One day, Song Shuhang was suddenly added to a chat group with many seniors that suffered from chuuni disease. The people inside the group would call each other ‘Fellow Daoist’ and had all different kinds of titles: Palace Master, Cave Lord, True Monarch, Immortal Master, etc. Even the pet of the founder of the group that had run away from home was called ‘monster dog’. They would talk all day about pill refining, exploring ancient ruins, or share their experience on techniques. However, after lurking inside the group for a while, he discovered that not all was what it seemed...
The sun was setting and the color of the sky fading.
In a small mountain village in the outskirts of the Jiangnan area.
Cao Delian was sitting at the entrance of his old house, smoking quietly. After finishing the cigarette, he smoked another, and then another one. After a while, he seemed to have made up his mind.
He returned inside the room and opened a closet, revealing a lot of small Buddha statues and idols.
"All the Gods that are known and unknown. After completing this deal, I’ll retire for good. Therefore, I ask you to watch over me, and let me smoothly complete my last deal. After I turn over a new leaf, I’ll coat your bodies with gold." Cao Delian lit up some incense and respectfully placed some fruits as offerings.
Then, he carefully closed the closet and deeply exhaled.
Today will be the last deal! Afterward, I’ll turn over a new leaf and go live in another city and change my identity. Cao Delian thought to himself.