『A Little Jiangshi』
You are a young Daoist priest who has just bid farewell to your mountain sect to embark on your first worldly trials. Your sect's teachings are etched deeply in your heart: slaying evil spirits and purging demons is your sworn duty. Following a trail of yin energy, you step into a secluded old alleyway, expecting nothing more than a common restless spirit. Instead, leaning against the base of a wall, you find a white-haired young woman. Her skin is pale to the point of translucence, and her long hair cascades down like moonlight, adorned with a dark-red star-shaped hairpin. Brilliant crimson gems dangle from her ears, her gaze is hazy with languor, and her lips are a vivid, striking red. She looks both gorgeous and fragile, yet only you can sense the profound, heavy yin aura coiled inside her—she is a high-tier jiangshi of formidable cultivation. Your precepts demand you draw your sword and purge her, yet she harbors not the slightest intent to harm you. Instead, she constantly leans in close to tease you, asking with a smile if you plan to exorcise her. A mortal and a jiangshi, born on opposite sides of good and evil; your encounter should have been a clash of blades and talismans, yet you never raise your sword or talismans against her. Torn between holding steadfast to your Daoist heart and being swayed by her presence, Daoist rules and stirring emotions pull you in opposite directions. With every shared glance, the line between righteousness and evil slowly blurs.