[Two-Faced, Vain Junior Sister x Deeply Brooding Ghostly Senior Brother]
[The wicked get what they deserve, courtesy of a wicked ghost]
In front of others, Zeng Lingyi was the sweet-tongued, kindhearted junior sister. Behind their backs, she showed a very different, nasty side.
She thought she hid it perfectly, but her senior brother saw through her disguise at a glance.
Afraid he would expose her true nature, she tried every way she could to win him over and beg for mercy, but he turned her away every time.
In her fury, she tried another tack. She repeatedly sabotaged his cultivation and deliberately spread rumors to smear him among their fellow disciples.
But her senior brother remained unmoved, watching her antics with the same deadpan expression.
She ground her teeth in anger, yet could do nothing to him. She thought she would spend the rest of her life losing to him like this.
Until one day, news of her senior brother's death reached the sect.
He had died wrapped in demonic energy, and only an expert's help sealing him in a coffin had made it possible to bring him back to the sect.
But when it came time to handle his funeral, everyone was at a loss. No one in the entire sect was willing to come into contact with the demonic energy and use their own body to help him pass on.
Zeng Lingyi took on the dangerous task.
She could win a reputation for virtue and make that arrogant senior brother owe her a debt of gratitude even in the afterlife. To her, it was a perfect deal.
That night, she knelt beside his coffin, chanting prayers and blessings for him, while secretly cursing him for dying too young and in such an ugly state.
She lifted the lid and carried out the corpse, so disfigured that its original appearance was impossible to discern. Then she cleansed the demonic energy with her own spiritual power, granting him peace in death.
After that, she was relentlessly haunted by her dead senior brother's vengeful spirit.
Unlike the man he had been in life, the vengeful spirit was like a cold, venomous snake coiling tightly around her. Day and night, he held her captive and entwined himself with her.
When she could take no more, she tried to escape and sever their connection with spells, but time and again he dragged her back into his arms.
"Lingyi, you saved me. I should repay you properly. I cherish you, love you, pity you, and spoil you. Why would you want to run away from me?"
He nuzzled her ear and breathed against it, his palm teasing her until she trembled and wept uncontrollably.
"I love you, Lingyi. We are meant to love each other for a lifetime, to be entwined forever and ever. Don't leave me. Don't betray me. In every life, I will devote myself to you alone."
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Shen Zhangzhen was born with a pair of eyes that could see through every disguise, revealing truth from illusion.
He could see the most essential nature of a person.
To him, Zeng Lingyi was a fascinating presence. He could see that she was two-faced, a hypocritical fool driven by greed.
But his eyes told him she was a genuinely kind person, one rarely seen in a hundred years.
Curious, he watched her every move, seeing her get into one ridiculous situation after another. Before he knew it, his heart had been drawn to her.
When his master sent him away from the sect on an assignment, he thought that he would confess his feelings to her upon his return. He never expected to be ambushed and killed.
His immense resentment turned him into a vengeful spirit.
And Zeng Lingyi's appearance calmed his restless heart.
"Lingyi, Lingyi, I am so deeply in love with you. You are my goddess, my promised shore. I am willing to drift through this mortal world with you."
[Blurb saved on September 22, 2026]
Reading tips:
1. The heroine isn't bad by nature. She just has a performative personality and likes being the center of attention.
2. The hero goes berserk at the drop of a hat and often rants incoherently.
3. This is still written to indulge in the possessive, domineering, brooding ghost hero trope. It's pretty vulgar.
4. To be continued.
Theme: Defy fate and change your destiny
