I'm a Heavenly Master, and My Partner Is an Evil Spirit

[Complete] Q: Is there a secret you’re keeping from your partner? Song Yixing: Thanks for asking. I’m a metaphysical exorcist by trade, but my partner is an atheist. I’ve kept it from him for three years and have no idea how to tell him. It’s so hard. Zhai Yan: Thanks for asking. I’m not human. My partner is terrified of ghosts :) For the three years Song Yixing and Zhai Yan have been together, Song has been on edge every moment. It’s simple: he’s afraid ghosts and monsters will come after Zhai Yan, who’s an ordinary human. All he can do is give Zhai Yan magical artifacts for fighting ghosts as gifts on various holidays. On their hundredth day together, he gave him a warding stone. Zhai Yan frowned. On their first anniversary, he gave him a talisman to ward off evil. Zhai Yan’s expression stiffened. On Zhai Yan’s birthday, he gave him a blessed string of Buddhist beads. Zhai Yan fell silent. Zhai Yan’s reactions made Song Yixing uneasy, and he had even less idea how to come clean to his partner. Then one day, a ghost accidentally broke into Song Yixing and Zhai Yan’s home. The ghost saw Song Yixing and immediately fell to its knees. “Heavenly Master Song, please… please don’t catch me!” When it saw Zhai Yan, its soul nearly scattered in terror. “A… a Ghost King! Please don’t eat me!” The two, suddenly exposed for what they were, froze and looked at each other. Song Yixing: “Ghost King?” Zhai Yan: “Heavenly Master?” This is ridiculous. [The story is entirely fictional. Believe in science, and do not be superstitious.] [The author has taken major liberties with the metaphysical elements in this story.] Weibo: Jinjiang Yuyuyuyu - "After Selling Myself to Eighteen Evil Spirits at Once" is on the upcoming list. Please add it to your favorites; find it on my author page. Evil spirits run rampant in the human world. They love eating pure, untainted souls, and plant highly infectious eggs inside human bodies. Disasters strike one after another, social order falls into chaos, and everyone lives in fear. Lin Yao is the evil spirits’ favorite food. Just one look at his angelic, harmless face is enough to tell how delicious his soul must be. Evil Spirit A: “I made a contract with Yao when he was three. I’d make sure he reached eighteen safely, and in return he’d willingly offer me his soul!” Evil Spirit B: “I was so honored when Yao proposed a little deal: if I killed an evil spirit when he turned eighteen, he’d give me his soul once the deal was done!” Evil Spirit C: “I met Yao when he was eighteen. He told me it was love at first sight, and that if he had to die, he wanted to die by my hand. I had to wrest him away from the other evil spirits.” Evil Spirits D, E, F, and G: “Yao told us the same thing.” Lin Yao: “One line is all it takes to make evil spirits fight over me. I’m just an ordinary little genius at sweet-talking.” - An S-rank evil spirit is no low-intelligence creature that only knows how to fight over food. It takes an interest in weak, pitiful, helpless humans, especially the little white rabbit called Lin Yao. Or rather, the young man. How is someone as gentle and harmless as him supposed to survive the apocalypse? Lin Yao: “Would you protect me? Your reward would be my soul. I’m offering it willingly.” The S-rank evil spirit thought it sounded like a good deal. That is, until one day, it accidentally touched the little white rabbit’s soul. Huh, the little white rabbit had contracts with eighteen evil spirits. Huh, the whiter his face, the darker his soul. Some people really aren’t human. He even deceived evil spirits!!! -- "I Broke the Campus Ghost Stories Again [Infinite]" Lin Yi failed the college entrance exam and chose a no-name university. It was every bit the no-name university it seemed to be. The first line of the admission notice read: [Dear Lin Yi, we regret to inform you that you have been admitted to the University of Supernatural Engineering.] The second line read: [For your own safety, please read the campus rules repeatedly.] University of Supernatural Engineering Campus Rules: 1: There is only one gate on campus. If you find more than one, you must use the gate on the far left. 2: If you accidentally sink into the paved road while walking around campus, take off your shoes immediately and get out. If the concrete reaches your thighs, call both the president’s hotline and the infirmary. 3: Only campus cards may be used to pay on campus. If anyone asks you to pay by another method, leave immediately. 4: If you have no classes that day, stay in your dorm. Do not go out. Never open the door to anyone who knocks once, then three times softly. 5: If you see an unfamiliar face in your dorm, look at their feet when they face you. If their toes point backward, call the dorm supervisor immediately. 6: The university provides hot water only between 7:00 and 21:00. At all other times, make sure the taps are tightly shut. 7: None of the university’s programs have evening study sessions. If one appears on your timetable, turn off the lights and go to bed immediately. … On his first day at school, Lin Yi saw someone’s feet sink into the concrete with his own eyes. Qin Yu: “Hey, help me out.” Lin Yi: “Just take off your shoes.” Qin Yu: “But they’re a limited edition.” Lin Yi: “…Fair point.” Theme: Don’t judge people by their appearance or decide whether they’re good or evil based on their status.