Fatal Stand-In

Qi Zhao, a Buddhist monk with a degree in anthropology from a top-tier university, was laid off by a major company and became a delivery rider. Then, on a stormy night, he fell and broke his leg, getting fired again. With just 16.99 yuan left in his account, he’d hit rock bottom. But just when all hope seemed lost, a huge windfall suddenly dropped into his lap: tens of thousands of yuan to “take a wheelchair-bound old lady sightseeing” on someone else’s behalf. But as the sightseeing went on, portraits began to smile, people emerged from the lake, and the carousel turned into a carousel of human figures. In the end, even Qi Zhao’s own birth details were slipped into a Buddhist shrine... Who’s the human-shaped life-extending pill? Who gets to decide? The pretty boy: anthropology grad monk x rock-bottom delivery rider x magnet for the supernatural x really, really hard to kill The pretty girl: badass Barbie x chemistry fanatic x social menace x candy-coated blade