Zhen Hun Street: The Great Ming's Mighty King

Zhu Xiaozhu was a skilled modern-day repairman who could fix anything except his own social anxiety. After a bizarre accident, he transmigrates into the world of Zhen Hun Street. The moment he opens his eyes, he sees three men in ancient clothing holding a meeting inside his head. Chang Yuchun demands that he go kill evil spirits, Tang He advises him to keep a low profile and observe the situation first, while Zhu Zhongba solemnly declares, “This young man has the bearing of an emperor.” Zhu Xiaozhu is mortified. “I’m just a clock repairman. Are you founding heroes sure you’ve got the right guy?”

But Zhen Hun Street gives him no time to adjust. He lands on the edge of Qu Long Street, a dilapidated area no one has jurisdiction over. On his very first day, a low-level evil spirit attacks him. Zhu Xiaozhu’s legs go weak with fright, and Chang Yuchun immediately possesses him and smashes the spirit to pieces with a single blow. The residents are dumbfounded. How can this kid’s Guardian Spirit be so fierce? To avoid drawing attention as an oddity, Zhu Xiaozhu immediately launches into his drama-queen act, inventing the identity of a “wandering spirit wielder” and claiming his Guardian Spirits are a group called “Three Stooges,” with only mediocre abilities.

But secrets have a way of getting out. By chance, Zhu Xiaozhu discovers that his repair skills have an extraordinary effect in this world: he can “see” damaged spirit-energy circuits as clearly as a mechanical blueprint. When a spirit wielder’s spirit weapon breaks in battle, everyone else says it can’t be fixed. Zhu Xiaozhu repairs it with a series of baffling maneuvers, and it works even better than before. Word spreads, and he’s forced to open a “One-Stop Shop” on Qu Long Street, taking all kinds of repair jobs.

Xin Yuelu first meets Zhu Xiaozhu when her deputy brings him a battle-damaged spirit weapon for help. She had originally