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Return To The Past: I Won't Choose Humility This Time!

Return To The Past: I Won't Choose Humility This Time!

In her previous life, as Yun Xi lay on her deathbed due to a terminal illness, her famous painter husband said to her heartlessly, “Yun Xi, let’s get a divorce. I would never marry you if I knew that your sister was the one who saved me.” Yun Xi was dumbstruck. It was actually her who saved Mo Ran! She struggled to look at her sister, Yun Lian to see what was going on. Yet, what she saw made her heart sink into her stomach. Yun Lian lowered her gaze as she said, “Sister, I’m sorry. My Brother-in-law and I truly love each other. I’ve been hiding this for so long now, and I can’t hide it any longer.” Yun Xi suddenly felt her world spin, and the past flashed through her head. Her sister had always asked her about how she saved Mo Ran in detail and constantly stood between her and Mo Ran. He gradually became more distant from her - was that all for the sake of today? Yun Xi and Yun Lian are twins, but because Yun Xi was always been better in her studies and had a better husband, both society and their parents showed their bias toward Yun Xi. However, Yun Xi would always tolerate and dote on Yun Lian, giving Yun Lian most of her opportunities, including the precious chance to go to school. Staring at her husband’s icy expression, Yun Xi dragged her sickly body to the window and jumped down. When she opened her eyes, Yun Xi realized that she was not dead. Instead, she had returned to that summer day when she was competing with Yun Lian for an opportunity to go to school. It was on this day that Yun Xi offered her most precious opportunity! Now that she was given another chance at life, Yun Xi swore to take back what was hers. Whatever Yun Lian took from her, she would have Yun Lian pay everything back! As for her ex-husband, Mo Ran, Yun Xi decided to let Yun Lian have him. Yun Xi did not want him anymore. However, the new Yun Xi, who had now become more aloof instead of her old humble self, was further loved by the world. Even that unattainable man started paying her attention?!
General
1020 Chs
I Have Countless Past-life Identities

I Have Countless Past-life Identities

Jixia wakes up again in this bizarre world of cultivation, carrying memories of two lives and a book called the 'Reincarnation Celestial Book'. [A single reincarnation is a brand new beginning.] [What... kind of life do you wish to choose anew?] With the help of the Reincarnation Celestial Book, he deduces past years and unlocks his [Past Identities]! Fifty years ago, he shook the northwest with his Half-Demon body, slaying countless demons and monsters in his lifetime, dubbed 'the number one in Fist Dao among the younger generation'; A hundred years ago, he founded the Demon Hunting Department, slashed Dragon Veins in the West Sea, achieving great merits, being the foremost of the seven Princes who founded Great Zhao, and once hailed by the Great Sage in warfare as 'an invincible star that never falls through the ages'; Eight hundred years ago, he was the 'Banished Immortal's Successor' in the Dao Lineage of Jiangnan, reputed as the 'Mortal Taoist' with the greatest hope of knocking on the celestial gate again from ancient times to the present, yet willingly chose rebirth and reincarnation for the sake of a red robe; A thousand, several thousand, ten thousand years... Just as Jixia was donning one 'illustrious and invincible' identity after another, returning to the present age. Suddenly looking back, he was shocked to discover ———— The Yunluan Fairy, whom he had tied the knot with in his first life, seeks the desolate grave where he is buried in Black Mountain, refusing to believe he died young; The Empress of Great Zhao, whom he supported throughout his second life, seeks a corner of his robe longingly, yet finds it impossible to see him again; The red-robed Gu Fairy of his third life, opened reincarnation for him, deducing traces of the Underworld, ultimately establishing the greatest forbidden area in the human world; And... As these causes from the past descend upon the present world, knocking on his door... Jixia finally understood, His 'ordeal' had just begun.
Eastern
490 Chs
He's My Fiancée ! : I Went Back To The Past and You !

He's My Fiancée ! : I Went Back To The Past and You !

In the past, Yu Xiao Yun was tricked, betrayed, and at the moment of her death, she finally understood how twisted her fate was. Her parents had died and her elder brother was thrown to jail. She realized that everything was her fault. Her fault for being too naive and innocent to the world. However, the wheel of fate turned again and the next moment Yu Xiao Yun opened her eyes, she realized that she had gone back to the past. The past where everyone condemned her? The past where her beloved was forced to the edge by her own hands? Where her parents died? Or where her elder brother was sent to jail? None of that should ever happen again! Xiao Yun wasn't the same person the moment she was reincarnated. She had turned into a clever and evil to avenge everyone that she lost in the past. Once again, she was engaged to Wang Li Lei, the most renowned "Demon Lord of the century". The person who she wronged in the past and fell in love with him again. And so began the life of Xiao Yun and the possessive love of the demon lord who always showered her with love. The Demon Lord who always spoiled her to the point of vomiting sugar! By the side of Wang Li Lei, her beloved; her second life plan was to turn everything upside-down! Using evil trick to trap everyone by her palm, the naive little girl turned into the fiancee of the demon lord. Discord link to join the author as a reading comrade: https://discord.gg/YPKueb4 [ The Picture in the cover isn't mine ]
Fantasy
418 Chs
PAWNS RISE AGAINST THE STRINGS

PAWNS RISE AGAINST THE STRINGS

Crestwood used to be peaceful. Now people lock their doors before sunset. The town has become consumed by a string of brutal murders, each victim connected in ways the police fail to understand. To everyone else, the deaths seem random. But Aubrey knows better. There’s a pattern hidden beneath the bloodshed—something watching, choosing, waiting. And when the pattern begins circling her, she realizes she was never outside of it. Desperate for answers, Aubrey gathers the friends she trusts most, only to uncover a terrifying truth: all of them are connected by something far deeper than coincidence. Their lives, their encounters, even the tragedies that shaped them feel orchestrated, as though they had been guided toward one another long before they were born. But the deeper they dig, the more reality itself begins to unravel. Because behind Crestwood lies something far worse than a murderer. There are forces moving beyond human sight—silent influences shaping lives, steering choices, and bending fate toward an outcome only they understand. To them, people are nothing more than expendable positions in a larger design, living entire lives unaware they were never truly in control. Everything was proceeding exactly as intended. Until one of them changed. Among Aubrey’s group, one fate begins drifting beyond what was planned, triggering a chain reaction no one foresaw. What should have remained controllable becomes unpredictable. Dangerous. For the first time, something within the system is no longer obeying the role it was given. And if even one pawn can move on its own… Then the ones controlling the board may finally learn what fear feels like.
Fantasy
415 Chs
There are no strings on the zither, but there are strings in the heart
The saying "there are no strings on the zither, but there are strings in the heart" was related to Tao Yuanming's "stringless zither". Although Tao Yuanming of the Jin Dynasty was not good at playing the piano, he placed a stringless piano. Whenever he was drunk, he would play the piano to express his feelings, and said,"As long as you know the interest of the piano, why bother to play the strings?" This reflected a realm that transcended material appearances and pursued inner elegance and external feelings. Later generations often used the " stringless piano " to express an attitude that did not rely on external forms but focused on internal spiritual experience. "Luo Mingxia Love Letter" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
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2026-07-14 10:33
The warm strings of the strings are wary of the proposal
In the finale of The Warm String, Guan Ti proposed to Ding Xiaodai. Guan Ti first waited until it was time to work overtime at night. When everyone was quiet, he first gave a large bouquet of roses to his foodie assistant, Ding Xiaodai. Then, he expressed his love to her and expressed that he had returned to Qianyu not only because of Nan Xian and Gao Fang, but more importantly, because Ding Xiaodai was here. Guan Ti also said that he was very happy when he was with Ding Xiaodai, so he did not want to let this happiness slip away from his hands. The biggest highlight of his proposal was that he still remembered the love formula that Ding Xiaodai had once given him. At that time, Guan Ti had not reacted and only said that it was a mathematical formula that was very difficult to solve, and the meaning of this formula was actually " I love you." Ding Xiaodai did not expect Guan Ti to still remember and understand the meaning after so long, and finally agreed to Guan Ti's hasty proposal. While waiting for the TV series, he could also read the exciting content related to this site!
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2026-08-27 02:46
Why did the 50 strings of the zither change to 25 strings?
There was a widely circulated legend about why the zither changed from fifty strings to twenty-five strings. ###The Legend of Changing the Fifty-String Zither to Twenty-Five String - [Legendary content: According to the Records of the Historian, the Book of Pilgrimage, the Grand Emperor ordered the Plain Girl to play a zither composed of fifty strings. However, the music was too sad and the Grand Emperor could not bear this sadness. Therefore, he broke the zither into two halves, each half having twenty-five strings, thus forming the current twenty-five-string zither.] ###Li Shangyin's " Jinse " - The meaning of the poem: Li Shangyin's "Jinse" mentioned the "50 strings of the Jinse". It did not refer to the actual 50 strings of the zither, but used this number to express the poet's deep sorrow and longing. ###The Evolution History of Zither String Numbers - ** The first 50 strings **: There is evidence that the zither may have been originally 50 strings. According to archeological discoveries, the number of strings of ancient zither ranged from twenty to twenty-six strings, gradually moving towards twenty-five strings. - ** Changes in the Qin Dynasty **: Another saying is that Qin Shihuang liked to listen to music and once ordered the female musician Su Nu to play the zither. Because of its sad tone, Qin Shihuang changed it to twenty-five strings. This change in the number of zither strings not only reflected the ancient people's pursuit of music aesthetics and emotional expression, but also reflected the cultural inheritance and the variety of artistic explanations. The novel," The Heartbroken Heart of the Goddess ", is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
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2026-01-09 10:53
The 50 strings of the zither
The " Jin Se " was a long poem by Li Shangyin, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. There was a line in it that read," The Jin Se has fifty strings for no reason, and each string and column miss the year of Hua." This poem was meaningful. It described the fifty strings of the zither, and each string made people miss their lost youth. It expressed the poet's nostalgia and recollection of the past. This poem used the symbolic meaning of the instrument, the zither, to connect the impermanence and changes of life with the beauty of the year, showing the poet's feelings and sorrow for the passage of time.
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2025-01-09 10:19
The sound of the strings
It was difficult to know the specific meaning of the expression "Lingling sound on the string". According to the information provided, there was a description of " Lingling on the seven strings, listening to the cold wind in the pine forest." What was described here might be the sound of the zither. Lingling described the clear sound of the zither. When played on the seven-stringed zither, the clear sound seemed to make people feel the artistic conception of the cold wind in the pine forest. In addition, there was also the poem," The meaning of the pen is leisurely, and the sound of the strings is clear. It is recorded by the painter, Mr. Gao Jianguo." Here, the sound of the strings is also related to the guqin. It may be used to describe the cold and melodious sound of Mr. Gao Jianguo playing the guqin. "The Crane Drinks the Spring Breeze" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
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2026-07-25 01:01
Fifty strings
In "Eight hundred miles of broiling, fifty strings turning the sound outside the Great Wall","fifty strings" came from an allusion in "Records of the Historian". Legend had it that the plain girl used a fifty-string instrument to play music, and even the emperor cried when he heard it. Later, the instrument was divided into twenty-five strings, and later generations used the fifty-string instrument to refer to sad music and beautiful music."Fifty strings turning" here meant playing, and the whole thing referred to the kind of music that was full of emotions (such as sadness) represented by playing fifty strings.
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2026-01-17 06:23
Warm strings
The cast list of "Warm String" was as follows: - Zhan Nan Xian, actor Zhang Han. - Wen Nuan: Actor Zhang Junning. - [High-level interview: Actor Ji Xiaobing, acting 9.1 points, one of Zhan Nan Xian's good friends, a high-level executive of Qianyu.] - Pan Weining: Actor Liang Dawei, acting 7.6 points, a loyal admirer, and finally the two of them got together. - Ding Xiaodai: Actor Guo Ziqian, acting 8.4 points, Zhan Nan Xian's assistant. - Du Xintong: Actor Ma Qiuzi, acting 7.0, Qianyu Administrative Department staff, jealous of Wen Nuan. - [Liu Rui: Actor Li Xinzhe, acting 8.6, gentle assistant.] - [Zhou Xiangling: Actor Pan Yijun, 6.6 points for acting, Zhan Nan Xian's mother.] - [Chi Bika: Actor Zhang Heng, acting 7.5 points, head of Qianyu's administrative department, recommending Wen Nuan to be Zhan Nan Xian's secretary.] - Guo Ruqian: Actor Chen Weidong, acting 4.2 points, Qianyu technical department manager, likes Du Xintong. - Zhu Ze: Actor Zheng Xiaozhong, acting 0.0. - Zhu Yi: Actor Jie Bing, acting 0.0 points. - [Pan Weian: Actor Wei Yibo, acting 10.0, Pan Weining's brother.] - Zhu Linghong: Actor Qiang Yu, acting 8.5, Zhu Linlu's cousin. - Leng Rufeng, Actor Cai Gang, 9.5 points in acting, CEO of Leng Corporation. - Zhan Nan Xian (teenager): Actor Yao Junzhe, acting 9.1 points. - Wen Nuan (Youth): Actor Wang Zixuan, acting 0.0. - One Heart (Youth): Actor Shang Siqi, acting 0.0 points. - Zhu Linlu (Youth): Actor Lin Yongju, acting 0.0 points. - [Gentle (Youth): Actor Luo Kangning, acting 0.0 points.] There were a total of 24 roles in the show. While waiting for the TV series, he could also read the exciting content related to this site!
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2026-09-13 20:15
A string of strings on the internet
" Online matchmaking " was a visualization of the phenomenon of online love. Online dating was a way to use the Internet as a medium and use chat tools to communicate and understand each other. It was very common in modern society. There were successful cases and failures. It had become a subconsciously acceptable way of love. Compared to blind dates, online dating was less awkward and more mysterious, and compared to real love, online dating had a wider range of friends. However, online dating also faced some problems. For example, it was difficult to distinguish the identity information of online dating partners. This also prompted the emergence of a new profession called "online dating master". They could investigate the height, appearance, age and other information of online dating partners on behalf of netizens.
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2026-06-30 03:58
The matchmaker is pulling the strings
Yue Lao, also known as Chai Daohuang, was also known as Yue Xia Lao Ren and Yue Xia Lao Er among the people. He was the Red Happiness God in Han folklore who was in charge of marriage, also known as the matchmaker god. His image was often portrayed as holding a red silk in one hand and a marriage book in the other, with a youthful face and white hair, running in the smoke. According to the mysterious " marriage register," he tied the feet of the man and woman who were destined to be married with red silk thread. From then on, they would become husband and wife no matter what. The saying "Old Man under the Moon" and "Old Man under the Moon" first came from the novel "Marriage Shop" written by Li Fuyan of Tang Dynasty. In this story, Du Ling and Wei Gu met an old man leaning on a cloth bag, sitting on the steps and picking up a book facing the moon. The old man said that the marriage documents written in the book were the marriage documents of men and women in the world. The red rope in the bag was used to tie the feet of the husband and wife. Even if the enemy's family, the noble and humble were separated, the world was an official, and Wu and Chu were in a foreign land, once tied by this rope, they would finally become husband and wife. In the Song Dynasty,"Yue Lao" began to be used as a specific title. From the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties to the modern era,"Yue Lao" became a widely circulated character prototype in ancient China literature. In China,"Yue Lao" was a well-known figure, which reflected people's cognitive attitude towards love and marriage. There were temples dedicated to Yue Lao in the mainland of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. There were also customs related to Yue Lao in Guangdong's Dongguan area. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
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2026-06-24 08:42
The head of the six strings
Cang was a classic character in the Thunderbolt Puppet Show, the leader of the six strings of the Dao Realm Xuanzong. He had many names, such as String Head and Green Scallion (fellow daoists 'favorite names). Its image was a combination of Taoist ideas. The design was mainly made of a gradual layer of dark purple gauze fabric, matched with white and a little silver patterns, showing an extraordinary temperament. The narrow lapel design looked refined and delicate. Cang's personality was calm and composed, and he cared about the common people, which made him widely liked by the "Dao friends". His cultivation was extremely high. He played the zither and carried a sword on his back. He had a cold personality. Because he cultivated the immortal path, he acted according to the heavens. He knew the heavenly secrets and acted according to the destiny. His mental cultivation was beyond the mortal world. He had the destiny to punish the traitors of the Xuanzong and destroy the demonic path. He first appeared in the 25th chapter of Thunderbolt and Strange Elephant, and the narration was: "Master the power of black dust to suppress evil, wear the white rainbow to destroy the evil atmosphere, and the world will once again show its traces of the dark sky. The demon world will still be afraid." He was proficient in music, and his poem was titled,"Watching the vast sky by the zither, the blue sound waves wash the stars. The first two lines of the poem title reflected his wonderful skills in playing the piano and cleverly integrated into the name, making the whole poem full of charm. During the rebellion of Qi Tiandi, he and his fellow cultivators had turned the tide. Later on, he had activated the Proud Dragon's Regrets to avoid the disaster. He had concealed his trump cards and fought with the light and the dust. He did not appear in the white rainbow and traveled alone. He fought with ordinary moves, and it was difficult to see the power of the mysterious sect's secret arts and formations. After the Rebellion of the Six Princes, he had faded out of the martial world. Had he not watched enough of Long Lovesickness 2? Hurry up and read the original work of "Everlasting Lovesickness 2: A Vow of Love"!
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2026-08-02 06:53
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