The Case of the Emperor's Spirit

Anne Lim

Summary

An ancient emperor’s spirit – it wants to live forever in this modern world. A Half Immortal with Supernormal Power and her team need to stop it.
In Bama, a flying head has been killing men and sucking out their vital essence. Is this the work of a female ghoul? Or the spirit of Qin Shihuangdi, the cruel First Qin Dynasty Emperor of ancient China?	The spirit has possessed Bama’s premier for three years. Now it seeks a younger body to possess and has chosen the premier’s eldest son.	Dreamy Kim woke up from a lightning strike-induced coma and assumes her role as a Half Immortal with Supernormal Power. She and her semi-divine animal assistants – a shrewd, telepathic cat and a psychic talking parakeet – are recruited to stop the evil spirit. She is also assisted by a practical private investigator. In the course of her investigation, Kim has to interview a ghost. She needs to unseal the memory of the only witness of a spirit summoning ritual. She must also find the missing yang soul of the premier. And in a spy-vs-spy game, she finds out that things don’t always turn out as planned…

Available since: 08/19/2024.

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