The Notoriously Famous Idol's Celestial Master Childhood Friend Has Returned

Synopsis: The nameless ghost realm overlapped with reality. Once the gates of the ghost realm opened, evil spirits would flood into the human world, inevitably bringing about the apocalypse and widespread devastation. As the only Celestial Master capable of sealing the ghost gates, Qi Yue sacrificed himself to seal them. The only person he couldn't let go of in his heart was his gentle, soft, and beautiful childhood friend. His dying wish was for the Celestial Master Association to take good care of his childhood friend. His last wisp of consciousness lingered, only to discover that his world was actually a book. His childhood friend was the vicious villain who, driven by unrequited love for the protagonist, committed numerous evil deeds and met a tragic end. As for Qi Yue, he was merely a background character who died early after providing the protagonist with resources and connections. After his sacrifice, the protagonist acquired his legacy of Taoist magic, becoming the number one person in the Celestial Master world, with countless wealthy patrons showering him with money. One of the protagonist's lovers secretly opened a breach in the ghost gate seal to revive a relative, causing countless evil spirits to descend upon the human world and wreak havoc. After a fierce battle, the protagonist managed to mend the ghost gate seal, becoming a hero who saved humanity. He was elevated to god-like status, gaining both fame and fortune, and lived a life of debauchery with his numerous male and female lovers and confidantes. The world knew only the protagonist, not Qi Yue. Meanwhile, his childhood friend was framed for opening the breach in the ghost gate seal and inviting disaster, his reputation ruined. He ultimately jumped from a building in despair, clutching their only childhood photo. Qi Yue's resentment soared to the heavens, transforming him into an evil spirit. Years later, he returned to the human world. "My precious one, I will protect him myself."

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Gu Yunshuang was a "black-and-red" celebrity online, hated by everyone. Out of ten fans, nine were anti-fans, and the remaining one was a brainless beauty fan. He had always been aloof and cold, never giving anyone a good face. Even with endless negative news about him being a diva, having poor acting skills, and a plastic surgery face, no matter how harshly he was cursed online, it never affected him. The only exception was the recently famous Celestial Master, Xue Tinghe, who received a hint of his good graces. Gu Yunshuang explained this by saying that Xue Tinghe merely bore a three-tenths resemblance to his childhood friend. However, no one believed him. Everyone thought Gu Yunshuang was madly in love with Xue Tinghe, a shameless and persistent "stalker" gay man.

"Heh, it’s 20XX, still making up imaginary friends, how cliché."

"My Master Xue is exceptionally talented and uncommonly handsome. If Gu Niupi can find a childhood friend who looks three-tenths like my Master Xue, I’ll perform a handstand while eating a keyboard!"

"Don’t say it, the next step in his whitewashing plan must be to find an actor who looks three-tenths like Master Xue to play a fake childhood friend."

Sure enough, a few days later, while Gu Yunshuang was filming a reality show live at home, the doorbell rang. He opened the door to see a tall, handsome, and mysterious young man, who bore a three-tenths resemblance to Xue Tinghe, but was even more attractive. The young man opened his arms and smiled brightly: "Hi, baby, I’m back, did you miss me?" That day, everyone was astonished to see Gu Yunshuang’s eyes turn red. He gripped the man’s collar tightly, his voice fierce but soft, and a little choked with grievance: "You finally decided to come back? Where the hell have you been all these years!"

Later, the anti-fans reacted:

"Holy cow, the childhood friend 'substitute' is not only better looking than the 'original' but also more capable. Are there more substitutes like this? I’ll take a dozen!"

"Is there a possibility that the childhood friend 'substitute' is the original, and the one named Xue is the substitute?"

While the internet argued over who was the original and who was the substitute between Qi Yue and Xue Tinghe, Qi Yue was smilingly greeting his "old friends" from the Celestial Master Association.

"Because you didn’t follow my dying wish to take good care of my Shuangshuang, I had no choice but to push open my coffin lid and crawl back from the grave to do it myself. Surprised? Unexpected?"

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The Gong (top) is a Celestial Master in life and a Ghost King after death, while the Shou (bottom) is an outwardly cold but inwardly adorable fairy-cat. 1v1, HE ending. PS: This story is purely fictional; believe in science.