The Great Sage Balances the Books: I Govern the Three Realms with Financial Statements

Sun Tong is the CFO of a publicly traded company, coolheaded and meticulous, and able to crunch numbers faster than he can drink a glass of water. That is, until an audit uncovers a shocking fraud scandal at the company. The next second, someone pushes him off a building. When he opens his eyes, he’s a stone monkey on Flower-Fruit Mountain. Other people transmigrate and get cheat powers. He transmigrates and gets an “account book.” Fiery Golden Eyes? No, they’re financial X-ray vision, letting him spot cooked books at a glance. The Seventy-Two Transformations? He can turn into ledgers, abacuses, and official seals, then alter the accounts without anyone noticing. Jade Emperor: “Monkey, the Peach Garden accounts don’t add up. You’re taking the fall.” Sun Tong: “I can take the fall, but settle my audit fee first.” Grand Supreme Elderly Lord: “There’s a shortfall in my golden elixir accounts. Help me balance the books.” Sun Tong: “Sure. I get thirty percent of the elixirs, and we sign a contract first.” From then on, Heaven has a new and most terrifying figure: a Great Sage Equal to Heaven who governs the Three Realms with financial statements. He knows who owes whom a favor and exactly how much everyone has embezzled. He keeps track of it all. And eventually, that ledger will reach the Jade Emperor...