Chen Yang was born with yin-yang eyes, so he sees ghosts every day and is plagued by bad luck. He gets hit by a car while delivering packages, gets his head bashed in working at a KTV, and gets bitten by a cat while writing web novels at home...
Every job he tries turns dangerous! Other people become top professionals in their fields; he ends up in the hospital in every one! He makes more than enough from compensation payouts, until his bad luck finally lands him in the underworld.
The Emperor of Fengdu takes a liking to him and personally hauls him back: "You unlucky fool, you've got the perfect constitution for hunting ghosts and demons! After some brutal training, you'll return to the mortal world! Sign this life-or-death contract: use up all three of your lives, and your soul will be obliterated! Once you're back, kill the ghost in the mirror with your left hand, and turn your childhood friend into a golden egg with your right!"
Training session: Master Zhang pulls a little silk-bound booklet from his robes...
Chen Yang: What's this, The Golden Lotus? Does it have illustrations?
Master Zhang: This is the True Guide to the One Hundred and Eight Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches of the Underworld, created by an old friend of mine. It encompasses the mysteries of heaven and earth, drives away evil and breaks curses, and contains every art of slaughter and combat. You must practice diligently without pause!
Chen Yang: With a name that long, it must be incredibly powerful...
Back in the mortal world, he becomes a special consultant for the Anomaly Investigation Bureau. Where did you people at the bureau get all this stuff? It's even weirder than the ghosts in the underworld!
Beautifully written