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106 Chapters + 5 Extras (Completed)
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The Special Investigations Unit is a covert organisation that no-one in the city knows about, dedicated to investigating bizarre occurrences beyond the comprehension of the living.

The Chief Zhao Yunlan isn’t a simple guy either, being the inheritor of the Guardian Order, he has always been a righteous conformist, excelling between realms of the living and the dead.

While investigating a school su*cide case, Zhao is attracted to the calm and reserved Professor Shen Wei, but the Professor seems to be rather fickle towards him…

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Guardian
Requiem​ of Souls
Trấn Hồn
Zhen Hun
鎮魂
镇魂
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Yaoisensei
Yaoisensei rated it
February 15, 2020
Status: c95
This I actually gave a 3 star but somehow my laptop rounded it off to a 4. (Typical) The story line was so good (at first) The romance was sweet and fluffy, it made me all warm and fuzzy inside. But then I got to chapter 80 and the translations got mixed up and the chapters were all over the place and I just couldn't be bothered to see it through to the end.

Which I guess says a lot about the book, if it left a lasting impression then I... more>> definitely would have done my best to follow up with the mixed up chapters till the end.

Did I like it? Yes, Would I recommend it? No, not really. <<less
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Ezralva
Ezralva rated it
January 10, 2019
Status: c60
Not gonna be the review you're looking for... actually till chapter 50-ish or so, it was quite a read. The suspense of the plot, rare theme for BL novel, not so much of human conflict drama between the characters which are all good points. I am not a fan of modern setting BL, but this one had engaged me for a while... The characters all had unique traits and their comedic tones in conversations really freshen things up.

But after that it turns south for me, just after more and more... more>> secrets being unraveled about the past. It is very plot heavy, and it concentrated starting halfway thru the novel. For people who aren't familiar with Buddhism mythologies and legends, all of these things I read here are brand new and with the pace set on this novel, there are a lot to take in one go... so yeah, after that I found myself ambling thru the chapters and quickly lost interest. I usually like a powerful couple, but here I can't seem to like MC no matter what eventhough he is the key of this story and the most powerful character in the end. Thus, it is hard for me to enjoy the romance.

I decided to drop this now, not sure if I'll ever pick it up again. Maybe I will if there's nothing else to read <<less
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rainandgingko
rainandgingko rated it
December 28, 2018
Status: c71
this is my first time writing a review but I really have the need to write one about this novel. Actually I just read guardian last week (i didnt really have high expectations bc I was not that fond of modern setting) BUT WOW I really love everything about this novel. The plot is quite fast, the flashback, and the dynamic between the MC and ML is what im living for. The most memorable thing about this novel is really the story between the MC and ML. It's so beautiful... more>> and so touching omg. Basically, this novel is like you know, solving problems / mysteries with some romantic scene. In short, this kind of story is my cup of tea. And what I like more is they dont have any unnecessary dramas to be together or even after they get together, for me they resolve everything well.

this novel is so funny omg I can laugh until crying. AND GUARDIAN IS ABLE TO SNACTH THE NUMBER ONE OF MY FAVE DANMEI. Most of my friends dont pick this novel bc of the "modern setting" but believe me, you should try to read this one. For me the characteristic of the MC and ML are quite different from the ones I usually read, they are so well-written and it's so nice to see something new. And priest will never disappoint you. /And guess what, ive been rereading this novel for countless times/ <<less
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Shadow236
Shadow236
August 20, 2024
Status: c2
After the first chapter, I found Guo Changcheng adorable. Especially his thought process. Only to find out he was a complete side character. 💔 No thanks. Pack it up! I'm not reading this. How dare you make a relatable character only for them to be a side character. Next time start the story off with the MC or make a story about Guo Changcheng.
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Saori_Raven
Saori_Raven rated it
November 12, 2023
Status: Completed
I’m not quite sure how to rate this novel. The story is entertaining and intriguing but unfortunately (probably because of the difficult translation) it is very easy to get lost at times and find yourself rereading paragraphs to try to understand what is happening or what the protagonists are talking about, However, I wanted to follow the story to the end because it is really interesting. (─‿‿─)

The series adaptation of this novel is... different, but it is very fun and recommended.
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janhvipagare123
janhvipagare123 rated it
January 4, 2023
Status: Completed
  1. Loved it all Some parts Ive read twice but still it's wonderful the length is 106 chapters including extras. If you read translated one it's easier to understand than mtl (I read 2 years back and last dec again re read human translation which was pretty understandable)

    I love how preist Makes ML MC in certain way regarding their mystery background sassy ness and it's hard to assume their position

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    it gets hard little bit when in last 10 chapters shen wei would be dead gone but it's happy end so worth it.

    Chapter 75 yunlan haha

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    Loved all characters Shenwei, Yunlan, The cat, both side cp

    they were funny
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    not stated if they end up together or not though

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    then the snake and scientific all characters are Worth. It's 5 stars for me forever my favorite Especially Yunlan flirting

    skills top notch. It's special to me Cause this is my First Historical/supernatural novel priest raised my standard story's are not much smut filled but the plot is intense as expected from here.

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alice_animelover
alice_animelover rated it
October 20, 2022
Status: c1
First, let me start off by saying:

ALL YOU b*tchES WHO ARE HATING ON ZHU ARE ANNOYING TOO!!!!!

I love Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan, but if we are going to bash a character based on their flaws, then you b*tches cheering for either or both of the main characters are just as biased, s*upid, and annoying!!

Let's start with Shen Wei: ... more>>
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This dude hates himself for a good reason! You hypocrites out there are going "uwu, shen wei baby, no, you are precious" are literally turning a blind eye to ALL his RED FLAGS. Yeah, there is totally something so romantic about setting up and luring your lover to die with you. Even when Zhu proved all you s*upid people wrong in the story, you guys are still going "🥺 omg, uwu, so romantic." Please, get the f*ck out of here with that nonsense. Not only that, let's not forget that it WASN'T Zhao Yunlan who set Shen Wei off. It was Kunlun who made him finally cracked his professor shell. You could argue with me that they are the same person and stuff, but if Zhao Yunlan never reconnected with his Kunlun memories, Shen Wei wouldn't be as desperate for Zhao Yunlan and gambled with Zhao Yunlan's life. And, let's not even begin with the stalking. Come back to me when you also fall in love with your stalker. He and Edward Cullen should be locked up for their obsession.

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Now for Zhao Yunlan:
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Intelligent, cunning, but royally shallow and spoiled. If Shen Wei was an average looking person this horndog would never look at Shen Wei just like he wouldn't toward Zhu. Even after learning that he "forgot" to erase the professor's memories, he still didn't do it after the professor technically had no connection with them anymore except for coincidentally appearing in the same location. In reality, he is on par with Kanye West kind of arrogance. How is that something worth praising? Do you not see the clownery Kanye does and say sometime? Kunlun may shared some of Zhao Yunlan's traits, but Kunlun was definitely more mature and wiser than a Kanye West knockoff like Zhao Yunlan. This guy is selfish and is not considerate enough to his employees either. The bickerings may be funny to watch/read, but the amount of disrespect they get is worth quitting and suing for.

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Unrelated:
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Hua Cheng is just as creepy, Lan Wangji is just as creepy, and Wei Wuxian is a mu*derer.

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So, f*ck off with your hate on Zhu.

😤😮‍💨

Anyway, I love the story in the end, 5/5, will cry about finishing the story for a few days, and I recommend to give it a read. <<less
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JeeCee
JeeCee rated it
March 29, 2022
Status: Completed
I finished the Guardian a while ago. This isn't my favorite Priest novel, but the writing is still great. There is a lot going on and yet easy to read.

I recommend it if you like fantasy bl novels, it's worth reading! Of course Guardian drama is also very good! It's very similar to the novel (but of course censored).
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Fozzy Bear
Fozzy Bear rated it
December 15, 2021
Status: c106
This is the very first book that I read through NU. I saw the drama first (not remotely as good as the book). I opened an NU account with the intent to write a review and then got distracted by other novels. That said, I finally got around to writing this and I think Priest is an incredible writer (probably one of the best right now).

I loved this story so much, I bought the Chinese paperback book (not cheap) but someday, I want her to sign my copy.

This is the... more>> story of Zhao Yun Long (MC) and Shen Wei (ML). It starts towards the end of their story then through various adventures, we learn how these two characters have been interwoven for thousands of years. Its beautiful with its intermixing of comedy and Chinese mythology.

The side characters are gloriously fun and worth reading just to see what happens to them in the end (again..... book much better than the drama). Watching the drama is a good thing because the actors obviously read the book and tried to put as much of Priest's characters as they could into the show before it got hideously censored.

Zhen Hun or Guardian is a entertaining mix of mystery, adventure, mythology and romance. The MC is the one who pursues the ML even though their affectionate feelings are mutual. Shen Wei is more of a devoted puppy in behavior, but part of the humor is he is the gong much to the c*cky MC's dismay.

Priest keeps things fairly smut free but the romance is front and center almost from the beginning. This is not a slow burn through the chapters, unless you consider poor Shen Wei's sad history.

Please read this if you've ever wanted to try danmei, are interested in Chinese mythology, or just want a book that can make you think and laugh more than once.

Thank you translators. Priest is very literary in her prose. Translating couldn't have been easy. <<less
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Elyurias
Elyurias rated it
September 18, 2021
Status: Completed
i love this novel! I started reading it because of shen wei, I fell for him even before reading the story or watching the drama, only influenced by the arts, like "dammit! This man is so handsome, so i'll give it a try". And it's worthy! Well, it's a Priest's work so of course it's perfect.
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ghoststories
ghoststories rated it
August 17, 2021
Status: Completed
Overall, pretty good, but not my favorite of Priest's works. Definitely not what I expected going in! A fun cast of characters for sure. I liked that you get some of the backstory and motivations of each character without going too far in depth to the point that it detracts from the main storyline/couple.

I felt that the loose ends were not tied together as well as Priest usually does. The ending felt pretty rushed—the climax and ALL of the (somewhat insufficient) resolution were basically all contained with the very last... more>> chapter. From what I've seen, Priest likes this kind of pacing where the climax occurs very close to the end of the book, but I think it was just not as well done here as in some of her other books, and left me confused. In particular,

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it was not clear (at least to me) what was happening with Guo Changcheng that caused the apocalypyse to magically fix itself. It is somewhat explained in the extras, but I feel like the novel should be able to stand on its own without the extras.

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And if nitpicking,

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There were some random little lines that seemed to be hinting at something, but then didn't really pan out or connect to anything. For example, at some point the ML makes an observation that all the people surrounding MC seem to have one particular thing that they're unnaturally good at or that their life revolves around, so I thought it was hinting that all of the characters had some connection to their past the way that Guo Changcheng does, but in the end Guo Changcheng is still the only one who is special.

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Another thing that makes this book 4 stars instead of 5 for me was that it was hard to follow the mythology parts of the story, both in terms of language and content. I thought maybe I was having a hard time just because I am not super familiar with Chinese mythology, but it seems that native readers also had a problem with it, because at the end of the book Priest said she had gotten requests to explain the mythology parts more + which parts were real myths and which ones she made up for the story.

So overall, good read, I definitely don't regret picking up this book, but probably wouldn't read again. <<less
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pHantomRJ
pHantomRJ rated it
September 7, 2020
Status: c40
First of all I would like to swear at my own s*upidity and after reading for more than 6 hours I realized that I mistook the MC & ML.

Well the story was good but because of my own mistakes I left at the 40th chapter. The way the story introduced the characters are likely to blame.

Since I didn't complete I couldn't say for sure how will the story end but till the chapter that I had read it was so so.

Be careful not to make dummy mistake like me. 😑
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AmayaMoon7
AmayaMoon7 rated it
August 31, 2020
Status: c106
I've watched the drama and I've just finished the book.

They are both very good and there are some differences between the two so it makes it difficult to compare them however both are good individually.

Thank you for translating it =^_^=
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CrunchyAsphalt
CrunchyAsphalt rated it
August 14, 2020
Status: Completed
I gave this book 5 stars but I feel like some things need to be said about it dspite how much I loved it and the extras.

The reviews explaining how confusing the book is, are not exagerated. This is my 2nd time reading it but so much of it was still confusing, and I have a pretty good handle on how china works.

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Specifically Zhao's/Kunlun's memories were a bit confusing, with all the gods and etc. Explaining how the world came to be and how they all died and what it cost and etc.

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Granted; for me it did all get wrapped up in a neat little bow by the end, 'thankfully'. So I did understand it by the end. The romance portion was pretty good, I enjoyed it and it actually led me to write fanfiction so I guess it did something right.

I highly recommend you take notes on this story because it is pretty complicated, at least until the end. Give it a go, you won't be disappointed! <<less
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amruta
amruta rated it
August 1, 2020
Status: Completed
Finally read this! I made the mistake of watching the drama (its a disaster) and lost all enthusiasm to read this novel. I am glad I got around to reading it.

The story is slow-paced. A lot of Chinese mythology is explained (boring to some people), but its necessary because our ML and MC ARE mythological beings themselves. I liked MC's character a lot. ML is a shy wolf in sheep's clothing. ML manipulates a lot in the background. I felt bad for the ML. Shen Wei (ML) totally deserves his... more>> HE with MC (Kunlun/Zhao).

The villain hardly has any "screen-time" and thankfully is not annoying. In fact, the villain is pitiful too.

The other members of SIU are well-written. I loved the fat-cat, DaQing. What a tsundere!! lol

A good story. The translation is great. Especially, the last chapters which have been translated by a bunch of people. Thanks a lot guys for finishing the translation. The extras have been translated as well. Not linked for some reason..... <<less
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Kitsunesuki
Kitsunesuki rated it
July 30, 2020
Status: c47
It's so relentlessly mysterious that I got bored of not knowing what's going on and gave up. It's very funny in parts and the supernatural parts are very interesting but the excessive mysteriousness is annoying
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Wangxianreader
Wangxianreader rated it
July 29, 2020
Status: c1
Not gonna lie. This novel bored me to death! Which is saying something because I’ve heard such great things about it. But when I sat down to read the execution of storyline didn’t really grab my attention. Plus the distrust between the mains brought me down real quick! I shouldered through it but, man, it was a boring journey.

p.s: the only reason this isn’t 2 stars is because I accidentally clicked 3 and I don’t know how to change back!
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clxndestinely
clxndestinely rated it
July 23, 2020
Status: c33
It's mean of me to rate after such a short amount of chapters, but I can't continue. For one, we were juggled at the start, unsure who was the MC and main pairing. MC and ML so far are basically OP, making it boring. I don't feel emotionally invested in any of the characters. Finally, the first guy who appears would've made a better MC, but he's, like, an idiot, and the MC never fails to reiterate that, which is both rude (because he doesn't even try looking for good... more>> points) and annoying. Like, mate, you're currently thinking with your lower half, and no one's judging you for that.

Overall: disappointing. I don't like any of the characters, the arcs could be written better, and the "humour" isn't funny. That's all. Go for it, though. <<less
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alina_peres
alina_peres rated it
April 12, 2020
Status: Completed
It was quite good, bit a little too much sometimes. But It is truly a great read. I recommend.
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nikitty
nikitty rated it
March 3, 2020
Status: Completed
Before anything else, let me tell you the novel has nothing to do with the sorry excuse of the drama. Where there was s*upid aliens in the drama, in the novel you'll find ghosts, magic and mythology, which are much better.

Shen Wei... ah Shen Wei, he really broke and then mended my heart. Believe me when I say you won't find any other plot like this ever again imo. MC, ML, side characters, "every" one of them have their own detailed" stories and past. The mystery is great, you learn... more>> lots of things about Chinese mythology! I didn't know what to do with my life when it ended! (I ended up stanned the actor who played Shen Wei.)

MC is soooo shameless and funny. ML is mysterious but such a softie plssssss I'll cry! He made himself into my heart and will stay there for years to come I swear. (shut up he's a cinnamon roll)

Please give this a chance. Especially if you like detailed plot, mysterious characters, action and magic. And fluff and comedy! <<less
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