Guardian

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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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Requiem​ of Souls
Zhen Hun
鎮魂
镇魂
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Miasma012
Miasma012 rated it
August 2, 2018
Status: --
I watched the drama untill ep. 35 I think so, I still remember the line when they said about being characters in a novel, didn't expect to actually find it by randomly, a great drama, and surely a good novel.
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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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huaisangs.idk
huaisangs.idk rated it
April 16, 2023
Status: Completed
Giving this one a rating of 8.4/10.

For starters, I want to say I absolutely love this novel and these characters. It was just that at times, I got lost in the lore and the sometimes messy worldbuilding, so I can't say it's the perfect novel.

I watched the show before I read the novel (back in 2021) and I'd been wanting to read the original work ever since but never got around to doing it. It was last month when I was once again watching Guardian content that I realised I... more>> really wanted to re-watch the show, but how about I read the novel instead? And so, I found out, both works are very different.

I can't say exactly which one I like better, if the show or the novel, since there are things I prefer in each of the adaptations. But truth be told, the novel is way more difficult to understand, due to how heavy with lore it is, especially related to buddhism. Lore-heavy stories are great, when the execution is well-done. Unfortunately, no matter how much I love Priest's writing and how good the first half of the novel was, the second half just has way too much world info dumping, as if Priest herself knows it'll be hard to understand so she plainly explains it, while failing to do so in a simple way. I could understand it for the most part but the lacking translation helped to the fact that we had all these deities doing things and I couldn't care less.

As for the characters, some are similar to their tv-adaption counterparts, others aren't. I find myself preferring tv-show Shen Wei over novel Shen Wei, for a few reasons, but mostly because his attitude and personality in the novel is way too inconsistent. I won't spoil any details regarding his character, but while his personality flunctuations seemed on brand with his background, it sometimes felt as if it really wasn't the same character. Still, Shen Wei will always be one of my favorite Guardian characters. Zhao Yunlan is pretty much the same in both versions, except that I feel that in the novel we can see the more caring, honest side of him since we get to see more develpment on his relationship with Shen Wei. A character that is completely different in the novel is Chu Zhuzhi - which is not a bad thing, love both versions of him.

Now, I devoured this novel. It's the end of the semester, exams are nearing and work is pilling up, I have better things to do rather than read. But the way I walked to class while reading this novel, how I went back to reading it the second teachers gave us a break, it was insane. Even my roommate scolded me, "drop the book", because I should be doing homework and instead forgot the time and read for 2 hours straight. So yeah, even if this book isn't perfect, even if I feel like I read the second half with a mudded brain, it's amazing. I have so much I could say about it but it's mostly just a bunch of gibberish.

I just want to appreciate the fact that even though it was difficult to understand the buddhist implications, this novel still managed to wrap me around it's finger. So, kudos to Priest for creating these characters, creating this story, and for giving us Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan, this wonderful pairing. I love it dearly. <<less
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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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    Spoiler

    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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Melon eating bystander
Melon eating bystander
September 16, 2022
Status: c86
I came to read the novel after watching the drama... I really love the drama and lost count on how many I rewatched it. The drama is obviously low cost but they made it remarkable..

So, here I am with anticipation that this novel will not dissapoint me.

Its really not bad, I manage to reach chapter 86 with curiosity on how it will end and how it is different from the drama.

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Spoiler

my ship was suddenly flipped from YunLan×ShenWei to ShenWei×YunLan 😌 its unexpected

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I hate to say this, the novel didn't disappoint me but it didn't reach my expectation 😔 the novel became quite draggy at the later chapter to the point that I am reading but my mind flew somewhere else.. To put it simply its boring.. I will edit this if I manage to finish it..

note: I've been trying to finish this since 2019 I manage to reach chapter 86 this 2022 tho <<less
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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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Kerorin27
Kerorin27
October 16, 2021
Status: Completed
Well I'm just curious with this story because the drama is booming but I don't watch the drama yet. But I want to read caused the author is PRIEST, and I love all her works. She always made kind of turbulent story. Every characters appears always has a key or lead in the story. It made more interesting. I enjoy about the mythology things, the mystery things also the cultivation things. About the romance, uhm I don't know why but it's not my cup of tea. Even though I always... more>> love PRIEST romance and story formula. But it's still a good story. <<less
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HopeWorld
HopeWorld rated it
September 12, 2021
Status: Completed
Shen Wei's love towards ZY is so profound which makes me love him a lot. He waited so long for him.

Zhao Yunlan is a shameless MC which adds some humor, made this an enjoyable read. Da Qing is funny too.

At the end of the novel where they explained the Chinese mythology, I got confused. Thus my rating of 4 stars.
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Chipmunkch33k5
Chipmunkch33k5 rated it
April 22, 2021
Status: Completed
Hmmmm... I wish this one more chapters and that I could've had to read the extras (it wasn't downloadable apparently ಥ_ಥ). I still loved it either way (人 •͈ᴗ•͈), mostly bcz it started strong; the chemistry between the Main CP and the small variety of the team was enjoyable as well.
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CallMeJolea
CallMeJolea rated it
January 26, 2021
Status: Completed
I was really loving this novel, the plot was interesting and refreshing, the couple were extremely cute, but then it kinda went down hill and I started feeling real bored reading it. I rounded to 4, but 3.5
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carminex3
carminex3 rated it
July 11, 2020
Status: Completed
Honestly, its a really good story, and it captivated me right away, However, it gets more and more complicated, and the vocabulary and translation can be a real nightmare in understanding things. I feel like a good translator can really do the story justice. The vocabulary changes, so its kind of hard to understand whats going on, and who is what exactly. My favorite translator is the one who translated the extras. Things made sense and there were little translator notes to explain this. The story can definitely be simplified.... more>> I would take simplicity over the complexity and being true to the novel. <<less
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PainedSouL
PainedSouL rated it
June 8, 2020
Status: Completed
Highly recommended to anyone who is searching for a good BL with lots of fantasy, action and romance. Loved all the plot twists and also that the protagonist was soo smart and laid back all the time. There is a lot of scheming and counter scheming and gets confusing at the end but everything is explained in the bonus chapters and there is a lot of fluff too!
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frailsnail
frailsnail rated it
June 3, 2020
Status: Completed
I really enjoyed the world-building for this novel. It was a really seamless urban fantasy novel with original lore mixed with actual Chinese mythology. The lore was gradually built across the novel and ultimately answered most, if not all, of the questions asked when you first began.

The plot was extremely interesting and captured your attention well. The two main leads are great characters who definitely stole my interest (Shen Wei is my favorite by far). Side characters were interesting and added to the plot by the end -- each playing... more>> their own role. However, I think maybe due to the shorter length of this novel, some parts felt a bit rushed and the characters could have had more interactions to really flesh out their characters. It was also a bit heavy for someone who isn't very familiar with Chinese mythology, though the translator notes helped, so that sometimes hindered my enjoyment.

Pacing to me was the main issue and why I dropped it to a four. Some parts were a slog to read and translators completely dropped side character moments in certain translation (my desire to read it was also not high). That signals some pacing issues, lack of investment in characters due to maybe rushed development, etc. I blame novel length, but to be that still doesn't take away too much from the novel's strengths.

I would say this novel focuses more on plot and lore (at least, that captured my attention most), though the romance is incredibly intertwined with the plot. The reveal of that was great, but maybe due to length there was less like fluffy, happy moments that stood out to me compared to the other novels I've currently completed (TGCF, 2HA).

In general, really original work, my first dive into Priest and definitely would love to read her other works to see how far she's come as an author. <<less
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Lilly801
Lilly801 rated it
May 13, 2020
Status: Completed
I hesitated giving 4 or 5 stars but in the end decided to give it the best rating since it was a very unique novel and I really enjoyed it overall.

My only complaint is that the last part was not the one I enjoyed the most, I felt everything was too rushed.

That being said, I love every character and I had a great time reading it. I definitely want to read others novels from this author.
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Charmian
Charmian
March 30, 2020
Status: Completed
The first part of the novel was somewhat better imo. Later on I got a bit confused and struggeled to connect the story.

I didn't really feel the other characters which was a bit dissappointing.

I think that the best developed character was Shen Wei, he's actually really cute. He had an actual internal struggle throughout the story.

I somehow expected more? But it was a fun read overall.
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T1t4n14
T1t4n14 rated it
February 9, 2020
Status: c50
Interesting baseline. Love the MC and ML. It’s sweet and heartwarming, in a straightforward way.
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larcenciel
larcenciel rated it
May 12, 2019
Status: c76
The writing is just great! The characters are 3 dimensional and interesting. This was my first cn novel and it did not disappoint. It's funny and I've often found myself rereading certain parts because they were just so well done!
I highly recommend this.

Also, the drama is good too, check it out, the actors convey the real romantical undertones well. Not to mention the casting it on point! The story is a bit different there, but enjoyable.

The production clearly tried it's best to sidestep the censorship, so even if it's... more>> listed as bromance you'd have to be blind not to see the real feelings underneath. <<less
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Thwon
Thwon rated it
January 3, 2019
Status: c72
One of my best novel so far. It really is an amazing story and I really loved it! This isn't just a simple history based on a romance or something, it has investigation cases, mystery (a little bit of drama).

The history is really well balanced and you don't get lost. It can be a little bit difficult if you're not really familiar with Chinese names because there're a little bit, but it is not a big deal.

And the characters are so hilarious and cute and impressive! I'll never love SW... more>> or ZYL enough. They're so sweet, funny and adorable at the same time! <<less
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