Dark Tides and Ink Ashes: Bound by Fate Gu

[Two male leads + equally matched strength + fiercely protective + pure love + alternate fantasy world + mutual salvation]

[Cool, aloof Saint with a strange fragrance, seme × ruthless, loyal scorpion emperor, uke] One-on-one, happy ending, mutual salvation, utterly devoted to each other!

You Lan is the most distinguished heir to the position of Saint in Miaojiang. With white hair and violet eyes, he carries a strange fragrance that draws butterflies to his side. But behind his noble status lie brutal trials repeated day after day, and cold, lonely courtyards enclosed by towering walls. In the eyes of the world, he is a flawless Saint. In truth, he is a prisoner trapped in a gilded cage, until he finds a dying little black scorpion in a shadowy corner.

It is the only light in his bleak childhood, a secret warmth he dares not speak of. He carefully feeds it medicinal ointments and spirit honey, confiding in it all the pain and confusion no one else will hear. He has no idea that the tiny venomous creature in his palm is the last Emperor Scorpion in the world, Mo Jin, who bears a blood feud.

He is the blade that cuts through every obstacle in his path; he is the shield that keeps him safe from harm. He is the only one who can touch his vulnerabilities and soothe his restlessness. Together, they outwit their foes in the secret realm of Miaojiang; on the blood-soaked roads of the Central Plains, they fight side by side and slaughter their enemies. As the mystery of their origins is revealed, danger closes in beneath the weight of their blood feud, and the two are plunged into a desperate predicament…