Chapter 001: Traitorous Minister 1
In the ninth heaven, everything is as bright as day.
A thin, handsome, and frail man stood in the air.
His name was Xiao Yan, and he was the Emperor of Dayan and the God of War in Heaven.
Although he was already among the immortals, even the gods were subject to heavenly tribulations. Xiao Yan descended to the mortal world today precisely to meet this tribulation.
Xiao Yan was thinking when he was suddenly pulled into an unknown space by a force.
There was a "beep" sound, and a golden koi emerged.
"Hello, I am the Protagonist Reform System, and I am in need of a Protagonist Reform host to complete the mission."
"The advantage of binding is that as long as you complete this year's tasks, you can earn corresponding points, which can be converted into money in your original world at a ratio of 1:100. The disadvantage is that if you don't meet the requirements for the tasks, you will have to stay in each world until you complete the minimum limit of 10,000 points."
The golden koi system swam its tail, "Do you agree to bind?"
Xiao Yan agreed to the binding without much hesitation.
The world was spinning around him, and when Xiao Yan opened his eyes again, he saw a simple thatched hut with noisy voices coming from all around.
In this world, he is ten years old. Both his parents have passed away. He has a younger brother who is three years younger than him. His family is extremely poor, but fortunately they still have two acres of fertile farmland and a piece of land.
The person who needed to be reformed was his younger brother Xiao Chen.
According to the information provided in the mission, Xiao Chen is a reborn person.
In the previous life, the original body raised Xiao Chen with great difficulty, and would rather starve herself to death than let Xiao Chen eat his fill.
Most normal people would be grateful, but Xiao Chen only resented the original body for being too aloof and refusing to be a live-in son-in-law of his aunt's relatives.
He felt that if the original owner was willing to be a son-in-law, he would not have to suffer with him. He thought the original owner was too pedantic and did not know how to adapt.
It was at this time that the original body had a dispute with Xiao Chen over the issue of a live-in son-in-law, and died suddenly due to overwork. Xiao Chen became a complete orphan and was also branded with the stigma of killing his brother.
The Jipin uncle's family took Xiao Chen in for the sake of the land. From then on, Xiao Chen became a poor little man living under someone else's roof. Only then did he remember the kindness of his original self.
Xiao Chen was also determined to make a living, unwilling to be a farmer digging for food all his life, so he secretly studied with the village scholar Wang. Wang Xiucai found him intelligent and accepted him as his disciple, helping Xiao Chen to regain his land, thus embarking on a path of rapid advancement in the imperial examinations.
Perhaps because he had suffered so much cold stares due to his background, Xiao Chen became a corrupt and treacherous official who could do whatever he wanted after becoming an official.
However, when the old emperor passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne, Xiao Chen was naturally liquidated by the old emperor's people and received a one-person family bucket meal.
At this time, Xiao Chen had just been reborn and remembered that his only brother had passed away at this time.
In order to avoid the reputation of killing his brother as in his previous life, and to allow his original self to continue to be a brother-supporting demon and avoid suffering for several years, he advised his brother to rest more.
Unfortunately, he didn't know that his original body's life span had ended, and now it was Xiao Yan who replaced his brother.
System: "The reason the hero turned evil is precisely because he came from a humble background and suffered so much. As long as the host becomes wealthy, the hero will no longer feel inferior and will definitely be successfully influenced and become a loyal subject!"
Xiao Yan: “???”
Officials from humble backgrounds in other families are more able to understand the suffering of the people and implement policies that benefit them, but why do they become treacherous officials when they come to the male protagonist?!
In response to this, Xiao Yan said that the male protagonist must not be under enough pressure and has not suffered enough!
Otherwise, how could he go from being a victim to being a perpetrator?
Also, the original body was so good to the male protagonist. The reason why the male protagonist prevented the original body from dying was that he didn't want to be branded as a murderer and wanted to continue to rely on his parents!
For such a cold-hearted person, even if you are open and sincere to him, he will probably still think you are meddling in his affairs.
Fortunately, Xiao Yan was not the kind of person who would repay evil with kindness.
In his eyes, he always takes revenge for his grievances and repays his enemies with vengeance, and he clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment.
Now that he is on a mission and is entrusted by his original body to teach Xiao Chen, he will naturally "discipline" the other party well.
As Xiao Chen, whose face was sallow due to malnutrition, was thinking, his big dark eyes were filled with joy.
"Is Big Brother feeling better?"
After saying that, Xiao Chen felt a trace of resentment in his heart as he thought about the bitter wild vegetable steamed buns that he could not adapt to at all during these days since his rebirth, as well as the house that was drafty on all sides.
His tone was filled with complaints: "Big brother, you are really something. Although Sister Zhilan has a tough temper, her family is a butcher. As long as big brother goes there, there will be endless meat to eat..."
Xiao Yan smiled faintly and said, "Do you really think it's good?"
Zhilan's full name is Chen Zhilan. Her father makes a living by slaughtering livestock and is known as Chen the Butcher.
In this dynasty, being a butcher was a skill that could be passed down from generation to generation. As the family could always have meat, they were highly respected. There were hardly any butchers in a town, and others could not envy them at all.
Xiao Yan was extremely handsome. Otherwise, Chen Lanhua would not have given up such a young and talented man and fallen for Xiao Yan, a poor man without parents.
His smile was like peach blossoms blooming for three or four miles. His pale face added a bit of sickly and weak beauty to him.
Hearing this, Xiao Chen felt a little guilty.
The reason was simple. After his brother passed away in his previous life, Chen Zhilan was heartbroken and quickly bought a handsome young boy from a human trafficking clinic.
Later, when Xiao Chen heard news about Chen Zhilan again, it was because Chen Zhilan had found a new husband, and the news became known to everyone.
Chen Zhilan is a particularly bold person. Although she is a girl, she actually imitates men and has three wives and six concubines. It is obvious that she is not a good person.
Xiao Chen's words undoubtedly pushed his brother into the fire pit.
Of course, Xiao Chen didn't think so. In his mind, in matters between men and women, it was always the woman who suffered. Anyway, his brother didn't like Chen Zhilan. At most, he treated her as a money bag. He could also take advantage of her for free, so why not?
After comforting himself, Xiao Chen said confidently: "Of course it's a good thing!"
Xiao Yan nodded, "Since I think it's a good idea, why don't you become the son-in-law?"
He looked at Xiao Chen carefully and said, "You may not look good, but your foundation is not bad. If you take good care of yourself, Sister Zhilan will definitely be able to look upon you."
The more he talked, the more Xiao Yan felt that this was a good idea. "Ever since my parents passed away, the one I've been most worried about is you. Sister Zhilan is indeed a bit greedy and lustful, but she is also generous. I'll go and have a good talk with my aunt later..."
Xiao Chen: “!!!”
Xiao Chen's eyes widened, and he could no longer maintain the sense of superiority and complacency that came with his rebirth. He immediately refused: "I won't go!"
How could he, a future powerful official, compete for favors with other men like a jealous woman?!
Xiao Yan ignored his resistance, as if he was looking at a naughty younger brother, full of helplessness and indulgence: "Don't be unreasonable. I know you have always been stubborn, but you also know the situation in our family."
He said with a dejected tone: "Uncle has been eyeing our fields and house covetously. If anything happens to me, you will be no different from a child carrying gold through the busy streets. If Sister Zhilan were here, you wouldn't..."
Xiao Chen kept shaking his head like a dog with its tail pointed at him. "I've thought about it and realized Sister Zhilan isn't a good person. Let's not talk about this anymore."
"Brother, are you hungry? I'll go borrow some steamed buns from Auntie San. You can have a good rest."
Looking at Xiao Chen who left in a hurry, Xiao Yan was satisfied and kept his achievements and fame to himself.
Didn't Xiao Chen think that the original body was aloof? Wouldn't it be better to give this blessing to him?
What's the point of being aloof or not? It's more like the needle didn't prick yourself, so you can make light accusations.
It’s a nice thought to enjoy yourself by stepping on your brother’s fun!
As Xiao Chen went out, a man with a simple and honest face walked in.
This is the legendary uncle who is of excellent character.
Don't be fooled by his honest face, he is actually as cunning as a sieve.
Back when my grandparents were still alive, my eldest uncle's family was constantly playing dirty tricks. They took advantage of many of the benefits and dumped all the work on Xiao's parents. It was only because Xiao's parents were honest and dutiful that they could be manipulated.
Although life was a little hard, at least we could still have enough to eat.
Unfortunately, things happen unexpectedly. When Xiao's father and mother and grandparents went out to visit relatives, they accidentally encountered a landslide. The two elders and Xiao's father and mother were all buried in mud and rocks.
Before the seventh day had even passed, the uncle inherited all the family property in the name of the eldest son and drove the two brothers to the deserted old house at the end of the village.
If he had not come to the door and knelt down to beg, and if the head of the village had not been kind enough to ask the village clan leaders to put pressure on him, his family probably wouldn't even have any land.
Now that Uncle Xiao is here, I'm afraid he's planning to see if he's dead or alive so that he can take over the family's land with a legitimate reason!
Perhaps because he saw that Xiao Yan was fine, a hint of regret flashed in Uncle Xiao's eyes, but he was not discouraged at all.
"Are you awake? Are you still feeling uncomfortable? I'm not saying anything harsh on you, but you're already an adult, how come you can't take care of yourself?"
He pretended, "It's my fault that my younger brother and his wife left early, but I'm your uncle, and we're all family. Why don't you move in with me in the next couple of days? I'll have someone to take care of you, and I'll be able to rest assured."
Uncle Xiao had a very good plan.
Erzhu's mother, who knew about herbal medicine in the village, said that Xiao Yan's roots were damaged and even if he woke up, he would not have many days to live.
The best outcome would be that Xiao Yan died, so he could occupy the land in the name of supporting Xiao Chen. But now that Xiao Yan was alive, it didn't matter.
When the two brothers move into his house, won’t he have the final say?
Aunt Zhao, who came over to help from next door, frowned when she heard this. "Hey, Er Gouzi's father, please do some good deeds for Er Gouzi! After all, Yan Ge'er and Chen Ge'er are your nephews. How can you bully them like this?"
"Aren't you really afraid that your little brother will come out and settle the score with you?!"
Uncle Xiao snorted, "How can you talk like that?"
He said righteously, "I took them in with good intentions to look after them, but how come you're bullying them? If you think I'm bullying them, why don't you take them back and raise them?"
After these words were spoken, Aunt Zhao fell silent.
Her family was large, so how could they possibly accommodate them? Furthermore, the Xiao family had fled famine and were not even related to her. How could they really let these two brothers live there? One more mouth wouldn't be enough to feed!
What's more, her daughter is the same age as Yan'er. If this gets out, how will her daughter get married in the future?
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