[Strange Tales + Martial Arts] A Buddha's Smile

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Liao Yi, a master of the Pure Mind Zen Sect, was born with a Buddha's heart. He's a once-in-a-century genius and is known as the Buddha's chosen one of this generation.

The Buddha's chosen one enters the world, observes its many ways, and experiences all its suffering before he can attain enlightenment.

Senior Brother: Junior Brother's comprehension is better than mine. I'm no match for him.

Little Phoenix: Ever since meeting the master, all the beautiful women around me have become ghosts.

Reader's Guide:

1. No CP, no CP. A proper monk! He's not a preachy, talkative monk, and he doesn't deliberately advocate repaying evil with kindness. Told in third person, with a comprehensive account of the story.

2. Don't nitpick for historical accuracy. This is purely the author's imagination, with a wildly imaginative plot that turns the original Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio on its head. Please leave your brain here before reading.

3. This is not historical fanfiction. It uses the original novel as its backdrop in an alternate parallel world.

4. Primarily Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, with some martial arts.

A few upcoming stories

[Coming Soon 1] [Dream of the Red Chamber] She's Still a Child, female protagonist, no CP

Before Lin Ruhai died, he finally found his biological younger brother, who had been missing for many years, and entrusted his only daughter, Daiyu, to the care of his brother's family.

To care for his elder brother's last remaining family, Lin's younger brother tearfully (not really) sent his young daughter, Lin Wanxin, to the Rongguo Mansion.

Lin Daiyu looked at her little ball of a younger sister and softened completely. She had to be strong, or else her sister would be bullied along with her.

Jia Baoyu: My jade is missing! My jade!

Xiren: Second Master just went to Miss Lin's place.

Lady Jia: My boy, hurry and hand over your brother's jade. Don't make me angry.

Lin Daiyu: You just take his word for it? Why would I want his jade?

Lin Wanxin: I picked up a rock along the way. Could that really be your jade?

Young man, tell me, did you lose this priceless Hetian jade, this flawless white mutton-fat jade, or this dirty rock that no one would even pick up from the road?

Lin Wanxin soon became the terror of the Rongguo Mansion. But in Lin Daiyu's eyes, she was just a child. "She's still a child. Why hold it against her?"

[Coming Soon 2] The Internet's Number One Helpful Citizen, a danmei supernatural crime-solving story

A new teahouse has opened on Chuanling Road. Its owner is a handsome immortal-like young man with long, flowing hair.

A real "immortal" beauty! The kind who's even better-looking than celebrities on TV!

The first time the police came by, the neighboring shopkeepers craned their necks to sneak a look and see whether the young owner had gotten into trouble. Instead, they found a commendation banner hanging on the wall inside his shop.

The second time...

The third time...

Everyone: We're numb. We're numb...

Before long, the teahouse walls were covered in commendation banners. The young owner sat inside, dressed in white and surrounded by red, and smiled with narrowed eyes. "Sorry to make a spectacle of myself."

Gu Yi, a rookie just out of the police academy, was reassigned to get close to a teahouse owner. Gu Yi, who had the highest overall score, was very unhappy about it.

Gu Yi at first: A weakling. He doesn't look like he can fight.

Gu Yi later: Honey, how are you supposed to stay healthy if you don't exercise? (The rest has been censored.)

An outstanding trainee policeman, a puppy-like top x a big shot with superb occult skills but a terribly weak constitution, a bottom

Coming Soon 3: My Husband's Family Never Runs Out of Meat, a sweet farming story

A pair of brothers recently moved to Anxi Village.

The elder brother was so handsome and imposing that all the village girls and boys wanted to climb the wall just to catch a glimpse of him. But when they heard he had a half-paralyzed younger brother who took medicine more often than he ate, no one dared marry into the family. Who could afford to keep such a sickly man?

The hunter at the foot of the mountain didn't see it that way. He only had a boy, and wanted to find him a husband. As long as the couple could live happily, that was all that mattered. He wasn't especially fond of the young man's looks, but he couldn't resist Ah Xi's affection for him. As for the younger brother, the hunter figured that if he fed him good fish and meat every day, how could he be sick? Either way, his family had plenty of meat!

As long as the young couple lived happily together, he'd be satisfied.

Theme: A kind heart will always be blessed.