Everyone knew that Immortal Venerable Fuyuan, Zhu Yuhui, had been struck through the chest by a sword and lost his soul in the earth-shattering battle against the Ghost King, Chu Xiaoyi.
Who knows how many years after his death, Zhu Yuhui opened his eyes and was reborn as a minor celestial official with too little merit, soon to be banished to the mortal realm.
Fortunately, he only had to fulfill one more wish for a believer to earn enough merit to remain in the celestial realm.
But why was the wish that had been offered up a fanfic about him and the Ghost King?!
Zhu Yuhui read the whole thing carefully and was utterly shaken.
What did it mean that he and Chu Xiaoyi had turned love into hate? What did it mean that Chu Xiaoyi refused to be reincarnated because he couldn't forget Zhu Yuhui's melancholy eyes? What did it mean that Chu Xiaoyi had stolen his corpse so he could toy with it day and night?
Zhu Yuhui's face flushed and his heart raced (with anger) as he snapped the hair-raising fanfic shut.
He and that Chu guy hated each other that much. How on earth had this person managed to ship them?
There was no way around it. Once he'd accepted the task, he couldn't back out, so he had to grit his teeth and do it.
But who could have guessed that the fanfic would fall right at the Ghost King's feet the moment they met?
A line of emphasis, marked in red ink: 'Just kiss him, for the sake of the task, for the sake of staying alive!' was exposed right before Chu Xiaoyi's eyes.
Zhu Yuhui: O.0 Oh no, I forgot to check the almanac before leaving home.
He had just crouched down to pick it up when Chu Xiaoyi stepped on it.
Chu Xiaoyi: "Your handwriting..."
Zhu Yuhui, inwardly: I'm done for! Did my new identity just get exposed right after I was reborn?
Chu Xiaoyi: "Even chicken scratch looks more like writing than this. Did you never go to school when you were alive?"
Zhu Yuhui nodded vigorously: "That's right, I'm illiterate! Hehe~"
Chu Xiaoyi magnanimously moved his leg. The danger had passed, and Zhu Yuhui immediately tried to run.
He'd taken only three steps when he heard: "It's impossibly ugly, but it does remind me of someone I used to know."
Zhu Yuhui turned around without thinking, and suddenly met Chu Xiaoyi's icy gaze.
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Bonus scene:
Rumor had it that ever since a certain celestial official and the Ghost King got together, they spent every night in bed. The Ghost King had to hold the official just to get him out of bed each morning, feed him every bite of food, and even personally help him put on his shoes and socks~
Zhu Yuhui angrily pounded the wall: "What kind of bullshit rumor is this?! Didn't I burn all the storybooks? How are there still more?!"
The "wall" himself, holding Zhu Yuhui by his slim waist covered in kiss marks, calmly replied, "The common folk are just writing things for fun. Why pay it any mind?"
Zhu Yuhui: "Wait, why doesn't the Ghost King in this story have the name Chu Xiaoyi?"
The instant he finished speaking, the ghostly aura around them surged, and Chu Xiaoyi abruptly drew his sword and stood up.
Zhu Yuhui: "What are you doing?"
With fury burning in his eyes, Chu Xiaoyi gritted his teeth and said, "Those ignorant people are spreading lies. They should have been dealt with long ago!"
Revised on 2025/10/17. Screenshot saved~
Theme: Face hardships head-on
