After Saving the Down-and-Out Male Lead, I Became His White Moonlight

(★ Ongoing, nearing completion) An ensemble cast with plenty of tropes: healing an unrequited love, a regretful husband chasing his wife, an identity-reveal twist and a romantic rivalry, fighting back against emotional abuse, a ghost marriage stand-in, forced possession, childhood sweethearts, breaking off an engagement, and more. [Upcoming: “The Gods Shall Not Fall,” “After I Die, the Fallen God Chases Me in a Heartbreak Marathon,” “The Wealthy Divorcee Gets Rich on a Dating Show.” Please add them to your favorites~]

Qingtang had to stop the Emperor Lord Hengyang from failing his tribulation and falling into demonic corruption, bringing calamity upon the world. With no other choice, she transmigrated into the short-lived cannon fodder character in his five lifetimes of tribulation.

*First lifetime: A disgraced crown prince, full of resentment, framed for treason and forced to flee while bewitched by a gu, x a beautiful but useless fox spirit, whose heart can cure gu and who gets mass-produced the moment she arrives (√)

Second lifetime: A fallen ruler of a conquered country, a blood demon's victim who is hurt by sunlight, x a little flower-spirit bodyguard, who loses her memories and has her identity exposed as soon as she arrives (√)

Third lifetime: A sickly, clingy, scheming illegitimate son posing as the young master, who has his ashes scattered twice, x a sweet and sassy female bandit who enters the household as a servant, planning to rob the rich (√)

Fourth lifetime: A cruel, bloodthirsty, half-demon mad dog of a last emperor, with wolfish eyes, x a fake palace maid with a captivating scent, tricked into entering the palace to serve him (√)

Fifth lifetime: A tomb-raiding general who takes on many monstrous forms, digs up his own tomb, and steals a royal bride, x a mute princess sent for a river sacrifice, abducted and reduced to begging as a wanderer (currently writing)

*These five lifetimes were like scripts from hell. Qingtang finally managed to return and ascend to godhood, but before she could catch her breath, Emperor Lord Hengyang, freshly returned from his tribulation, came to propose to her.

Qingtang: !!!

Hengyang had cherished the immortal Qingtang for years, believing he would have to live with his regrets for the rest of his life.

Who could have guessed that in those pitiful, sickly, mad, and flawed mortal lives, he would glimpse a sliver of hope?

After all that bitterness, sweetness was finally in reach. He absolutely could not let this chance slip away!

[Reader's Guide]

* One-on-one romance, many personal worldbuilding details, bittersweet endings for the short stories and a happy ending for the main story.

* Few golden fingers. Each lifetime features distinct character types, such as proud, gentle, scheming, insane, and flamboyant. An ensemble story depicting all kinds of people, with Chinese fantasy and names mostly drawn from classical poetry and plants.

* To anyone who steals my work: may you spend the rest of your life tasting every kind of heartbreak.

Upcoming heartbreak story: “After I Die, the Fallen God Chases Me in a Heartbreak Marathon”

[Important] The main story is told in third person. Only the blurb is in first person.

I died in the tenth year after we met. As demonic flames engulfed me, he held a sword in his hand, protecting the woman he loved.

The clear sky above Cangling Mountain was reflected in my eyes, along with his retreating figure. The early spring wind chilled me to the bone. The bamboo grove swayed and murmured emptily, while the peach blossoms on the branches, red as blood, drifted down among the spots of blood I had just coughed up.

Ten years ago, that young man had held me close in the Myriad Ghosts Cave, where spirits fed on souls, and promised to protect me for the rest of my life and give me a safe home. But in the end, I was left alone on the desolate Cangling Mountain. It felt no different from the Myriad Ghosts Cave, and just as I'd once imagined, I died there.

After I died, I turned to ashes. I never stained his favorite white robe, and just as he wished, I extracted one of my souls and gave it to the woman he loved.

The moment I stepped onto Shendu Cliff, ten years of affection ended in a single night.

From then on, we had nothing to do with each other.

When I opened my eyes again, I had become a Divine Maiden of the Underworld who had slept for a thousand years, while he had become a fallen demon god imprisoned by me in the Ninth Fold Abyss Tower.

As memories of the past came flooding back, I finally understood.

From beginning to end, it had all been a scheme, a deliberate revenge plot that made sport of people's hearts.

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Later, Chongze collapsed in a pool of blood, a long sword piercing his chest. Though he had lost both eyes, he still reached out a bloodied hand and called her name in a weak, feeble voice.

Meng Yao always remembered how Yun Yao, transformed into a remnant soul in the mortal realm, had crossed Shendu Cliff and been devoured by a hundred ghosts. She also remembered the iron heart required to kill a demon as the Divine Maiden of the Underworld.

Upcoming comedy: “The Wealthy Divorcee Gets Rich on a Dating Show”

When Qin Nian woke up, she learned she was about to become a wealthy divorcee.

After they appeared on a couples' dating show, her husband in name only, Lu Xiao, would meet his true love. His romance and career would both flourish, while she would leave with nothing and end up miserable.

Qin Nian: “...You said we'd split the assets 80-20! Lu Xiao, you lying cheat!”

To avoid becoming penniless, Qin Nian bound herself to a “Make Male Leads Miserable for 100 Years” System

Their target: male lead Lu Xiao!

Their mission: drive Lu Xiao crazy!!

Their motto: Drive Lu Xiao crazy today, become a rich tycoon tomorrow!!!

Qin Nian looked at Lu Xiao's pale face and sighed sympathetically. Her phone, on silent, kept popping up with “Alipay received XXX yuan.”

Qin Nian: “I have a little conscience, but not much.”

Qin Nian's answer to the question of how to drive male lead Lu Xiao crazy was

Become an annoying, fussy little drama queen!

Road trip:

“Honey~ That tire's been pressed against the ground this whole time. It's so pitiful, boo-hoo-hoo~”

A walk after dinner:

“Honey~ If you use snake venom to poison a venomous snake, will the snake die~?”

Questions about having children:

“Honey~ You'll be the one to give birth to two kids in the future. One with dark skin, one with fair skin, and one with yellow skin and a cool face. A pair of seven-colored twins. The future of genetic evolution is all on you~”

On a romantic Qixi night, Lu Xiao looked at Nian Nian beneath the fireworks filling the sky. She was as lovely as a fairy, and his heart raced.

Qin Nian leaned closer. “Honey~ Close your eyes. I've prepared a mysterious gift for you~”

Lu Xiao stared at her red lips and closed his eyes expectantly.

The next second, something heavy landed in his arms. He opened his eyes and saw the mysterious Qixi gift Qin Nian had mentioned: a collector's edition of To Live.

Lu Xiao: ???

The audience's initial impression of Qin Nian: fussy, airheaded, ridiculous, a drama queen.

Later: Help, this gorgeous big sister is completely unhinged and so charming. The real couple's dynamic is perfect: one acts out, the other indulges her. We love it~

Theme: Even in your darkest hour, keep your heart turned toward the light.