LINKDING

<blockquote>Shang Qinghua intends to diverge the plot to leave the path open for the protagonist to go to Bai Zhan and become a peerless cultivator. When Luo Binghe shows up to beg entry to An Ding instead, based off nothing but one poorly thought out encouraging smile, Shang Qinghua can't really do anything but roll with it.</blockquote> ➤ peerless cucumber is the system and lbh becomes an an ding disciple

<blockquote>When Shen Yuan accidentally volunteers to take over a fanfic exchange from a mod who is way in over their head, he immediately turns around and makes Shang Qinghua take on most of the work. It doesn't go terribly--for them. It goes pretty bad for everyone else.</blockquote>

<blockquote>It was impossible for anyone to remember every little quirk of this setting. There were too many. Also, Shang Qinghua had come up with some of them on a whim while fueled by nothing but caffeine and noodles. It wasn't his fault for not remembering why oranges were never served on fruit festival day.</blockquote> ➤ a fun example of the loop trope because you never actually doubt that he'll make it out of the loop, to the point where the fic ends before he's out and it's a happy ending