[Korean Crossover] Court Intrigue Is No Match for Pen Pals

[Subscribe to the full novel for only 2 yuan! My author page has two completed novels on a similar theme, Black Night Like Me and I See You When I Wake.] In her previous life, Jiang Qingyun entered the palace alone to save her father, who had been wrongly imprisoned. She hoped to become the foolish emperor's favorite consort, but was framed and met an unexplained death. After being reborn, Jiang Qingyun decisively abandoned the incompetent, foolish emperor and joined forces with the Empress Dowager. Far from the palace's power struggles, she lived a quiet and comfortable life. In her spare time, she unexpectedly took in an injured night owl and became pen pals with its owner, "Guigui." Though "Guigui" was aloof and proud, they made a wonderful listener. Jiang Qingyun confided in her good friend through letters about everything she couldn't tell others: From the concubines bullying her again to the pattern she had copied for her sachet... After several months, "Guigui" suggested they meet. Sure, why not meet in person? Jiang Qingyun went to the agreed-upon place, only to discover... How could her good friend, close confidante, and pen pal "Guigui" be a man?! Not only was he a man, he was also a demon king who had lived for two hundred years, wielded power over the world, and controlled the imperial court?! Jiang Qingyun: Her smile slowly twisting.GIF Guigui = Demon King: ":)" Reading tips: 1. A crossover with Korean dramas. The male lead is the Demon King. 2. Completed on 2025-01-24. Please show your support! My next novel is coming soon. Please add it to your reading list: [Horror Crossover] The Ghost Stories Begged Me to Act Human. Here's the blurb: Yu Li, a pure and innocent college girl who studies folklore, or, as people might call her, the Grim Reaper in human form. When her horror-themed hotel was on the verge of closing, Yu Li issued these important instructions: Upgrade the hotel facilities, improve the service, learn from the competition, and make sure every guest has a worthwhile stay. In practice, that meant: Stealing the ghosts from other hotels' ghost stories, beating them into submission, and making them work for her, so that the explorers would be scared out of their wits. So when a hitchhiker tried to force his way into her car, Yu Li sat in the sealed cabin and slurped luosifen, sending him reeling from the smell. Hitchhiker: Help! Why is someone eating crap in the car? When the bartender at the Overlook Hotel raised a wineglass and demanded Yu Li offer up her soul as a snack, she tossed him a fly. "Everything has a soul. Take the fly's." Bartender: ??? Is that even food? Why are you putting it on the table? When the sacrificial stone began pouring blood and grinned as it demanded an offering, Yu Li unhesitatingly shoved the avatar of the evil god who had been tailing her for ages toward it. "Take your time. Help yourself." Sacrificial stone: ...I'm cracking up. Ugh! Wherever Yu Li goes, she scrapes three layers off the ground, let alone the ghosts. Anything valuable gets dragged back to work for her; anything useless gets humanely destroyed on the spot. Her hotel soon grew bigger and stronger, reaching new heights of success and becoming a must-visit destination for explorers. [Five stars! I hereby declare it the most terrifying theme hotel in America! The facilities are a little old, though. The mannequin bellboy Billy keeps losing his head.] [Highly recommend the hotel's hot wax hair removal service! The wax figures next to it are a little creepy, though. They look just like the figures at the wax museum from the news!] [How are you all still calmly leaving good reviews? I stayed in Room 1408 for one night and nearly went insane! There really are ghosts in this place! Aaaaaah!] With an ax in one hand, Yu Li replied to the bad review with the other: Don't make things up. There are no ghosts here, just a bunch of chosen workhorses who don't need wages and aren't protected by labor laws. The terrified ghosts: ??? Do you even hear yourself? Is that any way to treat people? Even Satan isn't as ruthless and black-hearted as you! Please, just act like a person! Theme: There's no such thing as a hopeless situation in life. Hard work brings a future.