Please, Don’t Die

[A fierce but goofy female ghost x a gentle, devoted physician]

After her sect was wiped out, He Qingsheng wandered from place to place, eventually dying by chance and becoming a vengeful ghost. With no home for a soul from another world, why shouldn't she turn heaven and earth upside down all over again?

But where was she? Where was her cultivation world? Where were her enemies?

He Qingsheng hadn't expected to die in a completely different world.

And from the start, she had only one ordinary mortal with her.

Well, not entirely ordinary. At least he was pleasing to the eye.

She decided to haunt him.

But why did this mortal care whether she ate? Why did he care if she was hurt?

Mortal: Is what you're eating even food?

Little by little, He Qingsheng began to wonder why she had to take a mortal's feelings into consideration.

Beauty really can bewitch a ghost. Beauty really can bewitch a ghost.

For revenge, He Qingsheng devoured every ghost and evil spirit she came across, refusing to turn any away.

After many twists and turns, she finally returned to the cultivation world.

Only to find the mortal holding a bloodstained sword and peeling the face off one of her familiar enemies. The moment he saw her, his expression turned aggrieved. "Shengsheng, they all pick on me when you're not around."

He Qingsheng thought: You're quite something. I haven't even turned evil, and you've already gone dark?

He Qingsheng said aloud, "It's their fault. I'll take you back to kill them all."

The prodigies of the great sects: What? Fuliu's top grinder is back again!

Villainous ghosts from all around: What? The demoness is back with her healing cheat!

On the road to revenge, He Qingsheng was surprised to discover that when the mortal said he'd heal her, he really could.

Ying Qujie picked up a ghost. She talked him into erecting a memorial, seeing a ghost, and falling into a trap.

She was a real handful.

But later, Ying Qujie realized that it was the female ghost who took a sword for him, helped him resolve his inner turmoil, and backed him up when they were cornered... She was also the first person who made his heart stir.

He couldn't say when love began, only that it grew deeper and deeper.

He Qingsheng tentatively asked, feeling guilty, "Do you really think I'm that devoted?"

The beautiful man looked at her with gentle kindness. He Qingsheng decided to bury her earlier schemes for good.

"Doctor, of course I like you very much."

"Is that so?"

He Qingsheng discovered that she, a fearsome ghost, had actually been tied up by a mortal!

Red thread entwined, dark hair in disarray.

He Qingsheng: "I only passed out for a while because I'd eaten too much. How did you... Mm..."

The beautiful man's eyes reddened. His gentle exterior fell away, and in a fever of obsession, he kissed away her tears as they fell with her trembling, again and again.

"Shengsheng, you can't die in front of me twice."

"Shengsheng, it's not fair if I'm the only one who falls in love."

"Shengsheng, the mortal realm or the cultivation world, I won't let you leave, not even if I have to search to the ends of heaven and the depths of the underworld."

Ying Qujie: This world is full of twists and turns. You're not alone anymore.

He Qingsheng: I wasn't alone to begin with.

Ying Qujie: If you get weird while I'm trying to be romantic again, I'll...

He Qingsheng: You'll what?

And so, on this day, the female ghost finally learned that some things really shouldn't be said just for fun.

Help! A human is bullying a ghost!

[Reading Guide]

1. One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, happy ending.

2. The leads are slow burns, and their relationship develops gradually. This isn't a conventional power fantasy. Neither lead is perfect, but they're both pretty lovable.

3. I think the leads are quite sweet, but the novel is labeled as serious drama, and there will be some heartbreak, too.

Theme: Even after recognizing life's hardships, keep loving it