The General's Lame Husband

When Chu Heng wakes up, he has left the apocalypse behind and arrived in a picturesque little village where some men can bear children. They are called ge'er.

The thatched hut can't keep out the rain, the grain jar has long since run empty, and the house is bare. Chu Heng picks up his knife.

One stroke, and the wild boar terrorizing the countryside is dead.

One stroke, and the python that ruled the mountains is sent to the afterlife.

One stroke, and the tiger that had taken lives is dead too. Along the way, he even saves someone of considerable importance: a highly esteemed member of the imperial family.

Chu Heng keeps wielding his knife, striking again and again. Before he knows it, he becomes a great general, and later the newly enthroned emperor, formerly the crown prince, appoints him Prince of Pingxi.

He becomes the talk of the town. Countless noblewomen want to marry him, but he turns them all down, because he has already found the person he wants to spend his life with.

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Tian Dong never imagined he could be so lucky. A disabled burden whom everyone called an ill omen from childhood, he was sold to a brothel to pay for his cousin's mistake. At the most critical moment, someone rescued him. He wanted to repay the man by becoming his servant, but instead, the man cherished him. Though he was as cold as iron, that man never looked down on Tian Dong for being disabled and unlucky.

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One day, Tian Dong holds an imperial decree granting him a noble title, and murmurs in confusion, "I've been granted a title?"

The tall, gentle, quiet man behind him helps him to his feet and whispers, "From now on, you don't have to feel inferior anymore. No one will dare look down on you, so stop saying you're not worthy."

Chu Heng doesn't care about so-called supreme honors. But if a piece of silk like this can keep Tian Dong from secretly feeling sad and shedding tears, he'll get it for him.

In Chu Heng's heart, all the handsome men in the capital couldn't compare to Tian Dong's glance. Chu Heng would always remember that boy in the poor mountain village who would rather eat tree bark than take one more bite of food meant for him. Back then, Chu Heng swore he would treat him well for the rest of his life.

And he kept his promise.

First screenshot: 2025.1.9. Revised for the second time: 3.21.

Theme: Two people choosing each other.