When the fortress fell in the apocalypse, elite soldier Ling Feng and the Zombie Emperor died together. When he opened his eyes again, his soul had crossed into the Great Jing Dynasty during a year of famine. He had become the second son of a farming family in a remote county, so hungry he was chewing tree bark.
The family had nothing. His parents planned to sell themselves into slavery for food, his little sister was burning with a fever and close to death, and his younger brother was skin and bones. It seemed the whole family was about to starve to death.
Ling Feng's gaze hardened. What was there to fear? He had survived ten years of the apocalypse, mastering wilderness survival and close-quarters combat with cold weapons. How could he fail to make it through a famine in ancient times?
He led his family into the deep mountains that very night. They set traps, tamed wild animals, and smoked meat. Drawing on his survival skills from the apocalypse, he transformed a barren valley into a paradise. The smell of meat filled their home at every meal, and his family's gaunt, sallow faces soon grew rosy and healthy.
On the road fleeing famine, they rescued Su Qingyan, a noblewoman fallen on hard times. Gentle and clever, she knew medicine and farming. Ling Feng sheltered her under his wing, ruthless and decisive toward outsiders but tender and doting with her, cherishing her like no one else in these turbulent times.
Refugees attack? Traps and poisonous smoke will teach them a lesson! Bandits come sniffing around? One stroke each, and wipe them out root and branch! The army surrounds them? Just watch how he defends a haven of peace and keeps everyone safe with his own strength.
While others gnawed tree bark and clay in the famine, Ling Feng's family feasted on braised pork, roast rabbit, and stewed wild boar, making everyone else green with envy.
Meeting the envious gazes of those around him, Ling Feng pulled his lovely wife close and patted the granary packed with cured meat, raising an eyebrow with a grin. "Sorry, but this is what a famine looks like for an elite soldier! While you chew chaff and greens and go hungry, I'll make sure my whole family eats well and lives in comfort!"
