My older brother said I'm invincible.

Chapter 1 You will be invincible in the future!
The fourth year of the Daye era.

Spring, the third month, the year of Yi Si.

Xingyang Prefecture.

"Yuanba, you are invincible!"

On the bed, a thin baby stared blankly at his older brother sitting beside him, his small eyes filled with great confusion.

His name was Li Xuanba, and he was the third son of Li Yuan, the local governor.

The young man sitting next to him, holding his hand, looking excited, was his older brother, Li Jiancheng.

The two men looked quite similar, except that Li Jiancheng was tall, dressed luxuriously, had fair skin, and was handsome and sunny, while Li Xuanba was much thinner, with little flesh on his body, sunken cheeks, and a listless demeanor.

Li Xuanba replied blankly, "Brother, but I am Xuanba."

Li Jiancheng slapped his forehead, muttered "I know" a few times, and then whispered something about "avoiding taboos," but his excitement remained undiminished.

Li Xuanba then looked at the third person in the room, the middle-aged man who had been standing at the door with a helpless expression. This was Manager Liu from the manor.

"Is my brother really alright?"

Manager Liu hesitated for a moment, then nodded, and quickly shook his head.

The doctor checked and everything was fine, but it seems like there's something else going on.

Manager Liu felt he was in deep trouble. Before the head of the family went out, he repeatedly told him that this was the first time Young Master Jiancheng was in charge of the household, and he must keep an eye on him to prevent any mistakes. But how could he possibly keep an eye on a young man of this age?

Two days ago, Prince Jiancheng secretly took his younger brother, Sanlangjun, out hunting, but they were startled by a wild beast and both fell off the horse. In order to protect his younger brother, Prince Jiancheng landed headfirst and fainted.

When Manager Liu learned of this, he was terrified and cried out that he was doomed.

Fortunately, the young master woke up quickly. However, after waking up, his words and actions were quite bizarre. He was talking nonsense and incoherent. Several famous doctors came to see him and said that he was fine. Even Manager Liu did not know whether he was seriously injured or not.

Li Jiancheng was still secretly pleased.

He fell off his horse a few days ago, and that fall brought back all his memories. He remembered his origins and everything from another world—things he should have remembered from birth.

Unfortunately, in another world, he didn't know much about this period either; all he knew came from storytelling and movies.

He vaguely remembered that his future was not good, and that he had an extremely filial and obedient younger brother who was growing up.

But he wasn't worried at all!
The younger brother in front of him was none other than Li Yuanba! He remembered that when this kid grew up, he could single-handedly take on a million rebels with a big hammer. He was practically invincible!

As long as Yuanba is still by my side, what do I have to worry about?

In the future, all I need to do is make sure he doesn't get struck by lightning!

Li Xuanba looked at his older brother, who was laughing incessantly, and suddenly burst into tears.

Li Jiancheng finally snapped out of his excited state and quickly looked at his younger brother, "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

He frantically wiped away his brother's tears.

"It's all my fault. If I hadn't insisted that my older brother take me hunting, he wouldn't have gotten sick, and this wouldn't have happened!"

"I bother!"

Li Jiancheng frowned. "Who said I'm sick?"

He wanted to explain, but didn't know how, so he just stammered, "I just remembered some things. Well, anyway, it's not bad, it's great news. I have to thank you, otherwise I'm afraid I would never have remembered them in my entire life. Hehe."

He laughed strangely again.

"Wow~~~"

"Don't cry!"

Li Jiancheng stood up, his face stern. "I already told you! I'm fine! Don't cry!"

Li Xuanba looked at his brother pitifully, his eyes glistening with tears.

Li Xuanba had been in poor health since childhood, and his parents, including his eldest brother, doted on him. Seeing his younger brother's aggrieved look, Li Jiancheng's attitude softened again.

"Xuanba, your health is already poor. What if you cry yourself into something serious? What am I supposed to do?"

He carefully sat down next to his younger brother and patiently comforted him: "Third brother, this hunting trip was my own decision, it has nothing to do with you. Besides, we are both fine, so why should we blame ourselves?"

"Furthermore, a true man must experience both the good and the bad in this world. How can he call himself a true man if he has never fallen off his horse?"

Li Xuanba found this statement somewhat strange, yet it also seemed to make some sense.

Li Jiancheng laughed and said happily, "Xuanba, you don't know, I used to be very afraid of losing you as my younger brother, but I'm not afraid anymore."

"You will be fine. Not only will you be fine, but you will also become an invincible general in the future! No one can defeat you! Do you know Xiang Yu? You will be a fierce general comparable to Xiang Yu!"

Upon hearing this, not only Li Xuanba but also Steward Liu, who was standing to the side, were stunned.

Can he compare to Xiang Yu?
Sanlangjun is so breathless when he walks that he has to be carried to and from school. He rarely leaves the house. Doctors have hinted several times that he is destined to die young. His thighs are not even as thick as his own arms. How can he compare to Xiang Yu?
Upon hearing this, Li Xuanba looked somewhat dejected and lowered his head.

He certainly knew who Xiang Yu was, and he also knew his own situation.

He was frail and sickly since birth, the weakest of the four brothers. His room was always filled with medicine, and he always smelled of medicine.

The adults thought several times that the baby was going to die, but they still managed to hold on until now.

Li Jiancheng was taken aback. "You don't believe me?"

"I believe my brother. It's just..."

"Xuanba, from childhood to adulthood, have I ever lied to you?"

"Never."

"Then trust me!"

Li Jiancheng grabbed his younger brother's hand and said very seriously, "Your elder brother has many ambitions, and whether he can achieve them depends on you! I need you to help me, protect me, and help me achieve fame and success!!"

Li Xuanba suddenly raised his head, his face flushed, his eyes burning with fervor. "Brother, I will definitely protect you."

"Haha, that's good, I hope you get better soon!"

Li Jiancheng patted the boy's head affectionately, and then quickly took something out of his pocket and stuffed it into his younger brother's hand.

"This is for you."

Li Xuanba looked down and saw a dragon-shaped jade pendant with a crack in it. It felt slightly cool to the touch. Manager Liu frowned. "Young Master, this... is probably not appropriate."

Prince Jiancheng was born with a jade in his mouth. When he was born, the adults in his family were extremely excited. They all felt that this child was destined for greatness, so they found a craftsman and secretly carved a dragon shape for Prince Jiancheng to wear.

This matter was a secret within the manor. Apart from a few close confidants, no one knew its origin. They only said that Young Master Jiancheng loved jade and always carried a piece of precious jade with him.

Li Jiancheng smiled and shook his head, "It's alright, it's alright. I will explain to my father when he returns."

This jade pendant was the token that brought him here. He studied it for several days, and during those days, his injuries healed extremely quickly, which surprised even the doctors. Li Jiancheng felt that this thing probably had some healing effects, and his younger brother obviously needed it more than he did.

Manager Liu could no longer persuade him.

Li Xuanba looked at the jade in his hand with extraordinary joy.

"Like it?"

"like!"

"Then wear it, and don't lose it."

"it is good!"

"Thank you, brother!"

"I will definitely recover soon and become an invincible warrior!"

"Most definitely!"

Li Jiancheng walked out of the house with a smile, and Steward Liu quickly followed behind him.

Is there anything else?

"Yes, Fourth Master got into a fight at the Zheng family's school. The Zheng family came to complain, and I apologized to them."

"Fourth brother??"

Li Jiancheng pondered for a moment, then asked, "Did the second brother participate?"

"Huh? No."

"Did he instigate this?"

Steward Liu pursed his lips. He always felt that the young master seemed to have some prejudice against the second young master. "No," he replied.

He quickly steered the conversation back to the Third Young Master, "It's nothing serious, I can handle it myself. However, you were quite good at coaxing the Third Young Master just now, and the Patriarch has been very worried about him."

"I'm not kidding him. He really will become an invincible warrior in the future, wielding a giant hammer and capable of killing a million rebels!"

"Warriors?? Hammers?? Millions? Anti-Japanese forces??"

Manager Liu was confused again.

"Yes! We need to find Xuanba's teacher as soon as possible!"

"What was that person's name again? Master Ziyang? I think that's the name. Steward Liu, send someone to find someone named Master Ziyang right now and invite him over as soon as possible so he can serve as Xuanba's teacher!"

Manager Liu looked pained.

Oh no! When the Duke returns, he'll definitely skin me alive!
The room was still filled with the smell of medicine.

Li Xuanba was used to all of this. He happily held the jade pendant his brother had given him, stroking and playing with it.

For some reason, the jade pendant became increasingly cold, and the chill seemed to seep into his body, making Li Xuanba feel that his breathing had become much easier.

"Oh!"

Suddenly someone burst through the door.

The servants outside the door wailed helplessly.

The person who entered was a guy who looked very much like Li Xuanba. However, this guy was much taller and bigger than Li Xuanba. He looked very strong, with his chin held high. He was confident and arrogant, dressed in luxury, and his temperament was completely different from Li Xuanba's.

He burst through the door, rushed to Li Xuanba's side in a few strides, sat on the bed, and casually tossed two green dates to his younger brother.

"How's it going? Are you feeling better?"

This is the second son of the Li family, named Li Shimin.

"I'm feeling much better."

"hey-hey."

Li Shimin took a bite of the fruit in his hand, gesturing for Li Xuanba to have a bite as well. While eating, he mumbled, "Just focus on recovering. Don't worry about anything else. I'll keep an eye on your position for you!"

"You weren't there the day the incident happened. That bastard Zheng kid tried to take your seat, so I ordered Yuanji to beat him up!"

"However, this study of scriptures is really too boring."

"Just now, I dragged Yuanji to Nanzhuang to steal some fruit. Yuanji got caught, but luckily I ran fast."

"Isn't this fruit delicious?"

Li Xuanba took a bite and then nodded, "Delicious."

He looked up at Li Shimin again, "Second Brother, isn't Nanzhuang our own orchard? Why are we stealing from it?"

"What do you know? Stolen food tastes the best!"

"what?"

As Li Shimin was speaking, he suddenly noticed the jade that Li Xuanba had placed on his lap. He couldn't help but pick it up, glance at it a few times, and then put on a stern face, looking very serious.

"Xuanba!"

How could you steal?

"They stole the eldest brother's things!"

"What does your father usually say to you?"

He told me not to follow your example.

(End of this chapter)