Going Head-to-Head with My Ex on Catching?

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The Great Xuan Dynasty, a night alley in the capital. Demons roam, and paper figures knock on doors.

"Can't decide what to do? Use 'Catch Ya' and let a Taoist tell your fortune!"

"Bad luck at home? Quick, use 'Catch Ya' and let a Taoist drive out the ghosts!"

Taoists from all over the land compete for rankings and jobs on Catch Ya.

[Impoverished Talisman Adept X Amnesiac Top-Ranked Solo Agent]

On her first day taking jobs, Ren Chuyao runs into her amnesiac ex.

Desperate for the 300 copper reward, she has no choice but to team up with Xu Pinzai, Catch Ya's top-ranked solo agent.

When they face a paper effigy, Xu Pinzai assumes the new fellow cultivator is a peerless master hiding her true strength. After all, she can face a malevolent god right up close without changing expression or so much as twitching!

Xu Pinzai secretly admires her: What astonishing composure!

But he doesn't know that Ren Chuyao is screaming inside: Help! I can't see ghosts!

To avoid giving herself away, Ren Chuyao keeps a calm facade and whips out a battered Evil-Banishing Talisman, slapping it onto the paper effigy's forehead. There is a sharp smack, but it does zero damage, making the situation incredibly awkward.

Unfortunately, Xu Pinzai has his "big shot" blinders on. Not only does he fail to see through her bravado, he lets himself be completely fooled.

It starts with an overbearing agreement: "You provide the muscle, I'll provide the skills. You get nine parts, I get one." This highest-paid solo agent somehow ends up as her personal goon and walking ATM.

When they encounter a weak monster, Ren Chuyao says, "Leave it to me!" (Actually, her spiritual power is so low she can only deal with weak monsters.)

When they encounter a powerful monster, Ren Chuyao says, "Young Master, get it!" (Actually, she can't beat it, so she'd better cling to a powerful ally.)

Fellow cultivators: "Young Master Xu, have you been cursed? What exactly makes her so impressive?"

Xu Pinzai, unwavering: "She can tell spit from vital essence without even blinking. She's amazing, okay!"

One late night, Xu Pinzai pretends to be calm as he opens the matchmaking System. His ears turn red as he looks at a screen full of "dual cultivation invitations." "Have you... been sending me dual cultivation invitations all the time lately?"

Ren Chuyao: ??? I haven't! I didn't!

Later, Xu Pinzai finally regains his memories, but Ren Chuyao still hasn't.

Late one night, he suddenly springs out of the bath barrel, splashing water everywhere. Without even putting on his outer robe properly, he rushes out and hooks an arm around Ren Chuyao's neck, his eyes red.

Ren Chuyao: "Are you possessed?"

He buries his face in the crook of her neck, his voice full of grievance. "I have to be with you."

[Reader's Guide]

1. One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first, happy ending.

2. Former enemies, dual cultivation in private, both protagonists have amnesia.

3. The heroine's "narrow escape from death and fragmented memories" are a clue. Feel free to guess the heroine's true identity in this ghost-hunting novel! She has a secret identity.

4. Hunting ghosts, slaying demons, making money, and falling in love! A fantasy "Taoist courier" survival story!

Up next, set in the same world:

[Insurance Queen X Arrogant Sword Cultivator]

On the first day Jiang Lai transmigrates into the dogblood novel, "Fighting My Ex on Catch Ya," she witnesses cultivators brawling in a market.

To make a living, she puts her skills as a former top insurance salesperson to use, pushing a sale on the spot. She pulls out a stack of flyers. "Fellow cultivator, want to hear about ghost-related accident insurance? Get seriously injured by a ghost and we'll pay you spirit stones. Damaged magic treasures are covered at depreciated value... For the sake of your future, want to hear more?"

Cen Du, the arrogant sword cultivator, pauses with his sword in hand and looks at her as if she were an idiot. "Are you all right in the head? Are you cursing me?"

Jiang Lai remains unruffled. Her name is Jiang Lai, after all, and she insures everyone's "future."

And so, starting with a single flyer, she rolls up the Great Xuan Dynasty's scattered mutual-aid associations, shady loan shops, and usurious lenders into a complete modern insurance system. Accident insurance, medical insurance, life insurance, actuarial pricing, claims investigations...

Soon, the entire cultivation world goes mad.

Cultivators no longer greet each other with "Have you eaten?" Instead they ask, "Out there in the world, who doesn't have a future (Jiang Lai) policy?"

And what about Cen Du, the sword cultivator who used to be so arrogantly aloof?

Now he's Jiang Lai's chief claims investigator.

By day, he investigates cases and catches cultivators committing insurance fraud for her. At night, he sorts through her accounts. He's so exhausted he can't even lift his sword.

One night, after tossing and turning, Cen Du finally decides to boldly confess his feelings for his "Jiang Lai."

So he throws a stack of account books onto Jiang Lai's desk, his ears red. "Jiang Lai, when are you finally going to change the beneficiary to me?"

Jiang Lai smiles and hands him a new contract. "Sure, but... sign this contract first."

Cen Du pauses, looks down at the contract, then says, "All right! Let me learn about my future (Jiang Lai)!"

Theme: Love belongs to the soul