The Nether God Only Wants to Gossip

[Honest and straightforward half-soul Underworld God VS sharp-tongued Demon King who overthinks everything]

When orphan Yan Yue woke up in a luxurious coffin, she was dressed in black and had a hideous ghost mask over her face.

Her adoptive parents had arranged a ghost marriage for her, but she was incredibly lucky: not only did she survive, she also gained a special ability.

She could see ghosts!

Umm, Yan Yue wanted to ask: Could she refuse this bonus gift?

Fortunately, she was lucky enough to meet a wealthy young nobleman with a silly streak. The "aura of nobility" around him could disperse ghosts.

She clung to him, thinking she would live in luxury for the rest of her life. Who could have guessed she would suddenly see the nobleman shoot through the air and land on a rooftop dozens of yards away?

When she found out he was a demon, she immediately packed her little bundle and ran for her life without a moment's hesitation!

After all, between demons and ghosts, demons were the scarier ones, right?

Goodbye, then!

From being afraid, to getting used to it, to putting on airs and bluffing, Yan Yue eventually became an "immortal master" who subdued demons and banished evil spirits. She had heard countless juicy stories along the way.

She loved sitting in her teahouse, petting the little white dog she had picked up, and gossiping with people, demons, and ghosts alike.

"What? That mother-in-law found her daughter-in-law a lover?"

"What? That woman lives with her husband and two lovers?"

"What? That young second wife who drove out the first wife is actually the old man's illegitimate daughter?"

"What? The Underworld God and the Demon King, those sworn enemies, are secretly involved? What a scandal! Tell me more, I love this stuff!"

Until the day...

"What? I'm the Underworld God? No way, I'm just a charlatan!"

*

After the Demon King Bai Chen was saved at the cost of his life by his mortal enemy, he decided to do good deeds and build up his karma. But he never expected that the first time he kindly saved someone, the woman would dare steal his purse and run away!

He swore he would catch her and cut open her belly to see if she had anything in it besides guts!

But then he was ambushed, poisoned, and injured, and transformed into his original form, the one he had as a child.

That audacious woman took him home and looked after him with great care. She even kept kissing him, cuddling him, and lifting him up high...

Fine, fine! So that she wouldn't be helpless without this revered one, he would teach her a few ways to protect herself!

What? He was supposed to learn how to bark, too?!

Whatever, whatever! Since she loved this revered one so much, he could give her a little woof!

Until the day...

"What? She's my sworn enemy, the Underworld God Ming Yue, the one I've fought bloody battles against?"

Reading note:

A series of episodic stories about helping ghosts let go of their obsessions. Lighthearted, heartwarming, melodramatic, and funny. Plot-focused, with little romance.

Next novel: "The Wicked Heiress Wants It All"

As the eldest daughter of the wealthiest family in the Great Han, Luo Qingyi was strikingly beautiful, domineering and willful, and a connoisseur of handsome men. She was a notorious wastrel in the capital.

Those who liked her called her generous and frank. Those who disliked her called her vulgar and mercenary.

By day, Luo Qingyi would stage an accident at a flower-viewing banquet to extort a hefty settlement from a rich young man who hated her. In the evening, she would invite the noblewoman who liked her to a dinner gathering, finding new markets for her products.

In response to her polarizing reputation, Luo Qingyi said, "Friends and enemies? What does that even mean? Everyone's a source of funding to me!"

After an unexpected transmigration gave her a second life, Luo Qingyi wanted far too much. She wanted to outmaneuver her scumbag father and stepmother, scheme for the Luo family's fortune, and develop her own power so that everything in this life would go her way.

As for all the men she casually flirted with...

Luo Qingyi was puzzled. "Isn't that a standard part of the wastrel persona?"

*

Everyone in the capital knew that the Luo family's daughter had been raised in the countryside as a child and refused to follow convention. Yet the crown prince loved her brightness and vivacity above all else.

Unfortunately, by imperial decree, the two brothers had to choose between the throne and the Luo family's daughter.

The crown prince knew she was proud and ambitious and would never obediently wait for him to succeed. All he could do was let her indulge her whims. To keep her from becoming too carefree, he even had his talented young ministers approach her, hoping they might keep her somewhat in check.

At last, the throne was within reach. The crown prince turned to her and invited her, "Qingyi, be my empress. I'll let you act as arrogantly as you please for the rest of your life."

But Luo Qingyi leaned against one of his ministers and glanced at the throne, her beautiful eyes sparkling. "What should I do? What you want is exactly what I want, too."

The ministers he had personally promoted all took their places behind Luo Qingyi. Only then did the crown prince realize that the moment he placed her behind the throne, she had begun plotting his downfall.

[An ambitious, pampered beauty who loves to flirt & 1. Childhood friend with a bittersweet unrequited love 2. Enemies on opposing sides, love and hate entangled 3. A frail scholar who has been plotting for a long time 4. A wolfish assassin who overthinks everything]

Theme: The world is vast, but happiness matters most!