[A Resilient Performer Who Keeps His True Nature Hidden at First, Then Turns Ruthless] [A Cunning, Powerful, and Overbearing Warlord Who Protects His Beloved]
[Republican Era] [Past and Present Lives] [Both Pure] [Military and Theater] [Protective Romance] [Bittersweet]
The country is in turmoil, and warlords have divided the land among themselves.
Marshal Si of the capital's Si family has returned from his northern campaign. The entire capital celebrates, and Wangzhiting, the city's top-tier star theater, hosts a banquet in his honor.
As the theater's leading performer, Ximen Wanwei knows he will not escape what awaits him tonight. A few days ago, after refusing a wealthy merchant, he was beaten and locked in a woodshed for a week. He knows he has to seize this chance to flee this living hell.
Rather than let the theater owner casually hand him over to someone else, he decides to make the first move. After taking a drug, he runs toward the group of men in military uniforms.
He crashes straight into Marshal Si, who has just stepped outside.
Si Lingxun finds the trembling little cat rather amusing, so he decides to keep him by his side.
Until the little cat stands before him, covered in scars, and begs him to teach him martial arts...
"You're the little cat I raised with my own hands. Every move you make bears my mark."
Content warning: The main story focuses on their past life, and ends in a tragic separation, with one sacrificing himself for his country. In this life, they get a happy ending, full of sweetness. Overall, it is a happy ending!
