Fast-talking heroine vs. enigmatic male lead
Heroine determined to live to a hundred vs. male lead who thinks being dead would be just fine
Supernatural suspense + episodic stories + expansive worldbuilding
Feng Kui's greatest wish is to live to a hundred, eat and drink her fill, and wait for death. She never expected the spirit realm to be on the brink of upheaval, with humanity's last glimmer of hope at stake. To stay alive, she has no choice but to enroll at Wutong Academy and learn magic to keep herself alive.
At the academy, she meets the enigmatic Feng Heng, Zhu Xile, the eldest daughter of the Puppet Sect, He Wuyou, the Puppet Sect's adopted daughter, Shen Xuwu, who has sworn to become the savior of the world, and Lin Shenshi, a smiling fox.
Feng Kui has been able to see ghosts since she was little, but back then they were all small fry who could only attack people mentally. All she had to do was close her eyes and cover her ears, and she would be fine. Unlike the ghosts these days, who have learned to attack physically.
Feng Kui looks at the terrifying, hideous female ghost before her and scratches her head. “Tsk, miss, why are you so stubborn? You could just tell us what you want and have us burn money, paper offerings, paper effigies, appliances, and the like for you. With so many people, just think how much we could burn! Then you'd have more money than you could spend down there, plus male-model servants of all shapes and looks to wait on you. Come to think of it, judging by your clothes, you've been dead for a long time. You haven't tried any of the modern world's advanced gadgets yet, like computers, TVs, and phones. They're so much fun, I'm telling you. Living like a goddess would be far more comfortable than wandering around among the living!”
The female ghost asks, “Is it really that nice?”
Feng Kui beams. “Of course!”
The female ghost says, “Then how about I kill you all, and you can go down there and enjoy it yourselves?”
Feng Kui: ...
Xiao Huaiyuan is over seventy, and lately he has been at his wits' end. The academy had just seen one little troublemaker off, and things had been peaceful for a dozen years or so. Now another little troublemaker has shown up. It feels like his peaceful days have drained away like urine.
He suspects that the surname Feng is incompatible with his birth chart. Whenever he runs into someone with that surname, he gets endlessly worked up.
How can someone who's only just come of age cause so much trouble?
How dare she pretend to be the long-dead dean in front of the entire faculty and student body?!
How dare she pluck the feathers from the peacocks he's raised for years?!
He feels like every hour spent around Feng Kui takes a year off his life.
Heavens, can someone please take this nuisance away!
Theme: Those who grow prosperous should help the world around them.
