The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Burning Ghosts

[The Grave Robbers' Chronicles + a little Nine Gates + male-male leads + no transmigration + unhinged + redemption + mildly angsty + happy ending] In the main family, Xie Zhi is not called Xie Zhi. He is called Xiezhi. Xiezhi resembles a qilin, but is not a qilin. Just as he is a member of the Zhang family but does not bear the Zhang surname, belongs to the Rui generation but is not listed in the clan genealogy, and bears a tattoo on his chest that shows no qilin treading on flames, only an evil ghost from the underworld, born drenched in blood. As a member of the Zhang family, he has no say over life or death. In life, he belongs to the Zhang family; in death, he is its ghost. And yet Xie Zhi is different. He is a ghost even while alive. He was born a ghost of the Zhang family, a ghost of the clan leader, a ghost of the last Zhang Qiling. And then, later on... The waters of the River of Oblivion wash away every trace of the mortal world, and the netherworld’s flames light the way home. A god descends to the world, journeys across the mortal realm and traverses the Yellow Springs, until at last he can return with the evil ghost. Content warnings: ① The pairing is Zhang Qiling × Xie Zhi, one-on-one. The story is a little slow from the start, with a few unrequited crushes from other characters. The male lead is an original character. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. ② No female lead and no golden finger. Fanfiction is not the same as the original work; the plot contains many original elements and alterations. Readers who care about strict adherence to the original should treat this as a parallel world. ③ The male lead is stronger in combat than Xiaoge, while Xiaoge is better at tomb raiding. They have different strengths, so please don’t complain. ❗❗❗In this story, Pingxie, Panghei, and Hua are purely friendships between the five characters. Please don’t ship them❗❗❗ The original work belongs to Nanpai Sanshu; any out-of-character writing is on me.