Believer

*An innocent, oblivious, utterly straight man x a hilarious woman who talks herself into believing he likes her

I’m really bad at writing blurbs.

Lan Yan rises from being a low-level charlatan to landing a government job, becoming a public servant tasked with handling “special cases” in the human world.

Her coworkers are all monsters. One likes to bathe in the office lobby, another likes to concoct elixirs in an air fryer, and some of them smear mud on people whenever they feel like it. In short, you can find them all in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Only the big boss’s identity is a mystery.

The boss is handsome, gentle, and good-tempered. He caters to her every whim and grants her every request. He’s so generous, he might as well be the God of Wealth himself. Not only does he never pay her late, he often goes out of his way to give her extra work bonuses.

Besides, when the boss offers her a drink, she refuses. When the boss walks, she takes a car. When the boss talks, she calls him long-winded. When the boss shares personal matters, she blabs about them. When the boss reaches for a dish, she spins the table. When the boss is waiting to win at mahjong, she declares a self-draw.

But the boss never holds it against her. Lan Yan thinks, He must like me.

Later, Lan Yan begins to have the same dream over and over.

In the dream, she wears armor and holds a long saber. The bones of her comrades lie beneath her feet, and behind her is an empty city where reinforcements will never arrive.

She keeps facing death here, as if trapped in a maze she can never escape.

At last, one day, a hazy figure appears in the dream.

The moment an arrow pierces Lan Yan’s body, the figure rushes toward her without hesitation and embraces her, facing the sharp arrowhead. She feels his body temperature slowly cool, and their blood mingle and congeal.

Lan Yan jolts awake.

Damn, why did this guy rush over to die for love as swiftly and decisively as the boss makes a transfer?!

*The male lead is not human. He officially appears in Chapter 7.

Don’t take the professional details too seriously. Sources are cited in the author’s notes.

The boss XX me XX line in the blurb comes from the internet.

[Upcoming stories]

1. Wildfire Never Dies [Crime Investigation]

To keep the city safe, she has no choice but to get together with her rival, who has a Conan-like knack for attracting trouble.

“My name is Xie Qingfei. I’m 28, female, and I like men. I’m a police officer with the Tianning Branch of the Changjing Public Security Bureau. My job keeps me busy, but my income is stable. I get regular checkups and I’m in good health. I have no bad habits. I own a car and a home, and I have no debts. You can find the rest of the details on my resume. I sincerely hope you’ll give serious thought to... being with me.”

After listening to her, Wei Cheng asked with interest, “You know I’m your blind date today, right?”

Xie Qingfei nodded. “I came here for you.”

Wei Cheng frowned oddly. “We can’t stand each other. We just had a fight yesterday, and today you’re asking me out on a blind date... What do you see in me?”

Xie Qingfei smoothly replied, “You’re handsome, you come from a good family, and you have a nice personality.”

Wei Cheng: “Tell me the truth.”

Xie Qingfei: “Whenever I’m with you, something unexpected happens or I get a key clue. You know I’m a police officer. I’m doing this to keep the city safe...”

Wei Cheng: “Xie Qingfei!”

His remaining words were cut off by a ringing phone.

Xie Qingfei: “One moment, I need to take this.”

At the same time, a local news alert popped up. After a tip from the public, police had launched an extensive search for a serial killer who had escaped custody. He had been spotted at Huanyu Tower. This was his first public appearance since the arrest warrant was issued, and police had already surrounded the building.

Wei Cheng’s eyelid suddenly twitched. Huanyu Tower was where they were right now.

After finishing her call, Xie Qingfei quickly stood up. She met Wei Cheng’s self-doubting gaze and gave him the most sincere smile she had ever shown him. “Thanks.”

Wei Cheng freaked out. “Thanks for what?! I told you this has nothing to do with me!!!”

2. The End of a Century of Desolation

Within the Hall of the King of Fengdu, those who punish evil and reward good, and pass judgment on the dead, are known among the people as “judges.”

As Earth’s population grows rapidly, the number of ghosts in Fengdu has risen dramatically as well. The gates of the underworld are now perpetually clogged with endless queues. The Hall of the King of Hell is overwhelmed every day, and countless souls are left waiting because their paperwork cannot be processed in time to send them on to reincarnation.

To improve efficiency and ensure that ordinary souls can be reincarnated as soon as possible, Fengdu establishes the Zhuohua Office in the human world, alongside the Offices of Rewarding Good, Punishing Evil, Yin Law, and Investigation. Its purpose is to guide the three souls, distinguish the good from the bad, and use a big data analysis system to determine in advance which path of reincarnation a person should take after death, thereby easing the burden on the other judges.

Ming Shan works at the Zhuohua Office. She has worked for nearly a century with her direct superior, Ying Keyan, the only judge in all of history to be stationed at an office in the human world.

She watches him catch ghosts, bind souls, and pass judgment on every matter under heaven.

He is decisive and ruthless, stopping at nothing.

Ming Shan thinks there is almost nothing in the world that scares him.

Until one day, she runs away from home, and Ying Keyan personally goes out to find her.

Only then does she realize:

His coldness, his dark and eccentric nature, his keeping everyone at arm’s length...

It’s all because he is...

Socially anxious.

Theme: Protect world peace and safeguard our shared home.