The Bell-Bearing Soul Returns

Name: The Bell-Bearing Soul Returns
Author: The Stars Love Rabbits

衔铃魂归来

by The Stars Love Rabbits (星星爱兔子)

Status: Completed
Length: 591k Words
Genre: Mystery
Subgenre: Female-Channel Mystery
Updated: 1y ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

[Purehearted, gentle crime-solving official × powerful, innocent female ghost] [1v1] [Contrasting personalities] [He pursues her: a guiding lover × a naive innocent] [Supernatural mysteries]

“One ring of the bell, and spirits appear. The dying offer up their souls to fulfill their lingering wishes. When all three hun and seven po are gathered and the spell bell rings out, the departed return.”

A horrific case of “vengeful spirits returning to slaughter an entire household” shocks the county. Newly appointed to his post, he is ordered to investigate. But while searching for clues, he encounters a woman whose every move seems strange.

A ghostly spirit, she wanders among the living, collecting souls and carrying out tasks. Once she has gathered all three hun and seven po, her merit will be complete. She never meant to get involved in worldly affairs as she collected souls, but reality makes her break the rules time and again. One bizarre supernatural case after another eventually pulls her completely into the human world…

The spell bell has a spirit of its own, guiding others and oneself. Love, hate, infatuation, and obsession are all fated by heaven.

Ji Fanyin is a ghostly spirit without a heart, whose only concern is collecting souls.

She fights with tremendous strength and catches ghosts with ease.

There is just one person who constantly leaves her full of questions.

“Has your heart always beaten this fast?”

“I didn’t hit you. How am I bullying you?”

“What are you doing? Kissing me?”

Xue Yechen can investigate cases and read people’s subtle expressions, but he alone cannot understand her. Instead, he falls deeper and deeper until he’s utterly obsessed:

“I love her!”

“Even if she isn’t human, I’ll do everything I can to love her!”

“We were made for each other!”

[Note: The heroine is a ghostly spirit who can freely switch between a physical body and a soul form. She is immortal and indestructible.]

[Please note: This is an imaginary setting, entirely fictional and made up. Don’t take it as fact.]

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279Reads · 30 days

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[Supernatural Events + Crime Solving] The female lead is simple yet strong, always prioritizing her career. Destroying evil spirits and fighting bad guys is a breeze for her. A woman of steel, she bleeds without a sound 😎 The male lead is gentle and refined, initially innocent, but gradually becomes obsessed with love, more like a ghost than a demon, once he's hooked, there's no getting rid of him. 🤤
11 likes1y ago
It's a great book! I wasn't that interested at first, but I liked the title, so I persevered and read a few chapters. The more I read, the better it got! 🥰 The female lead is strong and alluring without realizing it, while the male lead is brave and resourceful. The romance, friendship, family, and crime-solving storylines are all excellent!
9 likes1y ago
The female lead is incredibly strong in combat, but when it comes to love, she's a complete naive newbie, relying entirely on the male lead for guidance. And the male lead isn't a weak scholar either; he's also quite capable. The two rely entirely on the male lead's persistent pursuit 🤣 It's more like a wolf and rabbit dynamic, with virtually no angst, making it a sweet little story.
6 likes9mo ago
The male lead is a guiding lover, incredibly attentive and gentle, always understanding and guiding, and steadfastly choosing the female lead. The female lead is strong, career-oriented, and somewhat naive, but she also dotes on the male lead and constantly protects him. The story unfolds while solving cases, and the author's writing is excellent and engaging! It's so good! Sisters! If you like this kind of thing, don't hesitate! Just read it!
6 likes1y ago
Great! (*๓´╰╯`๓)♡ The story is very engaging, and the romance between the male and female leads is really sweet.
5 likes1y ago
The story of exorcising ghosts and ferrying souls unfolds from the scheming of a faithless man to the power struggles among the elite. One investigates the case while the other ferryes souls back to their bodies. Lord Xue's sincerity gradually influences A Yin, who is unbound by worldly constraints. In the romance storyline, Lord Xue is more troublesome than any other ghost in the entire story. His passionate and unwavering love repeatedly pulls A Yin into the mortal world.
4 likes11mo ago
This is so good! I've been reading novels for seven or eight years, and this is only the second time I've written a review. The emotions and interactions between the male and female leads are exceptionally well-written. The scenes unfold like a TV drama. I might even reread it two or three times in a couple of years. Keep up the good work, author!
3 likes1y ago
The story is quite novel, and the female lead is not weakened at all from beginning to end, and the male lead does not rely solely on the female lead's abilities to solve cases.
2 likes1y ago
So good!!! The female lead is so charming without even realizing it, she has the male lead completely under her thumb 😳😳😳 It's so sweet!
2 likes1y ago
The male lead has a strong, gloomy, ghostly aura. After falling in love with the female lead, he puts her at the center of everything. I especially love the female lead's character; she's definitely a female-centric character. The plot and supporting characters are also well-written. 🥰
2 likes1y ago