A Pawn's Passage - Chapter 18: Nine-Rank System

For centuries, the Thanes have ruled the shadows — a bloodline of supernatural assassins whose name inspires both fear and awe. Wealth, power, and secrecy have kept them untouchable… until a ghost from their darkest past returns and the hunters become the hunted.Emily has spent her life in a world starved of warmth, never knowing why the supernatural seems to stalk her steps. When fate throws her into the path of Morgan Thane, her own dangerous, long-suppressed powers awaken. Now hunted by forces she doesn’t understand, Emily must navigate a deadly alliance with a born killer— and survive a treacherous game where the truth could destroy them both.For event announcements and interaction with other people who love the book, check out.Discord: https://discord.gg/5DMjy5xr.Enjoy, feedback, comments, and constructive criticism are welcome.

“Sarah, I promise to help you rise again, to bring back the light to your career and take down whoever shall stand in your way, but in exchange, be my wife” Mason whispered.“I... I appreciate your offer, Mason, but a contract marriage? Can we really keep it a secret?” Sarah returned reluctantly.In the aftermath of a heart-wrenching betrayal, Sarah Chen, the esteemed songstress of Wuhan, crosses paths with the Mason Liu. Heir to Asia's most influential dynasty, Mason, with promises of restoration and secrets, proposes a contract marriage to Sarah in exchange of helping her bounce back to her position as number one of Wuhan. As she hesitantly agrees, will Sarah find not only a path back to stardom but also an unexpected journey of love and self-discovery in Mason's perfect world?

In the apocalyptic world, the big boss Jiang Xin traverses to the 1980s.In the previous second, she was still slaying zombies.In the next second, she becomes a female cannon fodder in a period novel.The original owner was framed by a distant cousin and forced to marry her nominal cousin-in-law.Her reputation was ruined, and she was scolded by the villagers as a seductress of her brother-in-law.Jiang Xin opens her eyes to chaos.A mother-in-law, unaware of the truth, speaks harshly to her.The indifferent husband ignores her and even doesn’t return home.The green tea cousin acts pitiful to sow discord, turning the household into chaos.Distant relatives ransack the money and tickets sent by the original owner’s parents, leaving nothing behind.To this, Jiang Xin expresses that she can no longer tolerate it and begins to fight back.She exposes the true face of the cousin and seeks justice for the original owner, reversing her image in the village.In response to the malicious plundering by extreme relatives, Jiang Xin retaliates swiftly, warning them they don’t know the danger they’re courting.After learning the truth, the mother-in-law, who hangs her head in shame, receives Jiang Xin’s wave of indifference.After all, her career is her priority!She flips resources from her space superstore, earning massive wealth.Spotting a business opportunity, she invests in a factory on the verge of bankruptcy, which unexpectedly gets listed, with its stock price multiplying by thousands!When Jiang Xin, counting her money, is about to kick her cheap husband to the curb, planning to return to the provincial city to reunite with her parents, retire, and enjoy life,The man, who had been following her around pitifully, suddenly approaches:“Baby, are you leaving me?”Jiang Xin touches her head, looking embarrassed, as she suddenly remembers she still has this one to deal with?

Instead of causing chaos with my knowledge of the original work, I assisted the protagonist.

I successfully completed the story and now planned to retire and live peacefully.

However, it seems the protagonist still needs my help.

An academy professor? That’s nothing much.

But why is the state of the academy so strange?”