Song Yanxing is a working stiff who traveled to the modern era and then back to ancient times. He spent two miserable lifetimes working, and when he adds up his assets, he's still in debt!
After working himself to death twice, Song Yanxing bares his teeth. Now he's determined to become a master of cutting remarks, the kind whose words are so venomous they could kill!
When the county magistrate makes empty promises, he sneers. "You've been at this for over forty years, and you're still just a low-ranking official?"
When the village bully picks on him, he gives him a scornful look. "You look like a sow that's turned into a monster. If you scare someone, can your father afford their medical bills?"
Before long, Song Yanxing has become the person everyone in the county yamen is most afraid to provoke. They say even mosquitoes passing by get an earful from him.
Xia Qingning is the legitimate-born young master of a fourth-rank official in the capital. He's beautiful, fair-skinned, and has a pair of bright, watery eyes.
Yet Xia Qingning loves using his martial arts to beat people up. Anyone who dares look at him for too long gets sent away with a bruised and swollen face!
He does have one flaw, though: he's terrible with words!
People often mock and scheme against him with their words, and the more flustered he gets, the less he can say. As a result, he's suffered plenty of losses.
Xia Qingning swears that he'll beat up anyone who speaks in a sly, sarcastic way. One for every one he meets!
In Shu'an County, his father has been demoted, and the once-proud, pampered young master has to go shopping on his own. Little does he know that bandits are waiting for their chance.
Just as the helpless young master is about to be tricked, Song Yanxing passes by and looks at him with disdain. "How can you fall for such an obvious trap? Even a pig is smarter than you!"
Xia Qingning snaps his head up and glares at him, his big eyes blazing with fury. How dare he mock this young master!
"Ow!"
A scream rings down the whole street. The bandits lie on the ground, groaning, while Song Yanxing covers his bruised eye and mutters, "You know martial arts and still got kidnapped? What an empty-headed idiot!"
"You dare say that again!"
Seeing the young master raise his fist once more, Song Yanxing, all bark and no bite, swallows his anger at once, covers his face, and quietly walks away.
Later, at a banquet hosted by the new county magistrate, Song Yanxing sees that unreasonable young master walk out from the rear courtyard, and his smile freezes on his face.
"Ning-ge, why don't you come over and thank Clerk Song?"
Xia Qingning raises his wine cup, a wicked smile playing on his lips. "I'm so grateful for Clerk Song's great kindness. I'll never forget it!"
Song Yanxing's hand trembles as he holds his wine cup, and a sudden sense of foreboding rises in his heart.
Sure enough, the next day on his way home after work, the arrogant young master, who'd rather throw a punch than waste words, doesn't say a thing. He simply sweeps Song Yanxing's legs out from under him.
Song Yanxing lies on the ground, clutching the back of his head and fuming: What a martial-arts bully! What an idiot!
Sharp-tongued, timid, seemingly delicate top × martial-arts-loving, blunt bottom
Theme: Love is arguing, companionship, and a slow, steady journey.
He was still wronged... Wasn't he the one who beat him indiscriminately?
[][] Finished reading. Update soon.
"I thought Song Yanxing could be cunning..." This is a big bug for the author~
I don't know that there is water underground, why haven't I eaten well water yet…
It looks good, but the length is a bit short 🐰🐰🐰