Don't Let Your Guard Down

Three short stories, with ghost tops and human bottoms. They're connected, but each can be read on its own.

They'll go to any lengths to get the people they want.

They're good at bewitching hearts.

So don't let your guard down.

Story One: There's a Ghost in the Livestream

Ever since Hao Hecheng followed the top donor's advice and bought a strange wooden carving at the antique market, he's been acting a little off.

Late at night, it seems like someone is scratching at the lock on his bedroom door with their fingernails. At the same time, a new neighbor moves in across the hall.

That thing keeps knocking at night. Hao Hecheng runs to hide in a hotel, but even there he hears its voice that evening: "You turned the light on? Why won't you open the door? It's so cold out here."

How does it know he turned on the light?

Hao Hecheng crouches down and slowly looks toward the gap beneath the door...

Just as he's about to uncover the truth, after painstakingly piecing everything together, the one whose identity has been exposed doesn't panic. "Actually, I didn't mind spending more time playing with you and slowly building up our feelings."

"But never mind," he says. "The result would be the same anyway."

Story Two: Xiaoling Village

Jin He is a fool, and the village children don't like him. But Shen Chi will play with him. Other than Grandma and Xiao Hei, Shen Chi is the person he likes most.

"Xiao He, would you marry me?"

"B-but you're a man."

"Who says a man can't be a bride? I'll be Xiao He's bride, all right?"

The peace of the village is shattered after Jin He is bullied.

Xiao He is Shen Chi's precious treasure. Anyone who bullies him will meet only one end.

Shen Chi comforts him: "The bad people who hurt Xiao He will all be punished."

Some people go mad, and some die. Everyone says an evil ghost is at work and that Xiaoling Village is doomed.

Story Three: The Taoist

Su Muzhi's grandfather is a famous Taoist priest in the area, but he's only half-trained. He can put on a convincing act, but when faced with the real thing, he's done for. A wealthy man in the neighboring village wants to renovate his old house and asks him to check its feng shui. Su Muzhi goes, only to be possessed by a ghost in the middle of the night.

The ghost says, "We were fated to meet in a past life. I've come to find you and continue our love."

Su Muzhi snaps, "What kind of lunatic ghost are you? Get out!"

But before long, Su Muzhi discovers that what the ghost said is true...

**Reader advisory: Neither the top nor the bottom is a perfect character. If you feel uncomfortable while reading, stop in time.

Theme: Be a good person.