My grandfather arranged a childhood betrothal for me. The bride-to-be was an heiress from a wealthy family who thought I was poor and never gave me the time of day while she was alive.
Until someone stole her soul, turning her into a frail ghost who couldn't stray more than a step from me.
To save her, I had no choice but to live under the same roof with her, a living man and a ghost, and find the seven pieces of her soul scattered across the world within 49 days.
The haughty Maoshan immortal maiden scolded me for damaging my health by keeping a ghost. A sinister cultivator eyed her soul covetously, while a traitor in her family wanted to make sure she could never be reborn.
And when she finally remembered everything and begged me through her tears not to risk my life for her, I crushed the contract that had been keeping me alive.
“Don't be afraid,” I said. “This time, it's my choice.”
Single female protagonist, no ambiguity The heroine is strong and has brains, not a brainless vase. Praise! The heroine's father and his men are also very capable.