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The Guide to Capturing a Black Lotus
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118 Chapters + 4 extras(Completed)
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The demons of this world run amok; it’s time for the children of heroes to fill in their own legends.

Unfortunately, you’re not the cold and incorruptible female lead. You’re not even the high-status, delicate and charming second female lead: You’re just the detestable cannon fodder female number three!

The original host was secretly in love with the male lead while a fanatic in harming the female lead from the dark. Till the very end, she was merely a stumbling block for the love between the male lead and female lead. She let herself get stepped all over by the second male lead and lived a life that could only described as ‘s*upid’.

“So you’re saying… as long as I steal the female lead’s man, I’ll succeed?”

“Apologies, your target partner is… the female lead’s little brother.”

“Little brother?”

“Yes, it’s exactly that little brother who’s hopelessly in love with his older sister. The one with a twisted heart and evil tendencies, vicious and merciless… that little brother.”

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Black Lotus Capture Manual
Black Lotus Learning Manual
Black Lotus Study Manual
Black Lotus Tactics Manual
Eternal Night Galaxy
Eternal Night of Star River
Hei Lian Hua Gong Lue Shou Ce
Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (Drama) 2024
sổ tay công lược hắc liên hoa
The Guidance on Black Lotus
Yong Ye Xing He (Drama)
ดารารักนิรันดร์
永夜星河 (戏剧改编)
黑莲花攻略手册[穿书]
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Recommendations
After Transmigrating into a Short-lived White Moonlight, had a HE with the Villain (8)
The Villainess Won’t Let the Main Leads Break Up! (6)
The Correct Strategy to Approach the Yandere Supporting Male Lead (5)
The Girl Who Cured the Crazy BOSS is Majestic and Mighty (3)
The Charming Villain Just Wants To Be A Salted Fish (2)
How to Stop the Villain from Going Crazy (2)
Recommendation Lists
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  2. FMC Ancient China QT Collection
  3. Completely translated novels 15 (higher ratings)
  4. just say no to filial piety
  5. 50 Shades of Red MLs

Latest Release

Date Group Release
09/01/22 Second Life Translations c109
08/30/22 Second Life Translations c108
08/25/22 Second Life Translations c107
08/23/22 Second Life Translations c106
08/18/22 Second Life Translations c105
08/11/22 Second Life Translations c102
08/11/22 Second Life Translations c103
08/05/22 Second Life Translations c101
08/05/22 Second Life Translations c100
07/28/22 Second Life Translations c99
07/23/22 Second Life Translations c98
07/14/22 Second Life Translations c97
07/08/22 Second Life Translations c96
07/01/22 Second Life Translations c95
06/27/22 Second Life Translations c94
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bakarutt
bakarutt
February 26, 2023
Status: Completed
Holding off on rating for now, but I would give it 4 out of 5 stars for now. The story and characters have potential to be amazing, but the random scene changes were super confusing. I'd like to read the raws to see if the original was also this choppy.

I'm not a big fan of Systems and Transmigrations, but both these points explain why the FL is paying attention to the ML despite his multiple attempts to kill her. Once they get through that th**ny beginning and the ML has... more>> gotten over his suspicion/trial-by-fire phase, he is entirely devoted to her. It was rough getting to that point, but once you understand his past and the rest of the story, it's understandable why he's like this. The ending was a bit unsatisfying, but I'm also OK with the idea that the ML plans to stick to the FL for all their lives, lol. A little sweet, a little dark - that's just how Mu Sheng is. <<less
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Rube
Rube
January 16, 2023
Status: --
Like others have said, it's a cute story but sort of hard to read at some points.

There would be flashbacks and mentions of the book plot randomly in between scenes which made reading very confusing. Usually events that aren't happening currently are in italics or indicated as a flashback but with this they were just dropped in the middle of the story. If felt like I was reading a grammatically edited mtl the way the flow of the story didn't make sense sometimes. The extras were even worse lol and... more>> let's not mention that sh*tty ending. All the time spent reading this felt like a waste because of that ending.

But like I said it's a cute story if you enjoy yandere MLs. Also the FL quickly got over her fear of the ML which I loved unlike other yandere/villian ML novels where the FL cowers the sight of the villain at every turn making it unbelievable that they could fall in love. They had some banter going on between them which added a really nice comedic element to the story.

Another thing I feel like the story of the actual villain (not to be confused with the ml) wasn't given justice. I felt like it could've been better and the author kind of just wanted to wrap up the story 😕

Overall a fun read but with no re-read value <<less
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bookmunchies
bookmunchies rated it
November 13, 2022
Status: c121
Loved this, definitely recc it. I read it around a month ago so this review won't rlly b that detailed.

The psychology behind the characters was very well done, I rlly enjoyed it. The sad parts were sad indeed. I felt so bad for that person. Really do think it was such a wretched life to live. Wish the extras had the life of the OG host, but sadly..

The og MC was so self centered it was anger inducing. Loved the ML so much ngl ngl. Reread material.
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Eeria
Eeria rated it
October 21, 2022
Status: Completed
It’s a strange and interesting story. I find the story flow novel and confusing at the same time. The romance was build progressively and the arcs in the story connected well. The FL had no strong features, the ML is possessive and gloomy. I am not sure how I feel about this novel. I think if there were more extras it would have been better. I gave it a high rating because it kept me reading it in one sitting, didn’t want to put it down.
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Fathom
Fathom
August 29, 2022
Status: Completed
The plot is a lot more involved than the typical Novel Transmigration with a System.

FL gets transmigrated into a cannon fodder character of a novel, while trying to complete mission tasks for a system. The problem is that some of her missions or tasks seem to contradict one another to make the original story progress in the same manner as the original.

The plot and characters are very well thought out.

My only gripe is that the scene transitions are very abrupt, it jumps from flashbacks to current scenes to different POVs... more>> suddenly. I also wished that we could have at least one more extra for a happily ever after epilogue.

Overall, it's a unique twist on the genre. <<less
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Catiepop
Catiepop rated it
August 3, 2022
Status: c90
The thing is I really like this web novel. The English translation is great, the story is intriguing and the characters and relationships drew me in. The ML was...... something. He was a jerk in the beginning but hey, I expected that, the FL expected that, it was stated from the beginning that he was the villain, the worst of the worst: cruel, vindictive, ruthless. The author definitely delivered on that for the first part, nevertheless it kept me hooked to see how the relationship between him and the FL... more>> unfolded.

The reason I didn't give this book five stars is simple, honestly. While we saw the ML slowly fall for the main character, it felt as if she treated him more as an npc, a gaming system that simply helped her get back home. To me, at least, that's how it felt. It took her most if not all of the book to basically stop treating him as a means to an end. Even when he gets hurt, her main reaction was: oh no, he can't die, he's my target character! What if I can't get back home? Seriously, almost every time her reaction was this or some variant of it. A stark contrast from his attitude (after he fell for her) of: if you touch her, you die. Not to mention Mu Yao as a whole brought this rating down, even though she gets better as a character later on, through most of it she holds this: I'm holier than thou attitude. While she's suppose to be righteous and kind, the amount of bias she holds for the MC in the beginning is insane. Even how she treats her brother shows she barely accepted him, but even then not really. Ladies, gents and non-binary folks, she got a false martyr on our hands.

Disregarding all that, however, I did love the back stories and how, said back stories effected the characters, their choices and overall trauma.

Overall: 4.5 stars. <<less
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WhiteVivian
WhiteVivian rated it
February 27, 2022
Status: c83
This is a pretty interesting story with the usual transmigration with a system but with a few twists. Very enjoyable, but a bit confusing. Not sure if this is the translator or how the author wrote it, but certain parts of a chapter skip to another part/perspective without any indication which made it confusing.
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maririn0912
maririn0912 rated it
October 3, 2021
Status: --
I first read this story in a manga and then later on in wuxia. The translations off though. I can still understand but the reading experience is not that great and so I reread it here.

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I'm in the part where Mu Sheng and MiaoMiao already married and they are trying to figure out the real identity of Ziqi.

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The story is really cliche. But what I enjoyed about the story is the way the author added scenes which are not boring and at the same time make my heart go bathump for MiaoMiao and Ziqi. Yeah.. I know I'm a sucker when it comes to romance.. 😩😩😩 But what can I do. I can also appreciate how the character development was also given to the supports. I don't think anyone was left out. <<less
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linna
linna rated it
March 13, 2021
Status: c36
So far, I've really enjoyed this novel. I'd probably give it a 4.5, or somewhere between a 4 and 5 star rating. I personally love MC who get by on their smarts and ability to lie.

The MC and her relationships with the other main characters are all complicated and don't follow the usual tropes of this genre. The world building is interesting in that they're demon hunters in a fantasy world where reality can bend. I'm not usually a fan of systems directing the MC but this one isn't too... more>> intrusive - it mainly just ensures the MC follows the plot.

The ML is definitely a yandere. For the original FL, not our MC. It takes some time for the ML to come around, and he's not doting on the MC in the mean time, so if that's not your thing, you may not enjoy their relationship. It creates an interesting dynamic, in my opinion, and I'm really enjoying the steady growth of their relationship as they learn to understand and trust each other.

Occasionally the writing can be confusing, and it can be hard to differentiate from flashback and present. But overall, the story and translation are well done. I recommend. <<less
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redflag
redflag rated it
March 9, 2025
Status: Completed
I had high expectation on this book as I am a fan of the writer.

However the writing feel a bit all over the place. But still the story is enjoyable.

I like the development of the story and it has a horror/thiller sense it. But sometimes I coulnd understans what was going on as the writer doesnt really put any indication to show a shift between scene and places.

Overall the main leads ara cute and sometimes the originally main leads can be a bit irritationg but I believe it is for... more>> the plot <<less
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Akime yuko
Akime yuko rated it
June 10, 2024
Status: Completed
Decided to read this because it's getting an adaptation soon and also because I really love "The villainess won't let the mains lead break up" and a lot ppl said this book was the "template".. in short I had a high expectations but I almost drop it midway.

This review might be biased bc for me good book is where the world building and romance is well balance at the end of the day I'm just a romance girly after all..

70% of books was quite good, but only the world building,... more>> the romance is not, one of FLs main mission supposedly to make the black lotus fall in love with her so he wont be blackened? But all she did was acting lovestruck towards ogML so the black lotus (Musheng) throughout the novel, even after their marriage has this impression that she was in love with another man which makes him so insecure.

One of my pet peeves when it comes to this genre is when the MC tried very hard to follow the original plot without even trying to resist, ok, she did try to change it few times which make it even confusing as to why she's so persistent in pretending to be in love with the ogML in front of Mu Sheng, the person she supposed to capture? Also the system is so useless.

Like idek how to rate this, I like and also dislike at the same time, I like the world building but dislike the romance bc so many things happened it felt anticlimactic when they finally together. The extras where they return to hometown were good tho but the last two extras got me confused and then it's just abruptly end... overall this is a 3.5 read

edit: I see someone in the reviews calling Mu sheng (ML) is an "arse" first of all he was not, ok he did appear to be but only in the early chapters. Mu sheng is actually the nicest and gentlest of them all except for his demon side but even in his demon state where he can't recognize anyone he only recognizes the FL and treat her like a treasure <<less
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Oreganonono
Oreganonono rated it
May 12, 2024
Status: Completed
This is easily becoming one of my favorite. Truly, with the world building and the foreshadowing that author mentions things on the last arcs that was connected to what was said in the earlier chapters (I really like that as there are really authors who puts things but forgot they even put it there in the beginning.

My only gripe about it is ... more>>
Spoiler

it really feels like the ending was axed. There is no closure for the main couple. I'm just really gonna count that extra as it is AN EXTRA. But the main story is also a bit hanging tho 🥲 I feel like there could be more, but it ends as ML working as a s*ave for a bureau with no satisfying conclusion, just saying that he still wants to marry her. Like.. YOU JUST CANT END IT LIKE THAT.

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Overall, I really loved this novel. There were times that I was giggling irl bc of how sweet they are and at times it makes my heart painful. This novel is really slowburn so you got to be patient. I love how it really progressed. <<less
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HewerG
HewerG rated it
October 17, 2023
Status: Completed
It's the typical story of a black ML witch turns white with the help of the MC. Their interactions are quite funny and I can understand the MC. The transformation of the ML is also reasonable. The frequent changes of locations can be a little confusing. Nevertheless it is a long story, it doesn't get boring.
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sleepdeprived91
sleepdeprived91 rated it
September 12, 2023
Status: c32
I am still I the middle of reading this but I have so far enjoyed the leads as well as the original leads. The reactions aren't reactions that will need you to suspend your disbelief and I also enjoy the original male lead? He's funny.
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Rheme
Rheme rated it
February 8, 2023
Status: Completed
This novel is really Goodyear. I like it so much. And I am sadece that it is finished. I would like more extra chapters. But it is really worth to read.
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Njtrisha
Njtrisha rated it
November 6, 2021
Status: Completed
The novel is so good! I really liked the plot, the advanture, the comedy it's an all-over story to read
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