Qing Xuan's dream: return to secular life, marry a practical wife, grow two mu of spirit rice, and live peacefully into old age.
Reality: The System forces him to livestream. If he doesn't beat people up, it deducts his merit, and returning to secular life remains a distant dream.
A taekwondo black belt kicks down his door to pick a fight? He grabs the guy by his belt and tosses him into the spirit-rice field. “Beat me, and I'll weed your family's field for three days.”
A Western missionary waves a crystal ball around and puts on a supernatural show? He scoops up a ladle of spirit spring water and splashes it over him. “That black smoke is dry ice, not a miracle.”
The Kiku School shows up with evil talismans to steal secret arts? He pulls out the warding talisman his master left behind and burns their paper effigy to ash on the spot. “Cheap knockoff. What an eyesore.”
Viewers in the livestream chat go from asking, “Did the Taoist priest go on a blind date today?” to tipping rockets so he can “kick the Kiku School to the curb.”
Qing Xuan wipes his sweat and puts on a miserable face for the camera. “Can't you let me go on a blind date first? Have I earned enough merit to afford the betrothal gifts?”
The System sneers. “Someone just showed up with a shikigami to smash your door in. Win this fight, and I'll redeem you a ‘Guaranteed Blind Date Success’ talisman.”
