Falling in Love Online with an Ancient General

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[1v1 + Sweet Pet + Other World]

After her new phone fell victim to a poisoned hand, Feng Qingyi received a battered eighteen-hand phone for twenty dollars. Unexpectedly, the broken copper and rusted iron transformed before her eyes, housing not only a mysterious mall but also a handsome man who claimed to be a general.

In order to earn points to purchase goods, Feng Qingyi had no choice but to chat and video call with the handsome man, inadvertently chatting herself into his world.

The great general of Tianqi, Qin Yuechuan, accidentally picked up a small box from the spoils of war. The small box not only allowed for long-distance voice communication and video calls but could even transmit objects through space.

The woman who video called him and sent him gifts was not only breathtakingly beautiful and exceptionally talented but also highly considerate. Qin Yuechuan decided to find a way to lure her back home.

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和将军网恋后,我躺赢了
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Review
9 Reviews


Pezwitch
New Pezwitch
Jun 04, 2025
Status: Completed
I'm not sure why there are all the negative reviews, almost every review posted at this time is 2 stars. This isn't a perfect novel, but the premise was interesting

One of the issues other reviewers mention is the FL didn't help the ML while he was war, and I actually liked that she doesn't help him. She is a 19 year old university student, what does she know about war? She sent him The Art of War book which was realistic in my opinion

And speaking of sending things, I liked... more>> how they sent each other meals instead of expensive gifts (although there were some expensive gifts it wasn't excessive)

The relationship was realistic, they didn't fall in love at first sight, the romance was a slow burn, which was fine. It made sense that they would have very little in common at first

And to the comment that there were too many characters, of course there were. There are two separate stories at first that slowly merged into one. The FL starting story had a university theme and the ML story was a palace intrigue. They slowly merged into one plot as the relationship grew and the number of characters grew smaller because some of the characters became irrelevant to the plot

The ending was a bit of a let down because
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FL had a talent as an artist and didn't go anywhere with it-she became a corporate drone

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There were some flaws in the storyline, but overall it was a good story and I do recommend it

This is a 4 star novel, giving it a 5 to boost the average rating <<less
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greenHills
greenHills
May 31, 2024
Status: c248
Full of obnoxious filler and obnoxious side characters that the MC has far too much tolerance for. The pacing is fine at the start, but after

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the MC/ML are able to teleport back and forth through their worlds every 3 days,

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it starts getting worse. After they upgrade that ability again, the pacing becomes really, really, really bad. The story just drags and drags and drags. You'd expect that that ability would at least allow them to develop their romantic relationship more, but it just seems increasingly bland.

The writer can't decide between writing a fun slice-of-life, a dogblood drama novel, and a dynastic war novel. As a result, this novel aspires to be all of them and ends up mastering none. It's about war but it isn't a serious war novel; it's light-hearted humour but isn't funny; it's sweet fluff but it's unromantic and everyone is immature; it's slice-of-life but the friends are all cardboard toolmen; and there's recurring dogblooded drama seekers but nothing is done about them.

Major upheavals occur in the General's world, but Qingyi basically sits on the side and just chit-chats with him in-between. Yes, they have their own lives, but the contrast of the very serious war and the idle fluff is so... jarring and poorly done. You have a serious military issue, and then it's handholding and going for food with the besties and the bf~, and then it's random characters introduced to stir up drama.

The fluff also just isn't very good, and even the friendly side characters are often pretty bland tool-men that are only there to advance the slice-of-life plot by telling the FL about competitions to participate in, etc. While the beginning of the story is kind of cute and fun, the author is really bad at managing a larger cast of characters, and the romance is also dull. The writing gets less engaging over the course of the story as a whole. It really feels like the author had an idea, wrote it for the first 100 chapters, and afterwards just kept dragging things on because they got lost.

If you want to enjoy the story more, just drop it after they reach level 2 in the ability and imagine the ending yourself. I was going to give this about a 3.5-4 at the start, because it was funny and charming, but all the charm withers away. Promising start but really poor delivery. <<less
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Panda93
Panda93
Aug 16, 2024
Status: c50
I'll give you all a tip, avoid cnovels with pretty covers like this, because you can expect that they're trying to appeal to the same demographic of readers as Korean novel readers. The quality of writing will always be subpar, because the author expects that you'll be locked in by pretty artwork.

*Stares into distance with endless vissitude*

Cnovels with covers of chubby cartoon like characters are a better bet to find thorough story telling.
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koco2018
koco2018
Jun 10, 2024
Status: c11
The plot was unique to me: MC chats with an ancient general using a cell phone, each communication earns points to exchange in an 'online shop', and they can also send packages to each other instantly.

The story/writing was amateurish and wattpad-like, but still a good start and it's not difficult to look past the plot-holes and logic flaws. This was like a stiff dream forced along its path. The dialogue between the characters... it was unnatural and superficial and broke the immersion. But like I said, it is an amateurish... more>> novel.

I stuck around to see the romance, and was disappointed with the author's writing. The characters have superficial and forced behavior, MC has a flippant 'oh? good luck with your battle!', and ML has his... I'll grab a clip and show what I mean by their interactions are written too stiff.

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*Context* There really isn't any. ML and MC are still new to each other and to chatting on the phone. They are getting to know each other and trying out the features on the phone. Oh and the 'visible only to him', people other than MC and ML cannot see anything wrong with the phone, and people around ML have never seen a phone so they think he's possessed or something for talking to a block.

Qin Yuchuan stayed outside for a while and finally returned to the tent.

Judging from the current situation, this phone should have some special functions, such as being visible only to him. Maybe he could ask Feng Qingyi.

【:Miss Feng, are you busy now?】

【Qingyi: It's fine for now. Didn't you say you went to the war? Are you injured?】

It seemed like no one had asked him if he was hurt for a long time.

【:Thank you for your concern, I am fine. I want to ask you, is this cell phone from your world?】

【Qingyi: Yes, what's wrong? 】

【:nothing】

Perhaps it is because this thing does not belong to this world, so other people cannot see it, which can be explained.

【Qingyi: Oh, do you have anything else to say? 】

【:Is the girl doing well recently?】

【Qingyi: I'm fine, don't call me a girl, just call me Qingyi.】

【:good】

【Qingyi: I heard you were fighting, how is the battle going now?】

【:Within three days, we will be able to return to the court with a great victory. 】

【Qingyi: You guys are so awesome! 】

Qin Yuchuan noticed that Feng Qingyi sent "you guys" instead of "you". Is this a compliment to them? It's quite interesting.

【:Do you want to see the scenery here?】

【Qingyi: Is it okay? 】

【:Of course, I'll video call you. 】

Feng Qingyi felt that Qin Yuchuan's learning ability was too strong and he could even make video calls now.

Soon Feng Qingyi received a video call. Qin Yuchuan was wearing armor today and looked extremely heroic.

Feng Qingyi was a little stunned. At the same time, Qin Yuchuan was also staring at Feng Qingyi.

She was wearing a red suspender dress today, with her arms exposed and her delicate collarbone visible. Qin Yuchuan's ears turned red, as this outfit was a bit too revealing for him.

"Why don't you speak?" Feng Qingyi took the initiative to speak.

Qin Yuchuan quickly looked away and said, "I'll show you the scenery here."

Feng Qingyi stared at the phone screen curiously, but could only see Qin Yuchuan's face.

Are you looking at the scenery or at him?

"Please press the small circle on the screen and switch the camera, otherwise I can't see it."

After hearing this, Qin Yuchuan stared at his phone for a while before he found it.

Feng Qingyi could finally see the neatly arranged tents, soldiers training in the distance, and the flying yellow sand, which made the scene particularly desolate and lonely.

"I didn't expect it to be like this!" Feng Qingyi sighed.

"Have you seen it?" Qin Yuchuan asked.

Feng Qingyi shook her head. "I've only seen it on TV, but everything on TV is fake."

"TV, what is that?"

"It's just a tool that you can use to watch a play. I'll introduce it to you when I have the chance."

Qin Yuchuan took his cell phone and walked to a sand dune in the distance, from where he could see far away.

"That's the direction of Changxu Pass. We will attack it in three days."

Through the phone, Feng Qingyi saw a small city, but why did he tell her this?

"Why are you telling me this?"

Qin Yuchuan was silent. Even he himself didn't know why he told her all this.

"Nothing, I just sometimes feel that what I do is meaningless."

My father died on the battlefield and my mother was depressed all day long.

He was feared by the emperor, who was worried that he would rebel, but at the same time wanted to use him to consolidate his rule. How ridiculous.

Feng Qingyi keenly noticed his depressed mood at the moment.

"How can it be meaningless? You fought for your country. You are a hero of your country."

"Because you are here, they can live and work in peace and contentment. They will remember everything you do."

"I don't know what it's like in your country, but here, being a soldier is the most respected profession."

"... "

Qin Yuchuan smiled slightly as he listened to Feng Qingyi's comfort.

How naive! A girl who was born in the light and grew up in the sunshine should have never seen the malice in this world.

The human heart is the most unpredictable thing. They may sincerely appreciate his efforts today, but discard him like a worn-out shoe tomorrow.

"Qingyi, have you ever seen the sunset in the desert?"

Feng Qingyi shook her head, "No."

"Then I'll go with you."

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LII_Vera
LII_Vera
Apr 04, 2025
Status: Completed
I'm surprised with the low ratings — I thought it's a very well-written romance, where characters are realistic, relationships are sweet, side characters are interesting and everything is well-balanced.

I approached this novel with caution, and had a trace of lament in my heart for a few chapters — how cruel it is, to evict such a young and vivacious modern girl into the ancient times. I just presumed that the author will make the MC choose love over, you know, her family and friends, human rights, safety, advanced medicine etc.... more>> But I was pleasantly surprised a few chapters later, as author very soon firmly establishes that ML doesn't want MC to stay in his world. He's plenty aware of the struggles people and especially women face in his world, and how unsuitable it is for the MC long-term. He's considerate and progressive in that sense, so it made the story more digestible, as very few modern girls would've tolerated being in a relationship with someone with a huge gap in understanding.

After that, it was a smooth sailing, slice-of-life story, with the war and politics of ancient world happening mostly in the background.

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It's the first relationship for both MC and ML, so they face some realistic obstacles:

1. While both of them are understanding of each other's situations and how busy both of them are, MC (instigated by her friends somewhat) struggles with long-distance relationship once, but it is resolved VERY quickly, maybe in the same or next chapter

2. ML is jealous two or three times, and while those scenes were not fun to read, I still feel like it's very understandable — women of his world are expected to have zero to no contact with men, and while ML never tries to restrict MC's freedom, and probably consciously understands that she really isn't cheating on him, emotions are emotions. Would be weirder if he was absolutely perfect and his upbringing didn't play even a little part.

Overall, both MC and ML learn and grow in their relationship. I personally dislike romance with no struggles or misunderstandings borne from unique character settings.

There are some other moments that may seem strange — like how, for example, MC takes a long time to think of sending ML medicine into the ancient time. He's a general during the war, surely antibiotics would've been an easy thing to think of, right? In the times when every injury can be infected and therefore deadly?

Though, she does think of it later. It is a common theme in the novel — there's a problem that needs solving, and it takes some time for the MC to solve it, usually one to five chapters. I won't say it makes MC look unintelligent, but I got an impression that MC is ungodly busy with her studies, so she cuts on her problems-solving time to cram in more studying.

It is a novel that centres on relationships, with the world serving as mostly a backdrop (I'm usually not a fan of such stories, preferring the opposite, but this novel was charming and well-paced enough to keep my attention), so, when MC's and ML's romance reached culmination, author kinda wrapped things up very quickly with the rest. I've seen more egregious examples of rushed endings, and this one didn't feel like it was too short in length as it was not written as well as the rest of the novel. Some people may say there are loose ends, but I wasn't bothered much by stuff like mysterious crystal flower and such — I just felt like all the important things were said already, and dragging it on would've been too much.

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Overall, highly recommend for a very chill and heartwarming read. <<less
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Stardust555
Stardust555
Aug 08, 2024
Status: c129
Rating: 2/5

Summary: Modern pretty girl Feng Qingyi's new phone is broken by her twin brother. Broke, he can only afford an ugly old phone as a temporary replacement for her. Just as she's about to complain, the phone screen on the ugly phone repairs itself in front of her eyes. When she opens the phone, she discovers that there is a contact in the phone that connects to a general in ancient China. She's able to earn points by chatting with this general and these points help her learn skills... more>> and abilities. Gradually, she falls in love with this general, but can love between a modern person and ancient person separated by time work out?

Feelings:

Interesting concept but the execution was really amateurish. The novel is realistic about whether or not a normal college girl can really help an ancient general and there's a bit of romance between the leads. BUT it's also so s*upid because clearly falling in love is the ONLY purpose of their connection. She can't help him with anything. It's true that she's just a normal girl but it doesn't even occur to her that she could maybe help by providing knowledge even if she has to look it up. I'm just at a loss. Such an interesting concept used solely for falling in love. Such a waste of ML too. <<less
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mammondesu
mammondesu
Mar 12, 2025
Status: Completed
** Edited review

Overall rating, 3/5

This story can end within 150-190 chapter, at most 200. But the author drag the story that its feel like filler. The pace also kinda messy. Near the ending, you can feel that the story becoming rush. some of the characters that appeared actually feel unnecessary and its will make no change to the story even if they didnt appeared. For exp:

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The cousin's family, Nanyue

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Another thing to add, might be unpopular opinion of mine, I'm not sure if it only me, but Feng Qingyi (MC) is really unlikeable sometime. She was immature and its make me frustrated.

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Qi Yuchuan was away in battlefield fighting a f*** war, and ofcourse its understandable that he cant send any chat etc. But when he took time to travel to her world, guess what she did, the first thing she did is showing a cold reaction to him. **Recalling how attentive he used to be, responding to her messages whenever he could, but now, couldn't spare a moment to drop her a simple message of concern, Feng Qingyi suddenly felt a rush of indifference towards him.** Like gurl, he fighting a war, risking his life and this is your reaction to hin sparing time to see you. She even have the audacity to ask him why he upset and angry at her.


*"You ask what I might be upset about? I rushed over to you after dealing with my military affairs only to be ignored and faced with the mention of breakup. Aren't I entitled to be upset?"*

I not even blame Qi Yuchuan for being angry to her when she mentioned a breakup.

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Nanyin and Feng Zhixing (MC's parent)

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Another thing is about MC's family treatment toward her brother, Feng Qingchi, I kinda detest it ngl like you can feel the favoritism from the father toward MC. Luckily, MC brother doesnt care abt it.

Furthermore, you can notice that the parents are actually absent parent.

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Xuanyuan family (The royal Family)

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I actually love Xuanyuan Xi (ML's mother and Xuanyuan Yan (the Emperor). I love their characters eventho they didnt appear much.

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Overall its an okay story to pass time.
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mxdberries
mxdberries
Dec 16, 2024
Status: --
Dropped.

the concept was interesting and I always wondered if those shorts about modern girl helping ancient general with modern goods via magical object connection that you see on douyin/tiktok were based on a book. And this is quite close but not an exact copy. If I'm honest the shorts were more interesting than this book.

the main focus is romance. There's no other reason for the phone connecting them together than for their romance. Technically his historical era doesn't exist in her world so she can't even look him up and... more>> try to help him with his time period history. The most she does is give him food, clothes for her world and occasionally books. But not war strategy books or even history books, she can't provide him with modern weapons but she could look up what ancient weapons were superior in an era similar to his so he could have made weapons based off that. Heck he gets injured and she doesn't even offer to send medicine. She's a college study majoring in some sort of math but nearly all her system rewards imply they're readying her for a life in ancient times.

Meanwhile ML has little interest in political intrigue. He's a war god who's been defending the nations people while being under suspicion of the emperor. Something about his character rubs me the wrong way. I'm just so used to MLs that are active leaders, almost arrogant at their own power even above kings/emperors. This guy does the bare minimum and a good chunk of the interesting palace/political intrigue gets brushed over because he doesn't want to be involved even though he's the most prominent general and his mom is a princess other characters even comment that he or his father should have done a coup believing they'd be better for the nation (foreshadowing I guess)

Maybe later on that changes but it honestly feels like nothing happens. A whole lot of words used yet you don't feel much for any character, the main focus is on the relationship between them but I honestly don't get their chemistry does his best to support her. He likes how pretty she is as well as naive yet educated. She falls for his looks and gets skittish, often jokes he acts like a father (yet her own father is always traveling with his wife using money as affection and treats MC better than her twin) every time they meet yet they feel very intensely for each other. <<less
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vicun
vicun
Oct 14, 2024
Status: c148
I came here just to rant about the Male Lead, I like him all the way until c147... I don't know if I like him again if I continue to read

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the male lead was tire from war and sad and everything so he visit the Fl, and saw that some guy drop the FL home from supermarket, she ask the FL who it was, the FL said it was just a friend, he then (this is what I dont like) raise his voice to the FL asking again who the guy is... in my opinion its loke he didnt believe the fl... and his reason for raising his voice is bcs he feel bad that it was not him that help the fl.... like wtf man....

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I hate hate it.... sorry that my rant, and also bcs aknovel doesn't have comment section 😤

But over all, it's a good novel so far ♥️ <<less
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