Eternal Life Begins with Acting!

In an age of great upheaval, immortals and mortals live side by side. The Great Qian court sends an inspector to investigate, and Hu Guan, a bandit serving as the county commandant, panics. He goes to Li Ping, the most cultured man in the city, who comes up with a plan to stage a drill and fool the inspector. Li Ping throws himself into the act, kneeling and begging for mercy every day. Hu Guan is pleased and decides to make it real in front of the inspector: kill Li Ping to silence him. Li Ping has no idea and continues to play his part with gusto. Except... The inspector arrives. He is Li Ping’s classmate, Ren Jun. “Zizhi, why are you kneeling?” “Senior brother, they said they were going to kill me.” Hu Guan: “???”