A Dream in Nine Songs

Also known as: After Ghosting Nine Men, I Didn't Expect to Be Reborn

The thing the Fairy of the South Wind regretted most in her life was pouring her heart out to a seemingly celibate immortal and asking him to marry her, only to be rejected.

Anger clouded her judgment. With each lifetime, she became more wanton, until she was known as the peerless immortal maiden who had tangled with nine men across the Three Realms.

This time, she woke from oblivion for the third time.

Her immortal bones were shattered, her spiritual platform empty.

The only way to recover her lost name and past was to find the nine scattered fragments of her "unfinished fate."

Everything she saw along the way felt unfamiliar.

Yet the nine men, all with different identities and peerless grace, looked at her with complicated expressions.

As if they loved and hated her, pitied and mocked her.

The journey was shrouded in mystery, with coincidences linking one after another.

It was as though an unseen hand had already laid out every step of the path ahead of her and calculated every cause and effect.

Meanwhile, the person who first awakened her from oblivion and had always protected her, giving her whatever she wanted with tender devotion, gradually began to overlap with the web hidden deep in the mist.

The moment she sees him, her desire for him runs wild.

When the final answer comes rushing toward her, is the road beneath her feet a way home, or a carefully woven sacrifice from which there is no escape?

"Content warnings"

1. Not a story where both leads have only been with each other.

2. Harem appeal, episodic structure, with side characters who serve as tools.

3. Occasional bloody scenes, not a clean, innocent romance.

4. The timeline spans a long and complex period, but it is marked, so read with confidence.

5. This is my first long novel, so please bear with me~

◆ Before You Read ◆

1. Multiple storylines.

2. Slow-burn clues and mystery-solving: every detail, even the ones that seem useless, matters. Feel free to share your theories in the comments~

3. Old-school flavor: dramatic but addictive, bittersweet and intense, with sweetness and angst intertwined.

4. Guaranteed happy ending, with a perfect conclusion.

(Very important!!) Why is it written in first person?

This story was inspired by a sudden idea I had after playing too many otome games, so writing it in first person felt natural.

This is an episodic story. Here's a guide to the chapters. Hope you enjoy reading, lovely readers~ The chapters marked with stars are my recommendations!

1. Liu Xia Yanqing (with the aloof master) ★

2. Wen Ci Shengge (with the mysterious scholar)

3. Yan Ru Qingyue (with the gentle magistrate) ★

4. An Qiao Ningye (with the mighty army doctor)

5. Xia Yun Shenyi (with the enemy nation's great general) ★

6. Xiao Ying Zhufeng (with the enemy nation's emperor) ★

7. Gu Ying Cifeng (with the mysterious Daoist?)

8. Jiang Feng Yuxue (with the Jiang couple)

9. Qi Li Yuanshang (with memories of a nineteen-year-old boy) ★

10. Finale (illusion + reunion) ★

Theme: Born to die, so why fear death? A promise made once, kept in every lifetime.