After Liu Chenxiang split Mount Hua open, the New Heavenly Rules came into being, and peace reigned everywhere. The Queen Mother was getting ready to head down to the mortal realm to undergo a tribulation, but an outbreak of demons in Dongting Lake plunged Yang Jian into a crime from which there was no escape.
The people of Heaven: “Yang Jian, this is your failure to do your duty!”
The Third Holy Mother: “Impossible! My second brother is a famous workaholic!”
Yang Jian: “...Fine. Whenever something goes wrong, it’s always my fault. At least my sister believes me.”
The long-suffering immortal Erlang Zhenjun set off on a baffling overtime assignment with his dog and the divine artifact Heaven’s Punishment Pillar, encountering a host of strange spirits along the way:
An unconventional, domineering lapdog egret spirit x a silverfish spirit with no social awareness and a death wish
A ruthless, menopausal python spirit x a sweet, naive, devoted squirrel son
...and other odd spirits.
*Not a mythology-accurate setting. Draws mainly on Lotus Lantern and Investiture of the Gods, with plenty of original worldbuilding.
Theme: Spirits and immortals alike deserve the right to date legally
