all that glitters is not gold

After three years living as a weak, sickly cannon fodder child, Shen Yuan sees his painstaking efforts rewarded when he smuggles his older brother out from the Qiu Estate and (presumably) prevents his downfall as a scum villain. Even at the cost of his life.What he definitely doesn't expect though is to be saved in turn by Su Xiyan and accepted into the Huan Hua Palace Sect as her personal disciple.