After his family fell on hard times, Ning Caichen had no choice but to ask the Li family, old friends of his late father, to pay for his trip to the capital to sit the examinations.
Uncle Li agreed, but only on the condition that Ning first marry his only daughter, Awu.
Awu was beautiful. She and Ning were betrothed as children and had grown up together, but unfortunately, she had been born with an intellectual disability.
A beautiful but helpless girl was bound to attract trouble. Ning Caichen understood his uncle's predicament and was willing to protect Awu, so he agreed without hesitation.
After the wedding, Ning Caichen set off for the capital. He found a remote, dilapidated old temple on the outskirts and settled in, devoting himself to his studies.
But night after night, strange women would show up uninvited, trying to seduce him and win his favor.
Ning Caichen kicked them out one by one.
One night, he heard someone push open the door again.
He turned around impatiently, only to see a graceful woman who looked exactly like Awu. Her name was Nie Xiaoqian.
Ning Caichen's heart stirred. He had thought she was a proper young lady, but she still tried to pull off his clothes. As they struggled, the bronze mirror in his arms was exposed. Its golden light revealed the woman's true ghostly form.
Ning Caichen fled in terror, then later encountered a dried corpse whose soul had left its body.
Nie Xiaoqian immediately possessed him. Changing from her earlier rough manner, she used his body to kneel weakly and plead in a pitiful voice: "Young master, could you help me?"
Ning Caichen: ??? Give me back my body first!
26.7.17
Theme: Lovers will find their way to each other in the end
