Story cover for The Journey Forward | ONC 2023 Version by DCVbookfan
The Journey Forward | ONC 2023 Version
  • Reads 2,332
  • Votes 168
  • Parts 15
  • Time 3h 10m
  • Reads 2,332
  • Votes 168
  • Parts 15
  • Time 3h 10m
Complete, First published Feb 11, 2023
Waking up in a different body was just the beginning. 

Dr. Baiyu Tang didn't expect to die, but Xiang Bai sought it.  Somehow, their soul's crossed, and Dr. Tang woke up in Bai's body. 

Not only did she wake up in the body of a woman who should have died, but in a whole different world.  Now she was trapped in an ancient land that seemed designed after her mother's favorite Chinese Dramas. Guided by her mysterious Keeper and Xiang Bai's memories, Dr. Tang tries to adapt to her new life.  But when someone tries to finish the job Xiang Bai started, Dr. Tang strikes out on her own.  

Determined to find her own way, Baiyu Tang has to move through an ancient world of martial arts and magic utilizing her modern-day knowledge to survive.  

Can Baiyu Tang become Xiang Bai without taking on her fated future?  And will the new husband Bai left behind let her go?

70. What if the Freaky Friday trick happened to you? You wake up one day in the body of someone else...from another time.
From ONC 2023 Prompts Open Novella Contest 2023

**ONC2023 Shortlister**
All Rights Reserved
Series

Transmigration/Rebirth

  • 15 parts
  • Please Try Again//ONC 2024 cover
    15 parts
  • The Ink of Our Souls|ONC2025 cover
    15 parts
  • The Journey Forward | Novel Version cover
    19 parts
Sign up to add The Journey Forward | ONC 2023 Version to your library and receive updates
or
#4herosjourney
Content Guidelines
You may also like
The Librarian and the Fox Princess: a Donghua Dijun and Bai Fengjiu story, V.I by Small_T_Rex
172 parts Complete Mature
This story is about the birth and development of the best friendship between Donghua Dijun and his little fox. In my re-imagined story, I am attempting to give our beloved leads a genuine chance at love with their own thoughts, behaviors, and desires. Granted, life is full of misunderstandings, obstacles and karma. Donghua learns that being a heartless god has its consequences. Having been careless and inconsiderate with the hearts of those who had fawned over him, he'll find it difficult to fulfill his. At its very core, this is a character-driven story about healing from trauma and the growth of a deep and meaningful friendship. It also attempts to explore the coming of age of love and desire for each of them. Those who can't tolerate slow burns should avoid reading this story ;) They meet much later, (she never becomes his maid) and was not involved in the BQ/Su Su/YH situation. Xiao Bai is young and very innocent as this story unfolds. Donghua is arrogant and obtuse, though with more playfulness and tenderness in the style of The Pillow Book. His edges are much softer. There are quite a few characters from the original series. Zhe Yan, Mo Yuan, Bai Zhen, Bai Qian, Ye Hua, Lian Song, Si Ming and Zhong Lin will make appearances, plus others from Eternal Love and ELOD. Lust + desire will play a part of this story so mature themes/content in later chapters. Reader discretion advised. Story is also LGBTQ+ friendly, as am I. This story and the characters are based on Tangi Gongzi's Three Lives Three Worlds, the Pillow Book, and TMOPB. Images borrowed for this story (like the book cover) belong to the tv dramas and their respective owners/artists. I ask that the original elements of of my story, characters, ideas, and descriptions not be copied or used without my permission. Thank you! May all beings hold themselves and others in lovingkindness.
The Misalignment of Fate by ayyyitssmee
15 parts Complete
"The Misalignment of Fate" When fate plays tricks, nothing is as it seems. Wang Xiaoxi is a spirited high school senior who lives her life by the signs-the lucky numbers, the cryptic objects, the strange coincidences. So when she stumbles upon a mysterious app called "Fate Switch," claiming to swap lives for a day, she can't resist testing it out. But she never expected to swap bodies with Liang Zhe, the perfect, stoic student council president she's secretly been crushing on. What begins as an awkward, chaotic 24 hours in each other's shoes quickly turns into something more-a whirlwind of confessions, unexpected emotions, and moments of vulnerability neither of them anticipated. Xiaoxi begins to understand the weight of Liang Zhe's carefully controlled world, while he's stunned by the unpredictability of hers. But when the switch ends, they return to their own bodies... or do they? A strange message appears in Xiaoxi's notebook: "When the switch is over, something will remain." Now, their worlds feel slightly out of sync, and both Xiaoxi and Liang Zhe begin to feel the pull of something neither can explain-something that wasn't there before. Could the body swap have left behind more than just memories? And is it possible that fate itself is still guiding them, even after the switch has ended? Full of mystery, romance, and a dash of the unexpected, The Misalignment of Fate will leave you wondering: Is it destiny that brought them together? Or is something else at play?
Vᴇɪl Of ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴏʀᴍ ⚡[On-hold] by Divine_kj
12 parts Ongoing Mature
"Running from me already, little one?" The voice was a whisper against my skin, dark and knowing. I turned too fast. Too desperate. He was closer than I expected-tall, lean muscle wrapped in black silk. Whiskey-colored eyes traced my lips, my throat. Slow. Unrelenting. "Do I feel familiar?" I swallowed hard. "No." He smirked. "Liar." His fingers brushed my wrist, and a current shot through me. My breath hitched. My body knew him. Even if my mind refused to. But that was impossible... wasn't it? - Kathryn Laurent came to Paris for a fresh start. What she found was something else entirely-something dark, intoxicating, inescapable. The dreams started first. A man with burning whiskey eyes. A touch that ignited and destroyed in equal measure. A voice that echoed in her bones. In those dreams, he ruined her-slowly, relentlessly-until she woke trembling, her body marked by something that should not be real. Then she saw him. Flesh and blood. Real. A star. A shadow. A presence that bent the world around him. He watches her like he knows every inch of her body. Like he's had her before and intends to again. But Kate doesn't remember him. And he? He has spent centuries remembering her. The past is tangled in the present, passion twisted with possession, love with vengeance. He is both her salvation and her downfall. The man who haunts her dreams and now, her reality. And when he finally touches her, there will be no waking up from it. Some loves are written in the stars. Some are written in blood. And some were never meant to be forgotten. - Tropes & Themes : ★ Dark, seductive romance ★ Fated lovers, past-life obsession ★ Mysterious, brooding hero with a sinful touch ★ Tension so thick it lingers like a ghost ★ Paris-luxury, shadows, and whispered temptation ★ Dreams that leave evidence behind ★ Mature, explicit smut-raw, consuming, inevitable ★ A love too powerful to stay buried ★ The line between fate and possession 18+
Bonds of souls by YukikoTsukishiro1
36 parts Ongoing Mature
An obligation and promise has reverberated for two millennia. A soul voluntarily trapped in a cycle of reincarnations in search of the accumulation of knowledge and that gives rise to reunions over the millennia while the consequences entailed by the involvement of this soul with the world arise. The desire for change roars with your knowledge. What to do when this lonely soul, afflicted by the consequences of the past, finds love? Will this love be influential enough to change their conceptions and reject their predestined destiny? Will she reject it or will she accept it? What defines right and wrong? Couples: Chang Y i&Ji Yunhe. Li Shu & Xue Sanyue. Li Haoqing & Si Yu. Ning Ruochu & Qing Ji. Ning Qing & Ning Xiyu, Dong Hua & Bai Fengjiu, Dongfang Qing Cang & Xiao Lanhua, Yin Zheng & Li Wei, Chang Y i&Ji Yunhe. Li Shu & Xue Sanyue. Li Haoqing & Si Yu. Ning Ruochu & Qing Ji. Ning Qing & Ning Xiyu, Dong Hua & Bai Fengjiu, Dongfang Qing Cang & Xiao Lanhua, Yin Zheng & Li Wei. Chang Heng & Dan Yin. Também teremos a aparição de Shang will also have an appearance by Shang Que. Disclaimer: This is fanfiction of The Blue Whisper novel set in an alternate universe while I will follow the story of the book while also adding characters unique to the series as well as situations. We will also have characters from the respective dramas: Eternal Love of Dream (Three lives, three worlds: The bedside book), Love Between Fairy and Devil (Love between fairy and demon) and New Life Begins. However, they may be of different races from their original dramas, as well as their ages may differ from their respective universes. I will also pick up one or another conception of these series, remembering that the base of this fanfiction is The Blue Whisper. Even the main couple is Chang Yi and Ji Yunhe. The other couples will appear in a secondary way.
Spellbound in silk  by Rayelinne143
10 parts Ongoing
In the hidden, enchanted city of Arcadian Veil, Princess Lian Yue is a vision of grace-brilliant in medicine, breathtaking in beauty, and unwavering in her devotion to her people. One fateful night, she crosses the sacred boundary of Arcadian Veil, not out of reckless curiosity, but for reasons she is afraid to face. There, she saves a gravely wounded man by the river, unaware that he is Crown Prince Rui Xian of the Xiang Empire, a man marked for death. Before he can ask her name, she vanishes into the night, but the memory of her lingers. When their paths cross again a year later, Rui Xian is determined not to lose her twice. Bewitched by her presence and intrigued by her sharp wit, he offers her an impossible choice: stay by his side as his future wife, even though he is unaware of her true origins. But Lian Yue has no interest in becoming a prince's possession, not when the past still binds her to a world she cannot leave behind. As betrayals unfold, long-buried secrets rise, and an enemy with ties to her past threatens everything, Lian Yue must decide where her heart truly belongs. In the end, love alone may not be enough to hold them together, but perhaps, the woman who once dedicated herself to duty will find that home is not a kingdom, but the arms of the man who would burn the world for her. Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Power Struggle, Adventure FYI this is my original story so please don't plagiarize, that's a crime. Updates are regular. Maybe everyday or so. This is a "He fell first, falls harder and does everything to make her his own" kind trope. Enjoy!
You may also like
Slide 1 of 8
You make me want to live {COMPLETE} cover
The Librarian and the Fox Princess: a Donghua Dijun and Bai Fengjiu story, V.I cover
The Misalignment of Fate cover
Vᴇɪl Of ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴏʀᴍ ⚡[On-hold] cover
Bonds of souls cover
THE GREAT HEALER cover
The Cursed Red String cover
Spellbound in silk  cover

You make me want to live {COMPLETE}

41 parts Complete

There was a time and a place where I just wanted to die. Then I arrived in this place where I don't know anyone. Here demons do not exist, but I still have all my powers, and when I thought I was alone, I saw you, you who were not unknown to me, but you were not the person I knew. "Young Master Gong YuanZhi, poisons do nothing to him and even our chains cannot restrain him." A guard said. Then you turned around and while I thought I knew you you laughed before smiling, and I realized that you weren't Yichen, but someone else. "If poisons and chains don't hold him, leave it to me." You said before the guard left. Where am I ? Who are you ? And most importantly, how did I get here while fighting Li Lun to buy time for the others to escape ?