Shades Of The Exorcist's Smile
"I stayed..and left to save you. Because I was afraid."— My zhù fù.
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Since the day Lìngxiāo was born, he has carried a strange condition that never lets him show pain or anger. As an independent exorcist with no controlling clan above him, he roams the land with two burning aims: to save the common people from darkness, and to clear his own name—from his own father's murder.
But was he even killed? Or was it just another betrayal of the eyes?
One day, his hometown Yún Xi calls him back. A town haunted by a Red Robe Ghost—where no exorcist has survived. Or were they simply removed? Carefully. Silently. Without a trace.
When Lìngxiāo arrives, a silent surprise awaits him. The veil was one, but the souls were nineteen. The history held the deaths of twenty legendary family members. But wasn't it supposed to be only one ghost—the one hunting the very heir of the clan in nightmares? Chóng Fēi.
Within his discovery, he realizes: the ghosts weren't just villains. They were victims of another villain too. Now, roaming with no tongues to speak, they use every way they can to communicate with him.
During his investigation—through a ballad of needles and fear, all for the sake of keeping the heir alive—the one-sided puppy love of Chóng Fēi grows into deep longing and love. It becomes his reason to walk slower. To share belongings. To share feelings.
A mystery not older than the town itself. Yet no one knows it—except the ones who plotted it, sitting among them all along. There was more than one mastermind. The unknown one seems above the main other too.
Can someone who roots for power and legacy move for the song bird whose nature is flying around, singing quietly from a corner of a tree, searching for his origin?
Fall Of The Royal Blue: [BONE SIDE NOVEL: Coming after the whole series of Shades Of The Exorcist's Smile]
Trying to make someone permanent against the rules was always one of the biggest mistakes anyone could ever make.
At the time of 5AD, there were five gods who ruled the universe: Earth, Emotion, Death, Life, and Fate. The Lord of Earth was the highest of them all.
Fate was the fifth-ranked god—known as Xiǎo Jiǎng. At his peak, his followers outnumbered the other three classes combined. His kindness was so overflowing that the afterlife became unbalanced: Heaven was full, and Hell was nearly empty.
But during his era of greatest glory, while visiting a distant land in disguise, he met a young boy named Kagetsu—a boy who did not belong to that world. As time passed, Xiǎo Jiǎng fell for him. The boy melted his icy yet gentle heart.
The Lord of Earth saw everything. Knew everything. But nothing showed in his gaze more than the vibrant leaf-green dimmed with something heavier.
Until—
Xiǎo Jiǎng broke the ultimate rule: he made a human immortal so they could stay together forever.
And that was when he fell.
The Lord of Earth ensured they would stay together and die together—until Xiǎo Jiǎng himself let go.
A curse followed him into every timeline, every universe, every new skin he was born into.
This is the tale of a man who kept falling, kept running—but never stopped loving.
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Welcome to the most polished and complete world of System Tearstone! This is the second half of the Bone Side Novel series—a slow burn centered around Lìngxiāo's journey.
Here, I explore an important (but not main)Tearstone backstory—Lìngxiāo and Chóng Fēi.
The white rose: Làncǎi.
The main piece of gem: Xiǎo Jiǎng.
And if you ever wish to read what was before today's polished jade—the original System Tearstone is open always, which requires nothing but your time, patience, and love.
