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1. The second chance for apothecary by sacharinka

   Fandoms: 薬屋のひとりごと | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | The Apothecary Diaries (Anime), 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tian Guan Ci Fu | Heaven Official's Blessing - Moxiang Tongxiu  

   • Mature
   • Major Character Death
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   11 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Jinshi/Maomao (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Hua Cheng/Xie Lian (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • KA - Relationship
   • Maomao (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Jinshi (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Hua Cheng (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Xie Lian (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Gaoshun (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Luomen (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Gyokuyou (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Mu Qing (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Feng Xin (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Not Really Character Death
   • Maomao being Maomao (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Jinshi Loves Maomao (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Moon Prince Jinshi (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Jinshi's True Identity (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Post-Canon
   • Immortality
   • Angst
   • Slow Romance
   • Maomao Needs a Hug (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Jinshi Needs a Hug (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Self-Sacrifice
   • Crossovers & Fandom Fusions
   • Married Hua Cheng/Xie Lian (Tian Guan Ci Fu)
   • Character Turned Into a Ghost
   • Not Actually Unrequited Love

   Summary

   Maomao pushes Jinshi away from the falling beam, but unfortunately dies herself.
   After that she doesn't retire but becomes a ghost and...continues working as apothecary in Ghost City.
   Meanwhile Jinshi is unable to accept his finite life without her, so he achieves immortality by ascending to heaven as a moon prince, where now Xie Lian is in charge.

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   English

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   Chapters:

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