When Chang Feng, a 28-year-old state-owned enterprise slacker, was sent flying by a Rolls-Royce, he thought he could finally lie flat for good. But when he opened his eyes, he had become a chipped Earth God statue in a stone shrine, and a shrill electronic voice rang in his ears.
“You have automatically become the eighty-first Earth God of Renjia Town. Please work hard to collect merit points. If you cannot repay your debt in seven days, your Earth God status will be revoked and you will turn to ashes. Current merit points: -255.”
A few moldy steamed buns sat on the shabby altar table, seeming to tell the story of the little temple’s former glory. But the only ones listening were a few stray dogs nearby.
