CompletedIn his previous life, he was unmatched in talismans and spells, and his sword arts were peerless. However, he failed to win over his beloved, spending ten years without success. Ultimately, to save his beloved, he lost all his merits, missed the chance for ascension, and met a fate of scattered souls.
Fortunately, he had a trump card and was reborn, but with all memories gone. He became a staunch atheist, a successor to socialism, yet was forced by his father to learn various exorcism spells.
Where would he find ghosts in modern society? Ye Jing'an spent his days slacking off, just wanting to lie flat. After finally being “released from duty,” he didn't encounter any ghosts, but he did run into a beautiful man, aloof and otherworldly.
How could a straight man like him fall for another man? His acquaintances said, “Your eyes are practically glued to him.”
Ye Jing'an asked himself. Well, he did have a tiny… oh, just a tiny, tiny, tiny bit of interest in Brother Liu.
But the more he looked, the more he cherished him. No one could dissuade him; he was determined to turn that “tiny bit” into an “enormous bit,” engaging in all sorts of bold teasing, showing uncalled-for attentiveness. When gentle approaches failed, he tried force, only for his world to collapse after a forceful kiss and confession.
This beautiful man was astonishingly the patriarch revered by his family for a thousand years, seated high on the altar! And he was the very person his ancestor had secretly loved for ten years, failed to win over, and loved so much that he sacrificed his soul to save him! He had dug into his own ancestor's territory…
The patriarch's daily summary: “I really owe the Ye family in this life!” But he never expected that this unlucky child, who constantly caused trouble while facing heavenly tribulations, was the lover he had sought through divination and braved the entire underworld to save, yet failed.
Spoilers for the novel: There is a secondary couple, but their scenes are very few. The shou (receiver) is not the aloof patriarch type; his personality changes greatly before and after falling in love, truly an arrogant child with severe PTSD internally. Content tags: Supernatural, Past Lives, Modern Setting, Metaphysics, Identity Concealment. Other notes: Outwardly flirtatious but inwardly crazy spellcasting genius gong (attacker) x Falsely serious, arrogant patriarch shou (receiver).