I'm a Puppet, So What? I Know How to Lay Low

Story One: Di Ming, the Puppet Emperor

The court of the New Sheng Dynasty is in turmoil. He is a puppet emperor living in the shadow of the retired emperor Di Jue and Regent Di Shuo. Today, he has displeased Di Shuo and been sent to the South Moon Pavilion to be properly taught a lesson.

At the South Moon Pavilion, people can freely give voice to everything in their hearts and forget the emotions of the mortal world. It is like a dazzling flower blooming out of darkness.

Even the purest person, after leaving this place, can still be anything like they were before?

Wan Yin is the master of the South Moon Pavilion. No one knows her identity or background, and she is on close terms with the regent.

Story Two: The Young General × The Aloof Imperial Preceptor

Xie Huian, courtesy name Yeqing

“Hey, Imperial Preceptor, tell me, is the moon tonight prettier, or am I?”

“Look, a shooting star! Want to make a wish? I’m going to the battlefield too! For the sake of the realm! Hehe, pretty impressive, right?”

(He silently casts a divination.) (Silence.) “Could you not go?”

“If I don’t go, I can’t protect the country. If it falls, you’ll be gone too…”

“My dashing young man, dressed in fine clothes and riding a fine horse…

He is the current Imperial Preceptor, widely read and a top-ranked candidate in the imperial examinations from an early age. He earned his position through his own ability. At a palace banquet, one glimpse was enough to plant affection in the young man’s heart. After that, he climbed over the Imperial Preceptor’s wall every day. Though he was scolded each time, he kept grinning cheekily. But the good times did not last long: the drums of war began to sound.

“For the sake of this golden age, for the common people, for you…”