The protagonist is no longer Shi Potian, having been reincarnated as Yang Guo.
The reason is simple: I hit a writer's block and wanted to try writing with a different protagonist. The main appeal of Shi Potian was his invincible, overpowered inner force making him number one under heaven—playing the pig to eat the tiger, a power fantasy combined with an alter-ego gimmick where he used a main account and a smurf account, constantly switching back and forth between Shi Potian and Shi Zhongyu.
The sources of comedy in the original work came from Shi Potian's unfiltered bluntness and his pure, untainted childlike innocence. When he genuinely cared about someone, others perceived it as mockery. Every time he offered sincere greetings, people heard biting sarcasm. The entertainment value of his character lay precisely in this stark contrast.
Chapter 188