Yu Shu is a little god,
the lowest-ranking kind, a corporate-slave little god.
His job is to carry out the orders of higher-ranking gods
and deal with worshippers' unreasonable wishes.
For example, a worshipper offers 100 yuan in incense money
and asks for a million-yuan favor.
Others wish to earn over 100 million while becoming civil servants.
Now that's a real crime!
The little god spends every day rushing to the Matchmaker's Hall to argue, pleading with the God of Wealth, and haggling with the Black and White Impermanence.
The little god grumbles and curses.
But sometimes, the little god makes wishes, too.
Now and then, he visits the Ghost King's Hall next door.
He wishes his boss would stop picking fights and his worshippers would stop talking nonsense.
He doesn't even care whether the wish is in his line of work.
Then one day, a young volunteer comes to the temple.
The volunteer is pretty handsome, but he's a jerk, all swagger and bad attitude. He calls the little god a loser and even steals the offerings to eat.
The little god gets into fights with the volunteer every day.
But the little god's work goes more and more smoothly. Gradually, his superiors stop docking his performance pay, people stop complaining that he takes whatever assignments he's given, and nobody calls him the most useless little god anymore.
It's as if he has someone powerful backing him.
The little god thinks the Ghost King's Hall really is effective.
To thank the Ghost King, he secretly takes a red string from the Matchmaker's Hall every day and bribes the Ghost King with it.
It's the most valuable thing in their little run-down temple.
Then one day, the little god causes a huge mess.
He alters a worshipper's fate against the will of Heaven and tampers with the karma database.
He even gets into a shouting match with the Black and White Impermanence, landing on the trending list of the Three Realms
and earning the title of the filthiest-mouthed little god in all the Three Realms.
Not long after, the Underworld sends someone to call him to account.
Who would have thought it would be that volunteer, Mu Ziye?
He's ruthless and does things his own way, striking without hesitation.
In a flash, he uses 180 red strings to tie up the little god and carry him off.
Delinquent volunteer Mu Ziye: "I'm only a volunteer on the side. My main job is being the Ghost King."
Little god: "??!!!"
Blurb dated March 9, 2025.
Theme: Keep your spirit beautiful and never stop striving.