[Journey to the West] A Heavenly Court Employee Just Wants to Farm

Novel Blurb An overworked office drone, Fu Nanxing, suddenly drops dead after working overtime. When she opens her eyes again, she has somehow become the White Bone Spirit from Journey to the West. In the world of Journey to the West, great demons are everywhere, and gods and monsters roam in droves. To keep herself alive, Fu Nanxing immediately packs her bags and sets off to seek a master, learn the arts, and pursue immortality. She does not ask for eternal life, only to avoid dying. You ask which master she sought, and what arts she learned? Well, she joined the same school as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, at Mount Lingtai Fangcun, in the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars. She studied diligently for fifty years before barely managing to graduate. Fu Nanxing knows she is just a minor character. She does not want to get involved in the conflict between Heaven and the West. She only wants to clear some land and farm by the mountain gate, follow the plot, and shut herself away to live carefree as the ruler of her mountain. But after a minor disagreement with the Dragon King, she made a little fuss in Heaven and argued with the Jade Emperor, only to be detained and made an employee. Thus began her life as an overworked drone in the Heavenly Court. Is the Heavenly Court really so short-staffed that you have to send me to deal with demons, handle paperwork, and fill in wherever you need me? Once my rebellious streak kicks in, I might as well quit and walk away. Today, I drink and make merry with the fairies, enjoying hot pot and grilled meat. Tomorrow, I go hunting and have a barbecue with the Meishan Brothers, and spar with them in martial arts. I also serve as the Tang Empire's State Preceptor, leading everyone in building canals and dams, increasing grain yields, practicing medicine and charity, and compiling laws, until the Tang realm is peaceful and prosperous, its people living happy and secure lives, with their happiness levels through the roof. It's just that the plot seems to have gone a little off track. Li Shimin: Now that our Tang Empire enjoys peace throughout the land, what use is there in going to fetch those blasted scriptures? Fu Nanxing: Your Majesty, broaden your horizons. Why not have Tang Sanzang record the customs and military resources of every country along his pilgrimage route? That would help Your Majesty expand the realm and bring blessings to the people. Li Shimin: The State Preceptor speaks wisely!!! A life of infrastructure projects is fulfilling and fun, but why has my former work buddy been looking at me so strangely lately? A cheerful, vivacious, social butterfly White Bone Spirit VS an arrogant, unruly, rebellious Third Prince 1. One-on-one romance, happy ending. Nezha is the love interest. 2. Both the heroine and hero are strong and great fighters. The romance develops slowly, but it's very sweet! 3. No messy, melodramatic love triangles. Nezha and Nanxing have always chosen each other wholeheartedly. Coming Soon: The Female Chancellor of Qin: The Days Spent Conquering the Realm with the First Emperor Jiang Ke transmigrates. Time: The late Warring States period. Place: Handan, Zhao State. Identity: A street beggar. Looking at the unfamiliar streets, the low earthen houses, the crude tools, and the unpalatable food... this is a disastrous start. Fortunately, the large fresh-food supermarket she owns transmigrates with her, too. Time inside the supermarket is frozen, so she does not have to worry about the food spoiling. Jiang Ke wanders the streets for several days and makes a good friend: a handsome, refined-looking boy with a sharp gaze and an extraordinary bearing for someone so young. She treats him to a meal. During their conversation over dinner, Jiang Ke realizes something truly explosive... Her good friend's name is Zheng... Oh wow, my handsome and charming ancestor! Jiang Ke immediately decides to cling to her ancestor's coattails and return with him to Qin. In the days that follow, Jiang Ke and Ying Zheng put down rebellions, improve grain varieties, extract pure salt, smelt steel, and train the army. Snow-white salt and sugar, thin white paper, sturdy steel weapons, new farming tools, and high-yield wheat, potatoes, and corn bring peace and prosperity to Qin, with plenty of food and clothing for all. At last, after sending out the armies to conquer the six states and unify the realm, this diligent worker of many years wants to take a few years off to travel and see the great rivers and mountains. Ying Zheng receives her leave request and ponders it for a moment. Just as he is about to nod in agreement, he happens to catch sight of a world map from a thousand years in the future that Jiang Ke casually tossed into a corner of the study... Her vacation is canceled. Jiang Ke can only keep working hard on the plan to conquer the entire world. The heroine's perspective: I worked day and night as Ying Zheng's advisor in Qin for decades, watching with my own eyes as he grew from a child on the streets of Handan into the mighty, imposing emperor he is today. After he became emperor, he asked what I wanted. I told him to decide for himself, and he solemnly said he would give me a position second only to him and above everyone else. He said that we met when we were both nobodies, and had confided in and supported each other for many years. Though we were nominally ruler and subject, in truth we were the best of friends. He made me Chancellor of Qin, head of all the officials and revered by the people. Well, doesn't that count as being The Outcast, second only to one and above everyone else... A friend from Zhao, whom I knew as a child, looked at me as I am now, hesitated, and gave me a pitying look. He said, "Ke, these days you're constantly struggling in a world of fame and power where you have no control over your own life. You've long since lost the clarity and innocence you once had. You pretend not to care, but you aren't really happy." I couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Am I really that pitiful? After all these years of hard work, I have gained immense power, countless riches, a glorious name in the history books, a group of famous historical figures as my friends, and the love and respect of the people of Qin. A name that will live through the ages, achievements that will last for millennia. Maybe I'm just a bit vulgar. I simply like power and money, and the more the better. I never turn them down. Theme: When granaries are full, the realm is at peace.