[Important Warning: This is a slow-burn story with an intricate, expansive plot. It is not a quick-fix power fantasy. Readers who are impatient should stay away!]
Gu Changjiu has lived two lifetimes.
In this life, he awoke from a long dream and took charge of a small pawnshop called “Changjiu.”
People bully him for being frail and insult him for being an ordinary mortal, thinking he is a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
They don’t know he sits not because his legs are crippled, but because he is leaving this world a little dignity.
Peerless genius? You borrowed my luck. Pay it back with your life.
Reclusive ancestor? You broke my rules. Kneel and live like a dog.
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[A Memorable Scene]
After the rain, the city of Gusu lay in ruins.
The youth in the wheelchair slowly rose to his feet. He tossed down two mud-caked copper coins and looked at the foot of his chair, where the once-arrogant ancestor of a cultivation family now lay, his cultivation completely gone. He said calmly:
“Boss Zhang, stop lying there pretending to be dead.”
“Take the money, crawl to the end of the alley, and buy me a bowl of noodles.”
“Make it a double serving, with two eggs. Spill even a drop of soup, and I’ll make sure your whole Zhang family begs for death and never finds it.”
That day, the whole city fell silent.
Only then did the people realize that hidden in the misty Jiangnan rain was a fearsome… Lord of the Mortal World!
The writing is good. When I read the first chapter, what came to my mind was the scene of raindrops falling from the eaves before a fight in the movie "Heroes".
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