From the start, Gong Zili was a “fake immortal” young master, swaggering around with half a book of shoddy talismans and swindling people. Who would have guessed that he hid world-shaking yin-yang arts in his robes, playing the fool better than anyone?
Decades ago, an evil spirit glimpsed the secrets of heaven and began eliminating the human world's masters before their time, forcing Gong Zili to live in seclusion among ordinary folk, getting by with women's clothes and a gift for acting.
But he refused to keep his head down. Alongside Zhou Canghai, a fierce woman disguised as a man, a drunk who could work magic with a wine gourd, a drummer whose beats drove evil spirits away, and a band of dependable brothers, he plunged into strange affairs and took on evil spirits.
There are real haunted houses here, guarded by coffin spirits, where you can pay with underworld currency to revive on the spot. Five great immortals guard the borders, enforcing strict rules and making local powers hard to mess with. And the underworld offers convenient services, but you have to trade your life for them, and nothing is free.
Others rely on skill to exorcise evil. He relies on fast talk and acting. Others flee at the sight of evil spirits. He turns haunted houses into team-building retreats, chats with patrol officers, and bargains with wild immortals.
Watch this fake immortal navigate the mortal world, laugh his way through yin-yang mysteries, and stir up a storm across the Two Rivers!
