On the road fleeing famine, Ling Yun found a beautiful “younger brother” named Shen Qingya, as delicate as a porcelain doll.
The frail little beggar couldn’t take care of himself. All he could do was blink innocently and call him “Brother Ling Yun.”
Ling Yun gave him his last bite of food and used his brute strength to keep him safe.
He had no idea that this seemingly innocent younger brother was the hidden hand manipulating the game, plotting against people and walking the line between good and evil.
Shen Qingya watched coldly from the sidelines. This big fool is so easy to fool. I might as well make use of his strength.
But he had calculated everything except his own heart.
When the plague struck, the big fool shielded him with his own body.
When the kidnapper’s club came down, the big fool went berserk for him.
When a bright future lay before him, he listened to the big fool’s clumsy good wishes and, for the first time, threw his plans away.
To hell with ruling the world through schemes. He wanted this fool’s paradise!
When the new emperor ascended the throne, the two settled at the foot of a mountain in Guizhou.
He outwitted the gentry, while the other wielded strength enough to shatter boulders;
he made money with clever hands, while the other reclaimed wilderness and expanded their land.
Together, they turned barren land into a paradise beyond the world.
Simple, beautiful, and something I can understand!