Laughter of the Vast World

Name: Laughter of the Vast World
ISBN: 9787559499844

阿QJiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · ChinaSep 2025

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Word count: 216K words
Chapters: 14
ISBN: 9787559499844

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Summary

[Anti-cliché xianxia + strong female lead + three lives, three worlds] A three-lifetime tragic romance of mutual love and torment between the battle-power-ceiling goddess and a deeply devoted cultivator disciple!

The reborn heroine teases and runs; the wooden hero's devotion never wavers.

In her past life, the Guanghan fairy Qingyin fell in love with a mortal, provoking the fury of the heavenly realm: not only did her husband die and her son vanish, but she herself was reduced to ashes...

Everyone assumed the nine heavens had lost one more high god, but she was reborn—not only breaking her confinement, but becoming even stronger than before.

The gods above had tormented her plenty in the past; seeing her so powerful now, each was terrified, fearing she would return to make trouble for them.

But she had no mood to bother with them at all, devoting herself entirely to searching the mortal world for her son's reincarnation.

To curry favor with her, the immortals helped with the search. With everyone's combined efforts, the child was soon found.

Qingyin laughed and let bygones be bygones, renounced her divine post, and stayed in the mortal world to raise the child.

But as she raised him, Qingyin noticed—the more she raised him, the more he resembled her husband from her past life?

The Heavenly Emperor was furious, the immortals panicked again: sorry, wrong one...

Editor's review

Canghuan Xiao blends anti-trope xianxia with three lifetimes and three worlds; its core appeal is the entanglement between Qingyin, a goddess at the ceiling of power, and a devoted cultivator. In her past life Qingyin fell in love with a mortal, incurring the wrath of the heavenly realm: her husband died, her son was lost, and she herself was reduced to ashes. Reborn stronger than before, she has no interest in settling scores with old enemies and devotes herself to searching the mortal world for her son's reincarnation. The immortals band together to find the child to please her; once found, she gives up her divine post to raise him in the mortal world—only to discover the child increasingly resembles her past-life husband. The Heavenly Emperor rages, the immortals panic, and the line "found the wrong one" thrusts the absurdity into the foreground. The work's highlight is the comic mismatch between the heroine's brisk "flirt and run" style and the hero's wooden devotion; the tension of rebirth and revenge is diluted by childcare routines and identity misunderstandings, making for a light, laugh-filled read. It suits xianxia readers seeking brisk pacing, a clear emotional line, twists, and light comedy; those expecting rigorous worldbuilding or a weighty serious drama should adjust expectations.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy anti-trope xianxia and strong female leads
Fans of three-lifetime, love-and-strife romance lines
Readers of web novels seeking light, amusing, brisk-paced fiction
Those willing to accept childcare routines and identity misunderstandings driving the plot

Not a good fit for

Readers who demand rigorous worldbuilding and hardcore setting consistency
Those who prefer weighty serious drama or literary fiction
Readers prone to fatigue with the three-lifetime tragic-romance formula

Reading tips

First sort out the past-life and present-life timeline, and note the correspondence between Qingyin, her husband, and her son before reading.
Treat "finding the child" as the main thread; watch how each clue change brings new misunderstandings and humor.
When reading the romance, focus on the mismatch between Qingyin's "flirt and run" and the hero's unwavering devotion; don't rush it.
If the twists feel dense, pause after each section and review the Heavenly Emperor's and immortals' reactions to understand the source of the absurdity.

About the publisher

Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House China · Founded in 1958

Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House focuses on literary publishing while also covering the humanities, social sciences, and books on art and daily life. Its approximately 1,535 titles in the database span social novels, world history, design, science fiction, classic works, and film and television: they include modern Chinese literary classics by Lu Xun such as A Madman's Diary: The Complete Short Stories of Lu Xun, Call to Arms, Four Generations Under One Roof, and Teahouse, as well as foreign literary memoirs like Stefan Zweig's The World of Yesterday. In science fiction it offers Asimov's Galactic Empire series, while in architecture and art it publishes Liu Dunzhen's Classical Gardens of Suzhou and design titles from Phoenix Space. Its authors are concentrated among classic writers such as Lu Xun, Zweig, and Asimov, with translators including Liang Xijiang, Zhong Haonan, and Ye Lihua. Its overall character is built on classic works while embracing genre fiction and visual culture. Public information is limited, and this introduction is based on the titles in the database.

版权信息
楔子
第一章寻亲上
第一章寻亲下
第二章弥补
第三章修仙
第四章诛妖
第五章昆仑
第六章旧梦
第七章情劫
第八章道消
第九章别离
第十章宿命
第十一章魔泪

FAQ

What is the heroine's setup in Canghuan Xiao?

Qingyin is a goddess at the ceiling of power. In her past life she fell in love with a mortal and was severely punished by the heavenly realm; reborn, she breaks her confinement and grows even stronger. She has no interest in revenge on old enemies and devotes herself to finding her son's reincarnation in the mortal world, eventually giving up her divine post to raise the child there.

What does "found the wrong one" mean in the story?

The immortals band together to find Qingyin's son's reincarnation to please her. Once the child is found, Qingyin stays in the mortal world to raise him—only to discover he increasingly resembles her past-life husband. The Heavenly Emperor is enraged and the immortals panic; the line "found the wrong one" highlights the absurdity and twist brought by the identity misunderstanding.

Is this novel a tragic romance or a light comedy?

It has the tragic-romance undertone of three lifetimes of love and strife, but after rebirth the heroine flirts and runs while the hero remains devoted, plus childcare routines and identity misunderstandings—altogether a light-comic, anti-trope read rather than unrelieved heaviness.

Can I read it directly without having read similar xianxia?

Yes, you can read it directly. The story follows Qingyin's rebirth and search for her son as the main line, and past-life karma is explained as the plot unfolds. Just pay attention to timeline switches and clarify the correspondence between past and present lives, and you'll follow the twists and emotional progression.

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阿Q Author

A Q is an author known mainly for youth literature and modern romance. Public information about the author is limited: nationality, dates of birth and death, and an English name are not clearly recorded. Three of the author's works are included in the collection: A Kind of Love Called Top Student, Zhaozhao, and Canghuan Xiao. Their subjects range across youth campus fiction, modern romance, and time-travel fantasy. Judging from these works, A Q tends to focus on emotional relationships among young people, with a light and readable style, developing character interactions within everyday campus and urban settings. The time-travel fantasy title suggests an attempt to place romantic threads in a more imaginative background. Because biographical details are lacking, readers can understand the author's writing mainly through these collected works.