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Story description: Also known as “Retired Savior Forced to Don a Secret Identity and Return to Work: A Thousand Years After Faking My Death, I Became Everyone’s Beloved”
As ghosts roam and the human world falls into peril, a Taoist priest descends the mountain to save it.
Yu Zhoushi, titled X uji, is a genius of Taoist arts who lived from the Kaiyuan Golden Age through the Technological Revolution, rising from an imperial-appointed national preceptor to a legendary investigator!
He guarded the front lines day and night, protecting tens of thousands of lives, but…
“Xuji, don’t blame me. You’ve saved too many people.”
His former comrade-in-arms and superior shed his disguise and looked down at Yu Zhoushi, who had been ambushed, stripped of his Taoist powers, and thrown into a pit of Tai Sui to die.
“Your achievements are too great. Those above can’t tolerate you.”
Yu Zhoushi, covered in dirt: …
Are you people out of your minds? I could’ve just retired early. Why go through all this trouble to kill me?
The priest in the pit summed up the lesson: If you work too hard, even the boss thinks there’s something wrong with you.
Next time, he’d slack off.
*
In 2524 CE, Master Xuji ascended to immortality. The whole nation mourned, and the people took to the streets demanding an investigation. Those involved were forced out of office and put on trial.
The human world’s defenses collapsed. Humanity turned into monsters, modern civilization crumbled, and the globe split into twelve zones controlled by three major powers.
A method for saving the world was left behind in “Inquiry,” the posthumous notes of Master Xuji.
Inquiry officials became a new profession. The major powers monopolized the resources needed for inquiry and fought over talent, leaving the people in misery. Humanity entered a new era…
*
Year 0456 of the New Era.
Mechanical police raced through the night sky and crashed into an artificial moon. Neon lights of every color flashed in sync, disguised as stars.
The legendary Master Xuji crawled out of the ruins of the uninhabited zone.
Yu Zhoushi, covered in dust: …
Is this still Earth? Where the hell am I?
He’d been in seclusion for centuries. Not only was his sect nowhere to be found, but he’d become a penniless, undocumented nobody whose SAN value couldn’t even be measured.
Yu Zhoushi: 6
To find his junior brother, he had no choice but to return to his old line of work and earn travel money…
The three major powers: Where did this dark horse newcomer come from? We’d better trick him… I mean, invite him to work for us!
Yu Zhoushi, a rookie with absolutely no flaws, thinking to himself: Hiring me is like bringing back a retiree.
*
Darknet freak shows, fish with human faces committing suicide, skin-swapping communion rituals, mass outdoor mother-cooking, mirror people with their innards turned inside out… Behind the contamination lurked even darker struggles over power and profit.
After several missions, the three major powers finally realized something was off. Wait, why does this newcomer seem so old-fashioned?
Master Xuji, who had “died young” and somehow become the head of a fourth major power: …
Can I still keep my secret identity under wraps…?
But which one should I hide first?!
Year 0456 of the New Era was later known as “The Beginning of the End of Contamination,” and as “Year One of Xuji.”
Theme: I’ve long hated that this body isn’t mine. When will I forget all these restless pursuits?
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This is so well-written and incredibly engaging!
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We're here! (Spoilers ahead) I followed it all the way to the end; it's a truly excellent work. At the beginning, the setting and story were very interesting. From the Xiaolin case to the later human-faced fish, the concepts were novel and well-written. Then came the Baihua case, a series of interconnected events that made for a great read.
We're here! (Spoilers ahead) I followed it all the way to the end; it's a truly excellent work. At the beginning, the setting and story were very interesting. From the Xiaolin case to the later human-faced fish, the concepts were novel and well-written. Then came the Baihua case, a series of interconnected events that made for a great read.
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