't sit still. He washed his hands, burned incense, and "cast a spell." A casual draw gave him three five-star talent cards: [Stunning Beauty], [Exceptional Talent], and [Cunning Schemer].

He had to use his talents to survive until the end.

Legend had it that a foreign land was home to a young emperor with a high nose and deep-set eyes, so stunningly handsome that people couldn't look away. But he was born with an evil bone, and his blood was black, an ominous sign. People considered him a monster, and anyone who captured him would be richly rewarded.

As soon as Jiang Ce transmigrated into the book, assassins tried to kill him again and again, nearly taking his life. Not long after, the disciples of his sect were suddenly bitten by some unknown creature. Everyone bitten transformed into blood corpses, and the entire sect was overrun by the walking dead. Jiang Ce was bitten in the chaos. He thought he would become a blood corpse and that the game was over. But when he opened his eyes again, ten years had passed.

Ten years later, he met a black-clad youth amid a vast snowstorm. The youth became his disciple, the youngest one in his sect. The young disciple concealed his identity and imprisoned him in a small room, then slashed his own arm. Black blood poured down his strong forearm as he said, "Please drink this, Master. Only my blood can save you."

Jiang Ce drank his blood. From then on, he would protect this "monster" abandoned by the world.

Survival tips for Book Transmigration:

1. Pay attention to side quests.

2. Carry out your master's orders.

3. Find allies and form an alliance.

4. Make sure you survive until the end.

[Black-turned-white, sickly, unhinged young top vs. white-turned-black, gentle, scheming powerful bottom]

In other words: A powerful man whose manners could use some work, who seems mild and harmless but kills without batting an eye, and a loyal, lovestruck puppy who takes on anyone he doesn't like, but falls deeply and sincerely in love at first sight.

The top's story: A second son of a wealthy family returns reborn in an ancient setting to punish his enemies and seize power.

The bottom's story: A deadly battle royale in an ancient setting, where he pretends to be weak to outwit his foes and survive against all odds.

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