Dead Forest

Xu Huan used connections to transfer back to a small police station. What can a forest ranger do, you ask? In Lanping County, all they do is patrol the mountains.

But she had caught poachers and drug traffickers, and been through even more dangerous situations. Back in this slower-paced world, Xu Huan became the odd one out.

Everyone in the Lanping County Forest Brigade knew there was a weirdo on the team: a woman who barely spoke, had a fierce temper, and kept her identity secret. They all wondered when Xu Huan would cause a whole heap of trouble.

Then Xu Huan went into the forest and came back with a man. From then on, major cases kept cropping up at the little police station, and everyone repeatedly found themselves at the center of public scrutiny.

Afterward, the old station chief said in an interview, "I regret it. I really regret it now..."

*

The Forest of Death is a forest that preserves every soul.

As the guardian of the Forest of Death, Mu Yuan had endured centuries of waiting before finally being resurrected.

The moment he opened his eyes, a gun was pointed at his head. The woman holding it looked battered and exhausted.

Her eyes were red, and two departed souls stood behind her.

Standing in a tree, Mu Yuan reached out to her. "I'm a little afraid of heights, miss. Could you give me a hand?"

When she reached out and took his hand, he sensed the life and death she had experienced.

*

Three months later, Xu Huan was at death's door. Mu Yuan asked if there was anything she still wished to do.

Clutching her wound, Xu Huan said weakly, "You're the guardian. Is there any way you could make an exception and let my soul enter the Forest of Death a little later?"

"Once I find my sister, I'll go in there myself..." She raised an index finger to her head, her expression nonchalant. "I'll enter the Forest of Death myself."

When he made no promise, a cool, gentle hand covered her eyes.

A breath brushed her lips. Xu Huan's heart pounded, and she heard Mu Yuan sigh. "What am I supposed to do? My wish is for you to live well."

A volatile, sharp-tempered forest policewoman x a gentle, handsome young nobleman from ancient times

An original fantasy set in an imaginary world. After a few months away, I'm starting a new story to prove I still love fantasy.

Theme: Foster a healthy attitude toward life and death