I Inherited a Monster Inn

Coming soon: After My Soul Was Reaped, I Became a Star in the Entertainment Industry

Blurb for this novel:

Sharp-tongued, universally adored bottom Yu Ge x arrogant Chongming bird top Lu Zhong

Yu Ge's grandmother, who had been missing for years, returns and leaves him an old, run-down inn to inherit.

On his first night running the inn, the second-floor guests all flee in the middle of the night, claiming a nine-headed serpent forced them to bungee-jump in their dreams.

On his second night, the neighborhood cats go on a rampage, vowing to find the little cat demon who has bewitched their hearts!

On his third night running the inn, Yu Ge buys back an anime bunny girl who had been scamming college students.

On his fourth night running the inn, a figure with double pupils... a bird? emerges from a room at the end of the third-floor corridor.

Lu Zhong: "You have to take care of me."

Yu Ge: "Take care of your own ass!"

Only then does Yu Ge realize that he has inherited more than an inn. He has also inherited the demons imprisoned there for a thousand years.

Worse still, these ancient felons have a mountain of karmic debts to repay!

He opens a shimmering golden ledger:

× Nine-headed serpent Xiangliu owes 100,000 incense offerings (-99,999)

× Fraudulent beast Bai Rong must atone for fraud (this demon is currently scamming a kindergarten on the street)

× ××'s karmic debt is rapidly increasing

Yu Ge has to make sure they don't break the law or cause trouble, earn enough money to feed them, and help them repay the karmic debts they owe their believers.

But why does the debt keep growing the more they repay?

Who else is still making offerings to these demons?!

The Shanhai Inn features occasional demon cosplay:

A bunny girl who never tells the truth, an extremely shy cat boy, a handsome serpent man with a ring of heads, a poker-faced hunk who breathes fire when angry, and a certain bird with designs on Yu Ge...

Runaway demons from the Classic of Mountains and Seas find new jobs

Yu Ge: What's our goal?

All the great demons: Grow bigger and stronger, and reach new heights!

Lu Zhong: Grow bigger and stronger, then climb into the boss's bed!

Yu Ge: What's our slogan?

All the great demons: Eat well, work hard, repay our karmic debts, then go home!

Lu Zhong: Repay the karmic debts, climb into bed, lock the door, and sneak out the window!

After My Soul Was Reaped, I Became a Star in the Entertainment Industry

Su Yu is a low-tier actor with stunning looks and terrible acting skills. He spends all his time playing a pretty face in one film set after another.

After a night shoot, Su Yu discovers that he's "floating" in a mass grave, surrounded by a group of "people" missing arms and legs.

Su Yu: I must be going crazy.

Ghost One: You're a young man with a handsome face, but your acting is so bad it's unwatchable. Are you trying to take revenge on society?

Ghost Two: Could you please stop acting? Wouldn't it be better to quietly be a pretty face?

Su Yu: ...

Great. His acting is so bad even ghosts can't stand it.

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Su Yu can act now!

When they find out, the entire Chinese entertainment industry is thrilled. They can finally stop putting up with this beautiful plastic flower!

But is his acting improving a little too quickly?

Viewer One: Su Yu plays villains so convincingly. Did he train in prison?

Pretty much. He had to beat several evil ghosts into submission before they'd teach him everything they knew...

Viewer Two: Su Yu's lovesick second male lead seems ready to die for the heroine at any moment!

Exactly. His acting coach died after committing suicide for love.

Viewer Three: Su Yu does a great job playing that arrogant, domineering CEO who always looks impatient!

Su Yu completely agrees. He based the role on the behavior of countless ghost-world big shots. It's authentic!

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Lu Yanshi has recently noticed that the ghosts in his jurisdiction have stopped fighting and causing trouble. They don't even scare people in the middle of the night anymore. Instead, every night, they secretly gather together.

"Go follow Xiao Su on Weibo! That singer's about to overtake him!"

"Go vote for Xiao Su! Our Ghost World Support Squad can't lose!"

"Go visit your son in a dream! Xiao Su needs real fans!"

Netizen: "The old guy's over eighty and still follows idols!"

Lu Yanshi: ...

The ghosts are following celebrities now?

But this Xiao Su looks kind of familiar...

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Years later, Su Yu has become a hugely popular star.

During an interview, a reporter asks who he is most grateful to for everything he's accomplished.

Su Yu earnestly recites a long list of names...

Fans: Tattoo sleeves and blond hair, fine, but is "Headless" really a name a living person could have?

In the middle of the night, on his way home,

Su Yu is pinned against the wall. Cold lips roam across his chest. "I'll give you one more chance. Who are you grateful to?"

Su Yu is about to answer when a strange tingling spreads across his chest. He tilts his head back and gasps, his voice turning soft despite himself. "I love you most..."

Reader's Guide:

Both leads are each other's only partners.

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