How Well Does a Noble Scion Fit into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio?

Xie Zhi, courtesy name Jueming. The youngest legitimate son of the Qinghe Xie clan, he was renowned for his talent from a young age. After passing the imperial examinations, he grew disgusted with the ways of officialdom and resigned to travel the land.

He happened upon an extraordinary person in the woods, and from then on could see ghosts and gods.

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An old fox was cunning and heartless, breaking his word and determined to separate his daughter from her husband. Xie Zhi tried to talk him out of it, but failed, so he regretfully gave up. Then he went to the local prefect and got ten cannons deployed around the old fox's home. The fox immediately became trustworthy and true to his word, took the advice, and let his daughter reunite with her family.

A lovesick woman swallowed phlegm in the middle of the street to save her husband, heedless of the humiliation. After he came back from the dead, he despised her and even divorced her to marry another woman. Xie Zhi happened to pass by and heard of this injustice. He promptly made connections and brought a childless high official an adopted daughter. Once the woman had risen to prominence, her shameless ex came crawling back to win her over, only to be beaten out the door.

A certain family's daughter came back from the dead, only to become a man. Sensing something was amiss, Xie Zhi told the local county magistrate. The magistrate immediately sent twenty skilled constables to investigate, exposing a murder in which someone had been killed and replaced by another.

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Little stories from the male lead's travels.

A young nobleman and his exceptionally gifted Daoist friend.

P.S. Some stories offer an unconventional interpretation.

Theme: Good causes bring good results, and evil causes bring evil results