I Mistook the Ghost King for a Delicate Beauty

Story introduction:

Zhang Kuang, the poorest “little Taoist priest” on Longhu Mountain, heads down the mountain to make money. By chance, under an overpass, he sticks a talisman on an unlucky patron whose forehead is dark and who’s surrounded by yin energy.

For the sake of a few silver coins, Zhang Kuang thumps his flat chest and promises, “Don’t be afraid, boss. I have a pure yang constitution and I’m the toughest man around. I’ll protect you!”

What he doesn’t know is that this aloof, germophobic financial tycoon is actually the ruler of the underworld, commanding all ghosts. He watches with amusement as his little prey walks straight into his trap.

Then, on Ghost Festival night, Zhang Kuang nobly “sacrifices his virtue” to save his boss when the man’s chilling energy runs wild, offering up his pure yang qi. The next morning, Zhang Kuang sees the man covered in red marks and nearly loses his soul in fright. “I’m doomed! Not only did I break my vows, I also slept with a man!”

Zhang Kuang drops two thousand yuan and flees over the wall in the dead of night. A month later, deep in the mountains, she stares at her swollen belly and her restored female body, lost in thought.

Meanwhile, ghosts roam the human world. The lofty Ghost King, eyes bloodshot, issues a wanted notice: “Turn the whole world upside down if you have to, but bring back the woman who ran off carrying my child!”

Story highlights: Modern supernatural mysticism + laugh-out-loud hit comedy + woman disguised as a man + fleeing while pregnant + scheming Ghost King × straight female Taoist priest + extreme contrast and a secret identity revealed