Urban: Li Shi’s Rise from the Ashes

Thirty years ago, in a mountain village in Heilongjiang Province, there lived a family named Li. The Li family had been fortune-tellers for generations. One day, while hunting, Old Master Li rescued a beggar. To his surprise, the beggar was a high-ranking monk who had come down from the mountain for a visit. To repay the old man, the monk revealed a heavenly secret to him.

The beggar-monk told Old Master Li, "Place the ashes of someone who has passed away from your family under the moonlight for forty-nine days. On February 28, thirty years from now, one of your descendants will meet a benefactor who will help them and change their fate." The old man followed the beggar-monk's instructions to the letter.

Thirty years later, among Old Master Li's descendants was Li Shi, naturally clever and handsome, and Li Jie, an honest, sturdy man.

On February 28, a group of city folk and a mysterious woman named Tang Jiajia arrived in the village.

The beggar-monk's prediction came true. From that day on, Li Shi and Li Jie embarked on very different paths in life...

This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.