I'm Really a Fake Taoist, Don't Believe Them!

Lin Mo is a fake Taoist priest who can't even recite the entire Tao Te Ching.

Desperate to pay off his online loans, he forced himself to start livestreaming, pretending to perform supernatural feats. He planned to scam a few viewers out of tips and then disappear.

On his first day, he made something up for the camera: “You there, my friend. Your glabella looks dark. I see a bloody misfortune in your near future...”

The next day, that viewer sent him a private message: “Master, I really did get into a car accident yesterday, but I only got a few scrapes. You're incredibly accurate!”

Lin Mo: ???

On the third day, a viewer with the username “Ghost Knocks at Midnight” joined him on a video call. The gloomy old house on screen made his scalp tingle.

“Master, I hear footsteps in my house every night. Could you take a look?”

Lin Mo was about to bluff his way through it when he suddenly saw a white figure drift past behind the viewer.

He was so terrified he nearly ended the stream. But as he watched the gifts flooding across the screen, he gritted his teeth. “Allow this humble Taoist to draw a talisman and drive away the evil!”

From then on, the atmosphere in his livestream room spiraled out of control.

Rich heirs begged him to change their fortunes, top-tier stars messaged him about their love lives, and the bosses of publicly traded companies offered huge sums to have him inspect their feng shui.

Even more absurdly, every “spell” he casually made up actually came true!

Then one late night, a woman in red historical robes appeared at his door and said softly:

“Master, the soul you helped pass on three days ago sent me to thank you.”

Lin Mo saw that the woman had no shadow. The cup noodles in his hand clattered to the floor.

“Wait! I'm really a fake Taoist! You've got the wrong person!”