After Reading His Mind, the Coolheaded Judge Was Exposed

[What should you do when you transmigrate and ten handsome guys won't leave you alone? Pursue them one by one, or turn them down with a heavy heart? Click on my upcoming novel, After Being Forced to Win Over Ten Powerhouses in the Merman Realm, and experience the headache of ten men fighting over you! Blurb below.]

*I've been getting my bearings and working out the plot outline over the past week, so updates may be irregular. Sorry, QAQ. But every update will be a long chapter.

Blurb: [An apparently delicate girl who can actually knock out eight cheerful little immortal officials with one punch x an apparently invincible but actually vulnerable, aloof judge of the Underworld + one-on-one romance + both leads are each other's first + happy ending]

Mo Lian'an, a lowly immortal-realm animal keeper who got by reading the thoughts of fluffy creatures, worked diligently around the clock to care for little animals. She never expected that even after being so hardworking, someone would kick her on their way past and frame her into being sent to the Underworld.

The Underworld was cold and terrifying, and the judge drew his blade as soon as he met her, threatening to turn her into a ghost.

Mo Lian'an: ...Hold on. Maybe you need a worker? One who can read minds.

As it happened, the souls of demon beasts were running amok, and the beautiful judge who had threatened to kill her was helpless against them.

What perfect timing!

Mo Lian'an, confident: Now it's my turn!

In a sea of flames, Mo Lian'an calmly stepped forward. "Zhugu, I'll give you fifty. Listen to me tell you my tragic backstory."

The bloodthirsty light in Zhugu's eyes gradually faded. "You really have had it worse."

By the time Jiu Fangjin arrived, Zhugu, a beast renowned for its bloodlust, was bowing its head and letting the girl pet it like a docile kitten.

Mo Lian'an, fishing for praise: No matter how fierce a fluffy creature is, just stroke its fur the right way and it'll soften up.

Jiu Fangjin, expressionless: Mm.

By the River of Forgetfulness, Yingyu was raising a storm, making even Lady Meng have to give way.

Mo Lian'an: What did you do this time?

Yingyu stopped attacking, eyes brimming with tears. "I want to ask him for an answer."

After Mo Lian'an brought the lovesick fish to the King of Hell, who had waited a hundred years, it acted like a completely different fish and stabbed the man full of holes.

Mo Lian'an, utterly shocked: How can you have two completely different personalities, you fish?!

In the end, the blood-soaked King of Hell embraced his little fish, and they got their happy ending.

Mo Lian'an: ...As long as you're happy?

Jiu Fangjin: (hesitating) (left on the sidelines for so long he's dried out) Mm. Well done.

And so Mo Lian'an gradually made a name for herself in the Underworld. She easily won over one ferocious demon beast after another, whether it flew in the sky, swam in the water, or ran on land.

One day, the fluffy creatures she had saved surrounded her.

They told her a shocking secret.

"Actually, the judge has liked you for a long time."

Mo Lian'an: ...Huh?

She turned around, and the man's lips covered hers.

Mo Lian'an: !!!!!

Jiu Fangjin's eyes reddened at the corners, and his hoarse voice held an inexplicable note of grievance.

"Did you hear what I was thinking?"

Guide:

1. This story includes some beast-taming elements. The female lead will grow a lot and the story has a slight everyone-loves-her vibe. The male supporting characters all have one-sided crushes on her, so there will be some scenes with them alone.

2. Anti-piracy settings display random chapters for 40% of the book. Things return to normal after 24 hours. (Otherwise it'll all get pirated, boohoo.)

3. Chapters are edited as they're posted. New chapters every night at nine. They may occasionally be a little late, but never past midnight. At least three chapters, aiming for six! (pumps fist)

Upcoming novel, concise blurb:

Gu Chang'an transmigrated.

On her wedding day, her groom was killed, and a strange man who appeared out of nowhere forcibly dragged her to another world full of merfolk.

Her species had changed, and that wasn't the end of it.

Bad news: She didn't get the memory, System, or golden finger package.

Good news: .

There was no good news at all!!

To make matters worse, she discovered:

1. The merfolk in this world had different hair and eye colors, but none had black hair or eyes, and they looked down on mixed-bloods.

2. This world revered sword cultivators. With a severed finger, she could never become one.

And she had pure black hair and eyes, and her right pinky finger had been severed at the root.

Gu Chang'an: ...Fine, fine. When the sky grows cold, the king falls. What a hellish start. (creeps around in the dark) (bangs her head against the wall) (goes crazy)

It was what it was. She would just have to survive first.

A black-haired mixed-blood? Ever heard of disguise techniques?

A severed finger on her right hand? Ever heard of the divine left hand?

Gu Chang'an kept fighting monsters and leveling up, finally finding a clue that could lead her home. All the mysteries were connected to those ten handsome powerhouses.

Gu Chang'an, confident: Just ten. :)

Target one: The aloof and unruly crown prince.

Target two: The frosty young master of a prestigious family.

Target three: The sinister and scheming brothel owner.

Target four: The aloof, fastidious state preceptor.

Target... x10

She had already made it through a hellish start. This was nothing she couldn't handle!

After enduring countless hardships, Gu Chang'an grew stronger. With a sword in her left hand, she wielded it with effortless grace and dominated the merfolk realm with her black hair and eyes.

The noble men willingly bowed their heads and became devoted to her.

Gu Chang'an: I'm going into seclusion. Do not disturb. Leveling up.

Theme: Even in darkness, carry a lamp and keep moving forward.