[Devoted, brawny seme x handsome, clever uke] [Both are pure] [Ancient setting] [Two male leads] [Bickering sweethearts] [Young heroes on the jianghu]
Xie Yunci’s father sold him to a wealthy landlord to be his male bride.
He ran away.
On the third day, he was swindled out of all his money and was so hungry he crouched by the roadside counting ants.
Then he met a swordsman.
The swordsman was named Shen Du. He was dirt poor and had a terrible temper.
But he was vicious in a fight.
He could take on five men alone without even blinking.
Xie Yunci immediately grabbed him by the leg. “Big brother, let me come along with you!”
Shen Du looked at him. “What can you do besides eat?”
Xie Yunci said, “I can keep accounts, appraise goods, haggle, and speak three local dialects.”
Shen Du was silent for a moment.
“…All right. Let’s see how it goes.”
Shen Du also helped Xie Yunci get back the money the swindler had stolen.
Later on,
the two started out trading mountain goods and headed south.
Shen Du drove off everyone who came looking for trouble.
Xie Yunci made money off everyone who came looking for trouble.
Before long,
the whole Jiangnan region knew there was a duo nobody should mess with.
One was a smiling fox, whose abacus could turn a single calculation into ten thousand taels of gold.
The other was a cold-faced killer, whose drawn sword left blood on the ground.
Someone asked Xie Yunci, “What exactly is your relationship with that swordsman?”
Xie Yunci glanced at Shen Du, who was wiping his sword beside him.
“He’s the bodyguard I pay.”
Shen Du didn’t even look up.
“Yeah. He hired me for life.”
