[Historical era + mysticism + lucky charm + beloved by everyone + adorable child explores a military base + fatherly male lead + satisfying revenge + contrast appeal + contest for destiny]
Three-and-a-half-year-old Nuobao was born with a “money-losing fate” and a constant aura of bad luck, so she was sent to Qingfeng Temple. Her nine masters took turns raising her, only for each of them to go from esteemed spiritual masters to bankruptcy. On the eve of his own ruin, her ninth master read the stars and divined that Nuobao’s only chance of survival was to find her biological father, whose fate was blessed with purple energy and destined for greatness.
So Nuobao, dressed in a little Taoist robe and carrying a canvas bag with a Bagua design, followed the “Find Dad Talisman” her master had given her all the way to the nation’s most mysterious Dongfeng missile base.
As the sentries stared in disbelief, her little voice rang out like a thunderclap: “Make way, make way! The secrets of heaven have been revealed. There’ll be bloodshed at your base today! Hurry and call Gu Linchuan out to see me, or you’re all doomed!”
Everyone assumed she was a crazy little girl who’d wandered away from somewhere nearby, until the base’s chief engineer, Gu Linchuan, stepped out at the guards’ request. Hailed as a “cold-faced bulwark of science” and a staunch warrior of materialism, he was the last person anyone expected to believe in the supernatural.
The moment Nuobao saw him, her eyes lit up, and she charged over like a little cannonball. “Daddy! I found you! The golden light of merit above your head is practically blinding me!”
As soon as she finished speaking, a piece of equipment being repaired nearby short-circuited and exploded. Nuobao had just tackled Gu Linchuan to the ground, and they narrowly avoided the flying debris.
The entire base fell silent.
Gu Linchuan, who didn’t believe in ghosts or gods, looked down at the soft, sweet-smelling little girl in his arms, rubbing against him to soak up his golden merit light. For the first time, his worldview was shaken to its core.