Joy at the Opening of the Coffin

(No strong female lead, no wish fulfillment, no invincible protagonist, no horror. A devoted couple, with angst. Read at your own discretion.)

To find some peace, she sneaked into a cave in the hills in the dead of night to seek out a ghost.

They all said the black coffin inside held a hideous Ghost King, mysterious and dangerous, who had devoured countless people.

"Good... evening." An Xiangwan pretended to be calm as she greeted him, trembling.

He watched the prey before him with deep, intrigued eyes.

"Dressed all in red, are you here to marry me?"

She offered herself as a sacrifice and bound herself to him with a pact, pledging their lives to each other and promising never to part for all eternity.