Becoming the Dead Husband of a Beautiful Taoist Priest

Qi Bai, the Zombie King of the deep mountains, woke one day to discover that the son he'd cherished and doted on was gone! His search led him to Liu Qiwu, head of the Cangshan Sect, the prime suspect in his son's abduction.

The grudge of having his son stolen! He would never let it go!

Concealing his identity, he enrolled at Daoist University, overcoming one obstacle after another as he tried to get close to Liu Qiwu, a visiting professor.

In his dreams, however, there was always a long-haired beauty in a gauzy robe, gazing at him seductively and calling him "darling."

The old bachelor Zombie King blushed. "I'm not. You've got the wrong guy."

Later, he successfully became Liu Qiwu's teaching assistant. The moment he stepped into the office, the long-haired beauty from his dreams was sitting in the seat of honor, glaring at him coldly.

"You're the new transfer student, the Spit Guy?"

Qi Bai: "..."

Liu Qiwu, current head of the Cangshan Sect and a famous cold beauty professor at Daoist University, was rumored to have lived for two hundred years. Only he knew that he'd borrowed his lifespan from his dead husband.

As a boy, he'd fallen so ill that he was nearly at death's door. A ghost marriage had saved his life, and from then on he had been known as a widower.

Liu Qiwu knew how to repay a debt. He observed every rule of widowhood, becoming a cold and beautiful man. They said his husband had been a founding master of Daoist magic and the occult. At night, gazing at his husband's handsome portrait, he felt both admiration and desire.

Then a transfer student arrived at the school. After catching a glimpse of him at the new student assembly, Liu Qiwu was sure he was a little zombie. A zombie at a Daoist university? Was he asking to die? Liu Qiwu felt his icy life had suddenly become more interesting, so he secretly kept an eye on him.

The little zombie spat on a student who had broken his leg.

Liu Qiwu frowned. What a crude zombie.

The student with the broken leg immediately sprang back to life.

The little zombie spat on an old man who had just breathed his last.

Liu Qiwu snorted. As expected, a crude zombie.

The old man came back to life on the spot.

The little zombie spat on the principal's head.

Liu Qiwu was delighted. What a crude zombie. You're in trouble now!

The bald principal suddenly had a full head of gorgeous hair again.

From then on, the little zombie became known around campus as the Spit Guy.

One day, he heard someone ask the little zombie, "What happens if someone swallows your spit?"

The little zombie thought for a moment, then said, "They'd get pregnant, I guess."

Liu Qiwu's pupils dilated, then shattered and went completely unfocused!

For the first time, the cold beauty Liu Qiwu took sick leave, claiming nausea. Someone saw him pin his new teaching assistant to the office sofa.

Through gritted teeth, he said, "I'm pregnant with your child."

The new assistant stared at him, bewildered, then blushed. "So you know now. Can I have my son back?"

Liu Qiwu: "..."

#An occult master returns to Daoist University at max level#

#The cold beauty widower's second marriage is to his dead husband#

#A story about getting pregnant from someone's spit?#

#A little zombie goes looking for his son and accidentally finds a wife#

#A cold beauty takes on a disguise to get close to a little zombie, then swallows his spit#

A seemingly badass, powerful big shot who is actually an innocent sweetheart x a tsundere ice beauty who can softly call him darling

Reading guide:

1. The gong has an evil alter ego, and the shou pretends to be pregnant before his identity is exposed. The gong and shou have a past-life and present-life story, and "son" is not meant literally. Includes identity reveals, face-slapping, sweet and satisfying romance, and adventures in dungeons. Both plot and romance are featured.

2. This story's magic system is not based on traditional Daoist practices; it is entirely invented. It includes a strange, uncanny world, and readers who love nonhuman characters can indulge to their hearts' content.

This blurb is only a first draft, written on January 25. It will be revised further.

Theme: Hold fast to love without losing yourself, and keep your heart to follow the Way.