Twin Flames of Qingrang: A Starbound Companion on the Road of Fire

Lin Xingwan, a folklore PhD, accidentally awakens her dormant bloodline while searching for the truth behind her parents' disappearance. She is forced to travel with Yantuo, a guardian bound by contract to the underground owl-beasts. When two ancient jade pendants reunite and resonate, a century-old seal begins to crumble, and darkness rises once more from beneath the earth. From suspicion to coexistence, from fighting alone to joining their flames, they must work together to uncover the truth behind a family betrayal and carve out a path to survival for the two of them, caught between humanity and the underground owl-beasts.