The Paranormal Biology Research Institute

[Coming soon: I Open a Underworld Diner to Extend My Life. Synopsis at the end.] Number 717 (Shi Qi) × Xia Jiaoyang On the surface, the Abnormal Organisms Research Institute is an unofficial lab without proper permits. In reality, it houses every monster capable of destroying the world. Xia Jiaoyang is the only one who earned an A-rank researcher position through sheer fighting ability. He’s affectionately known as “Hell’s Gatekeeper.” One sunny afternoon, the director summoned Xia Jiaoyang to a conference room with an S-level clearance requirement. Director: You know how dangerous 717 is. He claims he can communicate with the world, and we’ve intercepted plenty of signal waves around him. Our analysis shows an overwhelming desire to destroy the world. Xia Jiaoyang: Uh-huh. Director: But recently, his signal wavelength changed. Xia Jiaoyang perked up a little. “Has he turned over a new leaf? I’ve been giving him daily moral instruction!” Director: Our analysis shows an overwhelming... desire for you. Xia Jiaoyang: ? Director: Put into words, it would be an impressive piece of erotic fiction. Xia Jiaoyang stood up without expression. Director: Where are you going? Xia Jiaoyang: I’m going to confiscate his tools of the trade, just in case! “Because of you, I’ve decided to let this wretched world continue to exist.” Mr. Xia never knew that his handsomeness and adorable charm saved the world that day. A seemingly well-behaved, obsessive little monster gong × a ridiculously formidable, brash shou Younger gong [Coming soon: I Open a Underworld Diner to Extend My Life] There’s a snack shop on an old street. Its owner is a pretty, sickly man. Si Nanxing is so frail he sways with every step and pants whenever he lifts a leg. Everyone says he won’t live much longer. His snack shop rarely sees a living customer all year round, and the neighbors say it won’t last long. Of course, ordinary people don’t know that Si Nanxing is no ordinary man, and his shop isn’t for the living. When the hour of darkness falls, paper lanterns appear outside the signless shop. A raven with glossy black feathers lands on the roof and caws three times, and lonely ghosts and wandering spirits crowd inside. Si Nanxing lies in a reclining chair and coughs twice. “Take it easy. Eat your fill before you head on your way. No fighting. Watch yourselves, all right? I have someone backing me up.” The ghosts are about to scoff when a young man wrapped in the baleful aura of the underworld walks out through the Gates of Hell. One glance from him silences the entire room. Lord Zhuyou holds a ledger and asks, “Same as usual? Half in cash, half in merit points to exchange for more time in the mortal world?” “Right.” Si Nanxing reaches for the ledger. “Let me see how long I have left to live.” Lord Zhuyou doesn’t let him look. “Underworld secrets.” Si Nanxing lies back down and complains carelessly, “You won’t even let me see. What if I accidentally live as long as Heaven and Earth?” Lord Zhuyou looks at him. “That would be good.” “You have to live as long as Heaven and Earth so we can stay together forever.” Lord Zhuyou, a serious underworld official × Si Nanxing, a carefree invalid who takes each day as it comes A love story between someone feared by ghosts and someone ghosts can’t wait to devour. Theme: Saving each other and saving the world.