Has Master Married His Archrival Again?

[Extremely possessive, gloomy ghost-like gong × Smiling, goofy, chatty, mischievous shou]

Qu Yunyao was a revered immortal, but one day his beloved disciple, Ning Muye, caused his soul to scatter and vanish.

He thought bitterly, "Being a master really is a dangerous profession. You might raise a lovesick fool, or you might raise a mortal enemy."

Who could have guessed that a thousand years later, after being reborn, Qu Yunyao would become a low-ranking judge in the ghost realm?

The junior judge was in charge of arranging ghost marriages for male ghosts. He had never even tied a single red thread before, and now the fearsome Ghost King was about to personally hold him accountable.

Qu Yunyao was furious. "I may treasure my life, but where am I supposed to find people and tie these kinds of red threads?!"

Qu Yunyao had no choice but to do the job himself. Before long, he found a man said to have lost his sworn enemy.

During the wedding ceremony, the other man took Qu Yunyao's hand. His touch was sincere and warm.

It just felt a little familiar.

Then Ning Muye slowly leaned down beside his ear, a chilling smile in his voice. "Master, why didn't you tell me you'd come back? Why are you marrying someone else?"

Qu Yunyao: "..."

Damn, damn, damn! Why is it him?! Talk about a fated encounter with an enemy!

Qu Yunyao fled at once. Later, he came across another pitiable man, supposedly abandoned by his lover.

Lying together in the same coffin, Qu Yunyao smiled and offered him his long hair. "Husband, that person abandoned you, but I never will."

Ning Muye spoke in a gloomy voice. "Master, you said the same thing once before. Have you forgotten already?"

Qu Yunyao was numb. "...You again?"

How could he keep showing up like a ghost?

Qu Yunyao was caught every time he tried to escape, until the nth time he realized the man was still Ning Muye

Qu Yunyao had had enough. He lay on the ground in despair. "What do you want from me? Can you just say it straight?"

Who knew Ning Muye would gaze at him like a flame, his clothes half open as he leaned over him? "Master, you said it yourself. I want to do it."

"???"

Clutching his aching waist, Qu Yunyao returned to the ghost realm, thinking he would stay there forever and never run into that menace again.

But the ghost realm was decked out in red from end to end, with gongs and drums filling the air. The Ghost King was getting married.

Word was, the Ghost King had loved his fiancee for many years and had never let go, even after being abandoned. Rumor even had it that this fiancee had once been the Ghost King's sworn enemy.

Qu Yunyao had gone to watch the spectacle, but suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. "...Why does this story sound like I've pieced together bits and pieces of it from all over?"

When the bridal sedan was brought before him, Qu Yunyao was stunned.

Wasn't she his sworn enemy? Weren't they supposed to fight to the death? Why did he keep marrying him?!

"Master." Ning Muye's pale hand stroked Xu Yunyao's face before pulling him into a tight embrace. "I've really waited so long for you. How could you leave me again?"

Everyone said Ning Muye and Qu Yunyao were sworn enemies who had been at each other's throats for a thousand years.

Only Ning Muye knew that the bond of marriage with his master, formed a thousand years ago, was a treasure he would cherish for eternity.

#Of course sworn enemies should become spouses #Master and disciple #Younger gong #How did a little lovers' quarrel become sworn enmity to you all? #When did we form a bond of marriage? How come I don't know about it?

[Reading Guide]

1. 1v1, both virgins, HE

2. Ning Muye did not kill Qu Yunyao. It was a misunderstanding.

3. This is a sweet story with mutual devotion, not coercive love.

4. Blurb dated August 28, 2026.

Theme: Be strong