Only after awakening did Jing Yutang learn that he was just a cannon-fodder character in a cultivation novel, destined to be casually killed by the villain, Shi Ji.
To save his own life, he promptly retreated from the world and hid in the mountains, where he became a useless good-for-nothing.
By a twist of fate, he rescued a gravely injured, amnesiac youth. Later, he realized this might be Shi Ji, the very person who would kill him.
Before he could confirm the youth's identity, another Shi Ji appeared.
Jing Yutang was stunned. How many Shi Jis were there?
He found out later: two.
The Shi Ji outside was brutal, unpredictable, and a constant shadow who could turn up anywhere.
The Shi Ji at home was docile and well-behaved, but whenever he got the chance, he would try to keep Jing Yutang in line.
Jing Yutang had to deal with the one at home while also handling the one outside. He was utterly exhausted.
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At long last, Jing Yutang found a chance to escape, but he was caught again soon after.
Even worse, both Shi Jis had caught him together.
From then on, Jing Yutang's life was thrown completely into chaos.
The two Shi Jis constantly tried to outdo each other, fighting over everything.
If he got even a little closer to one, the other would get upset.
When he put them both to work, they didn't finish the job. Instead, they started fighting over who deserved to sleep in the bed that night.
Jing Yutang couldn't beat them or get away. After coaxing one and then the other, he sighed to himself: This life is impossible.
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One day, the head of the foremost cultivation clan in the realm, Shi Ji, arrived in person with the six betrothal gifts, a fortune in gold, and a marriage contract, to ask for Jing Yutang's hand.
The entire cultivation world was in an uproar. The cold, unfeeling clan head wanted to marry a man!
On the day of the proposal, both men cornered Jing Yutang. There was no way forward and no way back.
[Reading Tips]
1. This is a 1v1. The two Shi Jis are actually the same person, temporarily split into two. You can think of them as clones (?)
2. Both are pure, happy ending, younger seme.
3. The setting is fictional, so please don't overanalyze the background details.
Theme: Success doesn't come from waiting. It comes from seizing your chance.
