Tofu and corpse fairy are just a host and parasitic relationship. The corpse fairy thinks that tofu and Chen Xuan are not a threat. What tofu has been hiding from Chen Xuan is that he gradually became a corpse fairy before and doesn't want Chen Xuan to worry.
The corpse fairy and tofu in Tomb Robber's Notes are the characters in the novel and the plot. They are books published by Wenhui Publishing House in 20 10/month, and the author is Xiqin Xieshao.