Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword - Chapter 1078 - 1054: Arrogant and Tyrannical Traditions (1/3)

New book, “My Wife is the Star Lord,” seeks your support~[Strong Female Lead + Doting Love Interest + Ancient Martial Arts + E-sports + A Touch of Fantasy]The Sinclair Family's second daughter, who has spent years practicing Ancient Martial Arts in the deep mountains, is returning to Kingsford for the college entrance exams.The Sinclairs are terrified: “The second daughter is a jinx! She brings misfortune to her father, mother, and the entire family. Stay away from her at all costs!”The young masters of Kingsford sneer: “A country bumpkin from the mountains will be easy to control. A little sweet-talking and she'll fall for it.”Only an old Daoist, who seems like a quack, pokes Aurora Sinclair's head with a serious expression: “Don't cause any trouble for your master when you go down the mountain!”***Half a year after returning to Kingsford—The Sinclairs, with eager faces: “Our second daughter is the hope of our entire village; don't get in the way of her making money!”The young masters of Kingsford, bruised and swollen: “Aurora Sinclair isn't a woman! Her fists are harder than a man's!”The old Daoist, gazing at the night sky, mutters mysteriously: “The Star of Romance is stirring! Which foolish boy is it?”The precious young master of a certain secret laboratory lets out a loud sneeze!The expressions of all the experts and professors change drastically: “Hurry and get a doctor!”***Male Lead: Alvin Morgan (Top Researcher)Female Lead: Aurora Sinclair (Hidden Bigshot)【Please add to your collection, send red beans, recommendation tickets, and monthly passes. The more, the better~】

Clara Vance had it all.Millions of followers, a beauty empire built on glamour, and a life curated for the camera. But a lost bet with her mother sends her away from a marvelous weekend trip to Mykonos and into the dusty attic of her family’s decaying ancestral manor.The catch was her inheritance. Her task? A dreary clear-out. Her discovery? A centuries-old diary belonging to her great-grandmother, Eleanor Thorne.The ink tells a story of a forgotten history. Eleanor’s forbidden obsession with her guardian and step-uncle, Casimir Guggenheim, a ruthless railroad tycoon with a heart of stone.But when Clara touches the tear-stained pages, the scent of crushed gardenias doesn’t just fill the room, it drags her back to 1879.Trapped in Eleanor’s corseted body, Clara finds herself under the roof of the very man who haunted the diary. To the world, Casimir is a cold, untouchable magnate. To Clara, he’s a puzzle she’s determined to break.The problem? Clara isn’t the timid, fragile girl Casimir remembers. She’s a 21st-century It Girl with no filter, a strategic mind for business, a total lack of respect for Gilded Age propriety and a defiance waiting for trouble to happen. While the original Eleanor was a victim of her station, Clara is ready to burn the cage down.As Clara navigates a world where a single misstep means ruin, scheming relatives see her as a pawn, and a powerful suitor sees her as nothing but a business merger. She realizes the history books were wrong.Rewriting Eleanor’s tragic end is dangerous, especially when she starts falling for the man she was never supposed to have.History says they’re a tragedy. Clara says history is about to get a makeover.

In the final year of high school, Christian’s ordinary life takes a dramatic turn when he is struck by lightning, awakening the Idle System, a manifestation of his dream.What begins as a personal fantasy quickly transforms into a new reality for Christian, who revels in his newfound abilities while the world around him remains blissfully unaware.However, as Christian adjusts to his extraordinary circumstances, strange and unsettling events begin to unfold globally.Would the genre of the world also become Fantasy or would it stay exclusive to him?

Li Yao, a retired assassin, woke up one day to find herself transmigrated to ancient times and became a famous shrew far and wide.

With hands on her hips, she wailed loudly. Villagers called her the bane of ghosts, and even dogs would circle around when they saw her.

She had four children, her husband had passed away, and it was a disastrous year, leaving them poor as church mice.

Fortunately, River Bay Village was nestled against a big mountain, with wild chickens, wild boars, wolves, tigers, herbs, spices, corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes… it seemed to have everything.

Rely on the water to eat, and rely on the mountain.

With her skills that exceeded the times, Yao Li quickly became the wealthiest person in River Bay Village.

She was determined to stick to her original aspirations – retire and live out her remaining years in peace.

But as a widow, there were many things at her doorstep.

Her maiden family coveted her wealth; local ruffians lusted after her beauty; the magistrate admired her talents; the prefect wanted to rely on her to build up his political achievements; the scholar admired her literary talent; the chancellor respected her breadth of knowledge…

Wave after wave, wearing down her doorstep.

Even a Prince was amazed by her, finding all kinds of excuses to frequently visit and neglect his palaces.

Li Yao adapted to the circumstances, sparring back and forth, just wishing her retirement life would remain undisturbed.

But unknowingly, the world was changing because of her.