Stranger Danger - Chapter 34: Dead Man’s Tree

A young man plagued by recurring nightmares finds himself visiting a blind fortune teller, who sends him to a world of martial arts that looks a lot like the wuxia stories he used to read.

In the sky of this world, a tome shines every now and then, revealing the hierarchy of mighty beings that seek power amid troubled times. Determined to unravel the mysteries of his involuntary journey and the secrets of the world he has ended up in, he endeavors to ascend the tome’s rankings, all while looking for a path back home.

Official Chinese blurb

Wandering the jianghu with a blade and wine, where beauties’ grace is filling one’s mind.

A youth, saber on his back and wine gourd at the waist, strides forth, yet the jianghu of his heart seems only more elusive;

With each flipped page of the Tome of Troubled Times, decades of nights soaked in rain pass over the jianghu.

As he suddenly turns to look back, he finds that the mortal world has shattered in his wake.

What is martial arts?Martial Arts has nothing to do with musical instruments, chess, calligraphy, painting, treasures or secret manuals, nor is there so much talk about being the best in the world. Martial Arts is a technique, a method that gives the weak a chance to draw their blades against the strong.What is chivalry (xiá)?Chivalry is not about romantic affairs, traditional culture, or being gentle, respectful, frugal, and compliant. Chivalry is violence, it's the bayonet forged by those driven to Mount Liang to use against tyrants.Cao Mo pledged with a dagger, (Returning to) Lu to invade. Zhuan Zhu entered with grilled meat, (Pacifying) Wu to usurp the throne. Brother Zhang cried in the market, avenging his lord by defiling a lavatory. Suicide by cutting one's own throat to seek justice, acting while concealing his sleeve. The tyrant of Qin seized souls, the coward gained courage.This is a martial artist's story.In the 1930s, a group of like-minded young people came together, striving to change the world.Then, two hundred years later, in a garbage landfill, Xiang Shan, the Progenitor of Cyber Martial Arts who had once rebooted heaven and earth, woke up reciting the name of his enemy, having lost all his memories.“Perhaps it's because I lost back then that the world has become what it is...”“So this time, I won't be defeated again!”This is the story of a person changing the world once more!

— Doing good deeds brings blessings.— If actions meet societal standards, user ‘Jeong Da-on’ will have their restrictions reduced.Blessings for doing good deeds? Even if I was the Demon Lord in my previous life?It’s been 19 years since I ended my tumultuous life as the Demon Lord and reincarnated on modern Earth.I was caught by the system and forcibly turned into a Hunter. And now I have to do good deeds to regain my original abilities?“Hmm… Beating bad guys to death counts as a good deed, right?”That doesn’t sound too bad.Modern society is the perfect place for a demon to thrive, after all.

[Raising Babies + Sweet Romance]Su Xingwan wakes up inside an old-school CEO novel—as the “evil aunt” who starves and beats the three genius children left in her care.In the original plot, the kids’ uncle arrives, sees the abuse, and locks her away to die in a psychiatric ward.But Su just got here—and she’s read the whole book.Looking at the three bony, wide-eyed toddlers, she decides:“Plot twist—I’m fixing this.”• Eldest (Da Bao): a prodigy sold to a celebrity couple, future business titan.• Middle (Er Bao): bound to a villain system that keeps whispering, “Find Uncle—destroy the aunt!”• Youngest (Little Bao): mind-reader, destined to be the story’s adored koi heroine.Su sets out to undo every scar the original owner left.Little Bao blinks: “Why is Bad Aunt suddenly… nice?”Er Bao narrows his eyes: “Trap detected.”Da Bao clutches his siblings: “She’s brainwashing you!”When the formidable Uncle Lu Yun finally arrives, he expects a rescue mission. Instead, he finds three giggling kids curled in Su’s arms—and decides the children aren’t the only ones he wants to take home.