"General, please! Spare us some food at least! We adults don't mind going hungry, but just leave my son something to eat. He's only eight years old..."

"Heh heh, without me fighting on the front lines, how would you and your wife and children have this comfortable life? Now, what excuses do you have? It doesn't matter to me!"

In a rural farmhouse courtyard, a gaunt young man in his twenties walked out, wearing a somewhat tattered military leather armor. He held a standard-issue long spear in one hand and a hemp bag in the other. A squawking hen was nestled in his arms as he whistled merrily.

A man of about thirty years old, his face etched with the hardships of life, pleaded incessantly behind the military officer. In the house behind him, a farmer wept copiously, holding in her arms a handsome young boy.

"My poor child, yesterday was your eighth birthday, but today we've met with this terrible misfortune. It's our fault, we couldn't protect you..."

This farmer’s wife, full of pity, looked at the boy's hair and wept uncontrollably.

This boy is not small, about five feet tall, but he is obviously thin due to malnutrition. His face doesn't look very healthy either. However, faced with such a change in his family, this ordinary-looking boy didn't cry. Instead, he looked deeply troubled.

"What kind of situation is this? How did I end up in the late Eastern Han Dynasty? Could it be that I traveled through time?"

I was originally a graduate student in the history department of a prestigious university. I burned a lot of brain cells for my graduation thesis, so one evening, I went shopping to clear my head.

Although his heart was still beating, he died instantly after being hit by a car while trying to save a baby in a stroller.

Until last night, he had not regained consciousness again. The memories of two lifetimes were jumbled together, causing him a splitting headache all night. It was only with great difficulty that he could face the fact that he had traveled through time.

"Why is it that everyone else who travels through time becomes an emperor, a general, or at the very least, a rich second-generation? How come I'm stuck in this remote mountain village where even food and clothing are a problem! This transmigration is simply too unlucky!"

This boy watched everything happening before his eyes, lamenting in his heart.

But, actually, if you really want to say it, he's not really that ordinary now.

Now it is the first year of Emperor Huan's reign in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which is 172 AD. Currently, his name is Liu He, and his family background is just as illustrious as his name, truly exceptional.

According to the genealogy, he was a descendant of Liu Jing, the Prince of Guangling (a title bestowed upon him by Emperor Wu), who was the eighth son of Emperor Wu of Han. This Prince of Guangling was born to Emperor Wu and Empress Lihua, thus representing the purest and most genuine imperial bloodline.

As for seniority, he and the current Han emperor Liu Hong are of the same generation.

But the bad luck was that Lord Guangling Si, who had rebelled and been executed, though his son inherited his title, it is easy to imagine that life for his descendants wouldn't have been easy.

By the time of his great-grandfather, their title had been lost, but they still possessed some property. To escape the harassment from powerful figures in the city, the family moved to Langdiao County in Bingzhou, where they are currently located. By the time it reached his father Liu Qian, their family had fallen into poverty and become an ordinary farmer.

“Oh, I thought I could finally realize my dream of being a hero like those in history class, competing with other heroes for dominance, protecting my country and family, living up to the expectations of a true man! But who would have thought this would happen? Is it really fate that I've just crossed over and am about to die so soon?”

Liu He looked at the bustling courtyard, his heart pounding like ten thousand grass mud horses galloping through it.

This guy in the yard, who looks like a deserter no matter how you look at him, just suddenly ran out of his back mountain this morning and went straight into his own courtyard. He didn't say a word and grabbed anything he could get his hands on. He was clearly…

"It's fine, it's fine. Travelers always come with some cheat codes or special skills, right? It has to be like that! Come on, appear quickly, superpowers, or let me summon a powerful general?"

Liu He kept reassuring himself in his heart.

But soon, this only sliver of hope was shattered, because no matter how eagerly he called out in his heart, after half a day, there wasn't even the slightest response.

"No way! You're telling me he's just an ordinary person? This is setting me up for disaster! I finally made it back to the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and I haven't even had a chance to make my mark!"

Liu He was howling in his heart, so much so that he trembled slightly.

His mother, Xu, noticed her son's trembling and thought he was scared. She couldn't help but hold Liu He even tighter.

"Don't be afraid, He'er. With mother here, there's nothing to fear."

Lightly patting Liu He's back, she tried to calm him down, but Liu He was trembling even more than she was.

Touched by Xu's concern and pity, Liu He suddenly felt a flutter in his heart.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, but as soon as he looked up, he saw his father for this life standing outside the courtyard gate, begging the soldier with all his might for just a bit of food to feed his only son.

But that soldier not only did not show any sympathy, but instead raised his hand and slapped several times.

"Damn it, old man, have some shame! This military general doesn't have that much patience!"

Listening to the "pa pa" sounds of fists hitting flesh, even though his soul was from a later time, his current body was undeniably that of this couple's child. Seeing his biological father being beaten like this, Liu He couldn't help but feel anger rising within him.

Xu, seeing Liu Pian's such disrespect, hurried to keep Liu He in the room, and she herself ran out, kneeling at the courtyard gate begging.

"Spare my life, General! Please stop!"

The soldier turned his head and saw Xu, but suddenly his face darkened.

"Well now, looks like we've got ourselves a little lady here. I was too busy grabbing supplies to notice you earlier, hehe. This general hasn't had a decent meal in months! Today's looking like quite the feast!"

Having said that, he put everything in his hands down and kicked Liu Qian with one foot before rushing towards Xu Shi!

Although she is already a mother, Xu Shi is only in her early twenties. Even though life is hard and she lacks proper care, who cares about those things when surrounded by these wolves?

"Ah… General… Spare my life… Ah…"

Xu shi struggled with all his might, Liu Qian also came over and held onto the soldier, hoping to pull him away.

Liu He, who was standing nearby, saw this scene and his heart was filled with rage!

"I knew that the late Eastern Han Dynasty was chaotic and its military discipline was poor, but I didn't expect these soldiers to be so inhumane!"

Liu He's eyes were filled with fire. He was himself a hot-blooded young man in his twenties in his past life. In this situation, how could he possibly endure it?

"Here we go!"

He cast aside the entanglement and fear he had just felt, his eyes suddenly becoming resolute. He clenched his fists and dashed outdoors.

As for that general, he was already being bothered by Liu Qian, who was Liu He's father. Xu shi wasn't cooperating either, and Liu Qian kept interfering on the side. How could he possibly accomplish anything good?

"Damn it, you ungrateful bastard!"

He threw off Xu Shi, lifted one foot, and kicked Liu Qian forcefully!

Liu Qian was kicked in the shoulder and let out a pained cry. His hands loosened their grip on the soldier and he fell backward.

"Die!"

The soldier, furious beyond measure, could no longer contain himself. He picked up his spear from the ground and charged at Liu Qian!

Xú Shì saw this scene and couldn't even utter a cry of surprise, she fainted right then and there!