It's Not Easy to Be a Man After Travelling to the Future

Helloooo everyone! I bring good news! Author has updated her Weibo (chinese twitter). It is a bit cryptic tho, but it basically means she's back! my prayers have been answered!

Word is that she will start releasing new chapters on February (this I am not sure).

her statement is something along the lines of: Body of scars but time has returned.

(a little more context: she had said before she didn't have time, and she was hesitating and stuff.)

anyways, please cheer up ^^ let's not rate the book badly, authors do have their life outside of writing. let's cheer them on and encourage them instead 😊❤

SO SO GOOD!!!

I cannot emphasize how fantastic this story really is, honestly. This story has practically anything I'd ever ask for: a badass protagonist who happens to be female (and does not somehow gain a selective harem even if their personality is kinda ****), great world building- although it should be noted that this story is one of my first Chinese webnovels, so perhaps it is actually not so original. I would still love it anyway!- and a good mix of cuteness! It's interesting to imagine that small 6 year old children are fighting each other with martial arts...

Ling Lan is probably one of my favorite protagonists ever. She's, well, a she. But this web novel has some of my favorite genres that are often prone to having a typical Gary Stu character leading it. It's action packed and absolutely thrilling. I cannot wait when for the male lead of this story appears so that I can get a good dose of romance too! Ling Lan by herself is already great, and even without a romantic aspect this novel would be just as good. Ling Lan's personality makes me sigh with relief, because she is actually quite calculative and calm in most aspects. Of course, she is older than her peers, but that certainly doesn't lessen her. I've read some other Chinese webnovels, but I find that female protagonists seem to often be a cutout replica of each other: black-bellied, cold-hearted, kind of an ass, but sOooO sTrOng anD cOoL! *note my mild sarcasm towards the end* I do like strong leads, but sometimes I feel like the leads are somehow blessed with incredible cheat knowledge from their previous life or something. Ling Lan? She spent her previous life reading manga and whatnot! She barely has any previous knowledge, besides the fact that she is basically a grown *****. She does have Little Four, but a lot of Mary Sues seem to have insane contracted beasts that might have exceeding powers. Little Four is definitely still a cheat-like existence though.

The translation quality is great, and we get pretty much 7 translations a week! I just wish I could read Chinese though because I'd probably finish it immediately~

I haven't seen many gender benders lately. this one is done amazingly.
But pls, pls, pls more chapters... The original is so far ahead... And I also need more to satiate my needs.

I really love it.
For one, it has a cross-dressing female
2. It actually feels like it could happen, as in the problems that happen aren't just for no reason, there's actually a reason. Adding to that, the reasons aren't stupid.
3. The main character isn't OP yet. She actually has flaws. And if she does have unusual strenght in something, it makes sense that she does as to say that there is a reason for her strenght. which creates a perfect character.
4. Even the side characters, mobs, and cannon fodders are important. They have good reasons behind their actions and a solid character.
This has got to be my most favorite book as of yet.

curious about the continuation of this novel?
You can read the MTL version first on :
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It’s truly one of the better female protagonist stories on Qidian. It does have the typical “Mary Sue” feel that’s prevalent in most web novels, be they male or female centric.
I like that the storyline is easy to follow and that characters aren’t one dimensional. You don’t get a character who’s terrible and evil and who the minute he meets the mc, decides to blame all woes on the mc. It also contains some values of feminism, clearly criticizing a society where men are the sole inheritors.
Overall, the characters are nicely paced; no one is too one dimensional and character actions are understandable, which is something that I don’t see in a lot of web novels. The flow of the story is nice and humor exists to lighten the mood. I guess you could say the storyline progression is slow but you can feel the build up in plot every chapter. It’s not like those ****ty web novels where suddenly people just decide to kill the mc out of no other reason than “I hate him/her” and with no other reason than “I hate him/her because I hate him/her.” This type of novel isn’t exactly a hard read—it’s really just leisure reading and doesn’t make you use your brain a lot, but it’s not like those vapid and senseless web novels that have literally no realistic aspect in terms of character and plot creation.
I give it a 4/5 just because I consider it to be nothing more than just a good leisure read.

Once upon a time, I gave this novel great reviews. But now, I can't even read it. It isn't even completed or near completion but its locked chapters already cost you about $100. It's far overpriced with some chapters costing (I saw one being 23). The pricing MUST be reconsidered if webnovel even has the goal of letting readers finish a novel. Otherwise, just Google a novel like this and you'll find links to similar novels that are free.