Fate-stealing Pearl: From Peasant Boy to Clan-wide Ascension

From a peasant family to a family that ascends to prominence

The dark night, like an ink-soaked rag, weighed heavily on the earth. Torrential rain lashed the muddy official road like a whip, splashing muddy water that quickly gathered into torrents, rushing through the deep ruts. The air was filled with the stench of earth, the musty smell of rotting vegetation, and the lingering stench of livestock.

A battered mule cart was stuck in a mud pit, with half of its wheel buried. The mule pulling the cart was panting heavily, and even though the driver, Old Wang, cracked his whip loudly, it only pawed its hooves in vain, splashing more mud.

"Hey! Work harder! You lazy beast!" Old Wang's voice was hoarse from shouting, and the rain flowed down his wrinkled face, mixing with beads of sweat.

Li Xuan silently jumped out of the car, his shoulder resting against the soaking, cold floorboards. Icy rain trickled down the edge of his tattered hat and into his neck, causing him to shiver. He clenched his teeth, veins bulging on his exposed arms. The mud beneath his feet was so thick and muddy that every push felt like his entire leg was being sucked into the damned muck. Fifteen years, a full fifteen years! From that naive "reincarnation" with a hint of absurd expectation, to his current form as a bodyguard with thick joints, dark skin, and a drenched bodyguard, he felt like fate had pinned him down to the mud, rubbing him repeatedly. Cultivating immortality? Immortality? Those distant dreams had long been worn away by the harsh, life-threatening life of a bodyguard, leaving only this damned, mud-soaked car and a burning pain in his shoulder.