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Guardian (镇魂/Zhen Hun)
Guardian (镇魂/Zhen Hun) | Priest
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Zhao Yunlan is the Guardian, responsible for relations with the Underworld. He has founded and leads the Special Investigations Unit (SIU). He is bisexual and not shy about it.
Shen Wei is the Ghost King, who has been keeping watch over all incarnations of Zhao Yunlan for thousands of years without ever meeting them, until their paths inadvertently cross (again).
They meet in the context of a supernatural SIU case, at the University of Dragon City, where Shen Wei teaches as a professor of Classic Chinese Literature. Zhao Yunlan is immediately intrigued and starts to shamelessly pursue Shen Wei.
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tournevis
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Mehso-so

Done! I'm saying so-so because, as deep and complex as it is, the plot unravels clunklily by part 4 and the changing translation styles are hard to adjust to. I'm even going to say that you should watch the series instead. It's campy, messy and oddly censored, but it's still more fun to go through than the book. Pretty boys.
Guide to book translations here: https://dtriad.tumblr.com/post/179416163366/%E9%95%87%E9%AD%82-translations-etc-....

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tournevis
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“It's July 15 of the lunar calendar, and the sky is still gloomy.“ as translated from Mandarin Chinese by Rainbowse7en.

Because all the cool kids are doing it.

#firstlinefridays @shybookowl

Megabooks Are you able to read one of the Chinese languages? 4y
tournevis @Megabooks Nope! Not a word. I can recognize maybe five phrases when spoken and that's becaise I watch too much tv. Thankfully, there are fan translations for many of the more popular webnovels. 4y
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tournevis
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Thank you @megabooks for the tag and thank you @eggs for the prompts.

1. A kind neighbour has been leaving these painted rocks all down the street.
2. I'd take Mr. Spock, that way I could brain more than I am currently (yes, he's a book character too).
3. Tagged. Still trying to find time to finish it though. Again, not braining much.

Tag, you're it! @tiedyedude @annececilie @batsy @quietlylaura @leahbergen

Lreads Thank you for the tag! ☺️ 4y
TheSpineView I love the painted rock. A nice gesture. 4y
tournevis @TheSpineView I mean, it's corny, but it's so sweet, it does not matter that it's corny, you know? 4y
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tournevis @QuietlyLaura 😘 😘 😘 😘 4y
Eggs Beautiful rock! And gesture! Thanks for joining in 👏🏻💕🤗 4y
Megabooks 💜💕😘💖 4y
tournevis @Eggs 😘 😘 😘 4y
tournevis @Megabooks 💕 💕 💕 💕 4y
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tournevis
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You know what I'd like? Time. With homeschooling, my own job and my husband's brand spanking new job, there is no time. I have not finished tagged yet, despite the fact I really look forward to it. Save me.

TheBookHippie Sending my extra 30 minutes I have later today so you can get a chapter in! 4y
tournevis @TheBookHippie Thank you, love! 😘😘😘😘 4y
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tournevis
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They are flirting, of course they are, at 7:30 am! Shen Wei brought groceries. I don't like romance most times, but this is funny to me.

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tournevis
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Just a pic to show just how pretty the drama based on tagged is. Very pretty indeed.

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tournevis
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I'm loving it. A supernatural procedural (kind of urban fantasy, not usually my bag) with fun characters, good mysteries, and a hefty dose of political intrigue (which is my bag).

For a web danmei (i.e. BL) novel, it's indeed very good and deserves the rabid fan following it's garnered. The fan translation on Wattpad is pretty good; it's consistent, which is rare in fan translations.

The tv series is quite different but very good and pretty.