Cheng Xi had some good news:
Her plans to pursue graduate studies, which had been put on hold for financial reasons, were back on track after the dean showed her a way forward.
Aside from her roommate, Cheng Xi hadn’t told anyone. Yet a senior from her former department somehow got wind of it and waited for her outside her apartment building.
Senior: Cheng Xi, do you want a job? Just say the word and I’ll take you to an interview right now!
Seeing the senior, disheveled and stumbling along, Cheng Xi’s alarm bells immediately went off.
When she saw Cheng Xi wasn’t convinced, the senior immediately called someone for help. Only after seeing documents bearing an official government seal and an official website with a .gov.cn address did Cheng Xi finally let her guard down.
Cheng Xi interrupted the other woman’s endless chatter and bluntly asked what mattered most to her:
How much does it pay? Do you provide five types of social insurance and a housing fund?
The answer:
An unconditional base salary of 8,000 yuan, a 1,500-yuan commission for each job, six types of social insurance and two housing funds, weekends off, and free room and board.
Cheng Xi slapped the table:
I’m in! This is exactly the kind of high-paying job I want!
But on her very first day, Cheng Xi encountered supernatural creatures beyond her understanding. The first time she tried handling one, she nearly lost her life.
On top of that, the pipa music that rang out in the middle of the night, the murmuring inside the walls, the extra character who appeared onstage, the merchant wearing a dead person’s hand on his head, the gray birds that liked to peck out people’s eyes, and the zombies who abducted people to drink their blood all made it clear how dangerous this job was.
Gazing at the comforting numbers in her bank account, Cheng Xi gritted her teeth:
I was born for this line of work!
Poor but optimistic, money-loving bottom who’s working her way out of poverty x cold-faced, taciturn top
Notes:
1. The pacing is slow, with everyday life interwoven with and laying the groundwork for the main plot.
2. Every named character will be part of the main plot.
3. The main plot begins in Chapter 13, and the first mission is completed in Chapter 31.
Coming soon: The Dead
Genre: Mystery, horror, deduction, supernatural, childhood friends
Synopsis:
On the eve of the eleven-day holiday, two messages suddenly appeared in a village group chat that had been silent for a long time:
[The village is bringing back its Mid-Autumn moon-worship festival this year. Are you coming home?]
[Official account link]
The two messages were like stones tossed into a lake, instantly stirring up lively discussion in the village group. Even Ye Sheng, who had never once sent a message there, joined in.
In the end, everyone agreed to return to the village for the festival, which had been suspended for five years.
The close-knit childhood friends had all gone their separate ways as adults. Now, at last, they had a chance to gather again, and everyone was delighted. As they reminisced, they also made plans for the upcoming festival.
But the day before the festival, everything changed:
The bronze bell in the ruined temple behind the mountain rang without warning. Not long afterward, one of their friends was found hanging from a beam at home.
Another friend saw the grisly corpse and fled in a panic, only to tumble down a cliff and die.
At that moment, the bell rang again, as if tolling for the dead.
“Who… who killed him…?”
“Will the six of us… will we be killed too…?”
“No! I don’t want to die!”
The rest were immediately swept into a vortex of panic.
“Wait! Six people!”
Ye Sheng finally understood what had been bothering her ever since they returned to the village.
“Didn’t seven of us come back this time?! Two people are dead, so there should be five of us left! Where did the extra person come from?!”
Ye Sheng’s words made everyone’s faces change.
“Who… is the extra person…?”
Before they could figure it out, the bell rang again…
Theme: Stay strong and optimistic, and work hard through adversity.
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The partner sent a paper figure to deliver a message. So the paper doll couldn't get into bed because of the skeleton? Now that you've dealt with the skeleton, are you just going to ignore your partner? Isn't it one damage dealer and one support? Does Cheng wielding a weapon mean he's a damage dealer? That partner, an assistant, encountered a monster. Doesn't anyone else care?
Wow, has our Senior Sister Xia had a crush on Cheng hope for a long time?
The other female lead doesn't appear until chapter ten 😂
Hmm, is it the black-covered edition published by Unity Press? I think the Ancient Books edition has three volumes. Generally, I'll check the bookstores first, like Ancient Books and People's Literature Publishing House.
Is there some text related to "" in the copy? Or is it a display issue on my end?
Oh, a new story? Keep it up! But I haven't read "Zi Bu Yu" yet, I'll have to catch up later.
After reading the first few chapters, I felt that two of them were completely unrelated to the synopsis and main plot, but the daily life descriptions were quite good.