I Really Am Zhang Qiling. Why Won’t You Believe Me?

My name is Zhang Qiling. I came from behind the Bronze Gate.

After I transmigrated to this world, I became a character in a novel. Immortality became a legend, and my Qilin blood was just a joke. To find my way home and see Wu Xie and Pangzi again, I joined a tomb-raiding variety show. I wanted to enter those familiar ancient tombs and look for the coordinates between worlds.

When the show began, we faced a tomb door that needed explosives to open. I stuck two fingers into it with a light push, and the stone door swung open.

The director said, “The special effects team is incredible! That looks so real!”

The audience said, “His acting is insane! Are that guy’s fingers made of diamond drills? I’m dying!”

When we encountered poisonous miasma in the tomb, I cut my fingertip and let a drop of Qilin blood fall. The poisonous fog dispersed completely.

An expert exclaimed, “Oh my god! What kind of chemical reaction is this? Did some special enzyme in his blood neutralize the toxins? This is of enormous scientific value!”

The audience said, “666! They even prepared fake blood. The production crew really went all out!”

When a roaring Corpse King attacked, I drew my Black Gold Ancient Saber and cut it down with a single strike.

The whole internet erupted: “That prop sword is insanely sharp! Link, please!” “That zombie actor is so dedicated. Ten out of ten for the way he fell!”

Then, one day, I opened the tomb of the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Dragons atop Kunlun. The terrifying power of my original world leaked through the “anchor point.” Lightning flashed and thunder boomed across the sky as projections of mythical creatures descended upon the mortal realm. Only then did the whole world discover in shock that the “special effects” and “acting” they’d been watching were all real!

And all I wanted was to go home.