Crossing the Night

(I'm working on two new transmigration novels set in ancient times: "Will You Let Me Be a Couch Potato or Not?!" and "After the Villain Put a Love Gu on Me." You're welcome to add them to your reading list. The second novel's blurb is at the very end of this one, so come take a look!)

Everyone knows that Night Lord is one of the most ruthless and mysterious figures in the demonic path.

His black robes swirl like ink, concealing most of his face, and he always wears a fearsome iron mask.

It's said that more than a dozen experts from the righteous sects once joined forces to ambush him, only to die by his hand.

Only Night Lord knows that beneath the mask lies the body of a prince from the previous dynasty.

Amid the intoxicating perfumes of the Pleasure House, the money paid in tribute by the Jinghong Manor flows like a stream into his schemes.

People see only how he turns the tide of the world, never realizing that what he truly wants is to topple the man on the imperial throne.

Until one night, he breaks into the Divine Constabulary to rescue his trusted subordinate. After narrowly escaping death, he is saved by a cool, aloof woman dressed in white, her clothes dusted with frost.

Whenever he looks at Chu Qinghe, feelings more intense than a poison coursing through his heart surge in his eyes.

She always says she wants no part of the demonic path, yet is forced into the game by her oath to clear her family's name.

"I want to kill the emperor, and you want to reopen your family's case. Why don't we join forces and take a chance?"

Later, blood stains the palace steps outside the Golden Throne Hall, and the new emperor, clad in black, takes Chu Qinghe's hand.

"Once, I borrowed three feet of white silk from you. Today, I return ten thousand miles of realm to you."

Reader's Guide:

1. A scheming prince bent on revenge x a cool, aloof physician from a medicine valley. Slow burn, romance begins in Chapter 20.

2. The male lead is part of the demonic path and isn't exactly a good person. The righteous heroine dislikes him at first, but eventually comes to love him.

3. The main plot is revenge, with elements of political intrigue and business warfare. Told from a third-person perspective, with the political intrigue mainly following the male lead.

--------------- Blurb for a new novel below ---------------

"After the Villain Put a Love Gu on Me"

Xiao Qingyu transmigrates.

Before she can even open her eyes, she hears that the villain has put a love gu on her.

Unless she falls in love with a designated person within a hundred days, she will die.

As soon as Xiao Qingyu wakes up, she starts asking around about her target: Yue Yuanting.

According to the rumors, he is incredibly handsome, but cold and ruthless, and uninterested in women.

Some even say that he and his personal guard are more than just master and servant, and suspect he prefers men.

A disastrous situation from the start! To survive, Xiao Qingyu decides to give it her all!

Then the love gu activates, and they both fall to the ground in pain.

Yue Yuanting grips her chin and demands coldly, "Who... sent you?"

Xiao Qingyu's eyes fill with tears. "Hey, I'm just an ordinary passerby trying to stay alive!"

To break the gu, an old gu doctor suggests a last resort: "Why not... pretend to be in love first, and fool the worm?"

Yue Yuanting frowns. "How do we pretend?"

Xiao Qingyu raises her hand. "I'll teach you!"

And so the cold prince's little romance class begins:

Lesson One: Holding hands is not the same as putting someone in a restraint hold!

Lesson Two: Sweet nothings are not military briefings!

Lesson Three: Jealousy is not strategic defense!

Lesson Four: Kissing is not CPR!

The day the love gu is finally removed, Xiao Qingyu is overjoyed and packs her things to run away.

But Yue Yuanting pins her to the bed, his gaze dark as he nuzzles against her.

"The gu is gone, and you still want to leave?"

Reader's Guide:

1. 1v1, both leads are virgins, happy ending, sweet comedy.

2. Marriage first, love later; pretend romance becomes real. I'll teach you how to love me.

3. The rumors that he prefers men are false. They're just ordinary close friends.

Theme: Join hands and build a future together.