[Main story complete. Extra chapters will appear irregularly. Do not buy the ABO world from the author's page; it's in the free collection.]
Yu Jiu has been frail since childhood, with a delicate, vulnerable appearance.
After the apocalypse breaks out, he wakes up bound to a cannon-fodder System. The System tells him he doesn't need to do anything extra while carrying out his missions. He should quietly stay in the background behind the protagonist, play a minor cannon-fodder role, and use his sickly buff to get eliminated quickly.
Yu Jiu doesn't talk much, doesn't meddle in other people's business, and doesn't give anyone else a second glance. He lies flat and coasts by on the points he earns on the sly.
But why are the protagonists looking at him more and more strangely?
[World One] The Little Mute
A star player on the Infinite leaderboard has recently started dating a mysterious, unknown player, sparking explosive discussion on the player forums.
Only Yu Jiu, one of the people involved, knows the truth: he's an NPC the protagonist brought out of an instance. The protagonist was originally going to erase his consciousness and turn him into a weapon, but instead, he seriously started dating him.
As an NPC from an instance, he is also kept at the protagonist's side. Yu Jiu bears the curse of the game's villainous evil god, a time bomb the evil god planted beside the protagonist, ready to stab him in the back and deal him a fatal blow at any moment.
Because Yu Jiu can't speak, his NPC identity is accidentally discovered, and he can only endure being bullied with red-rimmed eyes.
Later, the evil god regrets what he did, descends ahead of schedule, and fights the protagonist in a fierce battle to take back his own treasured possession.
Yu Jiu stands alone outside the battlefield, confused. Please stop fighting.
[World Two] Abnormal Glands
In an ABO world, he's an inferior omega with a congenital gland disorder. Though he's an omega, no alpha can mark him.
A marriage contract brings him into a wealthy family. His fiance in name only, the protagonist, treats him like he doesn't exist, and the two are a couple in name only.
The protagonist and his adjutant, who pretends to be an alpha despite being an omega, are a match made in heaven. Yu Jiu is the one who gets in the way and ruins their beautiful romance. He was supposed to be written out as cannon fodder early on.
Until his rut arrives. The protagonist goes nearly mad, biting Yu Jiu's gland and trying to mark the omega he has always claimed not to care about.
The adjutant drops his formerly gentle act, pins him in a corner, and softly coaxes him to expose the gland at the back of his neck. "I can give you what he can't."
[World Three] Money Hoarding Disorder
Yu Jiu is a holy son from Miaojiang, simple and naive, with little experience of the world. He becomes a casualty of the protagonist's struggle with the villain and is written out early. But no matter how he triggers the plot, he just can't die. Not only does he survive, he thrives.
Because of his money-hoarding disorder, he can't take his eyes off anything shiny or any money.
The arrogant protagonist goes to great lengths to remove his dazzling jewels and tempt him, drawing him into his arms. "Baby, come with me, okay? Let's leave together."
The capricious villainous boss brings out a cherished golden silk gu and offers it to him like a treasure, going mad as he begs him to stay.
Hugging the money in his arms, Yu Jiu takes a few steps back. Don't come any closer!
[World Four] Skin Hunger
In a cultivation world, Yu Jiu is a cat demon wife the protagonist's master uses to attain the Dao.
He has skin hunger and can't help clinging to people all day, unconsciously cuddling up to the Immortal Venerable every day.
But the Immortal Venerable's gaze grows gentler and gentler, no longer cold as it was when Yu Jiu first arrived.
Then, with the Immortal Venerable's heavenly tribulation approaching, the overpowered protagonist is branded a traitor who betrays his master and ancestor. He risks his life to rescue Yu Jiu, covered in blood as he holds him tight. "Don't go over there! Master will kill you."
The Immortal Venerable, usually dressed in white, is covered in blood. His eyes are red with churning fury, and his Daoist heart appears shattered as he teeters on the brink of demonic corruption. Still smiling gently, he reaches out to Yu Jiu. "Good kitty, come to your husband."
[World Five] Face Blindness
[Blurb dated October 26, 2023]
Reading Guide (manually highlighted)
1. Split-off loyal dog seme x sickly beauty, naturally alluring, adored by everyone uke
2. Sweet, satisfying romance with lots of dramatic confrontations. Almost no plot, and the logic is a mess.
3. The order of the small worlds in the main story follows the table of contents.
4. See the author's Weibo, @Jinjiang Hanxing, for the full-size manuscript image.
Coming Soon: "Urban Legends, but I'm the Beloved One"
Ming Zhan, a self-proclaimed ordinary college student, chose a useless major and graduated straight into unemployment.
After sending out resumes indiscriminately, he gets a reply and lands a job as a live-in servant at a manor.
Only after he blunders into the job does Ming Zhan discover it's not that simple. Every day, he has to take care of the four residents' food, clothing, housing, and transportation, as well as go out on assignments and deal with eccentric visitors.
A day in Ming Zhan's life:
In the morning, he makes coffee for the manor's owner, the president of a luxury hotel chain. He's a tall, stern, taciturn workaholic in a black suit who often sends Ming Zhan out to do work at the hotels.
But the pay is good, so Ming Zhan puts up with it.
When he gets back, Ming Zhan has to bring medicine to the manor's bedridden madam. She has been in a wheelchair for years, always wears a veil that obscures her face, and strange, sticky noises sometimes come from beneath her wide skirt.
After delivering the medicine, the madam quietly hands Ming Zhan a flower, laughing in a low, husky voice. "This is for you."
In the afternoon, Ming Zhan receives a guest invited by the eldest young master.
The eldest young master is a renowned doll artist who manages several museums and art galleries. His golden curls are tied into a braid behind his head. He's refined and handsome, and always wears a smile.
Whenever the eldest young master finishes hosting a guest, he makes a point of bringing Ming Zhan a new doll. Ming Zhan notices that some of the newly made dolls look like the guests who came to visit, and they let out eerie screams in the middle of the night.
He's used to it, and wipes the dolls clean. It's normal for artists to have little quirks.
At night, Ming Zhan finishes work and is about to rest when the youngest young master bangs on his door.
The youngest young master is still in school. He hasn't even graduated from college but is already dreaming of becoming a celebrity in show business, and drags Ming Zhan along to play an extra at a film studio.
Ming Zhan is about to refuse, but the youngest young master blinks pleadingly at him. "Ming, come with me, won't you?"
His heart softens, and he agrees.
While working, Ming Zhan sometimes overhears the visitors talking:
"This whole house is full of urban-legend bosses. Are they raising poison insects or something?"
"The haunted hotel, the tentacle boss from the aquarium, the doll maker, the performer... They're all here. What kind of hell difficulty is this?"
*
The Urban Legend City is a city made up of countless urban legends, and it periodically draws people from the real world in as players to clear urban-legend instances.
Players first meet Ming Zhan at the manor where all the urban-legend bosses gather.
Everywhere in the house is eerie, and even NPCs like the butler and servants stare at them with hostile intent.
Everyone is desperate and terrified, convinced they're doomed.
When Ming Zhan approaches, the players think their time has come.
From what they've observed, this NPC is adored by the manor's bosses, so he must be a powerful little boss too.
Unexpectedly, Ming Zhan sets down a cup of hot tea. His clear eyes ripple like waves, his delicate features make him look like an angel descended to earth, and his warm smile seems to melt hearts. "Dear guest, is there anything I can help you with?"
Later, in the haunted hotel, art gallery, museum, and film studio, players keep running into Ming Zhan, the NPC who gives them clues and saves them from danger.
As long as Ming Zhan is there, he can easily subdue a rampaging boss.
Players: Who knew we'd meet an angel?
*
One day, Ming Zhan finds an item a guest left behind and accidentally logs in to a forum.
[Urban Legend Guide]
[Urban Legend No. 1: Haunted Hotel
Level: 3S, High Risk
Boss: The hotel owner, who lives at Manor No. 444
Solution: Go to the front desk and find an attendant named Ming Zhan. He'll give you a clue.]
[Urban Legend No. 2: Doll Collection Museum
Level: 3S, High Risk
Boss: The curator, who lives at Manor No. 444
Solution: Ask Ming Zhan to show you around. Avoid physical contact, or the boss will go berserk...]
[Urban Legend No. 3: Manor No. 444
Level: Unknown
Boss: More than one
Solution: No solution for now. Cling to Ming Zhan and survive however you can.]
Ming Zhan stares at the post and falls into thought, remembering the popular urban-legend stories online.
Maybe, perhaps, possibly...
He has found himself one incredible job.
A thoroughly oblivious, materialist protagonist
1. A beloved-by-all story, where both monsters and players adore the protagonist
Theme: Erase regrets. Love is redemption. Bravely pursue true love and break free from society's shackles.
The most popular book I've ever read is a heartthrob's quick travel story...
It feels like what's inside your head is not brains but swill [rainbow fart]
Charming but humiliating, hard to judge
This is too low, forget it, you shouldn't have any expectations for this type of article [cheek support]
Low man has pornographic thoughts in his mind
Brother, are you sick? Can you die if you use your brain to think of something legitimate?
Don't say this is one of the attacks, it's really disrespectful and humiliating to chase men 4
None of the gongs there respect others [Joker]
I think this monster is at least gentler than those two arrogant men.
Although you are not a good person, you did a great job this time