The Genius Ghost Tamer

[Main Story Complete] After awakening one day, Zhu Xingqiao, the renowned genius ghost tamer, discovered that he was nothing more than a cannon-fodder character in a supernatural novel. Despite his extraordinary talent and early fame, he was destined to become the male lead Ling Yuchuan's stepping stone. He would die young at thirty, and the ghosts he had raised would recognize a new master and become invaluable allies on Ling Yuchuan's path of revenge and power. Born with yin-yang eyes, he figured out how to tame ghosts all by himself at three, subdued a century-old evil ghost at five, and was already considered the founding master of the ghost-taming world at just twenty-two: Zhu Xingqiao thought, “What the hell? Shouldn't I be the male lead?” To avoid his premature death, Zhu Xingqiao planned to kill Ling Yuchuan, who was only sixteen at the time. But when he found Ling Yuchuan, he saw a scrawny boy who looked thirteen or fourteen despite being sixteen. He lived in someone else's home, where he was treated like a slave, beaten, and humiliated. In short, his life was miserable. Bullying someone like that would make you worse than a beast. So Zhu Xingqiao changed his strategy. He paid to bring Ling Yuchuan home, planning to use his unusual constitution and male-lead aura to discover why he would suffer a backlash, and hopefully change his own fate. When Ling Yuchuan first arrived, he was extremely wary and timid around strangers. It took Zhu Xingqiao a long time to get him to move from sleeping in a corner to sleeping in a bed. He taught him to speak, sent him to school, and even taught him his ghost-taming techniques, raising him as something like a half-apprentice. Watching the once-pitiful boy grow into an excellent student and model young man filled Zhu Xingqiao with pride. But when the story reached its starting point, Ling Yuchuan still died before his eyes and followed the original plotline. Unable to save him, Zhu Xingqiao faded from the story and retreated to a secluded estate. Every now and then, he heard news of Ling Yuchuan, who had turned the world of mysticism upside down, but Zhu Xingqiao remained unmoved. Yet in the dead of night, whenever he remembered the horrific state Ling Yuchuan had been in when he died, Zhu Xingqiao couldn't help crying in his dreams. A pair of cold hands caressed his cheek, wiping away his tears, then greedily kissed his lips. A whisper came from beside his ear: “Brother Qiao, are these tears for me?” Zhu Xingqiao jolted awake, cursing himself for being such a terrible person to have a dream like that. When he looked up, he saw Ling Yuchuan floating in midair, clutching the clothes he'd taken off. Shit. A ghost! Beautiful, powerful, tragic, and dangerously obsessive top x genius powerhouse bottom who gradually becomes laid-back while raising kids He thinks he's raised the kids well, but in reality, he's already raised them all wrong Pre-release: Before the Divorce, He Lost His Memory Shi Yunzhou and Lu Ji have been married for three years, and they're still as loving and sweet as ever. No matter how busy Lu Ji is, he always comes home to eat with him. On his birthday, he throws a grand celebration and sets off a dazzling fireworks display on the beach. To outsiders, Shi Yunzhou was incredibly lucky to marry Lu Ji after the Shi family fell on hard times. Only Shi Yunzhou knows that Lu Ji doesn't love him. He married Shi Yunzhou only to repay his father's kindness for raising him. For three years, Lu Ji has always slept in his study. Their apparent affection is an illusion, and the two of them are as distant as roommates. As their sham marriage enters its fourth year, Shi Yunzhou finds the divorce papers Lu Ji prepared the year they married in the study. At last, he decides to divorce and let them both go. But he gets into an accident on the way and ends up in the hospital. Lu Ji rushes over. The usually cold Shi Yunzhou throws himself into Lu Ji's arms, crying, “Why did you take so long? I missed you so much.” Lu Ji: “...?” It turns out Shi Yunzhou has lost his memory. He's forgotten everything since he was sixteen, and, after listening to the people around him, firmly believes that he and Lu Ji are a couple who fell in love when they were young. To avoid upsetting him, Lu Ji can only play along. He eats with him, comforts him to sleep, and takes him out to watch the sunrise in the middle of the night when he gets excited about the idea. Everything suggests Shi Yunzhou is right: they're a loving couple. But there's one thing he can't figure out. Why is everything between him and Lu Ji so chaste? Is this really how a married couple of four years should live? No way. One night, Shi Yunzhou looks at Lu Ji's back and thinks, I've got to get Lu Ji working again. Theme: Have the courage to start over