Xun Xiu transmigrates into a chaotic age and becomes a sickly boy who can barely take three steps without panting.
With a constitution of just 1, he relies on his daily tasks from the "sign-in" System, honestly completing them to gain 1 extra point of vitality and scrape by.
Survival is tough. His own mother has run off, leaving only his brother, whose combat power is MAX, for him to depend on.
Fortunately, the System says his brother is destined to become the founding ruler, with the titles [Born Martial God] and [A Master Strategist].
Xun Xiu is pretty pleased with his luck in the family lottery, and starts planning:
Cling to his brother's leg, lie low until an era of peace, get himself a fief and become a prince, then live a carefree life. Perfect!
Who knew the sign-in System would suddenly spoil the plot:
[Historical timeline: Emperor Taizu of Liang falls gravely ill. Empress Dowager Xun forces her way into the palace and attempts to install his younger brother as ruler. The plot fails, the younger brother is given poisoned wine, and both mother and son are executed.]
Xun Xiu: "..."
Oh no! The murderous Empress Dowager is his own mother! And the unlucky guy who gets executed is him!
To stay alive, Xun Xiu throws himself into the grind.
He farms and builds infrastructure, offers strategies to bring the realm under control, and works hard to join the ranks of the founding heroes.
All he asks is that, one day, his brother will spare his life in recognition of all his hard work!
He thrives at it, but his handsome, dashing, still-single brother keeps looking at him in increasingly strange ways.
They were supposed to be close brothers, so how did that turn into possessiveness?
Then his brother dons the imperial robes and corners him beside the dragon throne, brushing his fingertips along Xun Xiu's neck as he speaks in a husky voice:
"Little brother, you can forget about getting a fief."
"For the rest of your life, you can only stay by My side."
Xun Xiu: !!!
Brother! Incest is a no-no! Even pretend incest is out of the question!
Wait, maybe... he doesn't mind that much?
#MyBrotherIsTheFoundingRuler#
#ButItSeemsHeWantsToDateMe#
#IThoughtMyAchievementsWouldSaveMyLifeButIEndedUpGivingHimMyHeartToo#
PS: The older brother is a handsome, dashing, charming white-robed general. His combat power is maxed out, and he's incredibly popular, always managing to recruit people as sworn brothers. He has friends all over the world.
The younger brother is a little sharp-tongued, a laid-back fun-seeker, and has maxed-out beauty. He's extremely beautiful.
The older brother absolutely adores his younger brother, after all, his little brother is his wife, haha.
The brothers are not blood-related, not blood-related. The younger brother is the child of the older brother's stepmother, born from an affair.
Theme: When the realm has no justice, I shall establish my own!