Xiao Yan, the emperor from the alien world Xuancang, accidentally fell into the modern city of Binhai City during a decisive battle with a powerful enemy. He was seriously injured and lost all his spiritual power. He was reduced from an emperor in the clouds to a "tramp" on the streets. Su Wan, a kind-hearted gallery employee, took him in out of sympathy. Facing a completely unfamiliar world, Xiao Yan relied on the wisdom of an emperor and amazing adaptability to quickly learn modern knowledge, and won preliminary funds through street chess games, establishing his goal of re-emerging in this world.
In order to integrate into society and accumulate power, Xiao Yan used financial knowledge and gray channels to earn start-up capital through high-risk digital currency transactions, and set out to obtain the "ghost identity" of a deceased college student (Lin Ziang). However, while obtaining forged documents, he was ambushed by the mysterious organization "Nighthawk". Although he escaped with the help of a mysterious woman codenamed "Chi Lian", he also exposed himself and realized that he had been targeted by many forces.
In order to avoid tracking and seek the truth, Xiao Yan hid his whereabouts and found encrypted information from his hometown "Liuying Pavilion" in the newly purchased computer. He learned that he was not the only "same origin" and was in a complicated situation. He took the risk to activate the identity of "Lin Ziang", but when he tried financial arbitrage, he was warned again by a more powerful unknown force ("angler") and was forced to give up direct capital operation and turn to in-depth information mining. By analyzing public information, Xiao Yan found a piece of land of great value, but felt powerless due to his own limitations. He was determined to take the initiative...