In the bustling, prosperous twenty-first century, where technology was advancing at breakneck speed, lived Lin Shiyi, a veteran shut-in. He spent his days immersed in anime, movies, and games, living as if cut off from the rest of the world. One day, while watching the classic Hong Kong movie Mr. Vampire, just as he always did, Lin Shiyi accidentally knocked over his cup. Water splashed all over the old computer he had painstakingly found on a secondhand website for just 9.9 yuan.
In an instant, sparks flew, and a pungent smell of burning filled the air. The computer’s motherboard began belching black smoke after a short circuit, and an electrical current leaked out. Poor Lin Shiyi couldn’t dodge in time. The powerful current struck him, and he blacked out.
When he woke up, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar world filled with an eerie atmosphere. The surroundings were gloomy and terrifying, and from time to time he heard spine-chilling screams and strange noises.
Just as Lin Shiyi was frozen with fear, a figure appeared before him like a ghost: the renowned ghost-hunting master, Uncle Jiu!
As if he had found a lifeline, Lin Shiyi hurriedly poured out his story to Uncle Jiu. Of course, to avoid unnecessary trouble, he embellished his background a little, claiming that his family had been killed by a vicious ghost and he was the only one who had escaped by sheer luck. He had heard that Uncle Jiu was a master of powerful magic, so he had come especially to seek him out and become his disciple.
In the end, Uncle Jiu took him in as a disciple and taught him magic. Lin Shiyi began hunting ghosts, subduing demons, and defending the righteous path, setting off on a remarkable life of his own.
