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This is a world ruled by law, where exotic objects from the heavens descend. The law of every individual, of every country, governs the workings of the world. When these laws collide, they birth— Darkness, war, witchcraft, flame, faith, heroes and evil, polities and churches, gods and deformities, fairytales and nightmares. Why can a flint elicit the loyalty of three massive hounds? How can a flame determine the rise and fall of a nation? Why can a mirror discern the good and evil within a person's heart? How can a farmer slay a dragon, and a destitute wanderer become a king in a single bound? Ivita came to this world, he has been here, he has travelled, he has conquered, and in the end, he will transform his thoughts and insights into a new Law to rule this vast land.

(The main story has ended!! A 1v1, sweet and clean romance novel) Shen Chuwei suddenly travels back to ancient times to become a neglected concubine of the Crown Prince. She thought it was the beginning of a leisurely life of eating and drinking, but unexpectedly, she ends up being deeply pampered by the aloof Crown Prince. Lady Xu: "Shen Fengyi, you'd better know your place. Tonight is my turn to serve His Highness." Shen Chuwei says: "The Crown Prince is yours, I promise I'm just here to freeload." That night, Shen Chuwei was kept in the Crown Prince's room~ Lady Chang: "The Crown Princess is mine. You can't even dream of sharing her." Shen Chuwei replies: "I'm not interested." Later on, not only does Shen Chuwei become the Crown Princess, but she also gives birth to a pair of twins. The Emperor and Empress are in a scramble to pamper them, guaranteeing a smooth ride to victory. * All the women in the East Palace vie to become the Crown Princess through their cunning and devious methods, yet all of these are clearly seen by Xiao Jinyan, who has the ability to read minds, causing him to avoid them. That is, until he sees a small 'salted fish', sweet-talking and soft-bodied, just to his liking, "You will serve me tonight." As a freeloading 'salted fish', she trembles in fear: "Your Highness, I'm still too young."

Ronaldo: Kai, I thought you were here to assist me. Deng Kai: Initially, I indeed came to assist you. Ronaldo: Then why have I become the king of assists? Deng Kai: Because I've realized that I can Carry better than you! Don't be mad, being the king of assists isn't so bad. Everyone is now saying that you and Xixi are in a league of your own beneath me! Ronaldo: Pah! Messi: Smug face! Kaka: ??? Beckham: Watch my flying boot! Fat Ronaldo: I'll get your family some Golden Throat Lozenges! Ronaldinho: Let’s swing together! Zidane: Take this, my Iron Head Skill! Neymar: So what about us younger ones? Deng Kai: We're all kings of the ball, no need to be formal! Keep the music playing on the green field, keep dancing!

Yun Wanqing transmigrated into a book and became the pitiful and short-lived cannon fodder sister of the vicious female supporting character in the story. Thinking about the tragic fate awaiting her family, Yun Wanqing cried out in her heart. "Mother, you kindly took in the cousin, yet she covets my father and wants to become his concubine. Soon, she will harm you to death~" "Father, you were set up by the female protagonist, and after your death, your head was displayed on the enemy’s city wall to be scorched by the sun, becoming Da Wu Country’s shame~" "Elder sister is the female protagonist, but her fortune is taken away, turning her into a vicious female supporting character. Later, she is abandoned by her fiancé and tortured to death by the female protagonist’s suitors~" "Elder brother, a virtuous and noble gentleman, is betrayed by friends, ending up blind, deaf, and fighting with dogs for food in the streets~" "Second brother, a demonic prodigy, loses his memory overnight, is picked up by the female protagonist, and becomes her lapdog, helping her kill Seventh Uncle and his beloved. Ultimately, his beloved dies in his arms, and he draws his sword to kill himself." "As for me, well, I was shot through the heart by ten thousand arrows along with Seventh Uncle!!!" Later, Yun Wanqing astonishingly discovers that the family’s character settings have collapsed. Mother dealt with the cousin in advance, father wasn’t killed, elder sister married the Emperor and became his only beloved in the harem. Elder brother was the first to betray his friend, second brother married his beloved, and even Seventh Uncle wasn’t a major antagonist, but instead became the most sought-after eligible bachelor among the noble women in the capital. As for her, she was cherished and pampered by the entire family. Yun Wanqing was baffled, how did the whole villainous family change their fate against the heavens? The plot has collapsed way too absurdly, hasn’t it? Did she transmigrate into a fake book?

As if it wasn’t enough to be hit on the head by my co-workers and boyfriend, I died at the hands of my gambling-addict older brother. Without even regretting my unfortunate death, I realized that I had possessed a supporting role in a romantic fantasy novel, which I just read yesterday. To be precise, a villainess destined to die at the hands of her husband. I know it’s cliché! ‘Possessed a villainess in a romantic fantasy novel! So this is what it feels like?’ I thought it was pretty good for the price of my unfair death. Until I realize that no matter what I do, I can’t deviate from the flow of the original. For the female lead Rizé, it’s a delightful cider series, but it’s nothing more of a bloody story for Edith, the villainess I possessed. I am the protagonist in my life. If I’m going to die according to the original story, I should at least kiss my super handsome husband! In the original story, Edith is greatly despised by her husband, but who cares, I’m going to die anyway. However… “You pretended not to be, but now you’re so hot to play with. Well, that’s good.” “Yes…?” “Satisfy me like Rigelhof’s serpent. Well, who knows? I might be interested in that body of yours.” …why is the original story starting to change now? ***** P/s: The cover and the story are not mine. i just translate them to promote their story... but the translation are mine,Don’t use it without permission.

She was a devil in everyone's eyes , no one cared about her feelings or saw her sufferings, a lonely genius who suffered great losses in her life yet stood up as a phoenix flying in the sky, being an anti hero isn't everyone's cup of tea, being a strong woman is what she always dreamed to be. Trigger warning

She was a Spy and he was the famous yet mysterious billionaire. Two paths that ought not to meet but they were brought together by coincidence or rather...fate? She wasn't expecting her life, her plans, and her loved ones to be at the risk of someone she had underrated... something she had overlooked because of carelessness. He wasn't expecting her to be this dumb while on a mission...to be this cute while drunk and also to be fierce whenever it was right for it. Regardless of this huge difference between them that was entirely meant to be a secret, the two of them slowly started giving into their feelings with him falling first and her falling harder. However, will she be able to enjoy her moments with him or will the past that she forgot about catch up with her to ruin her life to the core? Will he be able to save her and show her that he is more than enough to wipe the coming tears off her face? But is he really gonna be more...more than enough to fill the hole her mistakes had digged up for her? Find out. ========= Book cover is from Pinterest. Much love to the original creator, thank you.

Dropped!!

After the sudden disappearance of the moon goddess, every werewolf clan was left in chaos and confusion. Once a werewolf turns eighteen, they are meant to find their mates, but it became impossible when the moon goddess vanished. The Elders tried to find a solution to the problem, reaching out to Seers with connection to the moon goddess, but their efforts were to no avail. Sydney Hart was among the last of the werewolves to find her mate in the town she used to live in. Thanks to the moon goddess turning her back on them, no one wanted to be with their mate anymore. The tradition was gone with the goddess' disappearance and with it ushered in a new era; The wolves could now be with anyone they wanted. The others who had found their mates before the moon goddess's sudden disappearance couldn't keep up with the bond of being together forever, seeing it as a heavy burden and punishment when the others could have as many females as they want. So to satisfy their selfish desires, they had to dump their mates just to have the freedom and know what it feels like to hang out with lots of females. Sydney was among the victims when her mate, Barry Grant, decided he was tired of her. It didn't help the fact that her parents disliked him a lot because they are leagues apart and tried many ways to separate them. Unfortunately, Barry had enough and dumped her. He gave up on their mate bond and their unborn son, breaking her heart. Thanks to that experience, she closed off her heart until Arthur Bruce, a mere human comes around and makes her feel things again. But then, just when things are going well between them, Barry comes back and now he wants to be given a chance to correct the hurt and have a chance with his son again. They could be one big happy feeling like in the past, he promised her. Now, Sydney is torn out between both men. She still feels things for Barry, after all he was her chosen mate and the father of her child. But then, she can't seem to give up on Arthur either! ~~~~~~~~~~ "I'm pregnant, Barry, I have our baby so you can't leave, please don't do this to me," Sydney thought letting Barry know this will make him not go ahead with the awful plan of abandoning her. She even had to go down on her knees just to convince him to stay. "I'm sorry, Sydney, but I don't want it. You can get rid of it, it's not too late". Would Sydney give Barry a chance and kick off their once happy relationship or would she start anew with Arthur?

Amelia Lockhart has one mission: make the top idol Ethan Quinn fall in love with her, then break his heart, so that Ethan Quinn can successfully pass his tribulation and return to his position as a High God. There's just one problem: as the most hated woman on the internet, Amelia is the last person anyone would pair with the nation's golden boy. But when she lands a spot on a dating show alongside Ethan, she sees her chance. She does all the heavy lifting and is dependable enough to make him see her differently. As a result, Ethan starts pretending to be weak. The fans are confused. Their untouchable idol is... blushing? Getting clingy? Calling her "jiejie" in that voice? "Sis, I surrender." "Sis, you can only spoil me like this." Amelia is losing control of the plan. She was supposed to seduce him and walk away. So why is he the one coaxing her to stay, and why is it getting harder to say no?