I’m a Middleman in a Fantasy World

Xiao Yang seemed like an ordinary college student. His allowance was just enough, he occasionally worked part-time, and he spent his days gaming with his carefree roommate, Wang Dazhuang. But no one knew that a bizarre car accident had given him the ability to travel between two worlds, opening a “gate” to a fantastical continent. With this heaven-defying power, he became a cross-world trader, moving between the modern city and a magical realm. Selling rare treasures made him fabulously rich. He even took the stage at the Shenjing Grand Theater, stunning the world with real magic under the name “Phantom Xiao.” But wealth and power were no sweet reward. When his father lost himself after winning a huge lottery prize and became obsessed with gambling, while his mother fretted over him, Xiao Yang realized that this ability was arsenic, powerful enough to shatter an ordinary life. He had to hide his wealth and return to a low-key existence so his parents could live peacefully again. A great secret was destined to bring great loneliness. He couldn’t tell anyone about his adventures in the otherworld or reveal the truth behind his magic tricks. Under the stage lights, on calls with his parents, amid his best friend Dazhuang’s playful banter, and in the questions of the mysterious girl Lin Cui, how would Xiao Yang balance his identities in the real world and the fantasy realm? And what preparations would he make before an even greater crisis arrived…