The Ferrying Lantern

An unconventional older-sister-and-younger-man romance / the male lead wins himself over / an arrogant young man turns into a sly little puppy

A seemingly innocent but secretly ruthless, unhinged noblewoman X a tsundere, sincere demon hunter

Meng Qianxue is a renowned noblewoman in Yanjing, exceptionally gifted and unrivaled in the world.

She had thought of everything, but never imagined her gentle, refined husband was a beast beneath his polished exterior: obsessed with forbidden demonic arts, submitting himself to a treacherous minister, poisoning his own close relatives, and committing countless heinous crimes...

She could no longer bear it. Braving the backlash from the demon weapon, she killed him with her own hands.

And so she fell onto a path of no return.

As she lay dying, a beautiful Celestial Master in a purple Daoist robe came slowly toward her and left her a beacon of hope.

The young man was aloof and otherworldly, his words mysterious. He even offered to send her back to the mortal world and give her a new life.

“Keep the Seven-Star Lantern safe. I'll come back for it someday.”

In her second life, she returned to her youth.

She searched high and low for a long time, but the person never came. Instead, a red-robed youth with a strange temper and an arrogant streak kept following her around.

The young man was surnamed Mu, and his name was Yaochen. He had a face so captivating it was truly... hard to resist.

On closer inspection, he looked exactly like the aloof, mysterious Celestial Master from her memories. In fact, they could have been twins.

Unfortunately, their identities were worlds apart, and their temperaments were completely different.

Li Fengchun observed every courtesy and always conducted himself with propriety, the very picture of a true gentleman.

Mu Yaochen, on the other hand, was always calling her “dear sister,” softening her heart with sweet talk.

How could Meng Qianxue not know that he had deliberately approached and flattered her several times just to get the Seven-Star Lantern back?

Somehow, as time went by, their relationship gradually grew complicated.

Perhaps it was that one time she lost her composure after drinking too much and wasn't thinking clearly. The young man was so handsome and captivating that, in a daze, she leaned in and kissed him.

After that, the young man seemed to go bad.

He started climbing through windows and sweet-talking her...

He even wanted to climb into her bed, claiming he was only there to “keep it warm.”

His words and behavior were utterly outrageous and improper, yet she didn't find herself disliking him.

Instead, she thought he was adorable and couldn't help feeling especially fond of him.

[Male Lead's Perspective]

Bad news: What should I do if the girl I like suddenly has someone else she loves!!!

That bastard even saved her life. He must be using that favor to force her to repay him, which is why my A-Yao is offering herself to him.

Yes, that must be it.

Good news: Well~ Actually, I'm that bastard.

This book is also titled The Lantern That Crosses to Yao.

Reading Guide

1. A fantasy demon-hunting story, set in an alternate world. The heroine isn't an all-powerful female lead. There are lots of original worldbuilding details, so please don't overanalyze them.

2. The male lead remains chaste in body and heart in both lives, and loves only the heroine.

3. No female rivalry or suffering inflicted on the heroine. The supporting characters get their own moments to shine, too.

4. An unconventional older-sister-and-younger-man romance. The male lead is two years older than the heroine, but she has been reborn, so she's more mature mentally. He may feel like an older man with a younger-woman dynamic.

Upcoming Novel

Please add my upcoming novel, A Book of Brocade, to your collection~

Sunny, lively physician girl 🐱 X tsundere, sincere book collator 🐶

Young love | Bickering pair | Love grows over time 🍬

Zheng Miaoyi, daughter of the Assistant Director of the Palace Library, has no interest in music, chess, calligraphy, or painting. She only cares about medicine and healing.

One day, on her way to a house call, she accidentally found a storybook.

Most of its pages were blank. Only the rough beginning and ending were written, telling the tragedy of a low-ranking official who went from riding high to losing everything.

She took the book to a bookshop to ask about it. As it happened, the staff at the Palace Library had just finished work, and the collator He Junshu had just come out of the government office. They crossed paths by chance.

Then something strange happened.

She merely touched the book's cover, and the young Master He immediately blushed.

She casually flipped through a few pages. He Junshu had already walked ten li away, but before long he turned around in embarrassment and anger.

He offered her a hefty sum for the book.

Zheng Miaoyi didn't think much of it. She hugged the book and turned toward home.

He Junshu: 🥺

He didn't give up asking for the storybook.

After a while, his repeated visits began to annoy her.

One day, with nothing else to do, she wrote on one of the blank pages: He Junshu, that bookworm, is so annoying. I wish he would stay as far away from me as possible...

It was like the gods had heard her.

That very day, He Junshu took a fall and didn't leave home for several days.

Zheng Miaoyi felt inexplicably guilty. She picked up her medicine case and went with her master to the He residence to treat his leg.

The young man blushed and stared at her, looking miserable. “What have you done to that book now?”

She shook her head, completely serious. “How could I? I even sleep with it beside me now.”

Then she turned the pages one by one and told him the story.

As she gradually flipped through them faster and faster, He Junshu looked embarrassed. “...I understand.”

Later on, for reasons neither of them could explain,

he started visiting the Zheng residence very often, calling on Zheng Miaoyi's father several times to ask for advice.

One day, during a lecture, he noticed a scholar in plain clothes in Assistant Director Zheng's study.

He Junshu ventured a question: “Is this Miss Six's elder brother?”

Zheng's father smiled. “You've mistaken him, Collator He. This is my Miaomiao's fiance, Cui Lang.”

The collator lowered his eyes and unhappily greeted him as Brother Cui.

That night, he buried himself in collating books, but couldn't focus on a single word.

Before he knew it, He Junshu's eyes had reddened. He gritted his teeth in secret:

She doesn't like bookworms.

Reading Guide

1. Both leads are each other's first and only love. A sweet historical romance about a young couple 🍬. The storybook the heroine finds is basically a “shared-sensation doll” 🥰

2. I want to save up more chapters or finish the whole novel before posting. Please, please add it to your collection!

3. Sunny girl X sunny boy. An alternate Tang dynasty setting, with a little political intrigue and a focus on romance. Lots of original worldbuilding, so don't overanalyze it.

Theme: The road may be long, but if you keep walking, you'll get there.