[No CP or 1v1 + fantasy + level-up progression + lighthearted comedy. The early chapters cover his childhood; around Chapter 40, he starts roaming around. The tags provided by Tomato are wrong.]
Shen Jijie had a nightmare. In it, he was the powerful Grand General Who Pacifies the Nation, famous for his countless military achievements and basking in glory, only to be stabbed in the back and nearly hacked to death amid the chaos of battle. He also dreamed that his cousin swaggered around in front of him with her sidekick. So furious was he that even as he closed his eyes for the last time, he was still threatening to dig up eighteen generations of their ancestors' graves.
Then his father slapped him straight back to the age of six.
And so he fought his way through to the age of eight.
At eight, he was already dreaming about the future, spending all day hoping to become the protagonist of a storybook and ascend to immortality in a single step.
Then, at last, one day, he found a legendary ring with an old master living inside. He thought he might have to change his name to Long Aotian, but aside from the very old man inside, there was nothing special about it.
Still, he firmly believed: My fate is mine to decide, not heaven's. One day, I'll find another old master.
The story continues in "Origin Realm: Did I Become an Ant?"
"Ah ha ha ha ha~ Ah ha ha ha~ The king is coming to catch me~" The author walked briskly and jumped all the way to hide behind a big tree less than one meter high. He stuck out his little head and looked at you with a pair of big eyes that took up half the size of his face. Finding you unresponsive, the author shed a tear in grievance. Those tears shone with colorful dazzling light, piercing your heart like a crystal clear glass. At this moment, you have a strange feeling that you have never had before. You feel that your heart "thumps" a little. Yes, it is aching. So you decided to click into the text and take a look. Maybe there would be a way to solve this problem. At this moment, the author who was still crying just now saw your decision. He smiled. The smile seemed to carry a transcendent relief, and his thin lips parted slightly. He said, "Does anyone pay attention to me? Hahahaha~"