After the Cross-Dressing Cat Was Tricked by a Metaphysics Master

Yin-energy radar, flirty cross-dressing catboy uke x Yang-energy-overflowing, shamelessly seductive Taoist master seme

The black cat demon Ya Xuan has such overwhelming yin energy that he has a special way of seeing ghosts: cross-dressing. Different styles of dresses let him see different "kinds" of ghosts.

His yin energy is also so excessive that he's on the verge of death.

Fortunately, there's a way out after all. Ya Xuan learns that a man named Cen Wu has an ancient book that can save his life. So he takes a few dresses and sets out under cover of night. But things go wrong right away: his hem catches on a branch as he climbs over a wall, and he ends up dangling upside down like a "hanging meow," face-to-face with Cen Wu, who's just come home.

In his panic, Ya Xuan blurts out, "M-Meow!?!"

Cen Wu raises an eyebrow. "A cat burglar hanging upside down sneaks into the home of an upstanding citizen in the middle of the night. Is this the extinction of feline nature, or the collapse of morality?"

The ancient book is stolen anyway.

The leaders of the Taoist Association and Cen Wu find Ya Xuan and talk him into teaming up with Cen Wu, whose Yang energy is so strong he can't see ghosts, to retrieve the book. They also promise to help Ya Xuan with his impending death.

So, the Case of the Coffin Bride:

The residents of a small town who worship ancient witchcraft hang women who died in difficult childbirth or from severe blood loss upside down from trees, hoping to bring peace to three generations of their husbands' families. The women, consumed by deep resentment, band together and go on a killing spree.

When negotiations fail, Cen Wu calmly puts the talismans back in his bag and raises a fist. "Which way?"

Wearing a little Western-style dress, Ya Xuan trembles in a corner and points at the wall. "O-O-Over there. It, it, it was glaring at me!"

Cen Wu punches with a blank expression. "Job done. Next."

The Ouroboros Case:

Trapped in a time loop, Ya Xuan sees Cen Wu die again and again, but can't stop it. Nobody remembers the loop except him.

At his wit's end, he changes into an elegant deep-red cheongsam and chats warmly with a Republican-era ghost sister who's standing by to watch the show. "I see. Thank you, big sister!"

Cen Wu leans against the wall with his arms crossed, watching his cute, well-behaved kitty hold the female ghost's hand. His voice turns strangely cold. "Finished asking? They've touched you..."

Hunting down the culprit behind the theft of the ancient book:

The yin energy in Ya Xuan's body is so strong that he feels dizzy. "I only brought an ordinary pair of pants today."

Cen Wu falls silent for a moment, then offers him a delicate pink dress trimmed with pretty lace. "How about this one? You'd look so..."

Ya Xuan's fur stands on end as he cuts him off. "!!! How can you be thinking about that at a time like this?!"

"...useful." Cen Wu finishes with a blank expression. "So that's what you thought I meant? In that case, we could also balance things out with dual cultivation."

Cen Wu is a once-in-a-century genius of the mystical arts, but his vigorous Yang energy makes him the bane of ghosts. He catches ghosts through physical exorcism, one punch per little monster.

He thought he'd never have the basic Taoist skill of "seeing ghosts," until one night, after returning home from a ghost hunt, he found a... creature? hanging in his courtyard.

A black dress with pink flowers, a fluffy tail swinging in the air, and a pretty face flushed red but doing its best to look composed. At that moment, Cen Wu thought he'd fallen in love.

Reference books:

"Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang," "What the Master Would Not Discuss," "Notes from the Cottage of Close Observations," "Tracing the Origins of Chinese Ghost and Spirit Culture," "Chinese Ghost Stories," "A Comprehensive Dictionary of Chinese Ghost Culture," "Chinese Folk Customs Series," and "Illustrated Guide to Ancient Chinese Ghost Talismans." There are too many to list for now.

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