With a wave of tremble, the Wuling Hong Guang drove up to the sidewalk and stopped in front of the pet shop.
The door opened and Zhang Zian got off the car.　　
The chic ladies glanced at him while they passed by, then covered their noses in disgust and kept a distance from his car.　　
Despite the fact that he didn't specialize in the seafood business, he drove to the beach each day, and often took rare marine creatures, such as fish, shrimp, and crabs, back. He could not wash the containers in the car everyday, so after some time, the car inevitably smelled like fish.　　
Wang Qian and Li Kun greeted him, and carried the new marine creatures into the aquarium. They sorted them and put them into different quarantine tanks so that they could adapt to the new environment.　　
Zhang Zian walked into the shop. The cleaning job was almost done, so he didn't have much to do. He took the underwater loudspeaker battery upstairs to charge.　　
He met Old Time Tea on the stairs. He hinted Old Time Tea and asked gently, "How is it?"　　
Old Time Tea smiled gently. "Everything is under your expectations."　　
The man and the cat looked at each other and smiled.　　
"Quack! What are you talking about in secret? What are you hiding from me?" Richard had sharply sensed the unusual atmosphere while it flew by. 　　
"Right. We are discussing you behind your back––specifically plucking your feather and making you into a stew," Zhang Zian threatened. "After you become stew, the world will be quiet."　　
"Quack! My meat is old and dry––it wouldn't taste good in a stew. I suggest you pick another bird!" Richard flew away quickly.　　
Old Time Tea walked downstairs slowly for the television, while Zhang Zian headed upstairs to wash his hands. They carried a fishy smell after they were soaked in the sea. He could still feel some fine, sea salt granules after his hands were dry. 　　
As soon as he entered the bathroom, he saw Sihwa hide something in a hurry.　　
He pretended not to see it. After turning on the tap, he asked, "Why aren't you broadcasting today?"　　
Sihwa was angry and humiliated after hearing his question. "Today… I'm not in the mood today! I don't want to broadcast!"　　
"Okay. It's nice to take a day off sometimes." Zhang Zian wiped his hands, then left the bathroom.　　
"Wait a moment!" Sihwa shouted behind him.　　
"What is it?" Zhang Zian stopped.　　
"Emm… This… Emm… That…" she stuttered. Her pale face turned red because she needed his help. After stammering for a long time, she took out a book from under a towel. "I can't read. What can I do?" she asked, troubled. "I know a few Korean words, but not any Chinese words…"　　
She could play with the phone, as the phone functions were simple––as long as she remembered the icons. She could make guesses on others, or ask Zhang Zian if it was too hard to guess. However, reading a book full of Chinese characters was mission impossible to her.　　
In fact, she had learned a few Chinese words since she had arrived in China. But she had learned them mechanically; she didn't have any formal, systemic teaching.
"You must be laughing at me, aren't you? You absolutely are!" She pointed at his face in fury before Zhang Zian had even said anything. She was almost embarrassed to tears.
"I'm not laughing at you. It's normal to be illiterate. Nobody is born literate." Zhang Zian shrugged. "Otherwise, they'd be a freak."　　
After hearing his words, Sihwa's mood calmed down a little.　　
"Well… Is there anything you can do to make me literate?" she asked, lowering her head.　　
"Yes. Lend me your phone for a moment." Zhang Zian took her phone and downloaded a few early childhood education apps from the app store. They were all basic-level, but entertaining word learning apps nonetheless; he started with Pinyin, which had real people's voices. The apps were already quite developed, and the functions were complete.　　
He compared a few quickly, then left the most user-friendly one and deleted the rest.　
"Here you are. Follow this. You'll learn them soon." He gave the phone back to her.　　
"Wow! So childish!" She complained as soon as she saw the interface for young kids. "Are there any long-legged Oppas or big-boobed girls teaching the lessons?"　　
"Save it. I'd love to learn if these teachings existed!" Zhang Zian took up her book and flipped through it. The book from Old Time Tea was not suitable.　　
He returned the book to Pi, then found a few fairy tale books with pictures from his childhood book collection. Each character was marked with a Pinyin illustration.　　
"After you learn Pinyin, you can read these books. Just learn the words while reading the stories." He piled the books on the bathroom closet. "Oh, right––books are not waterproof. Dry your hands before you read them. These are books from my childhood. Most of them can't even be found these days."　　
"Books from your childhood?" Sihwa seemed skeptical. "Could there be… Any dirty content in them?"　　
"These are all fairy tales, okay?" Zhang Zian said with frustration. "What kind of person do you think I am? These are the books I read at the age of five or six. What kind of dirty content can there be?"　　
"Fairy tale books? I'm not interested… too childish." She shook her hands. "Let's get something dirty!"　　
Did this fish get contaminated by that bird? What was in her head all day?　　
"You are wrong. In fact, fairy tales are not necessarily childish," Zhang Zian said. "Even adults could interpret content differently sometimes."　　
"What do you mean? I don't understand." Sihwa grew slightly interested.　　
Zhang Zian thought about it, then made an example she could understand. "In fairy tales, you often read stories of Cinderella meeting the prince…"　　
"I know this! It happens a lot in Korean dramas, too!" Sihwa suddenly turned excited, as if she finally found someone with the same interests as her.　　
"Yes, right. That's why people often call Korean dramas 'fairy tales for adults.'" Zhang Zian suddenly changed his tone. "But have you ever given thought to the fact that, in the end of fairy tales and Korean dramas, the story stops where Cinderella marries the prince?"　　
She nodded in agreement.　　
"What about the story after?" Zhang Zian continued to ask.　　
"What story after? It's over!" She didn't understand.　　
"I mean, two people from completely different worlds… Are they really happy after marriage? The prince and Cinderella had completely different educations, family backgrounds, and growing experiences. After marrying the prince, Cinderella must have faced a truckload of royal relatives. Did they really respect and accept her? Did love really defeat all the challenges? Even if it did for a while, what happens after the passion dies out?"　　
Zhang Zian's series of questions made Sihwa astonished.　　
"The boring, everyday life of the world after marriage is never mentioned in fairy tales, nor in Korean dramas. They always end with the line that Cinderella and the prince lived happily ever after. Although they didn't mention this, you can try to imagine, then tell your audience about your thoughts in the live broadcast. Isn't this great?"　　
Sihwa was drawn in gradually. In the past, she had never used her brain to watch dramas. She either laughed or cried as the story went along. She had never thought about the questions Zhang Zian had brought up.　　
"Would the audience like to hear this?" she asked.　　
"Of course," Zhang Zian said in certainty. "You can also try to make up sequels to fairy tales and tell everyone. You have such lovely voice. I'm sure people will like it."　　
"Really? I have lovely voice?" Her confidence was already shaken from one blow after another. She was no longer as arrogant as before. 　　
"It's absolutely lovely. I'm not joking. If you don't believe me, ask the other elfins," he said, suddenly feeling that his words might have been too mean in the past. 　　
"Oh… okay. But don't lie to me…" she mumbled gently as she picked up the fairy tale books.　　
"What are these?" She browsed through the covers one by one.　　
"They are all classic fairy tales written by great writers all over the world, such as fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, Aesop's Fables, One Thousand and One Nights, Zhang Yuanjie's Fairy Tale Collection, etc. They'll last quite a while," Zhang Zian said, introducing them one by one.　　
"Oh." Her eyes glided through the colorful and entertaining covers. She saw a prince with a sword on a white horse, a grey wolf wearing a pajama hat, a little girl with a match stick in a snowy night, a tin man with big belly, a little duckling staring at the sky, a fox with a broken tail, an ugly toad, a mouse driving a tank… She also saw a little mermaid sitting on a rock, overlooking the sea. 　　
For some reason, the figure seemed so lonely.　　
Under an unrecognizable impulse, she opened up one of the books, even though she didn't know a single character in it.　　
"I can't read it…" she said in disappointment.　　
"It's fine. You'll understand it once you learn the characters." Zhang Zian encouraged her. "Be patient! These fairy tales may seem childish, but in fact, you can find non-childish stuff in it. As long as you read them with your whole heart, you'll surely discover something different… Then, you can share your thoughts boldly with your broadcast audience."　　
"Okay. Let me try." Sihwa looked at the fairy tale covers again. She was more eager to learn now than ever before.　　
She wanted to be able to read the fairy tales. She wanted to do what Zhang Zian described––to write sequels for the finished fairy tales. She was the only one who could do it, and who was qualified to do it.　　
She picked up her phone and entered the child education app, imitating the mouth and sound movements against the image on the screen.　　
"A… A… Bo… Bo… Ci… Ci… De… De…" she read off while peeping at Zhang Zian's facial expressions; she wanted to confirm that he was not laughing at her. She then continued reading boldly.　　
"It's fine. You can read loudly. Raise your head and straighten your back. Read every word boldly," Zhang Zian encouraged her.　　
"A… A… Bo… Bo… Ci… Ci… De… De…" she read even louder, like a baby learning to talk.　　


1. Download a suspicious game
2. Catch a few magical pets as partners
3. Go through interesting daily routines and lead the pet shop to a whole new level

 
This story is not a fairy tale.
 
This is all about the love of a hero to his heroine, of a savior to his damsel in distress, and. . . .
 
. . . Of a knight to his princess?
 
EPIC FAILED XD
 
Told ya! This is certainly not a fairy tale!
 
Now, let me start this one-of-a-kind, glamorous, clumsy, funny, and extraordinary epic story. . . .
 
"Introductory"
Unlike common epic tales wherein the settings focus on 2000 B.C.-1900 A.D., this love story somehow happened in the modern world of 21st century present time, in Beijing China, wherein there's a royal clan of an early Chinese dynasty monarch that made it to survived through time, and are still practicing the customs and traditions of indigenous, Chinese, communal heritage.
 
To introduce this clan, let us have a short refreshment first on history. . . .
 
Early China was being reigned by eleven well-known dynasties. Here they are:
 
1. Hsia dynasty
-ruled during 2000 B.C.
-founded by Yu
-early Chinese government referred all the kings of Hsia as the "son of heaven, but because of their tyrant government, this dynasty was easily vanished on the history of China.
 
2. Shang dynasty
-The second dynasty ruled in China at the middle of 1600 B.C.-1027 B.C.
-it is during  the bronze period wherein they gave attention on the development of these certain industries: selling of polished cooking pots and jars, sculpting of jades and marble stones, and creating writings and pictures on stones, human remains, woods and bamboos
-Chou dynasty takes over their place after their defeat in 1027 B.C.
 
3. Chou Dynasty
-it ruled for over 900 years, back in 1027 B.C.
-during their reign, there's an improvement happen in agriculture, trades and transportation, while their government became more centralized compared to previous dynasties
-men riding on horses sprout during this period
-great philosophers like Confusius, Mensius, Lao-tzu and Hsun-tzu became well known
 
4. Ch'in dynasty
-Ruled during 221-207 B.C. after they defeated Chou dynasty
-during their reign, there had been an overall expansion of Chinese empire
-Shih Huang-ti is the greatest emperor of this dynasty, and his greatest contribution is the structure "Great Wall"
-Li Ssu became popular
-it was on this dynasty that the name CHINA was being used
-Han dynasty takes over their place after the death of Shih Huang-ti in 210 B.C.
 
5. Han dynasty
-founded by Kao Tzu in late 202 B.C. and continue until 220 A.D.
-this dynasty never practice "tight-fist government"
-Ch'ang-an became the central state
-China became well known in terms of power and fame under the reign of Emperor Wu Ti
 
6. Sui dynasty
-It is during this reign between 581-618 A.D. that states of Chinese empire became reunited again after 300 years of diversity
-Sui continues the building of great wall, and at the same time, the making of grand canal that connects the Yellow river and Yangtze river. These two, plus the series of wars leads to a tyrant government, and eventually results to the downfall of this dynasty
 
7. T'ang dynasty
-Sprouts from Sui dynasty, T'ang reigns between 618-906 A.D
-it is one of the golden age of China, being the culture center of Asia during those times
-Budhism became widely recognized because of the series of missionaries sent by king Kanishka of Hishan empire
-Ch'ang-an became popular on its monasteries, temples and palaces
-T'aitsung was their second emperor which was later on took over by Wu How who became their empress during 690, but she was being thrown out in 705
-series of wars ended T'ang dynasty's reign in 907 A.D.
 
8. Sung dynasty
-Ruled in southern China between 960-1126 A.D.
-during this period, China became popular on porcelains and garments which led on its further development
-there's a progress in arts and technology
-its greatest inventions are papers, printers, wheelbarrow and dynamites
 
9. Yuan dynasty
-ruled during 1260 A.D. after they defeated Sung and ruled for over 34 years
-founded by the Mongols led by Genghis Khan which was later on succeeded by his grandson Kublai Khan
-this dynasty is the greatest empire ever built on the history of the world
-the death of Kublai Khan in 1294 led on its downfall
 
 
10. Ming dynasty
-founded by Ming
-brought back the soul of Confucian classics
-sent many expeditions led by Admiral Cheng Ho
 
11. Manchu dynasty
-Reign between 1644-1912 A.D.
-well known as the Ch'ing dynasty
-it introduces a modern Chinese government
 
Now here we goes. . .
 
Some of the descendants of Ch'ing clan survives and made it to continue the ruling of their monarch. . .
 
 Well, only for those few states whose loyalty are still on their family. The consequence is, the present communist government and the prime minister are both against on their stand-alone monarch. What drives this further are their misunderstanding on their sovereign territories.
 
Anyway, that is not our story is all about.
 
In an epic love story of an outrageous and naive princess, and his modern courageous but a Casanova knight, is love possible for two different person in exactly two different worlds?
 
"Just to Name a Few"
 
Our epic starts on the simple life of Ch'ing crown princess, Shin-li. Well, just to describe her, let's take a look on this short list:
1. She is not pretty, but certainly beautiful with long, straight, black hair that is always tied by a ponytail.
2. She is easy-going, joyful and fun to be with.
3. She is not a princess type but more deserves to be a female knight with her bow and arrow that are always at her side.
4. She is outrageous and easy go lucky.
5. She always gatecrash their palace just to get along with the commoners.
6. She is certainly not feminine - eats a lot, talks a lot, laughs a lot.
7. She is fond on horses and her favorite sport is archery.
8. She sings . . . sad to say, it is not ideal one just like what everybody thinks it is.
9. Her circle of friends are the boys in the neighborhood.
10. She always skips her lessons.
 
Take note: She hates target shooting - A.LOT.
 
 If a typical princess is the one who always stays inside her room and learning how to be an ideal woman and an ideal wife someday, well, princess Shin-li is not the type that a typical prince charming of most fairy tales dream of.
 
She is a princess who always dream of freedom and enjoyment, away from the critic eyes of the King's Counsel. Being the only child , Shin-li grew up, living her life on wherever or whatever the king and queen chooses for her - what type of clothes she will going to wear or on what food she will going to eat and even on what type of character or personality she should be.
 
Her life is so simple because she always disappoints the whole monarch on her every ways.
 
But, what if it is now already time for the whole kingdom to find for the deserving successor of the throne? And all of a sudden, Shin-li's simple and silent life turn into a whirl wind?
 
Okay, here goes the list of the three "aspiring" prince charming on the rescue:
 
1. Yuan Gheo'to [pronounce as: ge-yo-to; "Gio" for short]
- The easy-go-lucky successor of Yuan clan. He is the son of the king's secretary of state and the best friend of Shin-li. He is her protector and he knows all her flaws. They are best buddies on orgies. Being her only childhood sweetheart, he already loves her ever since. The question is if whether  she feels the same way too?
 
2. Tang Kent-li (English name: Dione Tang)
-a prince charming type, Dione was race in the family of surgeons. As a result, he became one too, with a specialization on cardiovascular surgeries. He grew up on States, though he is a full-blooded Chinese. What is interesting about this man is his great passion on the sport known as archery. Monarchy always attracts his interest and he is familiar on Confucian classics. He is a smart young man who had a great likes on brave girls and is attracted on women that can ride on horses.
 
3. Seto Dom 'yo-gi [pronounce as: Dom-yow-ji]
-often called as Yugi on most characters of this epic. He is the hardheaded, windbag and prime topnotcher Casanova ever lived. He is the son of the prime minister. He likes to bullied people with atmosphere that is far from his world. He do not believes in love and always wants to play because for him, everything are all games - even in terms of hearts. He was born with a silver spoon on his mouth and believes that he already have everything, only except for her, and this girl challenged his pride so much. He had a strong front though loner and deserted inside. He is happy-go-lucky and is engage from one fight after the other. Favorite sport: TARGET.SHOOTING.
 
Now, the biggest question ever is who will be her knight?
 
One warrior princess and three handsome cavaliers. On these three right ups, one is the pretender; the other is the shadow, while the other one left is the knight in shining armor.
Who will emerge victorious? Who will stand up as the best? And most of all, who will wins her heart?
                    Is it the pretender?
                    Or the shadow?
                     Or the knight?
Who is this knight . . . ?

Ch'ing Shin-li, crowned princess to Chinese Monarch will discover love, friendship and faith in  midst of lies, political schemes, and family feuds.



This story is not a fairy tale. 

 
 

This is all about the love of a hero to his heroine, of a savior to his damsel in distress, and. . . . 

 
 

. . . Of a knight to his princess? 

 
 

EPIC FAILED XD 

 
 

Told ya! This is certainly not a fairy tale! 

 
 

Now, let me start this one-of-a-kind, glamorous, clumsy, funny, and extraordinary epic story. . . . 

~ 

 
 

“Introductory” 

 
 

Unlike common epic tales wherein the settings focus on 2000 B.C.-1900 A.D., this love story somehow happened in the modern world of 21st century present time, in Beijing China, wherein there's a royal clan of an early Chinese dynasty monarch that made it to survived through time, and are still practicing the customs and traditions of indigenous, Chinese, communal heritage. 

 
 

To introduce this clan, let us have a short refreshment first on history. . . . 

 
 

Early China was being reigned by eleven well-known dynasties. Here they are: 

 
 

1. Hsia dynasty 

-ruled during 2000 B.C. 

-founded by Yu 

-early Chinese government referred all the kings of Hsia as the "son of heaven, but because of their tyrant government, this dynasty was easily vanished on the history of China. 

 
 

2. Shang dynasty 

-The second dynasty ruled in China at the middle of 1600 B.C.-1027 B.C. 

-it is during the bronze period wherein they gave attention on the development of these certain industries: selling of polished cooking pots and jars, sculpting of jades and marble stones, and creating writings and pictures on stones, human remains, woods and bamboos 

-Chou dynasty takes over their place after their defeat in 1027 B.C. 

 
 

3. Chou Dynasty 

-it ruled for over 900 years, back in 1027 B.C. 

-during their reign, there's an improvement happen in agriculture, trades and transportation, while their government became more centralized compared to previous dynasties 

-men riding on horses sprout during this period 

-great philosophers like Confusius, Mensius, Lao-tzu and Hsun-tzu became well known 

 
 

4. Ch’in dynasty 

-Ruled during 221-207 B.C. after they defeated Chou dynasty 

-during their reign, there had been an overall expansion of Chinese empire 

-Shih Huang-ti is the greatest emperor of this dynasty, and his greatest contribution is the structure "Great Wall" 

-Li Ssu became popular 

-it was on this dynasty that the name CHINA was being used 

-Han dynasty takes over their place after the death of Shih Huang-ti in 210 B.C. 

 
 

5. Han dynasty 

-founded by Kao Tzu in late 202 B.C. and continue until 220 A.D. 

-this dynasty never practice "tight-fist government" 

-Ch'ang-an became the central state 

-China became well known in terms of power and fame under the reign of Emperor Wu Ti 

 
 

6. Sui dynasty 

-It is during this reign between 581-618 A.D. that states of Chinese empire became reunited again after 300 years of diversity 

-Sui continues the building of great wall, and at the same time, the making of grand canal that connects the Yellow river and Yangtze river. These two, plus the series of wars leads to a tyrant government, and eventually results to the downfall of this dynasty 

 
 

7. T'ang dynasty 

-Sprouts from Sui dynasty, T'ang reigns between 618-906 A.D 

-it is one of the golden age of China, being the culture center of Asia during those times 

-Budhism became widely recognized because of the series of missionaries sent by king Kanishka of Hishan empire 

-Ch'ang-an became popular on its monasteries, temples and palaces 

-T'aitsung was their second emperor which was later on took over by Wu How who became their empress during 690, but she was being thrown out in 705 

-series of wars ended T'ang dynasty's reign in 907 A.D. 

 
 

8. Sung dynasty 

-Ruled in southern China between 960-1126 A.D. 

-during this period, China became popular on porcelains and garments which led on its further development 

-there's a progress in arts and technology 

-its greatest inventions are papers, printers, wheelbarrow and dynamites 

 
 

9. Yuan dynasty 

-ruled during 1260 A.D. after they defeated Sung and ruled for over 34 years 

-founded by the Mongols led by Genghis Khan which was later on succeeded by his grandson Kublai Khan 

-this dynasty is the greatest empire ever built on the history of the world 

-the death of Kublai Khan in 1294 led on its downfall 

 
 

 
 

10. Ming dynasty 

-founded by Ming 

-brought back the soul of Confucian classics 

-sent many expeditions led by Admiral Cheng Ho 

 
 

11. Manchu dynasty 

-Reign between 1644-1912 A.D. 

-well known as the Ch'ing dynasty 

-it introduces a modern Chinese government 

 
 

Now here we goes. . . 

 
 

Some of the descendants of Ch'ing clan survives and made it to continue the ruling of their monarch. . . 

 
 

 Well, only for those few states whose loyalty are still on their family. The consequence is, the present communist government and the prime minister are both against on their stand-alone monarch. What drives this further are their misunderstanding on their sovereign territories. 

 
 

Anyway, that is not our story is all about. 

 
 

In an epic love story of an outrageous and naive princess, and his modern courageous but a Casanova knight, is love possible for two different person in exactly two different worlds?

Ch'ing Shin-li, crowned princess to Chinese Monarch will discover love, friendship and faith in midst of lies, political schemes, and family feuds.

This is my first fan-fiction, so please don't be too harsh on me. The reason why I decided to write this is very simple. I wanted to read a REALLY good harem story. Don't get me wrong there are plenty of good harem stories out there, but many of them lack one of two things, quality or quantity. Sadly there are very few harem stories out there who have both, so I decided to write my own. There are a few things you should know before reading this novel. The first thing you should know is that this will be a giant harem. The MC will pick up women left and right, so if you dislike that kind of thing I would recommend you drop this novel. The second thing is that all the heroines who are part of MC harem will have huge or giant breasts. The MC is obsessed with boobs, just like Issei from HSDXD, so if you dislike it you should also drop it. The harem of the MC will consist of many women from anime, manga, hentai, anime games, light novels, Chinese novels, and fairy tails as well as many of my OC. If there is a character you want me to add to his harem you just need to write it under the lates chapter. You can recommend any girl you want. It doesn't matter if she has big boobs or not in the original source material. All the heroines who were flat in their original stories will for POLT reasons have huge breasts and those who already had huge breasts will have even bigger ones. However, I should mention that I won't include characters from American comics (no Wonder Woman), tv-series or movies (except RWBY). Also, I won't include characters from shoujo and josei manga (no Sailor Moon). As for the plot, the MC will be reincarnated in a world where many anime characters co-exist (like Start by Becoming a Mangaka), however, he will also travel to other worlds for story reasons. The last thing you should know is that this story will have a slower pace because I want to focus on the characters, so please bear with me.
Here is a list of some of the works I will include in my the series as well as some characters from thous works who I will definitely include in the harem (of course there will be more):
One Piece (i will definitely include Nami, Robin and Boa)
Naruto (Tsunade, Ino, Hinata)
Bleach (Orihime, Rukia, Soi Fon, Rangiku)
High School DxD (sadly for story reasons I can't include Rias)(Akeno, Rossweiss, Koneko, Kuroka)
Highschool Of The Dead (Shizuka, Saya, Saeko, Rei)
Triage X (Mikoto, Sayo, Oriha, Yuko)
Maken Ki (Aki, Haruko, Inaho)
Sekirei (Matsu, Miya, Kazehana, Akitsu, Musubi)
Fairy Tail (Erza, Lucy, Wendy, Juvia, Mavis)
Danmachi (Freya, Hestia, Ais, Liliruca, Hephaestus)
Assassination Classroom
We Never Learn
Goblin Slayer
Gate - Where the JSDF Fought
Farming Life in Another World
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord
Gun-ota
Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai Deshou!
Tales of Wedding Rings
Mushoku Tensei
Overlord
Re:Monster
Prison School
Tales of Demons and Gods
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
To LOVE-RU 
Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san
World's End Harem
The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time
Tsugumomo
Re:Creators
Against the Gods
From Common Job Class to the Strongest in the World
Ancient Strengthening Technique
I'm Bad at Communication, But I Maxed Out My Negotiation Skills So I Got Reincarnated
Grand Prize: Unrivalled Harem Ticket
Sevens
Hajimete No Gal
No Game No Life
Boku No Hero Academia
Black Clover
Monster Musume
Food Wars (Erina, Alice, Megumi)
Hunter x Hunter
Toriko
Kimetsu no Yaiba
The Promised Neverland
One-Punch Man (Fubuki,Tatsumaki)
Nisekoi
Konosuba
Kuroko no Basket and many more.

A man dies and is reincarnated into an anime world.
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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters from the original source materials, they all belong to their original creators, except my OC.

The cover is not mine.

A teenager girl is busy in her book . 

what is she reading  ? 

Dragon, legendary monster usually conceived as a huge, bat-winged, fire-breathing, scaly lizard or snake with a barbed tail. The belief in these creatures apparently arose without the slightest knowledge on the part of the ancients of the gigantic, prehistoric, dragon-like reptiles. In Greece the word drakōn, from which the English word was derived, was used originally for any large serpent (see sea serpent), and the dragon of mythology, whatever shape it later assumed, remained essentially a snake.

In general, in the Middle Eastern world, where snakes are large and deadly, the serpent or dragon was symbolic of the principle of evil. Thus, the Egyptian god Apepi, for example, was the great serpent of the world of darkness. But the Greeks and Romans, though accepting the Middle Eastern idea of the serpent as an evil power, also at times conceived the drakontes as beneficent powers—sharp-eyed dwellers in the inner parts of the Earth. On the whole, however, the evil reputation of dragons was the stronger, and in Europe it outlived the other. Christianity confused the ancient benevolent and malevolent serpent deities in a common condemnation. In Christian art the dragon came to be symbolic of sin and paganism and, as such, was depicted prostrate beneath the heels of saints and martyrs.

The dragon's form varied from the earliest times. The Chaldean dragon Tiamat had four legs, a scaly body, and wings, whereas the biblical dragon of Revelation, "the old serpent," was many-headed like the Greek Hydra. Because they not only possessed both protective and terror-inspiring qualities but also had decorative effigies, dragons were early used as warlike emblems. Thus, in the Iliad, King Agamemnon had on his shield a blue three-headed snake, just as the Norse warriors in later times painted dragons on their shields and carved dragons' heads on the prows of their ships. In England before the Norman Conquest, the dragon was chief among the royal ensigns in war, having been instituted as such by Uther Pendragon, father of King Arthur. In the 20th century the dragon was officially incorporated in the armorial bearings of the prince of Wales.

In the Far East, the dragon managed to retain its prestige and is known as a beneficent creature. The Chinese dragon, lung, represented yang, the principle of heaven, activity, and maleness in the yin-yang of Chinese cosmology. From ancient times, it was the emblem of the Imperial family, and until the founding of the republic (1911) the dragon adorned the Chinese flag. The dragon came to Japan with much of the rest of Chinese culture, and there (as ryū or tatsu) it became capable of changing its size at will, even to the point of becoming invisible. Both Chinese and Japanese dragons, though regarded as powers of the air, are usually wingless. They are among the deified forces of nature in Taoism

" Is that so ....?! " She astonished.  
She was a teenager girl who was very much attracted towards mysterious mythological creatures and characters.  She was only 10 years old when she decided to find atleast one of them . Since that day , she is gathering as much as possible information about mysterious mythological characters and beings  . 

Her name is Sia , Sia Sun . 

After finishing reading the book , she tored the pages of the books and threw them into the dustbin and muttered  " I have no need to read it again  ! " 

Here , we come to know about her superintelligence.  Her parents are worried about her . Although they want her to make career into governmental Job instead of giving focus on such things . 

According to them it was nothing else than stupid imaginations made for time pass and have no longer link with the reality.  

But , Forcing to Sia was not cup of there tea . So , unwittingly they are letting her study mythology  . 


After a while.  Sia moved away from her table and pick one another books . This book was quite big  , old and dusty.  
She took it and without losing time she started to read it. 

What is a mermaid?

A mermaid is a mythical sea-dwelling creature, often described as having the head and body of a woman and a fish's tail below the waist.

 

Stories of mermaids have existed for thousands of years and span cultures across the world - from coastal settlements in Ireland to the landlocked Karoo desert in South Africa. The English word mermaid is a compound of "mere" (Old English for sea) and "maid" (a girl or young woman). 

She started to read that book written by Mr.Shun Kay on there long term research on mermaids.  

What does a mermaid symbolise?

With such a rich and varied history, the symbol of the mermaid is as changeable as the sea itself. In some cultures, the mermaid signifies life and fertility within the ocean. In others, she embodies the destructive nature of the water, luring sailors to their deaths — serving as an omen for storms, unruly seas and disaster. 

 

Here are a few of the myths and legends of mermaids that have reached our shores: 

In West, South and Central Africa, a range of tales exist about mythical water spirits called Mami Wata (meaning "Water as Mother" or "Mother of the Waters").

 

As these spirits or divinities stem from multiple African cultures with ancient roots, there is no singular characteristic to their identity. Mami Wata's gender is fluid, meaning she can sometimes appear as a man or woman. The spirit is worshipped for both their benevolence in offering beauty, healing and wisdom, and as a way of warding off natural disasters. 

 

Following colonialism and the rise of the slave trade in the 1600s, the stories and beliefs of Mami Wata spread across the globe and remain an important source of spiritual connection with African communities seeking to reclaim their traditions and cultural identities. 

Ancient Greece and Rome: Sirens and Mermaids

The mermaids of Greek and Roman mythology are considerably close to the appearance and character of the European myths we think about today.

Many ancient Greek myths equate sirens with mermaids. However, while they share many characteristics, they are now seen as two different entities. 

A famous Greek folktale claimed that Alexander the Great's sister, Thessalonike was transformed into a mermaid upon her death in 295 BC and lived in the Aegean sea.

 

Whenever a ship passed, she would ask the sailors one question: "Is King Alexander alive?" If the sailors answered correctly, declaring "He lives and reigns and conquers the world," Thessalonike would allow the ship to continue on its journey. Any other answer was said to anger her, and she would conjure a storm and doom the vessel and its sailors to a death at sea. 

Eastern Europe: Rusalki

Often translated as "mermaid," the Rusalki are water nymphs of Slavic mythology.

While initially regarded as benevolent spirits of fertility and agriculture, Rusalki gained a more sinister description in the 1800s. They were believed to be the ghosts of women who died violent deaths by drowning. In their anger and sorrow, the Rusalki now lured men and children to their watery graves.

Ireland - Merrows

Female merrows, with their beauty and long green hair, resemble our traditional views of mermaids. Their counterpart, the male merrow is considered grotesque, cruel and more fish than man. The ruthless nature of the male merrow is why the creatures were said to have relationships with humans. 

Southeast Asia - Suvannamaccha


Southeast Asian folklore includes the story of a mermaid princess, Suvannamaccha (meaning "golden fish").

 

In the Ramayana, the countries retellings of the Indian epic poem, one of the heroes, Hanuman attempts to build a bridge of stones across the sea.

 

His plans are hampered by Suvannamaccha who has been instructed to prevent the causeway's completion. The two meet and fall in love and Suvannamaccha ends up helping Hanuman finishing the path. The mermaid is now seen as a herald of good luck and her figure is depicted in charms, streamers and icons throughout Cambodia, Thailand and Lao. 

Scottish Isles and Scotland - Selkie

While not exactly "fishy" the Scottish selkie has often been connected to mermaid mythology.

 

These shape-shifting creatures live as seals while in the sea and transform into humans while on land. In Gaelic stories, they are often described as "maighdean-mhara" meaning "maiden of the sea." In their stories, selkies are uncertain creatures. There are stories of them tempting people into the water, but others where they cast off their seal skins, marry humans and begin families.

 

These tales usually end in tragedy when the selkie returns to the oceans, with or without their loved ones. 

Western Europe: Melusine

A feminine spirit found in many medieval European folktales, the Melusine has a serpent or fish's tail and sometimes has wings. Hungary, France and Germany all have different accounts of Melusine. The most famous legend describes her as a willful girl who tries to get revenge on her human father on behalf of her fairy mother, only to be punished by her mother with a tail.



Southeast Asian folklore includes the story of a mermaid princess, Suvannamaccha (meaning "golden fish").

 

In the Ramayana, the countries retellings of the Indian epic poem, one of the heroes, Hanuman attempts to build a bridge of stones across the sea.

 

His plans are hampered by Suvannamaccha who has been instructed to prevent the causeway's completion. The two meet and fall in love and Suvannamaccha ends up helping Hanuman finishing the path. The mermaid is now seen as a herald of good luck and her figure is depicted in charms, streamers and icons throughout Cambodia, Thailand and Lao. 

Scottish Isles and Scotland - Selkie

While not exactly "fishy" the Scottish selkie has often been connected to mermaid mythology.

 

These shape-shifting creatures live as seals while in the sea and transform into humans while on land. In Gaelic stories, they are often described as "maighdean-mhara" meaning "maiden of the sea." In their stories, selkies are uncertain creatures. There are stories of them tempting people into the water, but others where they cast off their seal skins, marry humans and begin families.

 

These tales usually end in tragedy when the selkie returns to the oceans, with or without their loved ones. 

Western Europe: Melusine

A feminine spirit found in many medieval European folktales, the Melusine has a serpent or fish's tail and sometimes has wings. Hungary, France and Germany all have different accounts of Melusine. The most famous legend describes her as a willful girl who tries to get revenge on her human father on behalf of her fairy mother, only to be punished by her mother with a tail.



[ The information is needed for readers to understand the further story . ]


Being bored by reading the same stuff she had read in several another books  , she tored that book like the previous one .

And one more books with tored pages made its home down into her big dustbin.

Sia Sun , a teenager girl summoned the mysterious creatures back to the human world by breaking a seal unknowingly .

The time when mermaids , dragons and different mythological creatures came in front of Sia . They called her the mythical Phoenix Queen who suffered from a rebirth and the aim of her life is to destroy the humanity .

" Ah....I am dreaming again. " Sia said to herself and ran away from them . 

What is the truth ? Is she really dreaming ? 
What is written in her fate ? To become our female lead or to become our biggest villain . 

Go and read it for the answer......

Around 2 P.M.

Chenchen needed her afternoon nap, so Rao Aimin chased Zhang Ye out of the house.

Having filled his stomach, he made a burp of satisfaction and headed for his apartment. When he had mostly digested his food, Zhang Ye got changed into his sports attire and a pair of sneakers, as he did not have running shoes. He had to make do with what he had and headed out for a run, just like Rao Aimin.

1 round...

3 rounds...

He ran around the neighborhood to improve his fitness.

Zhang Ye thought that his Taiji Fist could not be used effectively because his body could not keep up with the skill. Like Taekwondo, he had the experience and movements in his head, but he could not execute the moves to its full potential. He lacked strength, reaction speed and stamina. When he fought Wang Cen, his technical skill was slightly better, but yet he was at the disadvantage and on the losing end. In the end, he had to use the consumable item, Health Potion, that he had received from the Lottery to turn the tables around. Zhang Ye had learned his lesson.

Just kung fu alone doesn't cut it!

His body had to match up, too!

For instance, for Taiji Fist, even if he ate 1,000 Taiji experience books, as long as his physical strength remained the same, not even 10,000 experience books would enable him to do what Rao Aimin did — slicing the steel scissors!

He needed to train!

This had to go through the process and he had to remain determined!

In the future, he would have to run and do some pushups every day.

After running for over an hour, Zhang Ye headed home, drenched in sweat. Just as he entered through the door, the phone in his pocket started ringing.

"Hello, who is this?" Zhang Ye said, catching his breath.

"Hello, Teacher Zhang. We are from the North Chinese Youth and Children's Publishing House." It was a middle-aged man's voice on the other side. It sounded rather hoarse.

Zhang Ye stayed on the phone as he went into the toilet to grab a towel to wipe off his sweat, "Oh, I'm sorry, but my fairy tale stories copyrights have all been sold."

The middle-aged man was a little stunned, but said cheerfully, "We are not calling regarding your fairy tales. We know that your fairy tales have already been published by the Beijing Education Publishing Firm. I'm looking for you to discuss about other publication opportunities. To my understanding, some of your written works and your modern poems have not been published yet, right? If the copyright is not in your hands, then we will forget about it. But I don't see any publications in the market now."

Zhang Ye kept silent for a bit and threw down his towel, "My poems?"

"Yes. We want to do a compilation for you, a 'Zhang Ye's Compilation', that has all your written works and poems, including your couplets." The middle-aged man said, "Let's meet up for a chat? Or you can visit our publication house?"

This interested Zhang Ye. He had been worried about being out of a job and not having enough exposure to maintain his popularity since the afternoon. But good news came knocking on his door. Zhang Ye had not thought of publishing a compilation of his works before. He knew that it was difficult. Which of the authors, who had ever released a compilation, was not well-known? Of course, some unknown authors had also released compilations before. They either bought their way in or depended on their network, but the sales were too poor. They were better off not releasing it.

Zhang Ye always believed that if he wanted to publish his poetry compilation, the biggest hurdle was that he started too late. It had only been a few months and his works only numbered in the dozens. What was the concept of having a dozen poems? Even if they increased the font and put a poem on each page, he would only have a dozen pages. Ignoring the publication of a book, even for a pamphlet, it was too thin! Zhang Ye also did not want to bring over all the classic poems from his previous world in one shot. Whenever he used one, there was one less. He needed to keep them on the blade, so he gave up on the idea of releasing a poetry compilation. He had not expected someone to approach him about this matter instead.

"Alright, I will head on over."

"You sound out of breath. Did you just get home?"

"I was always home, hur hur, but I went for a run just now."

"Why don't I go over to your place instead? You can choose where to meet. It's up to you."

"It's fine. I would like to take a look at your publishing house, too. Send me your address, and I will drive over."

After hanging up, he received a message with the address. Zhang Ye took a quick shower to wash off his sweat and then drove to the location.

......

North Chinese Youth and Children's Publishing House.

The headquarters was in Beijing, but the place was a bit out of the way, with it not being in the city’s center.

On the way there, Zhang Ye went online on his phone to check out the publishing house. He found out that there were many youth and children's publishing houses in the country, but none of them only published reading materials for youths or children. Some even did not publish such materials, but instead dealt with traditional novels or web novels. That had nothing to do with "youths" or "children" at all.

In the lobby.

Zhang Ye finally found the building and walked in.

Just as he was walking to the front desk reception, Zhang Ye was immediately recognized by the young lady seated there. She said to him, "Teacher Zhang Ye, you came? I'll take you upstairs."

Zhang Ye smiled. "Thank you."

"You're welcome," the young lady said as she led him to the 3rd floor.

Knocking on the door, she then opened it and walked in. "Editor-in-Chief Zhang, Teacher Zhang Ye is here."

That person stood up to welcome him, smiling with his outstretched hand, "How are you, Teacher Zhang? We are family; both of us are Zhangs. My name is Zhang Lu. I have heard of you for a long time now." From his voice, this was likely the middle aged-man who had spoken with him over the phone just now.

Zhang Ye shook his hand, "It's all infamy."

Hearing his self-deprecating tone, Zhang Lu said, "That's not true; you have helped Father Wei seek justice. Anyone who knows about it will give you the thumbs up. How could they fire you?" Zhang Lu laughed, "They let a treasure like you slip away. It's so laughable." This was rather true, and it was also Zhang Lu's opinion. If Zhang Ye was from his publishing firm, even if he had created so much trouble, the firm would fight to keep him since Zhang Ye's intentions were good in the first place. They had already heard of the extremely good sales of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" and his other fairy tales. Who wouldn't fight to keep such a cash cow?

Of course, you cannot compare apples to oranges. After all, a publishing firm and a television station were very different. Profits were now the main concern for publishing firms, as political publications had decreased. For television stations, who earned money from ratings and advertising sponsorship, they were much focused on political implications, so their industries were different.

There were about 3 to 4 other people in the room.

Zhang Lu introduced them to Zhang Ye one by one. They were people of both sexes, all employees of the publishing firm.

After the introductions, Zhang Ye sat down, "About the compilation, I don't really understand or know why you would like to publish them. There will not be enough pages, right?"

Zhang Lu smiled. "There will be enough. We will have illustrations as well."

"Illustrations?" Zhang Ye said, "Would that help much?"

"There will also be translations and sentence analysis. A poem will take up to 3 to 4 pages; one page of illustration, another one to two pages of analysis. But of course, the analysis would not be written by us. We wouldn't dare to because no one can claim to understand all of your works. This would be better left to the author. The same would go for the couplets. Two to three couplets would appear on each page and we would be able to come up with a compilation without problems," said Zhang Lu.

Zhang Ye pondered for a moment, "The explanation is not a problem, but.. isn't the amount of content still lacking?" He felt that it was just to bolster the page count.

A youth at the back said, "It's not little at all. Even if we take one of your poems and make a book out of it, no one would dare to say a thing, let alone having so many of your works in the book. "The Song of the Stormy Petrel" and "Tribute to the White Poplar", with their words enlarged a little, will easily be able to take up 7 to 8 pages."

F**k!

How big would the words have to be then!

But Zhang Ye himself wanted to publish a book, too. Firstly, there was his fame to consider. Secondly, it was to maintain his popularity. Thirdly, whether it be for money or Reputation points, he could also do with some extra money.

Finally, it came to the point of them discussing about the price.

They would buy all his copyright for 400,000 Yuan!

This was already quite a high price. After all, a literary compilation was not a novel. It was not as popular with the masses as entertainment material like novels. Only some cultural hipsters would buy it, hence the price naturally could not compare with "Ghost Blows Out the Light", and could only be about the same price as the children's fairy tales. And if no comparison was made with novels, compared to other pure literary works or compilations of other authors, the price for Zhang Ye's compilation was definitely much higher than theirs.

There was no reason to wonder why!

It was because every piece of Zhang Ye's works were too popular!

With the negotiations settled and the contract drawn up, Zhang Lu and Zhang Ye shook hands once again, "We had a good time working together. Thank you for trusting our publication house. Leave the publishing and promotional matters to us. With your reputation and fame in Beijing, the sales will definitely not be low." With a pause, he said, "About the analysis of the poems..."

Zhang Ye said, "I'll write it when I get home. I'll pass it to you tomorrow."

Zhang Lu extremely liked Zhang Ye's straightforwardness and his high efficiency, as he said, "Alright, then I'll count on your hard work. Actually doing so in a month would do. After all, analysis work is not something trivial. Oh, and there's also something. We might need a preface or prologue, or some overall introduction to the poetry compilation."

Zhang Ye blinked, "Preface?"

Zhang Lu nodded, "Right. Write anything that comes to your mind. It preferably resonates with the poetry compilation's contents. If the first page began with the poetry compilation, it would feel like something is lacking. What say you?"

"Alright." Zhang Ye asked, "Do you have a pen?"

Zhang Lu's eyes lit up, "Are you writing it now? Good! Of course there is!"

The people behind him all knew that it wasn't easy for someone to witness Zhang Ye creating a work on the spot. They were very happy and excited, "Why don't you use a brush? If that's the case, we can directly use your words for the cover or preface. It will feel better than using computer fonts."

Zhang Lu agreed, "Right. What a good idea. I heard that Teacher Zhang's words are pretty good."

"Sure," Zhang Ye did not mind.

A youth quickly prepared it. A minute later, he came back with an ink stick and took the initiative to grind the ink for Zhang Ye.

"I'll take the pictures." A woman took out a camera and took a few pictures from the side and front. She included the Editor-in-Chief, Zhang Lu, too. In the future, they could also use it in promotional materials. Then the woman focused the camera and waited to take a picture of Teacher Zhang Ye writing.

Preface?

It had to match the content?

His literary compilation definitely needed his own thoughts and values.

Thinking of the death written of in "My Confession" and "Prisoner's Song", and then thinking of the existence in "A Generation" and "Tribute to the White Poplar"...

Zhang Ye lifted his brush and wrote a preface on the calligraphy paper.

"Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves — Zhang Ye."


Zhang Ye was originally a mundane college graduate with aspiring dreams to become a star, but unfortunately has below average looks and height. However one day, he woke up and suddenly found himself in a parallel world! 
It’s like the same world, but wait a minute…many brands, celebrities and even famous works from his world changed and are gone in this new world! Armed with the profound literary knowledge of his previous world and a heaven-defying Game Ring that gives him magical items, stats and skills, Zhang Ye embarks on a journey to pursue his life-long dream of becoming famous!
Follow Zhang Ye as he takes the new world by storm, one plagiarized piece at a time, to hilarious reactions!

He could not live in the villa since it was a mess. Therefore, he decided to live in his old house, which was empty.
He ignored the housekeeping company's persuasions to give them another chance and left with a stony face.
Du Yun shouted enthusiastically after him, "Mr. Li, please forgive us. Have a safe journey back. Mr. Li, we will make sure your villa is cleaner than ever before..."
As they drove, Du Hang asked helplessly, "Brother Li, what should we do now?"
Li Du said, "We will take our time, don't worry. I'll go back and see my parents first."
As soon as he got home, his mother asked him anxiously, "What about our villa? Let them clean it up. How could they destroy such a nice house?"
Li Du said, "Dad, let's live here for a while. I will take care of the things in the villa."
Li Du's father waved his hand and said, "OK, you can deal with it. It will be just as well if we live here. This old house is our ancestral home, our forefathers are here. Let them see our first foreign daughter-in-law in the family history. Celebrating the New Year here would be better too."
Li Du rubbed his arms and said, "Dad, did you have to say something this scary? There is nobody but us here. There are no ghosts."
Li Du's father laughed. "Our ancestors might be gone, but their soul is still here. Sophie likes our Chinese culture, doesn't she? Does she know anything about Chinese ghost folklore?"
Li Du quickly shook his head. "Don't say such nonsense. I'm afraid of such ridiculous things."
His mother said, "Well, you know your father, don't you? He used to scare you with ghost stories when you were a child, and now he wants to scare Sophie."
This was quite strange indeed. Other people's parents would tell their children fairy tales when they were little, but Li Du's father was different. The bedtime stories he told Li Du when he was little were all ghost tales.
Traveling around from the villa to the United States and back to the old house, Li Du's father seemed quite excited.
After they entered the house, Li Du's mother began to tidy up, pulling out pots and pans and shaking out bedding and sheets. Their home was a small building in the suburbs, and there were plenty of rooms for all of them.
Li Du saw that the utensils and electric appliances were all still there and asked, "Didn't you move into the villa?"
Li Du's mother said, "We moved in and then came back. It's so big and empty. It felt lonely with just the two of us."
Li Du felt it was reasonable. For people of their generation, a villa or a mansion would not be as comfortable as their old house.
Li Du's father would not shock Sophie with ghost stories. Sophie and her parents' love for Chinese culture extended to traditional tales and folk customs.
Mrs. Martin decided to use the occasion to write a special topic report. When she returned to school, she would show it to her students. She decided to research the history of the city from their architecture to their customs and culture.
Mr. Martin encouraged her. He promised to be her assistant and to take some pictures of her for reference. He said, "You could write a journal in addition to the report. I am sure the university would love it."
They were a large party, so the transportation problem was not easy to solve. Li Du used the same method he favored in America, car rental.
He took Brother Wolf and the others to the city and rented some cars, which they later drove back.
Brother Wolf and Feminine drove in a low-key Volkswagen Passat. They carried a camera to investigate the housekeeping company. Li Du did not believe that the company acted in an honest way, and was determined to give them a lesson.
Mr. And Mrs. Martin drove off in a jeep, with Li Du and Sophie accompanying them. After all, they did not know Chinese, and the county probably had many people who spoke very little English.
Although the town was small, there were many valuable ancient buildings.
They first went to the ancient city wall in the south part of the town. This section of the wall was more than five hundred meters long. It was built with green bricks and had a thousand years of history.
"The wall used to be quite long. When I was in primary school, it stretched all the way to the south of the county," Li Du touched the wall and gave a little sigh.
Sophie asked, "Why is there only this section left? Did it crumble with time or was eroded by the wind and rain?"
Li Du shook his head. "No, our county needed to expand. The city wall became an obstacle and the government decided to tear it down to make way for the new construction."
Mrs. Martin said sadly, "It is a pity. This is an ancient wall, and it would be a great asset if it could be preserved for future generations."
Li Du smiled and said many people now say the same thing.
In addition to the city wall, there were several ancient alleys in the county. One of them was paved with green slabs that had become uneven, and the alley was very narrow. When their jeep drove in, another car met them from the opposite side, and Li Du could only reverse and give way to the other car, or they would have been stuck.
On both sides of the lane were old houses, built from bricks similar to those used in the city wall.
Mrs. Martin took a few pictures and noticed that some of the bricks had images on them. She took a zoomed-in image of one of those and asked curiously, "What are the meanings of these images?"
Li Du said, "I'm not sure. The elders say that this city used to be a strategic location, so to make sure the walls were strong, they bought bricks from different makers."
"In order to prevent the masonry from being shoddy, the rulers required the masons to put a distinctive mark on their products."
Speaking of which, Li Du suddenly had an idea he thought he might use against the housekeeping company.
The Martins did not know what he was thinking, but they both laughed at his words and said, "That is a clever way."
"You could write it in the journal."
Li Du also smiled and kept thinking. He believed his idea was really quite reliable.
The presence of three foreigners in these quaint alleys had some appeal to the locals.
A number of people appeared at the door, basking in the sun and looking at the three strangers curiously. Someone who knew Li Du asked, "I heard that you have found a foreign wife. Is this she? Quite pretty."
Sophie smiled back and said in fluent Mandarin, "You're handsome too, sir, and you're well informed."
Hearing Sophie's answer in perfect Chinese, several of the onlookers burst into laughter. Someone even joked, "Hey, Little Liao, silence is gold. Didn't your father teach you to talk less outside?"
"Go off!"
Li Du greeted everyone with a smile, briefly introduced Sophie's family, and said they want to investigate the local architecture to do a project report for some students in the United States.
"How influential might this report be?" asked a hopeful middle-aged man.
"If you want to develop tourism, it most likely won't help you," said Li Du.
"No, no, I wasn't thinking about tourism. Is it possible that it might draw the government's attention to this place so that it's demolished place quickly?" asked the middle-aged man.


They love gold, and they love silver. Even more so, they love gems that dazzle, like stars across the skies. 
Firearms, jewelleries, and precious metals; A collector’s world will not be complete without antiques.  
Storage auctions, old goods trade, re-estate sales and gold-digging. But the truth is, if one wants to make money, then the supreme way is through searching for the legendary treasures. 
Holding the fort, there’s an ocelot, a wolf, and an Andes condor. At the side, there’s a loyal hound, an irascible ape, and an African honey badger. Who said that you can only rely on humans when treasure hunting?! 

Towards the return of Botis's Grade 0 Sealed Artifact or the restoration of its normal condition, The Hermit Cattleya and Justice Audrey had made a preliminary plan. After all, they weren't confident at killing a demigod in such a short period of time.
If not for the fact that Botis had fallen into a trap having suffered the lethal blows of "Mental Plague,""Sleeping Beauty," and "Frenzy" and putting him into a crazy and incoherent state, he actually had many opportunities to "Teleport" away without being stopped.
In that case, Cattleya and Audrey could only wait for Botis to return to a "safe house" and release Fors. Once the Eye of Mystery Prying provided them feedback, they could remotely create an opportunity for Miss Magician to summon the Historical Void projection.
At this moment, facing Botis, who was on the path towards losing control with no way to reverse it and his crazy attempt to fully activate Grade 0 Sealed Artifact, Cattleya and Audrey—one right in the middle of the scene and the other hiding outside the forest—simultaneously took the same action. They took out a translucent dark charm and recited a word in Jotun:
"Star!"
This was a "Teleportation" charm. Following the patterns, labels, and symbols of the "Record" on the Leymano's Travels, Klein had made a charm himself.
Since Sefirah Castle could mobilize the powers of the Marauder pathway, there was no reason not to respond to the pleas of the Apprentice domain!
As for the materials needed for the charms, be it Mysticologist Cattleya or Traveler Fors, the both of them had a certain level of understanding towards it. There was no need for Mr. Fool to teach them.
When the two of them "Teleported" away with the triggering of the charm—having plans to come back after a minute or two to confirm the situation—there was a cruel smile on Botis's face. His eyes were filled with madness as his actions suddenly stiffened.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't open the third level of the Box of the Great Old Ones!
It was extremely heavy, as though it was enveloped and suppressed by layers of forces. There was no way to activate it.
This made Botis feel like he was attempting to open a new world, not a box.
In an instant, he sensed something, and the madness in his eyes disappeared. Extreme astonishment and fear arose in him.
Tick tock. Tick tock. Wisps of light slid down from Botis's body. When they touched the ground, they transformed into insects formed from resplendent starlight.
The insects' bodies were bent into a semi-circle, forming a magical glow that resembled illusory doors.
At this moment, his incomplete Mythical Creature form suddenly collapsed and disintegrated in an irresistible manner.
The two eyeballs of his eyes landed on the ground and were stained with dust.
These two eyeballs were frozen with an indescribable look of horror. They were maintained perfectly, completely different from the other parts of his body.
A Sequence 4 Secrets Sorcerer died just like that.
Pa!
The Box of the Great Old Ones, which had a silver-black surface with many gems embedded in it, dropped beside Botis's eyes, just like a jewelry box commonly seen in aristocratic families.
Above the gray fog, in the ancient palace, Klein heaved a sigh of relief as he lowered the Sea God Scepter in his hand in puzzlement.
He was just moments from activating the power of Sefirah Castle and using the level of an angel to conjure "Lightning Storm." He wanted to prevent Botis from opening the third level of the Box of the Great Old Ones, but the Saint of Secrets's mutually destructive counterattack had failed to succeed. He encountered an unexpected failure from the very beginning.
After Xio left the first battlefield, she immediately followed the plan and prayed to Mr. Fool. With this, Klein found an opportunity to enter the world above the gray fog. Through the crimson star corresponding to The Hermit and Justice, he monitored the battle.
As she moved to the second battlefield, Audrey found an opportunity to pray, so that Klein could use her crimson star to directly interfere with the real world.
This was also the reason why Audrey had arrived at her destination later than The Hermit Cattleya.
According to what Arrodes said, the third level of the Box of the Great Old Ones contains something very terrifying. I thought that the True Creator had given it to him in order to create a terrifying disaster at the critical moment, so as to showcase the true colors of an evil god. Who knew that it couldn't be opened… Klein glanced at the crimson star representing The Magician and discovered that it was covered in a layer of black ash. It seemed to have coagulated, making it impossible for him to see the scene inside to confirm Miss Magician's condition.
This was the first time he had encountered such a situation—evidence of how high a level and odd the Box of the Great Old Ones was.
As for "Sleeping Beauty" magic and the Spear of Longinus that he saw, he came up with some ideas.
After learning of the powers of Mystical Re-enactment at the private gathering, Klein overturned his speculations about the fairy tale magic that Bernadette had.
He had originally believed that the Emperor had specially created the stories for his daughter based on the fairy tales on Earth, or that after Bernadette's father passed away, she had deliberately reenacted the fairy tales he had told her about as a way to express her grief. From the looks of it, the answer likely wasn't this. Some of the fairy tales before the First Epoch might have been "mysterious."
This meant that those fairy tales originated from mysterious incidents that had happened in real life. They were spread among the people and gradually became stories. They were recorded down by writers and further embellished.
This corresponds to the prophecy regarding the time when the stars are right. Mystery and has never left and has always been around. It was just that in the "Earth Era" before the First Epoch, they were suppressed by some kind of power or sealed…
If that's really the case, some of the legends and stories on Earth can be explained from another angle… It's no wonder there's a Spear of Longinus… I wonder if the Chinese fable of the ethereal utopia, Peach Blossom Spring, is involved in mystery. I'll tell Ma'am Hermit later and see if she can create new magic according to this…
I wonder if Bernadette became a Mysticologist before the Emperor perished. If she did, it's hard to say if these fairy tale magics were created by the Emperor, a Sequence 1 Beyonder of the Mystery Pryer pathway, or by Queen Mystic Bernadette… But no matter what, the Emperor should have discovered that these fairy tales are also mysterious in his later years, and also that he could draw power from them. Well, there's no corresponding diary entry from Bernadette. I can't see the Emperor's reaction and his guesses…
One of the reasons he insisted on going to the moon is to verify certain things.
It's a pity that most of the myths are fake. There's no way to draw on their power. The novels of the Internet era are the same… Klein sighed slightly as he leaned back into his chair and continued paying attention to the battlefield.
In the collapsed forest, The Hermit Cattleya and Justice Audrey faced the abnormal changes suffered by Botis and tacitly gave up injecting their spirituality to use the charms.
Despite maintaining her "Dragon Transformation" state, Audrey was still hiding in the darkness outside the forest, wary of any accidents or official demigods who might have sensed the commotion and come to investigate.
As for The Hermit Cattleya, she was pushed to the spot where Botis had died by the wind. She carefully avoided the Box of the Great Old Ones.
Due to the fact that a Scribe could use many powers, a demigod-level Sealed Artifact would often have extremely negative effects. Apart from the Box of the Great Old Ones, Botis only left behind a black pocket which seemed to be part of his robe.
Also, there was also the gathered Beyonder characteristic, two eyeballs, and about ten Worms of Star. Most of the Worms of Star had been destroyed.
Considering the horror displayed by the Box of the Great Old Ones, as well as the fact that Botis was a high-ranking member of the Aurora Order and could be blessed by a god, Cattleya didn't rashly pick up the items. She was afraid that an accident would happen, causing the situation to develop negatively.
Previously, during the private gatherings, they had communicated with each other on how to handle such situations. That was, if they had the time and opportunity, they would first sacrifice the item to Mr. Fool and then distribute it above the gray fog. After all, many items might bring about unknown dangers if they were to come into contact with items with unknown negative effects. And there was a high probability that Botis had a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact.
Sometimes, merely knowing the existence of a Sealed Artifact of this level was enough to cause a sudden death.
According to what The Star Leonard had said, it was best not to come into contact with such Sealed Artifacts. It was best not to ask, describe, or pry into it. Only a true high-level existence could suppress them.
Without any hesitation, Cattleya took out silver candles and other ritual items from the various hidden pockets of her purple-patterned black robe. She then set up a simple sacrificial ritual.
During this process, she pinched her lips, whistled, and created an invisible servant helper. It took about ten seconds to set up the altar.
After quickly reciting Mr. Fool's honorific name and using spiritual materials to open the Door of Sacrifice and Bestowment, Cattleya heaved a sigh of relief. She got the invisible servant to move the Box of the Great Old Ones, the black pocket, two eyeballs, the gathered Beyonder characteristic, and the nine Worms of Star over to the altar.
With a whoosh, the items flew up and passed through the illusory door.
When Cattleya saw this, she immediately pinched her lower lip with her thumb and index finger, preparing to whistle once again to dispel the invisible servant.
But amidst the whistling, the "servant" remained motionless, as though it had nothing to do with Cattleya.
The Hermit Cattleya's eyelids twitched as she clenched her right hand into a fist and pushed it to her mouth, preparing to use the Horn of Magic.
At that moment, a blazing silvery-white appeared out of nowhere at the altar. Layers of bolts of lightning formed a destructive storm that enveloped the invisible servant in the middle.
All of this quickly calmed down as the mutated servant was completely destroyed.
Cattleya exhaled and lowered her head, sincerely thanking Mr. Fool.
Then, she followed the ritual's ending procedure and packed her belongings. She used the "Snow White" magic, which was closer to a prophecy technique, to clear the scene of its traces.
And at this moment, Audrey had already used the Teleportation charm from before and left the scene.
Cattleya looked around, and considering that Mr. Fool might need something more ritualistic, she took out a card from her pocket and threw it in the middle of the collapsing forest.
The card was half inserted into the soil, revealing the image of an old man holding a glass lamp and staff as he explored alone: The Hermit of the tarot cards.


With the rising tide of steam power and machinery, who can come close to being a Beyonder? Shrouded in the fog of history and darkness, who or what is the lurking evil that murmurs into our ears?

Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships, difference machines, as well as Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards, Sealed Artifacts… 

The Light continues to shine but mystery has never gone far. Follow Klein as he finds himself entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers thanks to the Beyonder potions.

Like the corresponding tarot card, The Fool, which is numbered 0—a number of unlimited potential—this is the legend of "The Fool."

Once Jacob finished making the supper, he went in to check Anna. To warm water, he left the water-filled bamboo container in the burning charcoal.
Anna no longer whimpered in pain and her cheek rested in the air-filled pillow and her breathing was steady.
Jacob placed the hot meal down and kneeled beside Anna and placed his palms on her forehead to feel the temperature.
Once he made sure that the temperature was normal, he made a mental note that he needs to snatch some Astragalus [1]root to keep her wounds safe from infection.
Anna opened her eyes in the meantime, little shocked about the proximity, she asked, "What are you doing?!"
Jacob answered in a formal tone, "Checking your temperature."
He was not in a mood to tease her anymore, he needs to set things clear with her first.
"Oh!" was all that Anna could respond. At once, her mind was once again flooded with painful memories.
"I found you near the pond, and you were half-dead when I found you. You got one displaced bone and a deep wound in your waist. I stitched it, so don't move a lot. Furthermore, I believe you hit your head as well."
Jacob stressed the last sentence a little hard. Why would someone yell at the person who saved her?
Once again she replied, "Oh" and let out a small snort. Jacob found it odd to see the girl's reaction.
"I don't want to pester but given the situation, did you really forget what happened to you?"
Jacob's question stirred Anna, she replied, "I wish I could."
The last thing Anna remembered was the divorce papers, she didn't even remember whether she signed the papers or not. Other than that she got no memory of the accident and her little stunt to save Shane.
Anna's answer left Jacob in confusion. He guessed, 'Does that mean she recalled what happened to her?'
Jacob continued to stare at Anna's petite face trying to fish for any emotional changes.
Anna enquired him in a weak voice, "What?! What are you fishing for?"
Jacob smiled at her tone of confidence even in a tired weak state. The two consecutive days of work wearied Jacob to a great extent. So, he decided to sit beside her and chat a little before having a meal together.
After a moment of consideration, Anna Spoke, "Have you heard of Cinderella story?"
Jacob laughed upon hearing her odd question, he just nodded in response.
"You know, I feel like I am an abandoned cinderella today."
Jacob snickered at her wild statement, "What?! Abandoned cinderella? What does that make me then, an evil fairy king."
"Mhmm... Sounds right. An abandoned cinderella saved by an evil fairy king."
Both smiled at their weird conversation.
Anna continued, "Jacob! I always thought myself as a Cinderella and hoped that one day my prince charming would come to rescue me."
Anna stopped to take a few breaths and continued dreamily, "Indeed that day came sooner than I expected. I believed that I am going to live life happily ever after like in those fairy tales."
At that point, Jacob's smile was all wiped away from his face. He felt an indescribable pain upon hearing her narrate how her life was all along.
On the other hand, Anna smiled but it was loaded with sadness, "Sadly, I never had happily ever after, even after marrying my first love, my prince-charming. Do you know what my wedding gift was?"
Jacob shook his head unable to speak.
"A Divorce Paper! Before even presenting a wedding ring, he gifted me a divorce paper. How lucky I must be."
Anna laughed at herself and a twinkle of tears shed staining the air-filled pillow.
[1] Astragalus, a prominent herb in Chinese medicine, contains anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. Studies on astragalus suggest that the root can boost resistance to infection


To be precise, this story is about how a young girl who failed in her young marriage evolved into a powerful CEO, with the help of her personal assistant who turns out be a missing legendary CEO.

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It is a typical love story revolves around a girl and two men. She loves her husband so much but he never return it back to her. 

On the other hand, A legendary CEO who keeps his identity in secret fall in love with her desperately.

On her formal wedding ceremony, her husband hand over her a divorce and made an agreement to continue to act as a husband in front of others.

On her way to the wedding chapel, she met with an tragic incident and fall from a cliff to meet her destined new beginning of life.

How she will clear all the unknown threats which was chasing her?

How would she fulfill her mother's last wish to save the society which was being bullied in the war torn country? 

And also how she will fulfill her desire to become a street dancer and how she would turn into a powerful CEO? 

Who was that PA of her who would accompany her everywhere she goes to strike an attack?

When she will learn that the her PA is a Legendary CEO?

How both the man would stand side by side till the end to protect and guide her to achieve her success?

Last but not the least, WHO WILL SHE END UP MARRYING....


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