Yin Yang Ferry

He Shu once had the kind of extraordinary adventures most people never experience in a lifetime, but now all he wants is to lie flat and live like a couch potato.

That simple wish was shattered on Ghost Festival night.

Ghost Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, when the gates of the underworld swing wide open.

As the saying goes, on the day of Zhongyuan, evil spirits pour out in droves and demons howl. Ordinary people should stay off the roads at night.

On Ghost Festival, He Shu picked up a strange passenger, encountered a peculiar bird, and had his first dealings with the odd neighbor across the hall.

In the end, he realized that the strangest one of all was his neighbor.

Guanghan, a man whose name was as strange as he was, was handsome enough to be a celebrity, yet colder than Lake Baikal in winter.

He Shu felt a breath wash over him, as cold as the man himself, but carrying an indescribable, subtle fragrance.

It was like the lingering scent left in the air after incense ash had burned away.

Caught off guard, He Shu let the man bring the tip of his nose almost against his own, then move down along his cheek to softly sniff his neck and shoulder. His breath was domineering, and He Shu heard him say:

“You’re close to death.”

This story also goes by the titles: “Extras in the Worlds of Yin and Yang,” “Why Was a Handsome Young Man Found Unconscious, Disheveled, and Outside the City on Ghost Festival Night?”, “My Roommate Isn’t Human,” “My Boyfriend Isn’t Human,” “Few of the People I Know Are Human,” “How I Went from Ride-Hailing Driver to a Big Name in Both Worlds,” and “Is Everyone in This House an Influencer Except Me?”

A former Celestial Master who just wants to lie flat and be a couch potato, bottom, vs. a seemingly goofy top with plenty of secrets.

Modern urban supernatural fantasy, lighthearted tone, episodic cases told in a fragmented style, happy ending.

This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Please don’t assume it’s about you.

Updates every evening. I take one day off each week; the other notices are just for typo corrections, so you can ignore them.

Theme: Slay demons, punish evil, uphold justice, and set things right in both the worlds of yin and yang