In Sihuang, spiritual power and spiritual arts are gifts possessed by only a few, and spirit beasts are no different from humans. Until the age of seven, he was a beggar living on the streets. After that, he was kept in the emperor's bedchamber, where he called the stern, handsome emperor “big brother.” Alongside him was the beautiful, haughty fox prime minister. They were his family.
At fourteen, a strange person with red and blue eyes broke into the imperial palace and took him away, threatening him never to return to his brother. Confused and with nowhere else to go, he was forced to wander among ordinary people, where he unexpectedly encountered one bizarre spirit-beast case after another.
Why did the famous butterfly demon courtesan from the pleasure house plant cocoons in everyone in town? Why did a remote village that vanished fifty years ago reappear in the dead of night, with everyone who entered trapped forever in that night fifty years past? Who was so deranged as to keep stealing trash from the bustling city, emptying garbage bins all over town? ... These are stories of spirit beasts' love and obsession. Behind the strange cases lie schemes and ambition, while the empire faces war and a treacherous minister harbors sinister designs.
And little by little, he begins to uncover the shocking secret surrounding him and the history that has been buried...
He is neither human nor spirit beast, but a wisp of shadow. Yet he refuses to hide in the darkness forever, always a shadow beneath his brother's feet.
In the end, subject and sovereign face off in a one-on-one showdown!
A quick five-star review. I have almost forgotten the plot, but I still remember the line about the male protagonist Shadow. Every short story is very interesting \(//∇//)\. Of course, if you really hate love stories, you should be cautious. Then there is me, who is desperate. I have failed to pursue books before, and I almost thought that this author would give up writing. Not to mention anything else, just not updating a chapter for three days is really (`Δ´)! Fortunately, I waited until today and then posted a five-star review. But this is the first time I have read this kind of novel with shadow elements of ancient fantasy. I think it is a kind of fate to encounter it. Because when I first looked at this name, I actually didn't want to look at it. I just wanted to see what it was about. After reading it, I felt that the short story was well written. At the end, I just want to say, author, if you really can't write anymore, can you please come up with the skeleton of the article? At least let me know who the male protagonist is, and who is the villain Aunt Yao? What is the final outcome? This is my first time to make such a lengthy review of a novel. The main reason is the author's update and speed. May I ask, are you tapping the keyboard with your feet? 😠
It's nice to watch. Although I know that circuses existed in ancient times, there's still a bit of drama in the circus 🤦 The small story at the beginning is okay, but the ending at the end is a bit hasty.