New York Spirit Detective: Chinese Taoist & FBI Paranormal Consultant
When the mist of the Zhongyuan Festival (Hungry Ghost Festival) shrouds Chinatown, mingling with the ashes of burning joss paper, the sudden appearance of a female ghost in a white shroud shatters New York’s peace. A 78-year-old elder’s ancestral offerings are stolen, followed by four seniors falling critically ill under mysterious circumstances—their lips turning blue with high fever, muttering deliriously about "cold hands around their necks." Rui Lengyu, the youngest medium consultant of the FBI’s Special Paranormal Unit, armed with the runic power passed down from her Irish ancestors, steps in to investigate. She unexpectedly crosses paths with Ye Shaoyang, a Xuanqing Taoist in Hanfu wielding a peachwood sword.
One trusts scientific instruments and medium energy, the other clings to cinnabar talismans and Taoist secret arts. This seemingly mismatched pair is forced to join forces to uncover the truth behind the "Yin Debt Collector." From the Soul-Inviting Array in Chinatown’s Ancestral Hall to the eerie painting in NYU Dorm 404, and the Corpse Fiend’s blood pool in a suburban bunker, clues lead them back to the decade-old cold case of the disappearance of Ye’s senior brother, Dao Feng, and the long-dormant secret of a millennium-old Yin Nest.
Their pursuit spans continents: moving terracotta warrior packages in Los Angeles hide soul cages, the Zombie King’s seal in a Sichuan ancient tomb hangs by a thread, and the fangs of Brooklyn’s vampires are stained with the aura of Xuanqing’s sacred relics. Ye traverses mountains and rivers to find his brother, while Rui struggles between her family’s medium heritage and her FBI duties. When Taoist talismans collide with Irish runes, unleashing golden light, they must battle ghosts, Corpse Fiends, and vampires, all while unraveling the centuries-old seal mystery of Xuanqing Mountain.
As the line between the mortal and spirit worlds grows blurred, ancient curses intertwine with modern crimes.
Every exorcism is a life-or-death gamble, and every truth comes stained with blood and sacrifice. From the neon-lit nights of New York to the foggy ancient alleys of Chengdu, from the sunrise over Xuanqing Mountain’s sea of clouds to the ghostly shadows in Paris’s Louvre, this supernatural duo wields faith as their blade and bond as their shield, writing legends on the edge between life and death. As love quietly blooms amid the flames of exorcism, can they break free from fate’s chains and guard the peace of both realms? A supernatural adventure spanning East and West begins its final showdown with the opening of the Yin Nest.
Eto_Yoto · Fantasy
beautiful translation, mind-tickling story telling and nice build up of plot.