Pre-release: The Road of Merit
Pei Qiao is handsome, capable, and levelheaded. He is the sort of person who could be dropped back into prehistoric times and still take it all in stride.
After spending twenty-four uneventful years living an ordinary life, Pei Qiao's soul traveled in a dream one night to a remote, backward mountain village, where he became a transparent ghost.
He was bound to a little boy named Li Xiaoliu, but even the boy couldn't see or hear him.
Watching the poor child starve until he was skin and bones, Pei Qiao hid sweet potatoes for him, stole ears of corn, and occasionally snuck him half a steamed bun when no one was looking. Somehow, he managed to raise the boy.
Unable to figure out who kept leaving him food, Li Xiaoliu turned his attention to the lonely grave he passed every day.
A few days later, Pei Qiao saw Li Xiaoliu murmuring prayers at the grave and thanking its occupant for sending him food.
At the time, Pei Qiao was floating right beside him. He opened his mouth and let out a brief, muffled sound.
Why did this kid seem a little slow?
This time, Li Xiaoliu heard him.
After talking things over, the two reached an agreement. Pei Qiao took Li Xiaoliu out of the mountain village, and they began a new life together.
It wasn't until they left the village and Pei Qiao saw a calendar in someone's home that he realized this place was more than fifty years in the past.
Being a ghost wasn't a hard life for Pei Qiao, but now he'd also taken in a kid.
He taught Li Xiaoliu to study and understand the world, then started a company. Through many hardships, he raised him into a dazzling young tycoon.
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After years of beatings and hunger, Li Xiaoliu met the most important person in his life when he was seven.
It was a ghost only he could see. The ghost gave him food, taught him knowledge and reason, and gave him a name. When he was eight, the ghost led him out of the nightmare that was their mountain village.
From then on, they depended on each other, and their bond grew deeper by the day.
Pre-release: The Road of Merit
Bai Yu's original dream in life was to make a fortune in the entertainment industry, then retire early and live in comfort.
After becoming a City God, he became fascinated by the strange and wondrous sights of another world. Every day, he was either earning merit or on his way to earn more.
Later, in order to expand his following and accumulate even more merit,
City God Bai entered the entertainment industry and made a splash. At the height of his fame, he suddenly announced he was taking a temporary break from show business to support the cause of justice, and invited everyone to leave a message on his account whenever they encountered injustice.
After a collective bout of wailing, his fans enthusiastically flooded the comments, vowing to support their idol's new venture.
With the support of the masses, City God Bai's merit earnings grew by the day.
Theme: Tomorrow will be better.
