The peerless thief Li Xiang was killed after falling victim to a plot. Three years later, he clawed his way out of a cemetery on the outskirts of town.
With his household registration revoked, he was legally dead. To avoid frightening his family, he went to the neighboring city of Ningzhou to lie low and take odd jobs while waiting for a chance to uncover the truth behind what happened all those years ago.
His resurrection came with formidable abilities, including immense strength, incredible speed, and rapid healing. Li Xiang took these as bonus perks of coming back to life, completely unaware that his true form was the legendary fiend Hanba.
Xiao Zhiqin, an orthodox Daoist cultivator, happened to notice the abnormal aura around Li Xiang. She had intended to exorcise the evil spirit, but his thoroughly ordinary human aura threw off her judgment.
When their paths crossed, a modern urban legend began: working odd jobs and slacking off, investigating an old case, and trading barbs with one another as they grew closer.
