Wang Zhenyu is a man without great ambitions. In his view, driving out the Tartars and restoring China has nothing to do with him. A plate of stir-fried peanuts and two liangs of white wine are his ideal life. However, he also does not have the awareness to sacrifice himself for his lord or eliminate rebels.

  But he was still an educated man, and in his view, which had been shaped by orthodox feudal education, the Qing dynasty had lasted for several hundred years, with its vast territory and millions of soldiers. Could a few people, including his uncle, really bring about a revolution? As a child, he had heard his grandfather tell stories about General Zengs battles against the Taiping rebels, how the hundreds of thousands of rebels were defeated by General Zeng, and every time Wang Zhenyu heard this story, he would excitedly clap his small hands until they turned red.

  Is what Uncle is doing now considered a long-term plan? No, I cant follow this carefree uncle all the way, I need to find an opportunity to slip away and go home to hug my wife, which is better than being stuck in this mess. Ah, right, last time Father sent a letter saying he was going to arrange a marriage for me, dont know if theres any progress on that, cough cough, got sidetracked again.

  Before Wang Zhenyu had a chance to extricate himself, his uncle Wang Longzhong promoted him from the head of a squad to the second battalion commander. What a nuisance! Not only was he unable to escape, but his official position had also been elevated. If the imperial court were to launch an investigation in the future, as the battalion commander, he would definitely be held accountable as one of the principal culprits.

  But this is only the beginning of the tragedy, and I dont know which nerve of my uncles is not right. He gave up his comfortable life in Changsha and actually volunteered to lead the 49th division to aid Hubei. Isnt this just going to play with death and look for trouble? Wang Zhenyus face turned green when he heard the news at the military meeting, but my uncle patted him on the shoulder and laughed loudly: "Wen Zheng (Wang Zhenyus courtesy name, also given by Wang Longzhong) ah! This time we have the opportunity to make a name for ourselves, lets do it well! Haha...". Wang Zhenyu smiled along with him, but he was thinking of dying.

  On October 26, Wang Longzhong led the 49th Division with over 2,000 soldiers under the banner of "Aiding Hunan and Hubei Army" departing from Changsha. The Governor of Hunan, Jiao Dafeng, and Deputy Governor Chen Zuoxin came out of the city ten miles to see them off personally.

  On November 2, in Yueyang, Wang Longzhong intercepted the entire army of Song Xiquan who defected from the Hubei military government. Because he was busy rushing on the road, he handed over Song Xiquan and the main officers to his nephew Wang Zhenyu for custody, and dispersed the rest of the troops on the spot, then ordered each unit to continue advancing towards Wuchang.

  At this time, a stunning piece of news arrived: Changsha had changed hands again. General Focal and General Chen were killed one after the other, and now General Tan was on stage.

  This incident also intensified Wang Zhenyus desire to escape, in his view, how can a revolution that starts fighting for power and profit before achieving its goal be successful? The officers of the Hunan Army were also affected by this incident, and their morale was clearly different from when they left Changsha! Only that numb uncle shouted every day: "Brothers, lets kill all the Manchu slaves first, and then go back to Changsha to settle accounts with those two fools Tan Yanqing and Mei Xing!"

  At this moment, Wang Zhenyu and his personal soldier Ma Xicheng were riding their horses side by side, chatting idly about family matters.

  Masi Cheng is the son of his fathers sister, half a year older than himself, and should be called cousin. His family was originally a scholarly family, but it declined to his grandfathers generation. His father relied on his brother-in-law relationship and rented 15 mu of water fields to become a tenant farmer.

  As they were close in age, the two had grown up together since childhood. After he became an officer, his aunt asked his mother to send his idle cousin from home to the military camp to find a job.

  Dont be fooled by his dull and naive appearance, with those small eyes as the main feature. Since he was a kid, hes been quite mischievous, climbing trees to catch birds, going down to the river to catch fish, and getting into fights. He just has a gentle exterior and is good at pretending, so every time he bullies other kids, he manages to escape punishment. In comparison, Wang Zhenyu is more pitiful, always getting beaten up without being able to fight back.

  After the soldier, this table brothers performance made Wang Zhenyu look sideways. Once in Xicheng visiting a brothel, he had a conflict with a local rascal for a prostitute. The opponent had some power locally, and the somewhat foolish Wang Zhenyu suffered a bit, and was scolded by Wang Longzhong when he returned. Ma Xicheng knew the details later, and somehow found an opportunity to single-handedly kill that rascal, and even did it to the point where no one saw him alive or dead.

  Although he didnt witness the whole process, when Ma Xi told him about it afterwards with a nonchalant attitude, Wang Zhenyus jaw almost dropped to the ground. Is this still the same brother from that scholarly family?

  But lets think about how to get out of this situation. Suddenly, amidst the sparks, a strange idea appeared in Wang Zhenyus mind: "If I accidentally fall off my horse and say that Ive injured my leg and cant fight, Uncle will not be able to do anything to me, and I can use this as an excuse to return home and recover from my injury, thus avoiding this disaster."

  He thought it over carefully and felt more and more that this move was feasible.

  He said he would do it, and it was a matter of life and death, so he made a rare swift move. Wang Zhenyu pretended to lose his balance, threw himself backward, and let out an "ah" as he fell off the horse, giving Ma Xi a good scare. Before Wang Zhenyu could feel pleased with himself, he felt like the back of his head had hit something, and suddenly he was in so much pain that his soul almost left his body...

  In the midst of chaos, a dark and winding little road stretched into the distance, with three blurry figures moving at an astonishing speed along this winding path.

  One of the blurry figures was our poor classmate Wang Zhenyu, who at this moment was dazedly following Ox-Head and Horse-Face as they played tag in the underworld. Wang Zhenyu only remembered being hit by a car, but had no idea why he was here; just then, the originally angry-looking Ox-Head suddenly lit up:

  "Brother Ma, come quick and take a look, its great! Theres actually another one here whos looking for death. Haha, what a coincidence, his name is also Wang Zhenyu. Its just perfect to fill this little guy in, no need to go find Meng Po and run an extra errand, or change the Book of Life and Death. We can head back early and watch the finale of The Temptation of Returning to the Village tonight!" Cow Head exclaimed with excitement as he locked onto Wang Zhenyu along the way, just like Columbus discovering a new continent.

  The horse turned its head back, and indeed another one emerged. It was stunned for a moment: "Brother Niu, this isnt good, these two people are almost 100 years apart in age, theyre not from the same era. Moreover, this little Zhang didnt drink Meng Pos soup, you cant just send him down like this, its equivalent to crossing over in disguise. Recently, the Yang worlds News Publishing Bureau has been very sensitive about this, lets follow the procedure to avoid being blamed by our superiors."

  "What are you afraid of? Now all the major yamen in hell are busy with the change of officials, who will take care of this annoying matter. Besides, we brothers are just low-ranking officials, and for thousands of years, we have been coming and going in the wind and rain, without even getting a promotion, just because we are his mothers career civil servants? Forget it, its settled like this, otherwise well really miss the finale of "The Temptation of Returning to the Village". You should know that old cows pursuit as an official is just this much."

  Ma looked at Wang Zhenyu with a sideways glance, thinking to himself: "Alright, lets listen to Niu Ge. Who knows how this rabbits son got so lucky? He didnt even exhaust his yang lifespan, and yet he was sent back by those officials who specialize in harming their own fathers. Yan Jun said that people without background or connections cant be sent to hell if they havent done anything bad, so we have to send him back to the world of the living. But the corpse in the mortal realm has already been cremated by the local government, supposedly because they were afraid the family would make a scene... Hmph! Those bastards, now he cant be sent back, and its all for nothing, wasting our brothers trip..."

  "Stop stalling, hurry up brother, Hell TV rarely airs a show that doesnt involve fighting devils or inserting ads, if we miss the ending well regret it later." Niu Tou was already very impatient.

  Wang Zhenyu, who had always thought of himself as a materialist, couldnt believe that hell actually existed, with cow-headed and horse-faced demons. His brain was stunned for a long time before he regained some clarity. How did I end up here? It seemed like I really died. Dad, mom, I miss you! But then I heard its possible to return to the world of the living. However, my body had already been cremated by the government, so how could I return? Ah, can I borrow a corpse to revive my soul? Heaven forbid that I end up like Iron Crutch Li and become a disabled person in my next life.

  Before he could even open his mouth, Ma Mian withdrew the Soul Hook from his body and directly hooked onto the person who had just appeared. Then Wang Zhenyu clearly felt a heavy kick on his butt...

  "Hey, dont scare me! Wake up quickly!" Wang Zhenyu felt that his newly acquired body was being violently shaken. He had originally wanted to close his eyes for a while longer to sort out his thoughts, but he couldnt help but open them.

  "Ah, Master Wang, are you alright? You scared me to death! If anything happens to you, how am I going to explain it to your wife?" Ma Xi Cheng was holding onto Wang Zhen Yus body and shaking him, his usual calm demeanor now replaced with extreme panic.

  Wang Zhenyu is working hard to adapt to this body, damn it, except for the memories of his previous life, everything else is a complete blank. Wang Zhenyu quickly lifted his hands and feet, all intact! Fortunately, hes not disabled, which is great news.

  Ma Xi Cheng saw his younger brothers eyes rolling wildly, sometimes raising his hand and sometimes withdrawing his foot, but he didnt make a sound. Scared, he quickly grabbed Wang Zhenyus arms and shook them vigorously: "Young master, where are you hurt?"

  Wang Zhenyu almost lost his soul again, but now he clearly feels that the person in front of him really cares about the original owner of this body. Strictly speaking, it can also be said that he cares about himself, because from now on, this body is his own. Wang Zhenyu, who was rarely cared for by people in the past, actually felt a little moved, and he really came back to life. Thanks to Niu Ge and Ma Ge, thanks to the temptation of returning to the village, thanks to CCTV, thanks to the country, and finally thanks to his parents, yeah...