Playing Murder Mystery Games Across the Dynasties During My Gap Year

A gap year is a new trend in China: taking a break to go on a long-distance trip, slowing down for a while to do the things you want to do.

After surviving the cutthroat competition of her literature degree and finally making it through, Xu Jiangzhi slung on her backpack.

Goodbye, Mom, I'm setting sail today~

Civil service exams, grad school, public institution jobs, all of you, get out of my way!

The vast land and its famous sights and historic landmarks are waiting for her!!!

But what awaited her was one elaborate live-action murder mystery game after another.

Strange... Are murder mystery games really that popular these days?

[First Stop: Datang Everbright City]

Her character card here says she is a fairy fallen to the mortal world.

[☆ Mission: Find the way home!]

...That's a little weird. Let's see what happens.

A fairy in five-colored robes falls from the moon and lands in the arms of an immortal. She knocks over a table of fine wine, loose strands of hair falling around her face. Her eyes are alluring, and her gaze holds only a bright moon.

She reaches out for a cup of wine and stays by the immortal's side.

But how can someone on earth keep a celestial being from the heavens?

Xu Jiangzhi: Li Bai, rich fool, come on down!

It's just that this immortal isn't quite what she imagined... He's a little unhinged.

Everyone wears a strange expression as they watch the fairy earnestly teach An Lushan the Dance of the Little Swans.

[Second Stop: Maoling Mausoleum of Emperor Wu of Han]

Her character card here says she is an amnesiac wandering healer.

[☆ Mission: Find your enemy and get revenge!]

She starts with nothing but a bowl, eating sand in the desert.

Xu Jiangzhi: Why does this have a Dunhuang vibe, too?! What a nice surprise!

So, Wei Qing, who was supposed to find the lost general Li Guang, meets a healer who is lost as well.

As it turns out, even the healer can't cure the heartache that keeps stirring within him.

Funny enough, he's not the only one with this affliction.

But what kind of healer only knows how to use ibuprofen for a stomachache, huh?!

[Third Stop: Terracotta Army of Qin]

Her character card here says she is the butterfly in Zhuangzi's dream.

[☆ Mission: Teach students everywhere and be a butterfly with a conscience!]

Wait, is being a butterfly really a usable identity?

Seeing the pitiful "dirty little cat" on the ground after being bullied, she decides: you're her first experimental student!

Ying Xiaozheng: Can you tell me why you chose me out of all those hostages?

Xu Jiangzhi: You're good-looking OvO

Ying Xiaozheng: Just how many good students do you have?!

Unprincipled teacher: They're all so good-looking (serious face)

With murder mystery games going this far,

I really want to quit my secure job and become an NPC!

[◆ Tips for Enjoying This Story ◆]

[Super-Swoony] [Many One-Sided Crushes]

[Everyone Loves Her] [Family, Friendship, and Romance~]

★ A Mary Sue story, an ultra-super Mary Sue story

★ No System, no political scheming, no high-IQ characters, just a simple fantasy

★ The heroine isn't perfect. She treats everyone as an NPC in a murder mystery game

★ Includes some elements of the fourth calamity

★ The blurb currently features three worlds. More may be added depending on how things go √

Theme: Journey through time and space, and witness the long river of history