The Little Demon-Slaying Coroner

Originally titled The Things I Did Catching Demons at the Court of Judicial Review, now titled The Little Demon-Catching Coroner

They say life in the capital is never easy.

Daoyi was on her way to Chang'an when she ran into a storm. She cast a divination on the spot, read the result, and smiled. “I'll meet a benefactor on this trip. Great fortune awaits!”

Daoyi and her master are a pair of online con artists. Hoping to make a living in the capital and find incense worshippers for Jiuxiao Temple, she stumbles into a story about a walking “Bestiary of a Hundred Demons.”

Of course, there's no chance she'll actually spend her days lazing around.

Ever since she roasted an octopus on the way to Chang'an, Daoyi has been going further and further down the road of demon-catching...

The superstitious heroine: “Young sir, granting your wish will cost you a pretty penny!”

The unassuming hero: “You attracted all these demons, so of course you have to protect me from being eaten!”

Everyone: “Shameless!”

A lifelong bachelor: “Master, please cast a divination for me. How many young ladies will I be able to marry?”

Everyone: “Ha ha...”

(This book features traditional Chinese practices: medicine, fate-reading, physiognomy, and divination.)