modern au · cultivation · exorcist · half-ghost · gusu academy · stoic · rebellious · romance · mystery · supernatural
The Lan family, apex of the cultivation hierarchy, rose from a massacre of evil ghosts. Yet one specter escaped, possessing an unborn child—a mistake of nature. Orphaned and blamed by his aunt, Wei Ying was exiled to elite Gusu College at sixteen. There, he became a teacher's nightmare and students' hope. Lan Wangji, the cold, legendary second heir, fell hard for him. Now, after a month of study, the trainings finally begin.