At work, Bai Yueli does only three things: turns the power green, makes a mess of things, and turns urine white.
After she dies, she becomes an outsourced soul reaper with no official position, just so she won't have to be reincarnated.
The job is simple too. In short, she has to wear many hats: she can solve cases and decide who lives or dies with a pen, protect the land and its little ghosts with a sword, and is well versed in yin-yang and the Eight Trigrams. Knowledge of the Book of Changes and dream interpretation is a bonus. In her spare time, she cleans up battlefields, and she also has to calculate the expenses for each assignment, or she won't get reimbursed.
In the meeting room, the bull-headed boss in a suit ingratiatingly says, "Miss Bai is exactly the kind of multi-talented employee we need! We can't just focus on the immediate benefits. I'll file a report to get you promoted right away. Just wait for your year-end bonus!"
Bai Yueli happily takes the job. At last, after sticking it out for a year, she opens the books at year's end and discovers that she owes fifty thousand.
Bai Yueli: "..."
The Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Messengers: "The Sunset Company really can't hire anyone or attract investment, but don't worry. As long as you work hard, we'll be listed on the stock exchange next year!"
By the end of the second year, she owes two hundred thousand.
Bai Yueli: "My family can't afford to keep supporting me while I work here. I'm out."
The Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Messengers hurriedly plead, "Wait, we have one more benefit!"
Bai Yueli pauses on her way out.
"Hey, Bai, want a husband? If you do, we'll send one over in a bit."
Bai Yueli vs. Zhou Guanjing
Sharp-tongued, world-weary woman vs. madly devoted guard dog
Two good-for-nothings together turn the world upside down
Reader's Guide:
1. One-on-one romance, happy ending
2. Lighthearted horror
3. The heroine has a very sharp tongue
4. A growth story about two good-for-nothings
Theme: Never give up lightly in the face of adversity
