In short, it's about all the oddballs and strange characters she meets along the way while fleeing.
[Secretly Scheming Man x Wooden-Headed Woman]
It was a turbulent age, overrun by ghosts and monsters, with the people living in misery.
Xie Shuangyu spent seven dull years in a Taoist temple. The day she finally went down the mountain, she was free at last from her daily routine of meditation and scripture reading.
Whenever she ran short of money, she would read people's fortunes in love, compare their birth charts, predict good or bad luck, put her skills to use, and catch a few ghosts...
Unfortunately, she had been in Jinling for barely a year when one man arrested her seven times in a row.
He was a stone-faced man who stood around like a wooden post every day, unable to get even half a word out. He was downright boring!
Xie Shuangyu wailed to the heavens: Making money in troubled times is hard enough. Please leave me alone!
Just as Xie Shuangyu was finally about to escape his clutches, the man was possessed by an evil ghost and lost his memory, then latched onto her...
There was no helping it. You reap what you sow, so Xie Shuangyu had no choice but to take him along on the road...
And so:
Xie Shuangyu: "Go bring me the water for washing my feet!"
Xiao Cong said nothing, but did as he was told.
Xie Shuangyu was very pleased and rewarded him with a pat on the head.
Xiao Cong blushed and secretly glanced at her.
That night, Xie Shuangyu returned from catching ghosts and was ready for bed, only to see someone's head poking out from under the covers...
Xiao Cong: "The blanket was cold, so I warmed it for you."
Xie Shuangyu: "..."
Hadn't she finally turned the tables and become the one calling the shots? Why did this feel so wrong...
From the male lead's perspective:
Xie Shuangyu was the most unusual woman Xiao Cong had ever met. He had never seen anyone who, even after sinking into the mud, could still take life as it came and stay cheerful. She was like a blade of grass forcing its way out through a crack in the stone, bursting with life.
At first, he thought she was just like those con artists in the martial world, cheating people out of their money and their lives. He arrested her again and again, but she never learned her lesson. She even kept grinning as she provoked him.
But later, she saved him from danger time and again. When he lost his memory, she stayed by his side. When he was mired in trouble, she did everything she could to help...
Deep down, Xiao Cong knew better than anyone that she had ulterior motives, yet he still found himself drawn to her.
He thought: She really is a liar.
Without even realizing it, she had tricked him into giving her his heart.
[Little Scene]
One day, Xie Shuangyu gazed intently at Xiao Cong. Candlelight burned in her eyes, spreading all the way into his heart.
Xiao Cong's Adam's apple bobbed, and a faint blush rose on his face. As Xie Shuangyu slowly moved closer, he couldn't help placing a hand on her shoulder, his voice trembling as he asked, "What's wrong?"
They were so close they could feel each other's hearts beating. But Xie Shuangyu dodged the lips leaning toward hers and whispered in his ear, "There's a ghost behind you..."
Xiao Cong: "..."
Ghost: "..."
So, which one of them is the wooden one?
1. All feng shui knowledge in this story is entirely made up. Do not take it seriously.
2. This story is full of invented details, all in service of the plot.
Theme: Uphold justice in the human world
