The Ineffective Murder of a Frail Beauty in Disguise

Beautiful gong, strong shou

Power couple, infinite-flow

Gong: a deranged, sickly beauty and god of calamity

Shou: a clever, kind-hearted anomaly purifier

After the sinful “Haze-Snow” descended upon the world, people's hearts rotted and evil thoughts multiplied. Many people became mentally corrupted.

Xia Zhao was the top purifier at the Bureau of Anomaly Investigations. Every day, he traveled through the city's darkest corners, pulling one “corrupted” person after another back from the brink of ruin. He entered their mental domains and illusions to find the fragments of humanity buried within.

That day, amid the ruins veiled by Haze-Snow, he found a delicate beauty. The beauty was curled up among the broken walls, clothes in disarray, face haggard. His pair of peach-blossom eyes glistened with moisture, radiating a fragile beauty that made one's heart ache. Xia Zhao's protective instincts instantly went through the roof. He was determined to save this man!

But Xia Zhao couldn't determine the beauty's level of corruption at all. It was completely beyond his abilities, so he had no choice but to bring this “S-rank, severely corrupted person” named Yu Wang back with him to care for him and treat him with everything he had.

What he didn't know was that the man he'd picked up wasn't a lamb in need of salvation, but the culprit behind the catastrophe that had befallen the world: the god of calamity.

Yu Wang found it ridiculous. This purifier named Xia Zhao was always treating him with childish methods, constantly repeating, “Don't be afraid. I'll definitely cure you!”

What a foolish human, with his heart and eyes full of that useless light of hope...

Yu Wang was certain that destroying him would be the most entertaining game of his long life.

He carefully plotted one deadly trap after another, but Xia Zhao escaped each time through sheer luck. Xia Zhao wasn't afraid of him at all. He even thought all these attempts on his life were caused by Yu Wang's contamination from Haze-Snow, so he wanted to “cure” him completely.

“How do you want to kill me today?” Xia Zhao asked, a slice of bread in his mouth.

Yu Wang handed him a jar of jam with the lid already open. “How about freezing you at a low temperature? I guarantee you'll die without feeling any pain.”

Xia Zhao protested, “No way. I have to write a report today, and I can't type with frozen fingers. Next time you're planning a murder, please take my work schedule into consideration first.”

Yu Wang: “...”

Xia Zhao: “Don't forget to take your medicine after breakfast. It's a new formula, specially made to treat your illness.”

Yu Wang: You're the one who's sick!!!

Once again, Yu Wang lost control inside a mental domain. Shadows turned into blades and coiled around Xia Zhao's neck. It seemed the killing was about to succeed.

But Xia Zhao recognized him and immediately pulled him into a tight embrace, gently patting his back. His voice was full of concern. “Did you get bewitched again? Don't be afraid. As long as I'm here, no one can hurt you.”

The lethal shadow froze in midair. In the face of the other's wholehearted trust, his murderous intent gradually dissipated, and daylight returned to the illusion.

“Why aren't you afraid?” After yet another failed attempt on his life, Yu Wang finally couldn't help asking.

Xia Zhao's sleepy mumble came from beside him, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. “Because every time you try to kill me, your eyes look so innocent...”

After Yu Wang's Nth failed attempt, Xia Zhao realized he couldn't change the man's heart. He was exhausted, threw his thick treatment plan into the trash, and gave up. “Whoever wants these mental domain illusions can deal with them. I don't want to take care of you anymore!”

The god of calamity panicked. Yu Wang shoved one end of the iron chain binding him back into Xia Zhao's hand. His gaze was stubborn, yet full of longing. “...You can't give up! Say you love me one more time... Hurry!”

Mental domain illusion scenarios include: “Moulin Rouge,” “Upside-Down World,” “Don't Open Your Eyes,” “Murder in Movable Type,” “Spirit Paper,” and “The Life-and-Death Show.”

Character profiles:

Yu Wang: A battered beauty on the outside, wicked and deranged on the inside.

Life motto: Destroy the light.

After meeting Xia Zhao: My little sun. Anyone who touches him dies!

Xia Zhao: Brave and sharp-witted, loves the whole world.

Code of conduct: Give love and care.

After Yu Wang's true nature is exposed: Holy crap! My husband is so crazy, so handsome. I love him so much!

Theme: A fatal misunderstanding where love and murderous intent are intertwined.