After Transmigrating into a Frail County Magistrate, I Became an Overlord

[Revised irregularly.]

Beauty and brawny man

Civil official and military general

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Yun Zhensong, terminally ill, opens his eyes to find he has transmigrated into the magistrate of the poorest county, ranked first in the imperial examinations.

As soon as he arrives, the System assigns him a task.

[Task One: Survive. Reward: three months of extra life.]

Yun Zhensong nearly chokes. He has only just arrived! Faced with vicious-looking kidnappers, he instinctively turns to the man bound beside him, silently pleading for help.

The man glances down at the countless wounds covering his body and curls his lips into a wry smile.

Later, the man kills the kidnapper who tries to assault Yun Zhensong.

Grateful, Yun Zhensong brings him back to his residence. To complete the System's tasks and extend his life, he also throws himself into his duties as county magistrate: building dikes to control floods, developing fertilizer that dramatically increases crop yields, inventing weapons to fend off foreign enemies...

His health is terribly frail. Thanks to the man's attentive care, however, he gradually grows stronger even as he works himself to the bone on infrastructure projects.

Who could have guessed that the man's identity as Qi Jianshuang, the great general who guards the north, would be exposed? Yun Zhensong stares in shock at the brawny man he has always treated as his personal attendant.

He suddenly remembers what the System once told him: [The General Who Guards the North has died, but the Host's status is too low to be connected to the relevant characters.]

He's noble, and I'm lowly? Then who was the one warming my bed, feeding me medicine, and wiping away my sweat every day?!

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The palace eunuch pinches his voice high:

“Qi Jianshuang, you are the great General Who Guards the North, yet you faked your death and deceived the emperor! You deserve death!”

“Considering your great service, and with war about to break out on the northern frontier, I hereby order you to fight the enemy and redeem yourself!”

On the eve of Qi Jianshuang's departure for war, he still holds cold-sensitive Yun Zhensong in his arms. His voice is gentle, utterly at odds with his powerful build. “Wanxi, don't be afraid. I will return safely.”

Theme: I will defy fate and change my destiny!