If selected as a player in a horror game, it’s either clear the game or die.... more>>

Ruan Qing had it worse. He directly became a special player who played the role of an NPC in the horror game, essentially living in the opening credits.

What’s even more unfortunate for him is that his physique is extremely peculiar, attracting the attention of sadists and psychopaths no matter where he goes.

Game 1: [Horror Livestream Room] – A gloomy and delicate victim who can’t bear the slightest grievance – Completed.

Those who owe debts always have to repay them, and once you owe a debt, you will be selected by the horror livestream.

Ruan Qing was the first to be chosen: “…”

After Ruan Qing was chosen, various ways of his death flooded the invisible barrage in the livestream room.

However, when the camera focused on Ruan Qing’s face, the barrage froze, and the previously cruel and heartless comments instantly changed.

[I don’t think he deserves to die. Isn’t it just an insult? He didn’t lose any flesh. Why make a big deal out of it?]

[I agree, I don’t think he’s a bad person.]
Initially, everyone said, [Someone so malicious should just die!]

But later, everyone flocked to the Weibo accounts of the people Ruan Qing had insulted: [You can’t even afford grapes, but you dare to eat steak. Do you still have any humanity?]

People who were inexplicably insulted: “??? Are you crazy?”

If you discover a serial killer knocking on your door, about to break in within a few minutes, what would you do? If it were any other host, the audience would probably be excited and want to see various ways they would die.

But if it were Ruan Qing…

[Don’t open the door, Ruan Qing! Please don’t open the door! Run away quickly!!!]
Ruan Qing took out his phone and dialed the number of the neighbor across the hall (another serial killer), “Hello, your food delivery has arrived. Can you please open the door and pick it up?” <<less

A young and talented sea hero, Vice Admiral Chastan. Known as an outstanding individual in the navy, he suddenly receives a summons from the capital one day.... more>>

What awaited him was a divorce trial, filed by his wife, the guilty spouse, as he followed the summons to the capital. However, there was a much deeper political aim that went beyond his wife’s infidelity… From then on, he gets caught up in a whirlwind of unexpected conspiracies and events. <<less

After Jin Wantang pays a visit, Wu Xie and his friends set out on a rescue mission to the Mongolian grasslands. There they encounter strange... more>> phenomena related to the world’s second most valuable tomb. From moving corpses, stampeding horses, strange black things, and ghostly satellite messages, will they be able to save Xiao Hua and Black Glasses in time? (Note: stories included are "Looking for the Dead in the Sea of Lights", "Ten Thousand Mountains in the Extreme Night", and "Queen of the West’s Ghost Banquet") <<less

In this world, mastering runes is the key to becoming a cultivator. The ability to control these runes depends on the development of one's Brain Domain. The more advanced the Brain Domain, the quicker and more precise the rune control, determining one's potential as a cultivator.... more>>

He was a boy from the slums with slim chances of rising above his station. Despite knowing his limitations, he worked tirelessly, driven by his dream and gratitude towards a childhood friend who helped him secure a spot in a prestigious high school. However, with a less developed Brain Domain, his prospects for further education and becoming a cultivator were bleak. His hard work seemed in vain when, six months before the crucial entrance exam, the girl he cherished rejected him, claiming their worlds were too different for their paths to cross again.

But then, everything changed when he found himself engulfed in a mysterious ocean of golden runes! <<less

[SUMMARY]
One is a recent graduate of university, born in a family of forensic doctors, One is a girl from ancient times who was born in a small farming family.... more>>

Wu Wei, who is a recent graduate from modern times, accidentally travels back in time to a time that has never been recorded on Earth after investigating a hidden underwater ancient building. Unfamiliar without friends or family, she chose to take shelter in an empty coffin home to avoid the winter. Wu Wei decides to wait til the start of spring next year in order to find a way to return to the present time. She did not think that she would encounter a young embroidery lady who had been forcefully separated from her family.
(T/N: Wu Wei (吴蔚 , Wu = surname, Wei can mean impressive.)

Xiuniang, surname Liu, third daughter, without a name, neighbours all call her “San Niang” . Because she did good needlework, after reaching marriageable age she was referred to as “Xiuniang”. Landlord Wu of a silk cloth store took a liking to Xiuniang’s embroidery work, and gave her a betrothal gift and prepared to send Xiuniang to marry his sickly son, however, his son died from sickness on the day before the wedding. Not even a few days later, Xiuniang’s father died as well, from that day onwards, Xiuniang became widely known as the “broom star” and “messenger of death”, no one dared to buy her embroidery. Xiuniang was forced to separate from her family. As winter was approaching, Xiuniang stayed beside a coffin home in an extremely shabby old home.
(T/N: San Niang (三娘 basically means third daughter. Xiuniang (绣娘 means embroidery lady)

Xiu Niang never thought that: she would be living with a strange girl for her whole life.
Wu Wei never thought that: she would unexplainably travel back in time, and get involved in one bizarre case after another.

Female coroner x Embroidery lady

Half farming half case solving, same old slowburn. <<less

We follow the journey of Oliver, a young boy trapped in a life of emotional detachment, toiling away as a s*ave in a treacherous mine.... more>> However, everything changes when he stumbles upon the enigmatic realm of black magic, a profound study that delves into the very essence of human emotions. As Oliver delves deeper into the intricacies of this forbidden art, he begins to unearth a profound connection between the magical arts and the intricate tapestry of human sentiments. Through his exploration, Oliver’s own emotional landscape undergoes a profound transformation, stirring dormant feelings within him that he had long suppressed. <<less

Xu Jian, an actor, died before he became popular. Just when he was abandoned by the company and frustrated, he woke up as a cat.... more>>

As Xu Jian cat face was confused, he was carefully carried back to his room by Qin Chen, the film emperor who was rumored to be grumpy and difficult to get along with.

Qin Chen, who was disliked by all the hairy animals, saw a stray cat in the community and was surprised to find that the cat was not afraid of him!

Qin Chen loved this cat so much that he had to hold it high with a kiss when he went to other places to film.

Just when Xu Jian felt that it was good to be a cat forever, one day he suddenly recovered, and woke up in Qin Chen’s bed.

Four eyes met, two faces were confused, the scene was very embarrassing.

Qin Chen’s face was expressionless, and his heart roared: Where was his cat!!

Facing Qin Chen’s eyes and habits, Xu Jian opened his mouth: “Meow ~”

Qin Chen: ! ! !

# My cat’s a man! #

#Thought you were furry, but you’re still naked! #

Extremely lacking in love actor × Famous Film Emperor <<less

[Blind (fake), flirtatious shou x restrained (real), criminal investigator gong].... more>>

Ying Wan was a blind person nobody wanted. He was picked up from an alley by Yu Baiqing, who was eight years older than him.

Adult Ying Wan became a blind bartender, while Yu Baiqing smoothly graduated from the police academy and joined Fan City’s criminal investigation team.

Seven years later, there was a major transnational case in Fan City.

With their backs to the wall, the criminal group seized Ying Wan as a hostage and demanded for the captain of the criminal investigation team, Yu Baiqing, to give up on capturing them.

Ying Wan could not see, so all he could hear was the sound of a bullet being loaded.

On that day, in front of Yu Baiqing, the bandit pointed the gun at Ying Wan and pressed the trigger.

–

When Ying Wan came to, he realized he was no longer blind.

He’d returned to the day he was held hostage.

Having regained his sight, Ying Wan recognized the handsome, tall criminal investigator amongst the mass of people in an instant.

That was his ge Yu Baiqing, who had raised him for more than ten years.

Yu Baiqing’s bloodshot eyes were locked unwaveringly on Ying Wan, who was in the hands of the bandit. Sweat and tears intermixed as they slid down his cheeks.

“Captain Yu, shoot me if you can!”

The criminal yelled arrogantly at Yu Baiqing in the distance. “Do you dare to use the lives of a few thousand people in exchange for your brother?”

The reborn Ying Wan watched with his own eyes as Yu Baiqing raised the gun in his hands and aimed it accurately at the bandit’s heart once more.

“…I’m sorry, Little Wan.”

He saw Yu Baiqing mouth ‘I. Love. You.’

–

Yu Baiqing always thought that the little blind person would never know, even till the day he died, that he’d liked him for many years.

‘We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.’

– Plato

Author’s Notes:

– This is a suspense, mystery novel with a Hong Kong-style of criminal investigation, but as a whole, it is impractical.

– Both are bigshots. Two sockpuppet spirits putting on a show about their birth (lit cigarette.jpg)

– There’s both the gong and shou’s POV, but more from the shou. Gong and shou are not related by blood, they call each other ge and di only because there is an age gap.

– 1V1, HE. Plot is complex but romance is sweet!! Please read with peace of mind~

– One last nagging statement – this is my own creative work, there is no relation to reality. Please don’t self-insert without any research. It’s a difficult environment, may readers please leave me with a way out, many thanks. <<less

「Welcome to the horror game .」... more>>

There was a long description of the game on the transparent window.

As if in disbelief, she glanced down the dark hallway, bewildered.

“Is it true?”

****

When Fidelis opened her eyes, she was in the arms of a man whose eyes glued to her. The man gently touched her eyes and opened his red lips.

“It’s too cold to just lay on the floor.”

“Ah, thank you-” A white window appeared to the side of the man before she could even speak.

「Name: Hakan Declan

Features: … … . 」

As I tilted my head while looking at the letters that appeared behind me, a shocking word came to my mind.

「Feature: Psychopath.」

… Yes? Pardon?

She blinked and looked at the transparent screen window and the man alternately. He smiled softly and trimmed Fidelis’ hair.

“What’s on my face?”

Ah, I think even a psychopath is hidden in this game…

Fidelis, unable to say that, vigorously shook her head. <<less

"Pretend to be my lover and join the social circle."... more>>

Selena, the top star that had the entire world's attention, was suddenly warped to Northern Duke's land during an accident while filming. Kalcion, the Northern Duke that saved her from the infernal beasts, offers Selena a chance to go back home in return for collecting information in various social circles by pretending to be his lover. Selena quickly accepts Kalcion's offer, but…

"Why in the world can't you do this!?"
"Don't you think that the answer to that should be obvious to you, the actress, not to me, the duke?"

There was a critical problem. The Northern Duke's acting skills are horrible!

"…Let's change the plan. I'll seduce you instead."

And thus the contractual relationship between the two started. Will Kalcion's acting skill improve first, or will he start to have true feelings for Selena instead? <<less

As an innocent passerby who was involved in a nightmare game, Xu Yintang was faced with a dreadful game that could kill him at any time. He happily expressed that the Instance environment was very friendly, the NPC was very friendly, and the Instance gave him cute and obedient cubs.... more>>

In short, the game experience is very good, it is as joyful as returning home.

The cubs also agreed, everyone in the Instance is good-looking, delicious, and fun. They want to come next time.

Everyone who were about to be eaten to extinction: “Don't come near us!” <<less

Seo Yi-soo, a young prosecutor, is faced with a distressing situation when her journalist sister mysteriously disappears. While delving into the clues left behind by her sister, she stumbles upon a shocking revelation involving the country’s largest law firm, Yoon & Kang.... more>>

In her quest for information, Yi-soo approaches Yoon Hyun-seong, her senior from college and the son of Yoon & Kang’s representative, proposing a contract engagement. Aware of his legal expertise, she suggests a one-year engagement contract.

Their relationship begins as a mere arrangement to fulfill their individual objectives. Yi-soo, without harboring any doubts, firmly believes in this pragmatic alliance. However, her unwavering faith is shattered in an instant.

As she rejoices momentarily, fate throws an unexpected twist at her. The air fills with a captivating blend of wood and cigarette smoke. Hyun-seong, with a cigarette poised between his index and middle fingers, invites her to experience it. His lips gently graze the cigarette, revealing a lazy yet alluring smile. His eyes exude indifference, while the veins on his hand appear prominently.

As the tip of the cigarette turns red, Yi-soo’s heart races, feeling as if it were shattered into pieces. <<less

Ji Mo was a small canon fodder who died early just after she appeared in the plot. She was the kind of character that only had a few lines in the entire novel. She was rarely mentioned, and if she was, it was only for a few seconds.... more>>

Everytime she crossed over, she would do her best to avoid the characters in the novel and used all kinds of martial arts just to survive.

The big villain squeezed the face of the little cannon fodder Ji Mo: Follow me, and you can keep your life.

Ji Mo wiped her face and refused solemnly: I am not that kind of person.

Later, Ji Mo: Ah... It's really fragrant! <<less

Police officer, would you believe me if I say this is an Iyashikei game?
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Translator's Summary:... more>>

Han Fei is a comedy actor who is down on luck.

Things seemed to be turning for the better when he was given an expensive gaming helmet to a virtual reality game called Perfect Life, a soothing iyashikei (slice-of-life) game that heals one's soul.

Little did he know what he thought was heaven was actually a hell filled with terrifying ghosts and vengeful spirits. <<less

“The Northern Duchess.”... more>>

A ruler who dominates the frigid land with an iron fist. A ruthless slaughterer who spares no one, whether they be demons or humans.

There’s something peculiar about the way she looks at me. <<less

Ranen, in a twist of fate, found himself transported into the body of a hapless soul who had just escaped from a fire, inheriting a second life and an inhuman beauty.... more>>

Sounds like a jackpot start, just short of reaching the pinnacle of life, right?

Indeed, Ranen thought so too, if it weren't for the existence of 'K-series' dark gods in this world.

#Monsters seem to really like him#

#Question: In such a world, being a heartthrob, do I still have hope?#

Ranen had given up, quietly awaiting death in a nightmarish hospital, when someone stumbled into his world, willing to pay with their life just to see him survive.

Ranen was deeply moved, until he came across a gaming forum.

#Just died, sharing my new wife with everyone. I've become the moonlight in my wife's eyes!#

#...Something's not right, run! Your wife is clearly a dark god!#

Ranen: ? <<less

After signing the share transfer of the Bai company, Bai Weiwei who had a cong**ital heart disease got betrayed by her adopted sister she always loved along with her trusted bodyguard.... more>>

Shocked, betrayed, and worried for her father made her unwilling to die, and her resentment actually let her bind with a quick transmigration system. Completing the task means that she will be able to increase the number of days she can live, and she will be able to get revenge on her white lotus sister and the unconscionable bastard bodyguard.

CEO, Emperor, General… Supreme Immortal? All of them will turn to a love-sick waste who bowed before her skirt.

Just… why is this unlucky star of a wooden fiancee trying so hard to chase her? Stop sucking my life force already! Our marriage is only for business! I want to break the engagement!

Ye Yuxuan: “I will never let go of you.”

Bai Weiwei: ".............." <<less

Every investigation assigned to the S.C.I team are mass mu*ders, committed by unpredictable serial killers with horrendous and gruesome methods of slaughter. However, amidst of... more>> the gory crime scenes and the fiery battles of wit, the love of the young men in the team still blooms... <<less

Li Yan, an upright young man, encounters a sudden upheaval in his family—his father goes missing, and his mother is mu*dered. In order to investigate... more>> the intricacies of this matter, he befriends the intelligence broker Huang Yuliang, only to discover that their acquaintance was originally a well-orchestrated part of a larger plan. <<less

Chen Yang, at the age of eighteen, formed a spiritual union with a ghost. At twenty-two, just after graduating from university, he received a job offer from a local community and decided to stay in the capital city with his partner’s spiritual tablet.... more>>

Initially, Chen Yang hesitated to accept the job, as it entailed interacting with ghosts and demons, and his colleagues were all skilled Celestial Masters. However, he eventually discovered that the position offered a remarkably high salary and exceptional benefits. Recognizing the importance of providing for his husband, Chen Yang gladly embraced the opportunity and accepted the job. <<less

At midnight, with two hoots of owls, Xu Wang was involved in a world called “Owl”, dividing his life into two parts: “day reality” and “night mission completed”.... more>>

Xu Wang: I met my white moonlight, who I had a crush on in high school and who turned me down, now has become my team partner in the world of mission completed. I was very flustered.

Wu Sheng: I met the man who bore in my mind in mission completed world. Although I was rejected that year, I would like to try again.

Owl: Which one of you had a crush on the other? Who was turned down? How am I confused about this…

Sophomore, high IQ, pretentious adorable Gong VS optimistic ridicule Shou <<less

Overnight, the world turned upside down.... more>>

Ling Shu turned from an idle small-time police officer with no ambitions to a suspected mu*derer. He had no other choice but to work hard to save his own life and clear his name.

Yue Dingtang was not used to watching Ling Shu’s attitude of “I have no ambitions and just want to get through life idly so I’ll just goof off and be lazy.”

Until one day, he suddenly discovered that the person he had been nitpicking and trying to change wasn’t a lazy useless pig but in fact pretending to be s*upid to throw off his opponent. <<less

Xie Yu, a bigwig in the modern entertainment industry, ended his life due to a shipwreck, and when he opened his eyes, he was reborn as the laughing stock of the interstellar entertainment circle with the same name—a 27-year-old traffic star who has been ridiculed by everyone for not producing good works for many years and is an embarrassment all over the stars despite having looks that could be said to be God’s preference. ... more>>

Under a brand-new entertainment industry environment and a huge conspiracy, Xie Yu ends up at the forefront of public opinion, filming when he has to, quietly investigating when there is no shoot, cooking with cats in his spare time, and fully ready to complete his mission and retire. However, although not popular now, with all the skills possessed by his body, he will definitely become popular later, and finally stand back at a high point in his career.

His state-of-the-art acting skills and superb cooking skills arouse widespread discussion in the interstellar entertainment circle. And by the way, he’s also attracted the attention of the bigwig Shen Qi who joined the circle for an investigation. <<less

After the 108th Monster Population Census, the Monster Family Planning Office issued a new regulation: Given the rising single monster population, which poses a threat to the society and undermines the harmony between humans and monsters, Monster Family Planning Office decided that from this day onward it’s forbidden to be a single monster of marriageable age.... more>>

As a result, Ying Qiao and Tao Tie, two ancient monsters who had remained single ever since their creation, were forced to go on a blind date.

To discourage their date, they both decided to lie about what they truly were.

Ying Qiao: “I am an orphan snake monster with no house and car under my name. My monthly salary is three thousand yuan. Can’t afford social insurance.”

Tao Tie: “I have a temporary job and eight brothers living off my eighty yuan daily salary.”

They both agreed they were not a good fit for each other. But under pressure, they agreed to put on a show to set a good example for the benefit of the new regulation. They planned to be a fake couple.

A foreign monster entered their nation illegally and committed many crimes. Jiang City Monster Bureau was put on high alert, and elite members were deployed to hunt for the suspect.

After having his dragon scales polished, Ying Qiao spread his wings and joined the hunt.

Putting his brother into his pocket, Tao Tie went out to join the hunt too.

In the sky above Jiang City, they had a chance encounter.

Curling his tail to hide his expensive jade tail ring, Ying Qiao said.” I am on a business trip.”

Putting his hand behind his back to hide his wristwatch worth a million, Tao Tie said.” What a coincidence, so am I.”

Knowing that their lies were exposed, they stared at each other long and hard. They both said, “We will settle accounts after getting back.” <<less

As a holy knight, I had been taken as a prisoner of war during an engagement against the vampires. “Oh my, granting you death? You... more>> wish! Accept my embrace and turn into a vampire. I will be counting on you in the future~ my precious daughter.” The silver haired, vampress loli queen lifted my chin gently, and with a smile of ridicule, aimed her sharp fangs towards my neck. <<less