Who Knew? My Nemesis Had Me Hooked from the Start!

【Two Male Leads】【1v1】 Sharp-tongued, crooked cultivator gong × tsundere, righteous-path shou Zhong Buwen, a genius mystic of the righteous path, spends his life hunting ghosts, fighting crime, and pursuing the crooked cultivator Xie Changyan. He thought he would live out his life with honor and integrity, but then he suddenly died a violent death by a bend in the river outside Qicheng. A three-inch iron rivet pierced his heart, pinning his soul to his corpse. He died without knowing why. Zhong Buwen was baffled. Even more baffling, before he had spent a full day lying at the bottom of the river, his sworn enemy had fished him out! Literally fished him out! Zhong Buwen: ??? Xie Changyan raised an eyebrow. “Congratulations, Mystic Zhong. You've won a one-day riverbed drifting tour.” Zhong Buwen: ... A mighty prodigy of the righteous path, chasing down crooked cultivators while alive, only to be fished out by one after death! What a disgrace! But in the next instant, Xie Changyan kicked him back into the river. Xie Changyan: “You're kind of dirty.” Zhong Buwen's spirit trembled with rage. “Xie Changyan! Are you sick? Could you show the dead a little respect?! You bastard! I hope you die a horrible death!” Xie Changyan curled his lips. “From the looks of things, you're the one who died a horrible death.” Zhong Buwen: ... From then on, an absurd phenomenon appeared in the Three Realms: The mighty crooked cultivator everyone feared had a stubborn, tsundere Yang-qi soul puppet hanging around him every day. Others hunted ghosts and drove away evil spirits. Xie Changyan: “This is my personal little ghost. No exorcising allowed.” People assumed Xie Changyan would scatter the righteous-path prodigy's soul after capturing him. But then they watched, wide-eyed, as Xie Changyan happily raised Zhong Buwen as his puppet. Everyone: “He's still not going to kill him?” Xie Changyan ignored them. He only smiled and leaned close to Zhong Buwen's ear, his voice bewitching: “Shen'an~” Zhong Buwen's ears turned pink. “Shut up.” Older gong, fictional setting.