Whose Fair-Faced Young Man Is That on Horseback?

(A promise to write ancient-style supernatural fiction for ten thousand years)

[Who is that fair-faced young man on horseback? He dismounts by the steps and sits on someone's bed. He doesn't bother to give his name, so bold and brash, pointing at the silver flask and asking for a taste of wine.]

In a nutshell: Miss, this place is haunted. Dare to come?

This is a monster-hunting story about a (self-satisfied, though actually rather inexplicable) Guardian Deity and a (single-mindedly devoted to cultivation and clueless about romance) utterly straightforward female Taoist, teaming up to hunt ghosts and exterminate demons.

Nicknames added from the comments section: Daughter (Cen Yin), Wolf (Xiao Wuchang)

[Blurb]

Once upon a time, there was a female Taoist priest. Her origins were tragic, and she was a loner by nature. One day, a goddess enlightened her and sent her down the mountain to exterminate demons.

After that, she was pestered by a “Guardian sent by the goddess.”

She cursed the man blocking her way for being blind!

Later, she found out he really was blind.

Female Taoist: I'm ugly.

Guardian Deity: It's fine, I'm blind.

Female Taoist: People don't like me.

Guardian Deity: It's fine, they're blind.

Female Taoist: I'm weak, I can't even wring a chicken's neck.

Guardian Deity: It's fine, the demons are blind too.

Female Taoist: ...You're really out of your mind, blind and oblivious.

Guardian Deity: ?!

Daily Life 1:

The Wolf is over eight feet tall and strikingly handsome. He puts on his court robes, looks in the mirror, and says to the female priest:

Wolf: I am the most handsome man under heaven!

Cen Yin: Yes, you're handsome.

Wolf: I am the most dashing man under heaven!

Cen Yin: Yes, you're dashing.

Wolf: Who is more handsome, me or the Dragon King of the city north?

Cen Yin: Naturally, the Dragon King is far more handsome. How could you compare to him?

The Wolf weeps himself unconscious in the outhouse.

Daily Life 2:

One day, Cen Yin asked the young servant: Name three good qualities your young master has.

Servant: None.

Wolf: ?!

Cen Yin: Then name three of your young master's flaws.

Servant: Narrow-minded, petty, and as temperamental as a wolf.

Servant: He can't stand anyone being better than him, especially anyone more handsome.

Wolf: Nonsense! A gentleman is open-hearted and magnanimous

Cen Yin (pointing at a male ghost): Wow, a handsome man!

Wolf (raising his sword): Ah! Evil spirit!!

Cen Yin and the servant: See? Petty as a wolf.

Guardian Deity x female Taoist, secretly dark x straightforward woman. Wherever they go hand in hand, not a single demon survives.

PS: The characters may be a little strange... If that bothers you, please don't force yourself to read.

[Bold warning: This is a long story with many foreshadowed clues. The comments contain spoilers, so beware if you want to avoid them!]

Reader's Guide and Warnings:

0. [This is a long story, so think carefully before starting~~ If you don't like the plot or characters, please don't flame. Let's respect one another (heart). Pirated copies, go away o( ?o?)==○!]

1. Ancient-style setting with demons, immortals, devils, Buddhas, and ghosts. This isn't a cultivation-leveling story, just a pure monster-hunting and ghost-killing adventure. One-on-one romance, slow burn, story-focused, happy ending.

2. Fictional setting, so please don't nitpick historical details. No golden finger. Plot-focused, with romance as a secondary element.

3. The leads are innocent; other pairings may happen, but aren't guaranteed. There are always people with unrequited crushes on the male and female leads, but the male lead only has eyes for the female lead, and the female lead only cares about herself and her “conquest of the world.”

4. The male lead is a Guardian Deity. Sometimes strong, sometimes weak, sometimes good, sometimes bad. He's very powerful but has little ambition. The female lead is mortal, relatively weak at first, and single-minded. She's not powerful, but very ambitious.

5., Added note: The comments contain spoilers, so beware if you want to avoid them.

6. I revise like a maniac. Changes to earlier chapters are for fixing errors and bugs~~ Feel free to help spot them! I plan to polish the whole story after it is complete~~

[The original differs from pirated versions. I am not responsible for pirated copies. Please read only the official version on Jinjiang.]

7. This story is entirely fictional. I hope we can discuss it peacefully; beyond that, let's leave it to fate. Thank you, lovely readers, for sticking with me [blows a kiss].

Theme: Uphold benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness, and rid the people of harm.