Do I Really Have to Give My Fallen-Demon Ex-Husband Yang Energy?

[Resilient, sunny ordinary heroine x formerly aloof and noble righteous gentleman, now a taciturn, brooding male ghost]

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On the day I divorced Yan Hegu, he looked at me quietly for a long time, then asked in a low voice if I could stay.

I glanced at the vicious ghosts rampaging and killing people down the mountain and pretended to be cheerful. "This is pretty good, isn't it? You can cultivate your Way of Ruthlessness and save the world, while I go back to my hometown and live a quiet life. I still have a field of rice to harvest."

The muscles around the young man's eyes twitched slightly, but he did not try to stop me again. He only said, "All right."

After that, I never saw Yan Hegu again.

I only heard that he had successfully inherited his sect's legacy, slain ghosts in one place after another, saved people in another, and truly become a grandmaster renowned throughout the world, praised and thanked by all.

Everyone said that Grandmaster Yan of the Taiyi Sect had a former wife who was his unattainable first love, someone he could never forget. That was why he had refused every marriage proposal from noble ladies for ten years and remained alone.

When I heard the rumor in the countryside, I simply laughed it off and thought that he must have attained great mastery of his Way of Ruthlessness.

The next time I heard news of Yan Hegu, it was that he had sacrificed himself to protect the peace of the world, killed by a powerful ghost.

After hearing of Yan Hegu's death, I watched the rain beneath the eaves all night.

The next day, I accepted the proposal of my childhood friend, who had always loved me.

The red candles burned bright. In my phoenix crown and bridal robes, I thought I was about to begin a new life.

Until a deathly pale, dripping hand knocked on the door of my bridal chamber for my second wedding.

"Save me," said [Yan Hegu].

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In short, my dead ex-husband came back for me, ruined my wedding, and turned into a vicious ghost who had lost his mind and knew only how to drain the life force of the living.

Through all the days and nights that followed, as [Yan Hegu] clung to me and passed life force through kisses, as we stayed tangled together in bed, I couldn't understand how things had come to this.

#They say a proper ex should be as good as dead.#

#But how can a dead ex still show up at my door?#

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[Male Lead's Perspective]

They say ghosts are insatiable, ruled by their senses.

Yan Hegu had spent his whole life as a pure-hearted, desireless Daoist, and his whole life slaying evil ghosts. He had seen more than his share of ugliness.

He thought he would spend his life at odds with those filthy, disgusting creatures. He never imagined that he would fall into a trap, die, and have his soul linger until he became a vicious ghost.

But later, his little wife beneath him was already exhausted and fast asleep, while he, now a ghost, had no need for sleep or rest and was especially energetic late at night.

After waking her once more and seeing her flushed little face, streaked with sweat and tears, Yan Hegu suddenly felt that perhaps not being human wasn't so bad after all.

[Reading Guide]

* Written in third person.

* One-on-one romance, happy ending. The leads only love each other from beginning to end; there is another reason the heroine remarries.

* The heroine was reincarnated into a mother's womb.

* A low-magic world focused more on ghost hunting than cultivation. The plot serves the romance.

* This is not the final blurb and may change before the official launch, but the core premise will stay the same~

[Blurb dated 2025.05.14]

Theme: Love can overcome any hardship.