Emperor Xiao Yan, from the otherworldly realm of Xuancang, accidentally fell into the modern city of Binhai during a battle to the death with a powerful enemy. Badly injured and stripped of his spiritual power, he went from an emperor above the clouds to a “homeless man” on the street. Su Wan, a kind-hearted gallery employee, took him in out of sympathy. Faced with a world utterly foreign to him, Xiao Yan relied on his imperial intelligence and remarkable adaptability to quickly learn about modern life. He earned some starter money by winning street chess games and set his sights on rising to power in this world once more.
To fit into society and build up his strength, Xiao Yan used his financial knowledge and underground connections to make seed money through high-risk cryptocurrency trading. He also set out to acquire the “ghost identity” of a deceased college student, Lin Ziang. But while trying to obtain forged documents, he was ambushed by the mysterious organization Night Hawk. He escaped with help from a mysterious woman codenamed Crimson Serpent, but his own identity was exposed, and he realized that multiple factions had their eyes on him.
To evade surveillance and uncover the truth, Xiao Yan went into hiding. On a newly purchased computer, he discovered encrypted messages from the Shadowflow Pavilion in his homeland, learning that he was not the only “kindred soul” and that the situation was complicated. He risked activating the identity of Lin Ziang, but while attempting to profit from financial arbitrage, he was warned again, this time by an even more powerful unknown force known as “the Angler.” Forced to abandon direct financial operations, he turned to in-depth information gathering. By analyzing public records, Xiao Yan discovered a piece of land worth a fortune, but his own limitations left him feeling powerless. He resolved to take the initiative…
