In a Beijing courtyard in 1958, reborn He Yuzhu holds a mysterious “Fortune Scroll.” He thinks it will let him defy fate and change his life, only to discover that it is the most vicious “reverse golden finger” in the world! It can cleanse the “evil spirits” in people’s hearts, negative entities formed from selfish desires and resentment; see through worldly affairs; and manipulate fortune, helping me play dumb to protect myself and outwit the beasts around me. But the more I use it, the more powerful it becomes, and the more lethal its backlash: my nearest and dearest will be plagued by bad luck, suffer worsening illnesses, and even face death because of me! The more I love, the more I hurt them; the closer they are, the worse their luck. This power is poison, but it is also the only thing I can rely on to struggle for survival.
To protect the people he loves, He Yuzhu has no choice but to hide his sharp mind and pretend to be “Silly Zhu,” navigating a nest of bloodsucking beasts such as Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui, using the Scroll’s power to expose their schemes and machinations.
I call this book the most poisonous of all.