After Picking Up a Wife, I Became a Top-Tier Star in the Mystic Arts World

Bai Fangming had loved wearing the wooden bead she found in a graveyard ever since she was little. When neither her father nor her mother cared for her, only that bead could put her at ease.

Who knew that, with time, a beautiful female ghost would come to dwell inside it, haunting and tempting her day and night?

"If you give in to me, I'll teach him a lesson right away~" The ghost floated nearby, twirling a lock of hair and speaking as if whispering sweet nothings to her lover.

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After making a pact with the female ghost, Bai Fangming's once-peaceful life was gone for good. She also had to endure the constant, intimate company of a gorgeous female ghost.

When Bai Fangming slept, the ghost would float out, hog the blanket, and squeeze into her tiny bed, never learning her lesson.

When Bai Fangming practiced cultivation, the ghost would give her all-out instruction, hand in hand and back to back, making sure she learned everything.

When Bai Fangming hunted ghosts, the ghost would protect her from the shadows, handing her water and helping finish off their enemies. Her priority was always to take Bai Fangming's side.

When evil spirits appeared, the ghost stood alone against the Ghost King, willing to be utterly destroyed to protect her.

"Shh." A light kiss fell on Bai Fangming's hair. The ghost covered Bai Fangming's eyes, unwilling to let her see her soul shatter into pieces. She laughed softly. "I keep my word. Don't be afraid."

Bai Fangming gradually overcame her fear of ghosts and monsters. She captured demons and drove out ghosts, navigating one world after another with ease until she became a top-tier star of the mystic arts.

The family that had once cast her aside now treated her as an honored guest, only to be abandoned by her in turn.

Every sect competed to recruit her, offering lavish carriages and beautiful women.

Bai Fangming felt she could afford to be a little greedy. She wanted the heart of that gorgeous old ghost who had no sense of propriety. But what she got was the ghost's longing for the white moonlight she had entrusted to Bai Fangming...

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Bai Fangming crushed the last shackle on the female ghost. With a cold expression, she said flatly, "You're free. Get lost."

In an instant, the ghost's sinister aura soared, making her seem every bit the wicked, murderous specter. She grabbed Bai Fangming's hand in return, eyes red, and said fiercely, "I'm your ghost. I'm not going anywhere."

Reader's Guide:

1. The female ghost has a white moonlight who died long ago. It isn't romantic love, and she'll come to terms with it. The female ghost is the one who chases after her.

2. This is entirely fictional. Don't nitpick or argue. It's not scary or frightening. It's old-school melodramatic angst, a self-indulgent passion project, with mountains of author-created lore.

**Important: This work has absolutely no connection to reality. It is entirely fictional, entirely fictional, entirely fictional. Do not apply it to real life. We reject all feudal superstition. The author stands by science and believes in science!**

Rolling around and begging for comments and votes~

---- An angsty ABO yuri story is in the works. If you like it, please check it out. I'll start writing it after this book! Please add it to your collection! ----

"After Marrying a Widowed Omega, She Started Treating Me as a Substitute" will start once I have 200,000 words banked.

After returning from the interstellar battlefield, Luo Qingyuan was matched with a widowed omega.

The omega was so delicate and pitiful that even the sorrow between her brows stirred Luo Qingyuan's protective instincts.

Ignoring her family's objections, she insisted on being with her.

"You'll love me your whole life and give everything for me, right?"

Chu Lu always stroked her face and gazed at her lovingly as she asked.

"Of course. I love you."

Luo Qingyuan would answer confidently, pulling her into a tight embrace.

After all, she knew that Chu Lu was a widowed omega who lacked a sense of security. Even when she slept, she curled up in someone's arms like a little rabbit.

It wasn't until later, when her delicate wife tied her to an examination table and softly called someone else's name while holding a knife, that Luo Qingyuan realized everything Chu Lu had shown her was an act.

She only wanted to use this body to resurrect the alpha she loved, her white moonlight.

---- Second upcoming story, planting a seed: an entertainment-industry yuri ----

"The Female Lead and the Second Female Lead Should Be Together" (This is the current blurb. It may be tweaked when I start writing, but the premise won't change.)

Su Qing was a child star. She worked diligently in film and television, tirelessly taking on all kinds of... supporting female roles.

Whenever viewers saw her face, they would say, "Oh, I know her. She plays supporting roles all the time. Her name is... um... uh..."

Fifteen years after her debut, she was still a different face in every show.

Su Qing, in public: Playing a different face in every show is recognition of my ability. I'll take it as a compliment.

Su Qing, in her heart: When do I finally get to play the female lead, outshine all the stars, earn 208 a day, and take home a Best Actress award?! Roaring! Brooding! Crawling!

Jiang Zhenyan debuted three years ago through a talent show and became an overnight sensation, with resources pouring in.

Her first show after entering the film and television industry made her the top-billed female lead. But acting wasn't where her talent lay, and the second female lead, Su Qing, thoroughly outshone her. People compared and mocked them at every turn.

That didn't stop Jiang Zhenyan from becoming a traffic-generating topic queen and continuing to land female lead roles.

The entertainment industry wasn't that big or that small. Su Qing played Jiang Zhenyan's supporting female lead in three consecutive shows. Their fans dragged each other relentlessly, and the ensuing bloodbath brought them widespread attention.

Just as fans were celebrating Su Qing finally getting away from Jiang Zhenyan and becoming a female lead herself, Jiang Zhenyan soared into a famous director's film and landed the female lead role.

Almost everyone thought Jiang Zhenyan and Su Qing had a terrible relationship, until someone dug up Jiang Zhenyan's secret account on a video-sharing site. Its posts left her fans stunned.

"True Feelings CP | A thousand swords may be aimed at you, but I can't bear to hurt you at all"

"I think I found a real couple. True Feelings CP's on-set interactions, high-definition live footage"

"Sweet, naive bunny x aloof senior sister | Help, the more I watch, the more I think the female lead and second female lead should be together"

"Jiang Zhenyan is such a bad actress, but the way she looks at her really doesn't seem like acting"

Netizens: What do we do? This is kind of addictive.

*

Jiang Zhenyan had a secret: she had liked Su Qing for fifteen years.

She entered the entertainment industry so she could get close to Su Qing, a little nearer to the moonlight in her heart.

But she really was a terrible actress. She gave the male lead dead-fish eyes and the second female lead stars in her eyes.

Director, lighting a cigarette: Well, who hasn't shipped them?

"I'm sorry, Sister Su. I made you reshoot again."

After three NGs, Jiang Zhenyan was too embarrassed to look at Su Qing. She simply couldn't bring herself to look at someone she liked with hatred.

Drenched from head to toe, Su Qing was fuming inside. But she was a skilled actress, so she gave Jiang Zhenyan a gentle, harmless smile and comforted her. "It's okay. If you have time, I can run lines with you and help you get into character."

She was only being politely insincere. Who knew that night, someone would knock on her door? Jiang Zhenyan stood there in her nightgown, holding a script, looking perfectly harmless. "Sister Su, could you run through the male and female leads' scenes with me? The director keeps saying there's no chemistry in my scenes with the male lead."

For the first time, Su Qing forgot her lines while looking into those beautiful, affectionate peach-blossom eyes.

So, who said she had dead-fish eyes? If this keeps up, I won't be able to stop myself from turning this act into something real and falling in love through the role! Why settle for the female lead? I want to be the male lead!

A scheming omega playing herself x a two-faced, dramatic, talented beta actress

* Jiang Zhenyan is only bad at acting because she put her skill points in the wrong place. She's an idol who can sing and dance, and she's acting for love. She's absolutely gorgeous, and Qingqing will coach her acting.

* My take on ABO, with equality between alphas, betas, and omegas. My pairings are whatever I like, so argue all you want. The only difference is pheromones. Female alphas don't have extra parts, and female betas aren't missing anything.

Theme: Care for women and be independent and self-reliant.