Slay the Gods: I’ve Played Heaven and Earth Like a Chessboard and Won More Than a Few Games

[Slay the Gods + Paper Bride + Just trying out a random novel, and if it doesn't work, never mind + One female lead, Nie Moli]

He isn't a Night's Watcher, but he has to hunt ghosts: the horrors lurking in people's hearts.

"Yin and yang alternate, the five elements flow and evolve. They generate and overcome one another, overcome and generate one another!"

"I have to find her, no matter where she is!"

"Kind words forge good bonds; cruel words wound the heart!"

"Who is she to you, anyway? Is she really worth searching for like this? Even if you find her, will she come back to you?"

"...Ning, I want to do this. I'm sorry."

"Two yin forces complement each other, yet your fate carries ill fortune... A divine gift, the Dark Bird..."

Most of the time, he is alone. He can't remember why he came into this world, or why he insists on searching for someone. All he remembers is that he must keep moving forward in silence, all by himself.

"Sister Moli, I know you hate your younger sister. I know you want revenge, too. But I..."

"I know. You're here to stop me, right? Ruining someone else's relationship is a terrible thing to do."

"Of course not. I'm here to help you. I hate my brother, too."

Nie Moli: ???

When it comes to Zangling Village, he is determined to give the place a thorough reckoning. He knows far too many people have died in this village. Far, far too many.

He, Ning Anli, is a hidden Lord of the Dead who walks among the living. His fate is marked by ill fortune, and he was born with an incomplete yin nature. Behind every superstitious tale lies a story no one knows.

[This book is also known as The Years Sister Li and I Spent Wandering]