#baihe: purely by accident

[douqi7s]

Purely by Accident — Main Story Translation Complete

Fully three years and 41 days after I started it, the translation of Purely by Accident's main story is finally complete.

Read it here.

Next things:

Translate the extras

Edit the whole translation one more time, now that it's complete

Create EPUB and PDF versions

(stretch goal) Talk one of my ficbinding friends into helping me create some physical copies of it

Finally finish subtitling the audio drama adaptation

Move on to the next project, which I promise will not take as long (or if it does, only because it's a much longer novel!)

(have some fan art liberated from a now defunct baidu tieba; sadly the artist's name is lost to the mists of internet linkrot)

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Baihe Tournament Competitors So Far

Baihe Tournament: Clear and Muddy Loss of Love / JWQS, Female General and Eldest Princess, Purely by Accident, Couple of Mirrors, Feng Ling Yu Xiu, The Beauty's Blade, Matrilocal Marriage, Fangsi, the Witch Nichang

Need CWs: everything except JWQS

Needs a Description: Feng Ling Yu Xiu, Purely by Accident, Couple of Mirrors

[birabbitofthemoon]

Exciting Baihe News ! The translation of the main story of Purely by Accident is completed. I read a bunch of chapters a couple months ago it was really funny and it was one where I felt like I could completely understand why the main couple were so into one another. Which doesn’t always happen. I decided to pause till the translation was complete and now it is :

Also here is a link to the translator douqi’s site :

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Webnovel Carrd Links [Part 2]

Danmei / BL (Cont.)

Of all the Transmigrations, Why am I a Prisoner?

Panguan 

Peach / Hantao 

Peerless / Wushuang (hit the picture of the two characters) 

Peerless Immortal Surrounded by Demonic Disciples / PISDD 

Qiang Jin Jiu 

Qing Kuang / Bloom of Youth 

Qi Ye / Lord Seventh 

Reborn with an Old Enemy on the Day of Our Marriage 

Saye

Seizing Dreams 

Sha Po Lang (1, 2, 3)

Shenshang / Estranged 

SVSSS / Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System (1, 2)

TGCF / Heaven Official’s Blessing

The Earth is Online (CW: glitch effect)

The Governor is Sick 

The Ultimate Blue Seal / Zhongji Lanyin 

The Villain Has Something to Say 

The Villain is Outrageously Beautiful 

The Wife is First / Qi Wei Shang 

The White Cat’s Divine Scratching Post 

Those Years in Quest of Honor Mine 

Thousand Autumns / Qianqiu

Tian Ye Ke / Faraway Wanderers

Till Death Do Us Part & Living to Suffer

Transmigrating into a Mob Character to Rehabilitate the Villain Plan 

To Rule in a Turbulent World / LSWW 

Unbridled / Xiao Zhang

Want to Ascend? Then Fall in Love 

Where is Our Agreement to Be Arch-Rivals? 

Wu Chang Jie / Impermanence Calamity 

Xia Niangniang / Blind Concubine 

Youyi / Itinerant Doctor

Yuwu / Remnants of Filth 

Baihe / GL

Clear and Muddy Loss of Love / JWQS

Couple of Mirrors (originally a drama with a novelization & manhua)

FGEP / Female General and Eldest Princess

Matrilocal Marriage / Ruzhui 

My Wandering Spirit Lady 

Purely by Accident 

Other

Debut or Die 

Lout of the Count’s Family 

ORV / Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint (LinkTree)

Return of Mount Hua Sect / Return of the Blossoming Blade

The King’s Avatar 

You Fei / Bandits (Drama: Legend of Fei)

[Part 1]

[mqfx]

hellooo my leige i hope you're doing pretty well but not too well, like you need just one thing to make everything perfect: baihe! and perhaps some tea. if you recall the previous petition to read "purely by accident" the translation (https://douqi.blog/purely-by-accident/) was finished for the main story! ✨️✨️✨️ i think youd like it!

I DOOOO REMEMBERRRRR thank u most loyal imp I think I had this tab open but my bastard phone keeps closing them or smth...... I shall peruse this posthaste (and if God loves us and keeps me not busy, I may make myself an epub too)

[redpearlearring]

I'm giving Purely By Accident another chance now that the translation is complete. The first person POV wasn't what I usually expect from a webnovel, but I'm so starved for baihe content and I love a fake marriage f/f where both parties are (more or less) on the same page from the start

[yanqings]

ive been reading this if you would like to join me! 🤲 https://douqi(.)blog/purely-by-accident/ the translation is aaaalmost done if you prefer completed stuff to read (just updated today!) but its been really fun to read & engaging so far, and a quick read. just something i thought to share, no pressure 😊

ty for the recommendation <33 finding baihe novels is already hard in general so ill keep it in mind :)

[douqi7s]

About

I translate and subtitle things from Chinese to English (mainly baihe/GL), write original fiction, and make the occasional fanvid (do people still say fanvid).

This post will be regularly updated with things I've perpetrated done.

Where Else You Can Find Me

Twitter: douqi7s

Wordpress (translations, original fiction, random bits and pieces): douqi.blog

YouTube (subtitles for webdramas, short films and audio dramas): douqi7s

Translations

Purely by Accident, a baihe novel by Leng Qian Shan (main story complete)

Couple of Mirrors, a (mostly) text translation of the manhua based on the drama of the same name (complete)

Couple of Mirrors Novel Extra, a translation of the extra written for the Couple of Mirrors novelisation (complete)

For smaller translation projects, see this page.

Subtitling Projects

Purely by Accident, a baihe audio drama based on the novel of the same name (ongoing)

Legend of Yunqian, a GL xianxia mini webdrama (complete)

Legend of Yunze (Season 1, Season 2 and Special), a GL xianxia mini webdrama (complete)

Led Astray by Love, a GL historical/transmigration mini webdrama (complete)

The Vampires, a GL vampire-themed mini webdrama (complete)

A Practical Guide to Being a Superstar's Assistant, a GL entertainment industry mini webdrama (complete)

Ye-Mu (aka Wicked Wealthy Women), a soap opera-style mini webdrama (complete)

Ye-Mu 2, a soap opera-style mini webdrama (complete)

A Flower for Three Lifetimes, a xianxia mini webdrama (complete)

Nü Er Hong, a wuxia mini webdrama (complete)

The Calabash Siblings, a mini webdrama based on the animated series of the same title (complete)

Various GL MVs

Various GL short films

Original Fiction

What If They Had a War, and Nobody Came?, a GL wuxia/historical short story

Editorial Work

I have provided or am currently providing editorial support for the following projects:

Reading the Remnants, a translation of the baihe novel Wen Guan by Qi Xiao Huang Shu (ongoing)

Exploring an Empty Tomb, a translation of the baihe novel Tan Xu Ling by Jun Sola (ongoing)

Burn, a translation of the baihe novel Shao by Chu Dao (ongoing)

Mosquito Bite, a translation of the baihe short story Wenzi Bao by Agent3144 (complete)

Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire, a translation of the danmei manhua Lie Huo Jiao Chou, based on the novel of the same title by priest (ongoing)

第九宫的吉迪恩, a translation of the science fiction novel Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (complete)

第九宫的哈罗, a translation of the science fiction novel Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (complete)

第九宫的诺娜, a translation of the science fiction novel Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (complete)

赛克斯博士的神秘研究, a translation of the science fiction short story The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex by Tamsyn Muir (complete)

尚未发送, a translation of the science fiction short story As Yet Unsent by Tamsyn Muir (complete)

Curation and Recommendations

List of recommended baihe novels

List of Chinese GL short films

last updated: 10 August 2024

[douqi7s]

Purely by Accident: Chapter 17

Snippet:

As for the sunsets and gentle breezes of my imagination, not to mention the warmed wine and the tune picked out on the qin — well. I gazed into the nearest bronze mirror, stroked my chin, and reflected, not without a certain degree of smug self-satisfaction, that my past self had certainly been an exemplar par excellence of a literary youth.

But — and here I patted my cheeks, which had become visibly more gaunt — if I went on pining for the princess in this obsessive fashion, the literary youth of yesteryear was almost certainly going to ‘evolve’ into an outstandingly embittered wife!

Read the rest here.

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Baihe Tournament Bracket

(Winner's) Round 1

The Beauty's Blade vs. Feng Ling Yu Xiu

Purely by Accident vs. Fangsi

The Baihe Tournament will be a double-elimination tournament. Round 1 will be posted Saturday, May 8th, 2023, at noon CST and will remain open for 24 hours.

Under the cut is the extra information about the 10 competitors. Please let me know of any errors, missing content warnings, and the main pairing of the Witch Nichang.

Clear and Muddy Loss of Love 

Author: Please Don’t Laugh (请君莫笑)

Other Names: JWQS / Jing Wei Qing Shang, 泾渭情殇

Media Type: Webnovel

Chapters: 303 Chapters + 4 Extras (Completely Translated)

Main Pairing: Qiyan Agula x Nangong Jingnu

CW: ableism, abuse to a main character, abuse to a side character, age difference (arranged marriage at 14 and 18), child abuse, graphic violence, homophobia, major character death, minor character death, racism, rape as a plot point (mentioned, not depicted), sexism, sex scenes, torture, animal death (horse dies:/), genocide, imperialism, class disparity 

Links: Carrd, Fan Trailer, Wiki

Description: Qiyan Agula was born to the Khagan and Khatun of the Chengli Tribe and raised as their eldest son and successor. When war with the nearby Wei Kingdom breaks out, Qiyan Agula’s family is killed. Qiyan Agula - now simply Qi Yan -  joins the Wei Kingdom planning revenge but is promised marriage to the most favored Princess of Wei - Nangong Jingnu. 

Female General and Eldest Princess 

Author: Please Don’t Laugh (请君莫笑)

Other Names: FGEP, 女将军和长公主

Media Type: Webnovel, manhua, Audio Drama CD

Chapters: 168 Chapters + 15 Extras (Completely Translated)

CW: war, death + more unknown

Links: Carrd, Wiki

Main Pairing: Lin Wanyue x Li Xian

Description: When the Huns destroy her village, the fourteen-year-old Lin Wanyue takes the identity of her twin brother, Lin Feixing, to join the army and claim justice for the 118 villagers killed. In the military, she meets Lin Yu, a younger comrade saved by her, and later the visiting Princess of Li, Li Xian, who is dedicated to ensuring her sickly eight-year-old brother can safely ascend to the throne as Crown Prince.

Purely by Accident 

Author: Leng Qian Shan (冷千山)

Other Names: 纯属意外

Media Type: Webnovel, Audio Drama CD

Chapters: 52 Chapters + 2 Extras (20 Chapters Translated)

Main Pairing: Wei Zisong x Chu Feichen

Summary: “Through an unlikely series of events, bandit chief Wei Zisong finds herself engaged to Chu Feichen, the emperor’s eldest daughter. Through an even more unlikely series of events, they fall in love.” (via Carrd) 

Couple of Mirrors

Other Names: 双镜, Double Mirror, Shuang Jing, 雙鏡 

Media Type: manhua (Original Material), Drama, novelization/novel 

Manhua Author: noftB (福特) 

Main Pairing: You Yi x Yan Wei 

Links: Carrd

Source: “You Yi is a young, innocent, and kind-hearted socialite and a successful author, living with everyone's adoration and envy. Her perfect life is turned upside-down when she discovers a betrayal by the two most trusted people in her life. With no one left to turn to, she finds refuge in the friendship and support of Yan Wei, a young photographer with a cold personality. Unbeknownst to all, Yan Wei has a deadly secret identity.” (via imdb.com)

Feng Ling Yu Xiu 

Other Names: Soulmate Adventure, Spirit Wind Elegance, Sunflowers 

Media Type: Donghua

Episodes: 12

Main Pairing: Feng Ling’er x Bai Yuxiu

Where to Watch: Bilibili, GoGoAnime

Summary: “It is rumored in the martial world that a mystery white-haired girl suddenly appeared around the thief Feng Ling Er. She is so powerful that many martial arts masters can’t defeat her. The girl’s identity, the source of her power and her influence to the world all caused discussion among the public. But Feng Ling Er and the white-haired girl named Bai Yu Xiu never care about it. They travel the world with pleasure, unaware of a great conspiracy coming towards them.” (via MyAnimeList)

The Beauty’s Blade

Author: 封刃作书 / Feng Ren Zuo Shu

Other Names: Mei Ren Jian / 美人剑

Media Type: Webnovel 

Chapters: 51 Chapters + 1 Extra (Completely Translated)

Main Pairing: Fu Wanqing x Yu Shengyan

Links: Novel Updates

Description: Fu Wanqing is the fiery yet calculating daughter of the righteous faction’s leader who falls in love with Yu Shengyan, the aloof head of the evil faction who has come out of seclusion to cure one of her martial sisters. (based on Brasdf’s Novel Updates review)

Matrilocal Marriage 

Author: Please Don’t Laugh / 请君莫笑

Other Names: RUZHUI, 入赘

Media Type: Webnovel

Chapters: 297 Chapters + 4 Extras (Completely Translated)

Main Pairing: Yun An x Lin Buxian

Links: Carrd, Novel Updates

CW: sexism, pregnancy, cheating + more unknown

Description: Yun An volunteers to travel through time and record the truth behind a military revolt, but when she enters the time machine, she finds herself in the unknown Yan Kingdom, where men are considered the superior gender. The wealthy merchant Lin family, without a son, has announced they’re searching for a handsome son-in-law to marry the only legitimate daughter, Lin Buxian. (based on NovelUpdates)

Fangsi 

Author: Xuan Jian (玄笺)

Other Names: Presumptuous, 放肆【娱乐圈】

Media Type: Web Novel

Chapters: 226 + 114 Extras/Fanwai Chapters (Translated to Chapter 26)

Main Pairing: Tang Ruoyao x Qin Yinong

Summary: “Tang Ruoyao, only 22 years old, has just received the award titled “Queen of Film.” What a bright future she must have! The next day, headline after headline named her the “Little Qin Yinong.” Tang Ruoyao’s fans were furious; Qin Yinong had developed a terrible reputation: she had a face that could only bring disaster. Whether women or men, it didn’t matter.. she had been to bed with most of the industry! She is not yet married yet she has a daughter, and her daughter is already a few years old! You shameless media, you insult our Tang Ruoyao with this comparison! Fans of Qin Yinong were also offended. Qin Yinong’s arms were heavy with both domestic and international awards. How could Tang Ruoyao compare with that? ...Soon, the news broke out: Qin Yinong and Tang Ruoyao would co-star in a sapphic film.” - NovelUpdates

The Witch Nichang

Author: 八千岁

Other Names: 魔女霓裳

Media Type: Webnovel

Chapters: 226 Chapters + 34 Extras (Novel Updates)

Main Pairing: 

CW: absent parents + more unknown

Description: “The story begins as such, the main character transmigrates into the body of a young girl named San’er. While living in the mountains with her family she happens to treat and Wuxia master and eventually the MC begins her journey as the wuxia master’s disciple.” (Xirl0128’s Novel Updates Review)

Didn’t Know General Was Female

Authors: Buxie Mei (不谢梅) and Rong Qing (荣青)

Other Names: DKGWF, 不知将军是女郎[重生]

Media Type: Webnovel

Chapters: 45 Chapters + 3 Extra (2 Chapters Translated)

Main Pairing: Rong Jiahui x Zhongli Luo

Links: Novel Updates

Description: “Rong Jiahui has spent 8 years in a pointless marriage, unhappy and envious of the luck of other women. When she hears of Marquis Zhongli Luo returning from the battlefield, victorious and apparently looking for a wife, she regrets treating him coldly when he was being fostered in her home as a child. Cue a climactic death via choking, and Jiahui is back in the past! This time she plans on thoroughly wooing Zhongli Luo so that she may secure a happy future. Of course, things aren't that easy when Zhongli Luo is actually a cross dressing woman.” - Indelible Faith’s Novel Updates Review

Mistress, I Was Wrong

Author: Cross My Mark / Yan Guo Wu Hen / 雁过吾痕

Other Names: 女主大人，我错了

Media Type: Web Novel

Chapters: 383 Chapters (171.5 Chapters Translated)

Main Pairing: Tong Yao x Dongfang Wanyu

CW: rape + more unknown

Links: Novel Updates

Description: Tong Yao transmigrates into Dongfang Minghui, a cannon fodder villain that fought with the protagonist of “A Genius In-Making, Rise of the Waste” for a man. To survive, she chooses to hug the female protagonist’s thigh. 

The General’s Manor Young Concubine Survival Report

Author: Wind's Little Bell / 风的铃铛 / Feng De Lingdang

Other Names: 将军府小妾生存报告

Media Type: Web Novel

Chapters: 14 Chapters (Completely Translated)

Main Pairing: Bo Qingbo x Xiang Tiange 

Links: CompletedBaihe Carrd, Novel Updates

Description: Bo Qingbo wakes up as the new Concubine of the General’s Manor and must figure out the connection between the original Bo Qingbo, her husband Prince Yixing (Qu Xiang), and the Prince’s official wife, the formidable General Xiang Tiange.

[web-novel-polls]

Baihe Tournament Round 2

Winner's Bracket

JWQS / Clear and Muddy Loss of Love vs. Feng Ling Yu Xiu

Didn't Know General Was Female vs. The Witch Nichang

Matrilocal Marriage vs. Couple of Mirrors

Purely by Accident vs. Female General and Eldest Princess

Polls will open Monday, May 8th, 2023, at midnight CST and will remain open for 24 hours.

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Matrilocal Marriage 

Author: Please Don’t Laugh / 请君莫笑

Other Names: RUZHUI, 入赘

Media Type: Webnovel

Chapters: 297 Chapters + 4 Extras (Completely Translated)

Main Pairing: Yun An x Lin Buxian

Links: Carrd, Novel Updates

CW: sexism, pregnancy, cheating + more unknown

Description: Yun An volunteers to travel through time and record the truth behind a military revolt, but when she enters the time machine, she finds herself in the unknown Yan Kingdom, where men are considered the superior gender. The wealthy merchant Lin family, without a son, has announced they’re searching for a handsome son-in-law to marry the only legitimate daughter, Lin Buxian. (based on NovelUpdates)

Purely by Accident 

Author: Leng Qian Shan (冷千山)

Other Names: 纯属意外

Media Type: Webnovel, Audio Drama CD

Chapters: 52 Chapters + 2 Extras (20 Chapters Translated)

Main Pairing: Wei Zisong x Chu Feichen

Summary: “Through an unlikely series of events, bandit chief Wei Zisong finds herself engaged to Chu Feichen, the emperor’s eldest daughter. Through an even more unlikely series of events, they fall in love.” (via Carrd) 

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More information under the cut

Purely by Accident 

Author: Leng Qian Shan (冷千山)

Other Names: 纯属意外

Media Type: Webnovel, Audio Drama CD

Chapters: 52 Chapters + 2 Extras (20 Chapters Translated)

Main Pairing: Wei Zisong x Chu Feichen

Summary: “Through an unlikely series of events, bandit chief Wei Zisong finds herself engaged to Chu Feichen, the emperor’s eldest daughter. Through an even more unlikely series of events, they fall in love.” (via Carrd) 

Fangsi

Author: Xuan Jian (玄笺)

Other Names: Presumptuous, 放肆【娱乐圈】

Media Type: Web Novel

Chapters: 226 + 114 Extras/Fanwai Chapters (Translated to Chapter 26)

Main Pairing: Tang Ruoyao x Qin Yinong

Summary: “Tang Ruoyao, only 22 years old, has just received the award titled “Queen of Film.” What a bright future she must have! The next day, headline after headline named her the “Little Qin Yinong.” Tang Ruoyao’s fans were furious; Qin Yinong had developed a terrible reputation: she had a face that could only bring disaster. Whether women or men, it didn’t matter.. she had been to bed with most of the industry! She is not yet married yet she has a daughter, and her daughter is already a few years old! You shameless media, you insult our Tang Ruoyao with this comparison! Fans of Qin Yinong were also offended. Qin Yinong’s arms were heavy with both domestic and international awards. How could Tang Ruoyao compare with that? ...Soon, the news broke out: Qin Yinong and Tang Ruoyao would co-star in a sapphic film.” - NovelUpdates

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More information under the cut

Purely by Accident 

Author: Leng Qian Shan (冷千山)

Other Names: 纯属意外

Media Type: Webnovel, Audio Drama CD

Chapters: 52 Chapters + 2 Extras (20 Chapters Translated)

Main Pairing: Wei Zisong x Chu Feichen

Summary: “Through an unlikely series of events, bandit chief Wei Zisong finds herself engaged to Chu Feichen, the emperor’s eldest daughter. Through an even more unlikely series of events, they fall in love.” (via Carrd)

The Beauty’s Blade

Author: 封刃作书 / Feng Ren Zuo Shu

Other Names: Mei Ren Jian / 美人剑

Media Type: Webnovel 

Chapters: 51 Chapters + 1 Extra (Completely Translated)

Main Pairing: Fu Wanqing x Yu Shengyan

Links: Novel Updates

Description: Fu Wanqing is the fiery yet calculating daughter of the righteous faction’s leader who falls in love with Yu Shengyan, the aloof head of the evil faction who has come out of seclusion to cure one of her martial sisters. (based on Brasdf’s Novel Updates review)

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More information under the cut

Purely by Accident 

Author: Leng Qian Shan (冷千山)

Media Type: Webnovel, Audio Drama CD

Other Names: 纯属意外

Chapters: 52 Chapters + 2 Extras (20 Chapters Translated)

Main Pairing: Wei Zisong x Chu Feichen

Summary: “Through an unlikely series of events, bandit chief Wei Zisong finds herself engaged to Chu Feichen, the emperor’s eldest daughter. Through an even more unlikely series of events, they fall in love.” (via Carrd) 

Female General and Eldest Princess 

Author: Please Don’t Laugh (请君莫笑)

Other Names: FGEP, 女将军和长公主

Media Type: Webnovel, manhua, Audio Drama CD

Chapters: 168 Chapters + 15 Extras (Completely Translated)

CW: war, death + more unknown

Links: Carrd, Wiki

Main Pairing: Lin Wanyue x Li Xian

Description: When the Huns destroy her village, the fourteen-year-old Lin Wanyue takes the identity of her twin brother, Lin Feixing, to join the army and claim justice for the 118 villagers killed. In the military, she meets Lin Yu, a younger comrade saved by her, and later the visiting Princess of Li, Li Xian, who is dedicated to ensuring her sickly eight-year-old brother can safely ascend to the throne as Crown Prince.

[web-novel-polls]

Baihe Tournament Round 3 Bracket

Victors' Bracket

Clear and Muddy Loss of Love vs. The Witch Nichang

Couple of Mirrors vs. Female General and Eldest Princess

Losers' Bracket

Purely by Accident vs. The Beauty's Blade

Feng Ling Yu Xiu vs. Fangsi

Polls open Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at noon CST and will remain open for 24 hours.