On the third day after her mother was laid out for burial, Qi Sui was born.
Born as an ill-omened child of a coffin, he was feared by everyone. Fortunately, an old coffin maker in the western part of town took him in.
Qi Sui escaped the fate of being sealed in a coffin and buried alongside his mother, but a life stolen from death could never be whole.
His destiny was flawed, shortening his lifespan.
As the old temple keeper put it, he was a little short-lived ghost.
Qi Sui: "..."
You certainly don't mince words.
To live a few years longer, Qi Sui took on work that earned him good karma, gathering the bones of the dead for their families.
One day, while collecting bones, he unexpectedly met Wenren Hui, the new temple keeper, whose soul had left his body.
They said Temple Keeper Wenren was ruthless and showed no mercy to demons and ghosts. He was a major harbinger of doom.
Watching him flick his sleeve and obliterate a whole swarm of ghosts, Qi Sui couldn't help thinking that rumors couldn't always be trusted.
This wasn't just a harbinger of doom. He was the ancestor of all harbingers of doom.
Before Qi Sui could recover, Wenren Hui looked him over and asked in a soft, eerie voice, "Qi Sui, your life is short and full of suffering... Since you're so desperate to live, how about I give you my life?"
Qi Sui narrowed his eyes and shot back, "Don't try to dump on someone else what you don't want."
Neither of them noticed the red thread quietly winding around their wrists as they spoke.
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Ever since his father died unexpectedly, Wenren Hui had been the unwanted jinx of his family.
His ill-fated reputation was so notorious in town that even three-year-olds had heard of him.
Qi Sui woke up in Wenren Hui's body and glared at the red thread around his wrist.
So now he was the jinx everyone hated, whether living or dead?
Hah. Not if he had anything to say about it. He'd find someone to switch them back!
Switching back was easy enough, but...
Qi Sui pressed his lips together in fury, the corner of his mouth bitten raw. What the hell was this indecent ghostly thing of a red thread?
Theme: Fate brings people together; everything is ultimately ordained.
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