Forbidden to Capture Rare Cute Ghosts

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【Adorable, timid ghost uke X affectionate, wife-pampering, powerful exorcist seme】

How to successfully catch a timid and cute ghost?

Step One: Never draw the curtains of the room.

Step Two: Always stay alone in the corner.

Step Three: Accept all the gifts he brings.

Looking at the severed tail of a house lizard at his feet, Lian Yi picked it up without flinching, placing it in his room’s drawer. There were many such things — dilapidated toys, a bottle filled with some unknown viscous liquid, broken pens, a sparrow feather and so on…

Lian Yi closed the drawer and went to knock on the wardrobe door: “Are you there?”

A moment later, the door creaked open a crack from inside, revealing several slender, pale fingers, then a delicately beautiful face, shyly looking at him.

***

After spending some time with the human who had kept him, Nan Deng’s days had become more comfortable and nourishing.

This person, although always icy cold, neither laughing nor talking, treated the ghost Nan Deng quite well. He would protect him, indulge him, and feed him. Nan Deng liked him very much and wanted to always be with him.

Until later, Nan Deng accidentally discovered the real identity of this person was an exorcist.

A ruthless, cruel, slaying ghosts without blinking exorcist.

——The natural enemy of ghosts.

Nan Deng trembled in fear and fled in the night.

However, he wasn’t able to get far before he was found by Lian Yi.

Lian Yi was no longer pretending. With a gloomy countenance, surrounded by ruins filled with corpses and overwhelmed with menacing energy, his voice was soft and low, urging, “Nan Deng, come here.”

***

Lately, a piece of news had been circulating among the ghosts.

Yezhang Tower had suddenly collapsed, and the Ghost King imprisoned inside had escaped.

The ghosts cheered and were ecstatic, preparing to pay respects to the supposedly ruthless, fierce Ghost King.

“The Ghost King shall lead us to conquer the three realms!”

“Decapitate those damn exorcists!”

“Brothers, charge!”

However, when the ghosts, led by the grievous energy, finally found the fabled Ghost King, they saw him trembling behind the most powerful human and Chief Exorcist, Lian Yi, saying, “They’re so scary…”

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Catching a Rare Tiny Ghost is Prohibited
FCRCG
禁止捕捉稀有可爱鬼
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Review
28 Reviews


ludagad
ludagad
Dec 07, 2023
Status: c1
It's a cute story mainly focused on the ML pampering and loving the MC. But for a cute story, it actually has a clearly defined plot, enemies, secondary characters, and end goal. It's compact, structured, and interesting to read. The romance is also written very well and gave me some old-school romance vibes ("good taming evil" trope, a classic).
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Fairlady1996
Fairlady1996
Dec 20, 2023
Status: Completed
Deserve the rating more than 4.5. The plots is actually not easy going as the synopsis. But the plot is really full of its own story. And I really love it so much. One of the best supernatural danmei novel. Super sweet ending. Recommended.
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Aurinne
Aurinne
Nov 02, 2024
Status: Completed
If you like those modern-day with spirits and exorcists Chinese novels, this is fairly lightweight and mostly readable version of that. It had some cute characters, passably decent villains and not-villains-but-often-opposing characters, and some nice mysteries that you could mostly guess fairly easily if you were paying attention, but weren't all so obvious that you couldn't just sit back and let the story unfold.

The MC and ML are fairly standard - a weak, cute, naive, obedient MC who gradually grows in strength and power, though of course his power is... more>> a gentle one. A cold, intimidating, powerful ML with a distressing past who is only gentle to the MC.

You get a decent amount of moderately tense or dangerous scenes, and lots of fluffy cuddly moments.

I just felt pretty uncomfortable with the dynamic of the relationship and the attitude of the ML. I just find it hard to feel good about the MLs that are obsessive and overpowering, and the MCs that sweetly give in and do whatever the ML wants. The fact that the ML serves and dotes on the MC 80% of the time doesn't really make up for the fact that when he really wants to, he pushes what he wants and the MC goes along with it.

This won't bother a lot of people, because it's a popular dynamic in Chinese novels, and this is a popular ML type, so a lot of people obviously enjoy it - and this definitely wasn't the most extreme for that. It's a type I persistently struggle with, though, so I just felt a bit stifled about it reading this, and really wanted the ML to have a bit more growth than he got. I just, personally, never quite got rid of that slight feeling of distate that marred an otherwise nice romance. <<less
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HiddenHermit
HiddenHermit
Jul 20, 2024
Status: Completed
Cute story. MC, Nan Deng, is soft and innocent. ML, Lian Yi, is standoffish and silent. ML is an exorcist but he's been treated unfairly by his own kind for most of his life. His life is a lonely one until he meets MC. The interactions in the novel is sweet... not too sugary but makes the heart feel a tug.

Novel has a happy ending with a little mystery solving.

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MC had escaped from imprisonment in a tower. He had a rabbit head (RH) as his pet. While running away and hiding, he ends up in ML's home. MC doesn't know that ML is an exorcist and befriends him. ML conceals his identity and starts becoming protective of MC.

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MC thinks he is a ghost but he is actually a Mountain God. The previous Mountain God was mu*dered and the villain wanted to kill the newborn MC. However, RH (who is actually the Chaos God) saved MC by hiding him in the tower. After RH healed and regained his power, he broke them out of the tower.

The villain wanted to be a god so he tried to take their power. Later, ML died and became a Ghost God. He killed the villain. Although ML was scary at first, he regained his awareness and the couple lived happily together.

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Tilbar
Tilbar
Oct 05, 2024
Status: Completed
Fluff novel with a good plot and lots of mystery. It kept me reading. Fluff isn't really my genre but both the author and translator did a great job. KnoxT always delivers.
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Univrse
Univrse
Jul 01, 2024
Status: c67
[Loooved this, I thought it was just some silly novel but the plot is actually quite deep and it has a lot of hidden clues throughout the story which makes u keep guessing what will happen next. I love how most characters aren't dumb and how most are able to take a step back and rethink their mindset but also look from another perspective.

I was so anxious the ending was going to be bad since the story was heading in that direction but thankfully everything works out in the... more>> end. For the angst haters like me I would def recommend this. If you havent read it yet and hates bad ending remember that the ending is literally one of the best ever and its so sweet. Although the MC seemed dumb and ingorant at first he's actually really smart and learns quickly, considering he only ever was in the tower before its quite understandable. And the ML is so patient and understanding of him I loveee it. Sometimes he really deos need to communicate with MC better but he always has a reason for what he deos. <<less
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MeimeiXgreetsXNiangniang
MeimeiXgreet
Dec 14, 2023
Status: c37
I thought it's going to be some cute slice of life with a bit of adventure but it's not. The story seems to have only one major plot (and several subplots/cases that leads to msin plot) or villain and will probably have plotwists.

However, I thought this is going be a case by case storytelling. It's not, as of chapter 37 the characters are still very busy doing their mission, always on the run. The relationship isn't progressing fast enough. I came here for a quick sugar fix. It'll probably take... more>> a long time to happen so I'm going to drop this for now and find some other less serious quick sugar books.

Make no mistake, this is not a bad novel. It's more of an adventure, mystery, fantasy, and romance. Overall tone of the book is serious and depressing.

I'm looking for something lighthearted right now so I'll probably come back once I'm in the mood. <<less
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thebadgirl05
thebadgirl05
Dec 27, 2024
Status: Completed
Just based on the title alone, I expected cuteness and it is what I got which satisfied me as it fit my taste just right.

Not everything is fluff though, at least nothing in ML's life prior to meeting MC was fluffy at all. It was just dark for him. Happily, his life following then turns better later on.

Also, we have a cute, temperamental fluffy guardian who loves to wear clothes although all that normal humans see are just the floating clothes lol.
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Smtha
Smtha
Jul 28, 2024
Status: Completed
Cute story with a little plot twist. But also quite a cliche story. But it’s also a delight to read, with cute ML with his cute “pets” doting ML. Short story to get away with all dramas. Thank you
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minkatzed
minkatzed
Jul 11, 2024
Status: c57
I appreciate the translation, but this novel is mostly a waste of time. It is somewhat decent for a late night read, when you are bored and have nothing else to peruse, and then it does get a bit intriguing, only for everything to fall through a few dozen chapters later.

Some might like it, sure, but this wasn't for me. Dropped.
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bbyshark
bbyshark
Jul 07, 2024
Status: Completed
Despite its imperfections, I really enjoyed reading this. While many aspects were predictable and the climactic fight was somewhat bland and resolved too easily, I still loved the main characters. It may not be an extraordinary story that will impress everyone, but it's still good. The translation was also well done. I would rate it more like 4.3, but I didn't want to lower its overall rating, so I gave it 5 stars.
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Chaechu
Chaechu
Jul 06, 2024
Status: c71
At the start I thought this was just a supernatural light novel about the MC's daily life being a ghost and being taken care by a Celestial Master (ML)

But I was wrong, the conflicts are well-written and not just created just for the tension. And what I liked in the end is there are no loose ends unlike in some novels.

I personally liked the personality of MC. He was naive and ignorant about certain thing but not to the point of infantilization. He is also a good judge of... more>> character. He also takes initiative in intimacy like hugging, kissing, cuddling, and etc.

I really liked the ML too, He is cold and indifferent to other people because of the childhood ab*se and mistreatment he endured all throughtout to his adulthood, but it was easy for the MC to approach him. Also he is utterly devoted to MC <<less
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sbob
sbob
Jul 04, 2024
Status: Completed
The world building and lore is interesting enough to grab my attention, but it was a little predictable from very early on. Some things were just too convenient.

The romance line is quite lukewarm, the two leads’ characters are a bit bland... although the MC’s timid ghost part in the beginning was cute, it got a bit dull paired alongside the lack of depth brooding ‘tortured soul’ style ML. Struggled to get invested in their romance.

Towards the middle it became a bit draggy in pace, then bam! A really quick resolution... more>> and suddenly, final reveal and end of story.

The earth spirits are cute though. And the little rabbit head—best character. When it

Spoiler

kept spitting out the medicine boxes LOL

and the clothes in the extra!! So cute imagining it prancing around.

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Likely won’t re-read, but it was cute enough. <<less
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wxarchive
wxarchive
May 06, 2025
Status: Completed
This was a very cute read, though the start of the novel is a bit slow and felt more like info-dump. Honestly, the main characters don't really interact until a couple chapters in which annoyed me at first, but thankfully, I decided to have some patience.

What I liked about this novel. I think the relationship between the two MCs is so sweet. I'm a sucker for the codependency trope, so I found their scenes absolutely adorable. I also loved the little rabbit-head. No matter what it did, my heart melted..... more>> It was just so cute.

Now, what I didn't like. The plot is a little repetitive. It got annoying reading a continous repeat of the MC getting up, watching tv, then going back to sleep with the ml. Furthermore, I think some things within the main storyline were written inadequately.

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For example, the fight with the main villain ended immediately after the ML turned into a ghost which was just anticlimactic considering there was tension growing beforehand about the whole fight just for it to end instantly.

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Despite this, I still think this is a nice and wholesome story. The shou is weak and "innocent" which I don't particularly like.. However, I decided to ignore it because he wasn't annoying as other naive mcs. <<less
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Aki.san
Aki.san
Nov 21, 2024
Status: Completed
SO GOOODDDD 😫😫😫. They are perfect for each other, love one another deeply, there isin't any drama between theyre love, the story is actually good, not boring and I loveee the earth spirits TT. The way Lian Ying always takes care of Nang Deng, he's so sweet to him, he can't live whithout his love anymore now that he's been given love and care for the first time, it's just so pretty and touching TT, Lian Ying knows what he wants ando he getss itttt. This is, in short... more>> words, a cute, sweet and short novel, not scary at all, and interesting too. They got their happily ever after, and I love them for that. 10/10 <<less
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secondthots
secondthots
Jul 26, 2024
Status: Completed
Fantastic--give me 14 of them right now

Well-paced mystery, buildable romance, engaging plot, nothing overly complicated. This is a story that I can digest more than once. A round of applause for this novel. I honestly don't have a lot of nitpicks for this one, mainly because the overall pros by far outweighed the cons. MC is a naive, clueless ghost with a little rabbit toy as his sole friend. After escaping a tower that held him and a bunch of other ghosts captive, he bumps into ML, --who unbeknownst to... more>> MC--is a celestial master. It's a lot of pampering, hidden OP moments, & I had fun guessing who was who in the end. I love a happy ending & this story delivered. <<less
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Kyaaaaaaaaa
Kyaaaaaaaaa
Jul 15, 2024
Status: Completed
It's cute and simple. You have a cold ghost-slaying ML x mysterious innocent ghost (?) MC who cross paths and the rest is history. Both have deep backgrounds, with the ML's unfurling a lot faster than the MC, but neverthless we get an insight into why the characters are the way they are while experiencing fluff. ML is a cold, seemingly tired of the world type, but our MC, naive but not necessarily dumb, slowly thaws him with his care and simple approaches. A quality read to pass the time.
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Crayonchii
Crayonchii
Jul 13, 2024
Status: Completed
Very hard for me to read this one as it feel very very trapped. The world building is there but feel like going nowhere. The setting very limited 😕 author u live indoor all year round is it. So suffocating ~ everything else is great tho~
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YuzzuUzzzu
YuzzuUzzzu
Jul 11, 2024
Status: c1
I love it. My taste has always been timid, cute, obedient shou that doesn’t realize how strong he is and the gong is also my type. The story started with switch pov but about the end is mostly shou pov. So I did was hoping to see more gong pov but that’s okay. Freaking cute and s*x crazed gong at the end turned me on hehe
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Kewind_nu
Kewind_nu
Jul 07, 2024
Status: Completed
Short, well done plot and translation. Only a few minor mixing up of character names but overall easy read. The newly born MC spirit is struggling to hide from dangers. The ML is an all powerful celestial master or ghost hunter, who was mistreated in life and left lonely. The ML first ignores MC and lets him hide in his home. Later, he appreciate his company and comes to care about him. There is a good plot, devious villains, and a lovely happy ending for the two. Sorry, no descriptive... more>> smut. Use your imagination! Otherwise, love how sweet the ML is towards MC. MC is young and innocent for good reason. He was born with only his protective spirit pet by his side helping him survive. Love his pet who devotionally did all he could to protect his life. His pet even has the cutest disguise to avoid detection from others which helps his timid MC have a sense of security.

Spoiler

The MC's guardian was killed after he was born and is the reason why he knows nothing. His guardian was supposed to guide and teach him. The guardian's pet saved MC upon death of guardian and became his protector. The ML was orphaned and treated poorly by others due to being labeled as bad luck. ML and MC are truly a loving couple. Through their relationship they become more than what they were destined to be.

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