"Living isn't fun anymore."... more>>

So I decided to die. But before I could leave, in the last moments of my life...

"Should we make life fun for you?"

The Vina people appeared in front of me.

They asked me to live.

They told me if I died, they'll die as well.

Do they want to live for eternity?

"We'll make you happy. So, don't die yet."

"If you pledge to be one of us, you can have all the money you'll ever need for the rest of your life."

"Love, just talk to us. What do you need?"

"You can tell us everything you desire." <<less

Dream Shattering Sabre is the eighth story in Wen Rui’an’s The Four Great Constables wuxia series. The story follows two of the Four Great Constables,... more>> Ironhands and Coldblooded, as they investigate the strange goings-on at the Xi Family Village, in which the village head Xi Xiaofeng forces his own brother to strip naked and jump into the river! <<less

Twenty years ago, there was a great upheaval in Yunxia, and Di Shengtian, with her close friend Han Zian, quelled the chaos and disappeared from the public eye. ... more>>

Ten years later, the entire Di family was annihilated, with only a lone girl being banished to Mount Tai, and the century-old foundation of the Di’s family was destroyed.

If Di Shengtian had known that one day her own disciples would exterminate the entire Di family, would she still have shared half of her kingdom to secure a lasting legacy for the future?

Regardless of how the world marvels at the era of Di Shengtian, as time passes, when Ren Anle, bored and idle, reads this history of the wilds while curled up in her bandit’s den, she can only laugh and say… winners become kings and losers are defeated, this is how the world works.

Who in this world still cares how the once strongest person in Yunxia would respond? <<less

When the spiritual barrier that has been intact for a hundred years is shattered by a meteor, spiritual energy that had disappeared starts to return. The mystical realm slowly begins its revival—magic, witchcraft, curses, supernatural lifeforms, strange and mysterious legends, monsters, and gods from other worlds… The old world order collapses, yet the new order is mystifying and chaotic in the wake of the spirit tide.... more>>

Just before the unprecedented reformation is here, Tang Qi awakens and finds himself hung on the cross, having turned into an inferior demon and in great pain and agony… He manages to turn the tides on an evil ritual, snatching himself a new body of the same name.

With his special ability to see through the nature of all things from the mystical realm and a sly and crafty mind, follow Tang Qi as he develops new skills and powers—as well as making new friends and allies—to battle and protect himself from never before seen supernatural threats in an unfamiliar world! <<less

After what seems to be a plane accident,... more>>

Su Bai Master Su was seized of his power and unexpectedly reincarnated onto a cowardly distant nephew.

Who said that you will lead a dull life after rebirth?

The ‘Jade-Faced Yama’, who once ate both the black and white path, vows to take back the power that once belonged to him step by step.

Do you really think Master Su is a rice dumpling for everyone to push around when he does not display his wrath? <<less

Jun Zhenzhen might have been recently orphaned, but it didn’t dampen her arrogance one bit. She even snubbed her maternal family who took her in, seeing them as merely a stopover as she gained a foothold in Yangcheng. Her final destination, obviously, was with the scholarly and aristocratic Ning Family. More specifically, as the wife of the first son and pride of the Ning Family. After all, their grandfathers had arranged their marriage long ago.... more>>

But the engagement was denied! The family refused to meet with her, refused to accept the validity of a marriage arranged by elders long dead, refused to accept such an unruly, uncouth girl into their family.

She’ll show them.

Sincerity is everything, so she took a room in a nearby inn and strung up a length of white silk. Of course, she figured that once they saw how far she was willing to go, they would need to open their doors to her. Too clever!

Only, once her eyes fluttered closed… it was another girl who opened them again.

The recently dead Princess Jiuling, who was hacked to death during her attempted assassination of the King, has been granted another attempt at life and revenge.

But first, she has to get this petty Ning family and this nonsense arranged marriage out of the way.

Child’s play. <<less

A landslide occurred while we were returning from the camp. Subsequently, my five classmates and our teacher decided to spend the night in a mysterious manor. But the landowner, who goes by the name of Count, initiates a cruel survival game. The rules of the game are simple: every night, we have to vote on who among us is the disguised werewolf. However, in the special case where the most voted player isn't the werewolf, they'll be eaten by the real werewolf.... more>>

And so, it begins.

We can't leave the mansion until we discover the werewolf!

It's the ultimate survival game!

In this game where our intelligence and friendships will be tested...

Will we trust on our friends? Or be betrayed by them? <<less

The chief female forensic investigator, Ran Yan was secretly killed by her assistant. Unexpectedly, she was reborn in the years of the Tang dynasty. After experiencing a narrow escape, she fled from Jiangnan to Chang’an. Although, Chang’an was at the beginning of its flourishing period under the Li family’s Tang dynasty, various princes were vying for the throne by using all kinds of strategies. This was the dark days of the imperial court, where one needed to walk on a tightrope as one’s life was as powerless as an ant. The Xiao family controlled a large amount of wealth so inevitably they also became involved in the conflicts.... more>>

After arriving in Chang’an, she discovered many suspicious incidents: the original owner had unexplainable amnesia but his family was indifferent. She once again saw the orchid shaped clay inkstone, a valuable object that her mother has given her in modern times. Hence, could it be that she can time travel back? In order to survive in the Tang dynasty, she displayed her strong spirit and willpower by learning medicine from a doctor, pretended that she benefited from being sick on how to cure diseases, suffered hardship in earning money, manufactured penicillin, cured syphilis, and used her autopsy skill and experience to solve each and every mu*der mysteries. <<less

“To be my wife, you have to keep the three things I said earlier. Can you do it? If you don’t want to, go back now.”... more>>

What Sang-yeon wanted from Minju was a wife and a ghost bride. A being that exists, but does not exist.

“No, this is my home now. I’m not going back.”

Minju and Sang-yeon agreed to a secret marriage between the two unbeknownst to the rest of the world.

Why didn’t Minju suspect it even once?

She should have been suspicious of Park Sang-yeon, a world-renowned conductor representing Korea, when he said he loved her.

As to the real reason why he wanted to marry her. <<less

Anaesthesiologist Lu Yan received an emergency call late at night. On her way to the hospital, she ran into Deng Man, a high school female classmate who had been dead for many years.... more>>

From that day on, strange things have been following her.

“The winter solstice is a day of retribution and revenge.”

The truth hidden for eight years is revealed step by step.

When Jiang Chengyi returned to S city after several years, he met his ex-girlfrined Lu Yan at the class reunion. Seeing Lu Yan surrounded by strange things. Jiang Chengyi “reluctantly” took her into his mansion.

When facing Lu Yan, Jiang Chengyi coldly said. “I will just temporarily protect your safety.”
When he recieved his mother’s call, JIang Chengyi said. “Mom, she’s my girlfriend.”

A month later, he said to Lu Yan, “my wife, it has been eight years, how do you plan to compensate me?”

At the time of the wedding, Jiang Chengyi concluded. “The winter solstice is where you can do whatever you want.”

Lu Yan, “Sir Jiang, what about your moral integrity?” <<less

A former detective chases after his missing daughter, but what he uncovers in the darkness is…... more>>

Third “Konomys” (このミステリーがすごい!) Grand Prize recipient

A story of descent into lunacy over a single girl.

The 17-year old Kanako has disappeared, leaving behind a trace of drug use in her room. Akihiro Fujishima, a former detective and her father, is in pursuit of her whereabouts. Three years earlier, Naoto, who was tormented by his classmates, fell in love with Kanako, who saved him…

The story of the present and the past intersect, and the outline of Kanako gradually emerges from the blurry darkness. Yet the more one delves into her disappearance, the more unintelligible she becomes. What manner of shocking ending awaits at the end of the tunnel? The recipient of the grand prize of the 3rd “This Mystery is Amazing!”, this work overwhelmed every member of the selection committee. A lurid work of dark emotion that will enrapture the hearts of all who read it. <<less

A mental patient, or a born policeman?... more>>

A peerless genius, or a master of crime?

Where cops kill,

And criminals save.

This is hell,

And this is heaven. <<less

Shen Lu spent a lifetime trying to get closer to Yan Chenli, and in the end was killed in the line of duty in an operation commanded by Yan Chenli.... more>>

According to the donation agreement he made during his life, he was turned into a human weapon—an Executioner. Because of his guilt, Yan Chenli almost lost his family fortune bearing the costs of a human weapon’s expensive energy consumption, just to keep Shen Lu by his side.

Most of the people turned into human weapons were prisoners given the death penalty, the “incorrigible dregs of society”.

Everyone knows that the operational capabilities of these Executioners are just two hours, and that they’re even stripped of the names they had during life, their mind is weak, incapable of independent thought, and they go madly out of control upon remembering the fact that they are already dead.

Shen Lu, Chief Adjudicator Yan Chenli’s Executioner, is the only exception.

[Don’t treat your Executioner partner like a human being, or you’ll be out of luck.]
Criminal investigation police Adjudicator x Human weapon Executioner

The Executioners are manufactured via the consciousness of the deceased, the standard equipment is uniform x cold weapon, and a bit of an uncontrollable mental defect. <<less

You are a Chaebol, but what does that have to do with me?... more>>

Pressure outside the investigation came in.
The suspect is a Chaebol.
But that is too bad, I am a Chaebol, too.

*Chaebol: a large industrial South Korean conglomerate run and controlled by an individual or family. A chaebol often consists of multiple diversified affiliates, controlled by a person or group whose power over the group often exceeds legal authority. E.g. Sams*ng Group, L*tte Group <<less

Shen Yi, whose stage name is Wei Long, was an actor who was popular all over the world in the 1970s, but because of a disappearance, he disappeared in history, as if he had never existed in this world. ... more>>

One day, Rong Qian saw a photo of herself and Shen Yi on an old photo from more than 30 years ago ......

The unbelievable discovery made her start a journey through time and space again and again, returning to the past to save him!

For Rong Qian, every time she travelled to the past, it was only a few days apart, but for Shen Yi, if he wanted to see her, he had to wait for several years.

Later, during the long years of waiting for her, the noble, gentle, and elegant young master Shen always held his chin in private and counted the days when he would meet her with his fingers.

Then he sighed bitterly: "Alas, what is more difficult than a long-distance relationship is a different space and time relationship, my Ah Qian, I miss you so much..." <<less

Ye Zhen, a female Ph.D. in the Department of Mathematics of Hua University, changed her career to enter the entertainment industry in order to investigate the death of her birth father, Movie Emperor Ye Yi. During her interview, she accidentally made CEO Rongcheng Jue lose face in public. Yet Rongcheng Jue, unlike what was to be expected, didn’t take old grudges into account and let Ye Zhen join his company. When everyone thought Ye Zhen would become Rongcheng Jue’s personal secretary, she actually joined the entertainment department. After several twists and turns, Ye Zhen became a script supervisor for Rongcheng Entertainment’s “The Great Tang Treasure”.... more>>

Her colleagues’ bullying towards her, the pressure of changing career, and the many obstacles in her investigation all left her confused. Under Rongcheng Jue’s silent guardianship, she didn’t forget her original purpose, overcame every obstacle, and eventually became an ace producer.

Ye Zhen and Rongcheng Jue shared a common belief: no matter how bleak the hope is, how th**ny and dark the road ahead, they had only one thought in their hearts: to uncover the truth, and therefore bring peace to the soul of the Movie Emperor Ye Yi. <<less

Yo, Hi! I’m Frank, I made a deal with a demon to pay me some money for receiving a guest for a few days every week.... more>>

I had no idea about what I have done.

On May 1st, Conan ‘the God of Death’ came to my house. I was forced to let him in and we get involved in a criminal case.

On May 8th, Bruce Wayne ‘Batman’ came to me. I was forced to follow him to fight crime.

On May 16th, Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs, came to my home. I can only say that I really can’t stand my guests. <<less

After being heavily wounded on a mission, the dying commander of the special forces Qin Xiao was brought back to the mountain base on the back of a tiger. According to the rumors, that day, it was an extremely beautiful Persian cat that called out the guard soldier and found the commander.... more>>

This strange event was transmitted throughout the base, and it became a sensation in the whole place.

After transmigrating into a cat, Bai Xia Xia has been extremely worried. She could understand beast language, eat fruits, and catch fish, but it was useless, her beast friends did not eat cooked food. For half a year, she did not eat a mouthful of cooked meat at all, and everything was so plain that she was going crazy.

She deliberated and pondered, thinking seriously about Cat’s remaining life—being a house cat is good, there will be a poop shovel officer (a pet owner) to serve me. A suitable poop shovel officer was not easy to find, living conditions were not guaranteed, and the risk of becoming a stray cat was high.

Therefore, she found an iron rice bowl (a lifetime employment), working for her home country (in a governmental position). <<less

Welcome, dear viewers, to the super-thrilling live broadcast. But before we commence today's spine-chilling spectacle, I must warn you that only three types of people... more>> have the privilege of witnessing it: those shrouded in a thick veil of ominous Yin energy; those who will die within seven days; and as for the third type, I cannot explain in detail. All I can offer is a dire caution—tread carefully. <<less

Pei Yuzhou, a psychiatrist who has a lot of fans on Weibo, once parachuted into the special case team by relying on the insider.... more>>

Pei Yuzhou: I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense!

Team Shen of the special case team said: 5 points of praise! Thank you for the daughter-in-law sent by the organization. I am very satisfied. Also, that mu*derer over there, stay still, and I’ll arrest you again:)

Special case team leader Gong X hot outside and cold inside, psychiatrist Shou.

Shen Zheng X Pei Yuzhou

Talk about love, investigate cases! <<less

God is creating a legend!!!! We need a little faith to give people a backbone, and then add some man-eating demons to get everyone excited! Add some love... and a dash of hatred... rebellion and impulsiveness. Finally, throw in a familiar protagonist with a slightly dark personality, otherwise, it won't be interesting. Oops... went a bit overboard!... more>>

So, in a small alley on the streets of London, Sherlock slowly emerges from the shadows, holding a head in his hand. Blood drips from his spine, tick-tock, tick-tock. Excellent, the killer has been dealt with. The next challenge is to prove that the killer is indeed the killer. <<less

I had to take him home and raise him. There was no bathtub or a large basin at home, so I had to put him in the washing machine for the time being.... more>>

It was an hour later before I remembered it again, by which he had been washed extremely clean. <<less

I woke up to find myself as an investigator in a Dystopian Cyberpunk Game.... more>>

A world filled with violence and control.

For a 21st-century native Korean like me, every day is hell. <<less

Zhao Mian, the Prince of Nanjing, had an encounter with a stranger while he was on a secret incognito visit. Both of them were simultaneously poisoned, and the poison would be released every month on the night of the full moon. ... more>>

They had to engage in a deep conversation in order to survive.

The Crown Prince, who was powerful, handsome, and splendid, stared at the unremarkable face of the stranger, and through gritted teeth, he declared, "I can be killed by my elders, but I will not be humiliated."

The stranger was perplexed and asked, "I have no issue with you being proud, but why are you pointing a sword at me?"

Zhao Mian sneered and replied, "I would rather kill you than suffer humiliation."

The stranger tried to calm the situation and suggested, "Let's not get agitated. We can talk after I remove my disguise."

When the stranger took off their disguise, they were no longer a mere passerby, which alleviated Zhao Mian's anger to some extent. Despite their reluctance, both of them cursed and engaged in a profound conversation before the release of the poison.

Later, when Zhao Mian ascended the throne, a neighboring country sent Ambassador Wei Zhenfeng to congratulate him.

In the grand hall, Wei Zhenfeng's eyes sparkled under the clear moonlight as he greeted, "Your Majesty, I hope you are in good health."

Zhao Mian absentmindedly touched his slightly swollen belly and fell into deep contemplation.

During the full moon feast for the eldest prince, Wei Zhenfeng arrived uninvited, seething with anger, yet still maintaining a smile.

He exclaimed, "I returned home for a brief period, and Your Majesty already has a child? Your betrayal truly caught me off guard."

Zhao Mian responded disdainfully, "Everyone in this world belongs to me. How can I be confined to one person? Someone, remove this ungrateful man from Beiyuan."

As the two were locked in a standoff, an elderly eunuch suddenly revealed the truth. He spoke, "Oh, Your Majesty, you are weak after giving birth, so please don't be angered!" <<less

Beneath the peaceful façade of the modern world, an undercurrent of shocking crimes roils in the underbelly of society. Follow Song Yang, the last Traditional... more>> Coroner of China, as he navigates through this underworld of violence and debauchery, and uses seemingly common everyday objects like an umbrella, squid ink, and magnets to hunt down serial killers, s*xual predators, real-life vampires, necrophiles, and others who prey upon the innocents and hide behind the fog of supernatural mystery. There is no mystery too enigmatic for Song Yang to solve, and there is no depth too deep for him to venture into to uncover the truth! <<less