A physically powerful, slightly oblivious college girl x a frail, gloomy, clingy female ghost
Lin Yan is a college student with a slim waist, long legs, incredible stamina, and a clear head.
But she has a secret she can hardly bring herself to talk about
Ever since she came of age, she's had the same unspeakable, erotic dream every year on her birthday.
The dreams are chaotic and disjointed. She wakes in the middle of the night remembering only the cold, damp sensation lingering on her skin.
Lin Yan (screaming internally): A ghost! Could she really have run into one?
Then, during this year's Qingming Festival, she's forced to return to her village to make offerings to the mountain god.
She meant to put an end to these superstitions, but instead she really did pick up a ghost!
And not just any ghost: a stunning woman who calls herself the "mountain god," yet wears a tattered ceremonial robe, has a broken gold hairpin, and is so broke she can't afford a thing.
Lin Yan: "..."
Things must be so bad these days. Being a mountain god doesn't look like an easy job.
As she sighs, she suddenly realizes the ghost looks more and more familiar.
Lin Yan: Wait, have we met in my dreams???
*
Before she can piece her shattered worldview back together, the ghost drops another bombshell.
"I've lost my memories."
To recover them, the ghost says she has to form a pact with Lin Yan.
If it succeeds, she'll enter the cycle of reincarnation again. If it fails, Lin Yan will be... torn apart by five horses and die on the spot.
Lin Yan: ???
What a scam of a contract. Run! She has to run!
She means to find a Taoist priest to drive the ghost away, but the moment she turns, a chilly presence presses close behind her. The ghost lowers her eyes and speaks in a soft, sweet voice, seeming innocent and harmless, but her gaze keeps wandering over Lin Yan's slender neck.
"The pact is already sealed. You won't leave me, right?"
After being forced into the pact, Lin Yan's world becomes a lot more lively (and terrifying):
*The blue stone at the village entrance that can "read" people
*A woman on the street with an eerie smile
*Savage mountain demons circling among the trees
Supernatural incidents keep showing up at her door, and her materialist worldview is barely holding together.
To unravel the mystery of Xie Zhaoyue's identity (and keep herself alive), Lin Yan can only grit her teeth and drag this "weak and helpless" mountain god along as they sprint down a road of dangerous adventures, never to return.
*Bonus scene
Xie Zhaoyue: She cuddled up to me! She loves me too! (screaming)
Lin Yan: Being a ghost is great. So cool! (moves closer)
Later, after being teased by Xie Zhaoyue one too many times, Lin Yan finally learns to bare her fangs.
She imitates what happened in her dreams, pins Xie Zhaoyue down, and teases her until the corners of her eyes turn red, finally getting the upper hand.
Reading guide: One-on-one romance, both are virgins, supernatural elements, mildly scary, happy ending
Theme: Overcome adversity and stay true to your ideals.
I read eleven chapters in one go, it was great, I like the setting