After Coming Down the Mountain, I Became a Famous Stunt Double

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Qi Ze, the first disciple of a reclusive sect, accidentally winds up working as a production assistant while traveling down the mountain for experience.

The crew is in a panic, desperately searching for a suitable stunt double. Then an accident happens on set: an unremarkable crew member falls from a tall building, and the next moment could spell disaster for the entire production.

The crew is scared out of their wits, but the young assistant spins gracefully in midair and lands lightly, his body straight as bamboo, his movements as nimble as a swimming dragon.

The entire crew: "...!!!"

One day, Qi Ze accidentally appears on camera during a livestream by a rising star.

His fluid, graceful, razor-sharp movements leave countless viewers stunned.

"Holy crap, he's so handsome!"

"Who's that handsome guy in the back?!"

"Ahhh, I'm dead! That move was so ethereal and cool!"

"Please, someone tell me he's flying without a wire!"

One day, Qi Ze is invited to appear on an outdoor reality show.

Then, one day, he becomes a stunt double famous around the world.

[2]

The Weibo account "Xin Xin Bao Ze 5277" is fiercely opposed by Gu Xiao's fans, all because it ships him with their idol.

One is the newly famous, awe-inspiring stunt double and actor Qi Ze. The other is their idol, Gu Xiao, a top-tier star in the entertainment industry.

[The two of them are such a perfect match.]

Accompanied by an edited video of behind-the-scenes footage of the two filming together.

[Wow, they're practically made for each other.]

Accompanied by a photo of the two watching the stars from the same boat on a variety show.

[What a shame! They were this close to kissing.]

Accompanied by a photo of the two leaning in to talk, their eyes tender.

The two fan groups glare at each other and go all out in their attacks, but the other party remains as unperturbed as ever.

Until one day, Gu Xiao, so absorbed in posting ship content, accidentally switches to the wrong account...

[Ahhh, it would be a crime if they didn't get together!] Photo: the two smiling at each other.

Tens of millions of fans instantly receive a notification.

Fans, cautiously: "...?"

Qi Ze, ready to burn his bridges and confess: "...?"

An overwhelmingly skilled yet timid and fierce stunt-double actor who shocks the entertainment industry x a contrary, sharp-tongued, troublesome top-tier star

A few things to know before reading:

[1] Here's a little round heart for you.

[2] Same-sex marriage has only recently become legal in this setting.

[3] 60% of the text is behind the anti-piracy paywall. If you can't access the full text, come back after 48 hours.

[4] The author's logic may be a bit shaky, and everything in this story is made up. Please don't take it seriously. Sending love =3=

[Please add my next story, The Gate to Ten Thousand Worlds, to your reading list!]

Meng Qiqian, who lives in a remote mountain village, is known throughout the area as "the child everyone else's parents wish they had." He's handsome and excels at school, a top student who can make his way out of the mountains.

After the college entrance exams, Meng Qiqian lives up to everyone's expectations and receives an admission letter from a prestigious university. The whole village is green with envy.

Then a bolt from the blue shatters his family's life and dreams: his mother has cancer, his father is seriously injured in a car accident, and his little sister, still in elementary school, is left crying in fear.

He finds a wooden box beneath the bed. Its finish is old, but it has been polished until it gleams. Inside are all of Meng Qiqian's certificates of achievement and numerous competition awards. He stares blankly for a long while, then puts his admission letter inside and locks the box tight.

Everyone at a construction site in County C is talking about a young man who's recently started working there, someone who throws himself into the job as if he doesn't care whether he lives or dies.

At that very moment, the young man is holding open his bedroom door, staring in stunned disbelief.

The door has cleaved the space in two, dividing it into two distinct worlds, a sight that shakes him to the core.

Behind him is a cramped, sealed room, dim and stifling, its walls crumbling.

Before him, lush green mountains soothe the soul. Beneath swirling clouds of immortal mist, medicinal herbs blanket the hillsides.

Theme: Those who work hard to live will all shine brightly