The Widower's Eight Marriages

Wen Xiao unexpectedly transmigrated into the past and became a wastrel.

Good news: He was the harmless sort of wastrel who liked teasing cats and dogs and playing with crickets.

Bad news: He was about to marry a sickly man who was on the verge of death.

Seeing his family in tears, Wen Xiao took another look at the betrothal gift list sent by the sickly man's family, then slapped the table. "I'll marry him!"

And so, less than a month after entering the estate, his husband kicked the bucket. Clutching a pile of inheritance, Wen Xiao practically drooled with delight.

Just then, Wen Xiao's golden finger System finally showed up. When he learned that the world would descend into chaos in five years...

System: Host, let's make a big score!

Wen Xiao: Exactly! I'll marry a few more times and rake in more betrothal gifts!

The fired-up System: Great! Wait, what???

And so Wen Xiao packed up the household and, bringing his last husband's adopted daughter along, married a second husband. After the second one died, he took the adopted daughter and his widowed sister-in-law and married into a third family...

As the number of former husbands grew, so did the number of "baggage" at his side. When the realm descended into chaos, Wen Xiao happily held a wine flask and listened to reports on the state of the world.

Who could have guessed that a panicked servant would come rushing in to report: "My lord, this is bad! Your former husbands have gathered outside the wall!"

Wen Xiao, the man with eight former husbands: ?!

Outside the high walls, Marquis A, Strategist B, General C... even Emperor Xin stood armed, glaring at one another with hostility.

When that figure appeared atop the wall, their eyes all turned red. Then came their gritted curses: Damn it, why won't these people just die already!

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