The Strange Tales of Mangshan Mountain

The ongoing novel Death Warrant is available in my author profile.

Blurb for Strange Tales of Mang Mountain:

Su Yan is a spirit medium. While searching for her grandfather's soul, she meets Lin Changfeng, a fellow practitioner who's strange in every way. Just as she's communicating with some ghosts and assuring them she won't hurt them...

Lin Changfeng: "Pleased to meet you! Are you here to catch ghosts too?"

Su Yan: "..."

The ghosts around them scatter in every direction, as if they'd just seen a total creep.

Mountains and rivers can forget one another; stars and moons can shine together in flowing light. Su Yan decides that she and Lin Changfeng must go their separate ways! She still has to venture into the old forest, to Mang Mountain, where the High Priest was buried among countless bones, to find her grandfather's soul and the lost ritual fan imbued with mysterious power.

But life's journey is full of unexpected turns. The one who accompanies her through Mang Mountain is him. The one who protects her before the townspeople and declares that she's no demon is him, too.

She might be falling for him.

On a quiet night, amid the cool evening breeze, he finally appears, holding a black jar steady as if it were a bouquet of flowers. His ears turn red as he confesses in a soft voice, "I know you don't care for worldly things, but I still wanted to give you something. This little ghost took me ages to catch. It's yours. Have fun with it."

The moment Su Yan takes the black jar, a familiar, heartwarming feeling washes over her. Her eyes fill with tears. "How long have you kept him in there?"

Lin Changfeng's ears turn faintly red. He lowers his head. "A long time. Ever since the day I met you."

Later, Lin Changfeng can never figure out why Su Yan beat him up on the day he confessed, or why every time he pours out his feelings afterward, her dead grandfather appears and roars:

"Even if it means bringing me back to life, I will never agree to this marriage!"

Theme: With a tranquil heart, face everything with composure.