I Went Bankrupt After Inheriting a Taoist Temple

Hou Guo had just graduated from college when he inherited the old man's run-down Taoist temple. To his surprise, he also got a "Merit System." As long as he earned merit, he could exchange it for anything he wanted. Hou Guo laughed wildly. With the System in hand, the world is mine! Becoming a CEO, marrying a beautiful rich woman, and reaching the pinnacle of life are no longer just dreams! System: Sorry, Host. Before you start daydreaming, pay off the debt you accumulated in your previous life. Hou Guo, baffled: What debt? When he saw the countless zeroes after the -1, Hou Guo collapsed, spitting blood. Hou Guo wailed: Did I dig up the ancestral graves of the great powers on Spirit Mountain in the Western Heaven in my previous life? How did I rack up so much merit debt? Can't I just refuse to pay it back? System: You can. Hou Guo, overjoyed: Really? System: Your punishment is to be reduced to nothingness. Hou Guo: ... With no other choice, Hou Guo could only dutifully become the temple's abbot and earn merit to pay off his debt from his previous life. * As president of the Qian Group, Qian Yin has had a minor headache lately. What's bothering him? Someone set him up on a blind date. And the person who arranged it has a rather special status, so he can't refuse. Everyone: Who's so powerful that they can force our Young Master Qian to go on a blind date? Qian Yin: Buddha. Everyone: ... Aloof top, a virtuous man in a hundred lifetimes, VS energetic, sarcastic bottom, buried in merit debt Reader's Guide: 1. A collection of short, standalone stories. 2. The setting is entirely made up, so please don't overanalyze it. 3. Sweet romance, no angst. Theme: Merit