Liu Zhen thought, if her father became the founding emperor of a new dynasty, wouldn’t that make her the daughter of a founding emperor?... more>>

Well, that’s something for the future.

For now, let’s focus on the more pressing issue—improving the food situation.

After all, this is still an era where dumplings won’t even be invented for another three hundred years!

Reader Advisory:

The story is set in the Qin Dynasty. From that point onward, it’s an alternate history—there will be no Han Dynasty. Accuracy nerds, beware.

There is food, but it’s not a gourmet-focused novel.

There is a male lead, and he is tied to the plot. No spoilers here. <<less

When they first met, Qin Chuan and Bo He didn’t think much of each other—and what they did think wasn’t good.... more>>

Qin Chuan suspected this female subordinate of having ulterior motives, trying to climb the ladder by cozying up through useless moves.

To him, the most charming woman was his master in an online game—quiet, skilled, and a true gaming pro.

Bo He, on the other hand, thought her boss had a personality problem—handsome and wealthy, yes, but also prejudiced, convinced that 99% of women had hidden agendas.

In her eyes, her in-game disciple was far more endearing—pure, easy to tease, a total noob but earnest and respectful, and always so sweet to his master.

Until one day…

Reading Guide:

Tsundere male lead who acts sharp-tongued but is secretly a softie × seemingly delicate but inwardly strong and lovable female lead

Light, feel-good story meant for casual reading—a sweet treat after meals. No deep thinking required. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. <<less

From a grandmaster of demonic cultivation to a third-rate disciple?... more>>

His last life he entered the dao by demonic cultivation, is it going to be the other way around in this life!

A low status and weak spiritual roots, everyone said that he had no fate with the path of immortals. Is it that he can only be stepped on his whole life while watching others become immortals?

Since he accepted this body, then the path in the future, will be him, Zhou Yin, who will walk it.

The way of the immortals is boundless, he can also return to the main path and cross into the nine heavens. <<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

Xiaolin met a ghost.

Time stopped at eighteen for Ji Yi, and now all she wants to do is pick up from where she left off. Her career depends... more>> on it, and on top of that, she has to survive a fake marriage turned real! Some missed opportunities are irreplaceable, and some misunderstandings between them have proven near-fatal, but for He Jichen, he isn’t just a pretty face—he’s an opportunist. They may have lost their prime years together, but He Jichen is more than willing to spend his remaining years with her. If only she would just trust him… Will Ji Yi be able to find true love in this life? Can she outmaneuver all the snakes plotting her downfall? Only time will tell... <<less

This is the story about a person who one day gets transmigrated into his own written book, but wait.. things don’t stop just there, there’s... more>> more to this story than meets the eye. <<less

After finally being admitted to the Department of Exorcism, Dong Zhi’s dream was to grasp both work and love as he strived to pursue an icy male god, igniting an intense love affair.... more>>

A train bound for spring was the beginning of everything. The mountains were solitary, blanketed with snow, as smoke began dissipating. In the brilliant morning rays, Dong Zhi’s gaze fell on Long Shen’s back. Hidden deep within his eyes, he held countless words for him.

"To you, whom I love dearly with all my heart, my time in this life, I’ll offer them to you." <<less

He had four disobedient disciples, who now achieved success, won recognition and established their own sects.... more>>

The embarrassing thing is that it was him who drove those four out of his sect to make them independent.

But one day he had an incident and lost his cultivation. His life was hanging by a thread. Wandering around, he walked into his third disciple’s territory.

What should I do?

Mountains and seas can be tamed, days and nights can disappear.

Only you, the exceptional you, refuse to give up.

——

A man blessed with fortune, the best in his generation, had an accident and started anew; broken in body but firm in spirit, he now uses his wisdom to guide his evil disciples back to the right path.

Notes :
The title 参商 (Shēnshāng) has two meanings:
1) Constellations Shen (ch. “Three Stars mansion”, eu. Orion) and Shang (ch. “Heart mansion”, eu. Antares), which never appear at the same time.
2) Two friends/relatives who are separated/estranged and irreconcilable. <<less

Yan Wushi had walked a path full of blood and corpses.... more>>

He did not believe in the good nature of humanity. Even more so, he did not believe that there could be someone with great kindness and sense of justice, who would be so considerate of others without asking anything in return.

One day, Shen Qiao, who was the sect leader of Mount Xuandu, the number one Daoist sect under the heavens, was challenged to a duel but somehow fell off the cliff.

Yan Wushi happened to pass by down there.

Seeing Shen Qiao who was seriously injured to the point of dying, he suddenly came up with a perfect idea…

After thousands of autumns, who could stay eternal? <<less

In the fourteenth year of Chenghua, the imperial harem had one Consort Wan, just as the Western Depot had one Chief Eunuch named Wang Zhi. Crown Prince Zhu Youcheng was barely eight years old, and it was uncertain whether he could grow to adulthood without a hitch.... more>>

The Emperor was mediocre, and feckless. Eunuchs deceived those above them and kept those below them in the dark. Court officials patched up leaks left and right. Those doing evil were arrogantly savaging, and those doing good were helplessly sighing.

With the ways of the world like this, how could the ways of the Heavens possibly be just?

That year, Tang Fan transferred into Shuntian Prefecture from Hanlin Academy, taking up a post as a sixth-rank Judge. <<less

On the Third-Year of Kaihuang, as the Great Sui unfolds its curtains to welcome the glorious Tang Dynasty in succession to the Northern Dynasty, Yang Jian established a secret agency, the Jiejian Bureau in preparation to unify the world.... more>>

In a stormy night filled with snow, a convoy of tribute sent by the Kingdom of Khotan was ambushed and massacred with not a living soul left behind. The Second Commander of the Jiejian Bureau, Feng Xiao came forth to investigate the case under Imperial Orders.

A gathering of storms would soon take place in a little city which sat on the frontier, called the City of Six Crafts, where all the top martial powers across the lands would meet.

The ever successful Second Commander Feng meets a dead end when he ran into a Master Daoist with ailing health.

All would be unknown if they had never crossed paths, but once their paths crossed, Second Commander Feng realized this ailing man had more secrets than himself. <<less

Zhao Su arrived here in the 35th year of Emperor Jiajing.... more>>

His first wish was only to have a satisfactory meal.

This is a story of a boy who goes from being a poverty-stricken son of a concubine to becoming the Grand Secretary of the Great Ming.

This is also a tragic story of hard work, to train the little bratty child to become the promising young emperor, but in the end he was overwhelmed by the brat.

This is the best time period, Jiajing Emperor, Zhang Juzheng, Xu Jie, Yan Song, stars gathering, fighting openly.

This is also the worst time period, the Emperor is obsessed with achieving immortality, the court officials are forming factions, the court is a dog eat dog arena, the country is also facing internal and external conflict. The North has the Tartar, the Southeast has the Wukou, as well as heavy taxes. The common people cannot stand the hardship, the entire Ming dynasty is on the brink of collapse.

What can his existence change? <<less