Cursed for his loose tongue, spirit medium Meng Xiao accidentally transmigrates into a book and inadvertently kills the original male protagonist.
According to the story, disaster will descend thirty years later, throwing the world into chaos. The person who should have stopped this catastrophe will no longer be there.
To make amends, Meng Xiao devotes himself to ascetic cultivation, becoming a "Tenth-Rank Ghost Hunter." Wielding the original owner's personal "Soul Ferrying Banner," he plans to nip the "Three Calamity Stars" in the bud.
But he discovers that everything he does seems to be disrupting the world's original course.
A century ago, Maicheng was destroyed in a great fire. Its thousand residents became vengeful ghosts, and the place came to be known as Ghost City.
To eliminate the "Many-Faced Ghost King," Meng Xiao enters the city alone and meets a mysterious man who calls himself Chu Tingyun.
Together, they overcome countless dangers, uncover a century-old secret buried in the city, and slay the "Many-Faced Ghost King" before it can grow powerful.
The wind was cold by the cliff. Chu Tingyun smiled and asked, "Would you be willing to come with me?" After a long silence, Meng Xiao replied, "No."
The next moment, a pair of trusted hands pushed him off the cliff. Only then did he realize that this man, whose eyes held both a smile and a blade, was both a lifeline and a hook meant to drag him to his death!
CP: Restrained, stoic, secretly unhinged, beautiful and tragic powerhouse (gong) x peacock-preening, calculating, seductive demonic sect leader (shou)
Reading Guide:
(1) Plot-driven, supernatural, mildly terrifying, and suspenseful.
(2) Happy ending, intense romantic tension, guaranteed sweetness (with a little angst), two powerful leads, enemies at first and salvation for each other later.
(3) The shou has hidden feelings for the gong. His identity is a mystery at first, and their interactions involve probing and scheming. The truth is revealed later.
(4) The gong is taciturn at first and possessive. Later, the story includes imprisonment and killing everyone in the demonic sect.
Content warning: The gong accidentally killed the male lead when he was a child. The story revolves around atonement, and the emotional tone is heavy at first.
Author's Note: Daily updates during the October 1 holiday~
Theme: Ghosts are the reflection of the human heart. Use atonement as a sword.
