I Just Want to Be a Couch Potato, but the World Keeps Stirring Up Trouble

Li Goudan was once the “Supreme Hero,” who saved the world countless times in another world. After completing his mission and retiring, he finally received the “pension” he had dreamed of: a chance to be reincarnated, with the goal of becoming an ordinary person who could live carefree and coast through life. He succeeded! Reborn into a wealthy family, with every comfort and no particular talent, he only wants to bask in the sun, play with cats, read storybooks, and lead a life of absolutely no effort.

But the world seems to have other plans. He goes to a teahouse to listen to a storyteller, only to hear the tale of his past-life “glorious deeds,” drawing a crowd of fanatical fans begging him to “return to the world of martial arts.” He tries to live in seclusion in the countryside, only to discover that the mountain he chose has a monster sealed beneath it by one of his old nemeses. The moment it awakens, it charges straight at him, drawn by the lingering “aura of a hero” around him. He even just wants to buy a sesame flatbread, only to discover that the shopkeeper is a little elf he once saved in his previous life. The elf insists on giving him all kinds of “divine artifacts” in gratitude, turning his life upside down.

Li Goudan spends his days doing everything he can to “avoid” trouble, but the more he tries to stay away, the more eagerly trouble comes looking for him, always in the most absurd and hilarious ways. He is either dragged unwillingly into a crisis or ends up resolving one against his will, then carries on with his grand project of lying flat. Every time he is “forced to act,” he grumbles, complains, and protests, yet somehow things always turn out surprisingly well. For instance, trying to avoid getting caught up in a feud between sects, he casually tosses out a “discarded magical artifact,” which accidentally settles a century-old grudge between the two factions.