[Strong contrast + loyal dog + two male leads + servant setting + extreme obsession + loyal servant seeking redemption + equally matched leads + punishment + physical and emotional torment + explosive truth + obsessive devotion + willing imprisonment for love]
An enduringly devoted, obsessive and deeply loving war god general who wields power over the court VS a cold and ruthless young master from a fallen aristocratic family who holds the reins
The first thing Wei Canglan, the war god who wields power over the court, does after returning victorious is take off his armor, wrap himself in chains, and kneel in front of my stable.
Everyone else reveres him as a great general who has swept across a thousand armies. To me, he’s just a dog.
I hate him for wiping out my entire family, and torment him every day:
Make him strip so I can inspect his wounds, kneel on broken tiles, take military lashes, wear shackles, endure whipping and slapping, kneel for hours in the rain at night, clean the stable, and learn to bark.
I pour all my hatred onto him.
He has peerless skills and an air of nobility, yet he willingly serves me like an ox or a horse.
When I tell him to kneel, he doesn’t dare stand. When I tell him to die, he doesn’t dare live.
He doesn’t dodge my blows or resent my humiliation. Even when he bows until he bleeds, he only answers obediently:
“Young Master, I owe you. I’ll repay you with my life.”
“Young Master, this servant knows he was wrong.”
“Young Master, punish me. You can punish me however you like.”
“Young Master, don’t hate me. If you hate me, punish me, just don’t abandon me.”
I called him heartless and treacherous, thinking he deserved every bit of it,
until he was gravely wounded and near death, yet still shielded me with his body. Then the truth came out!
He had never betrayed me or wronged me.
For five years, he hid beneath iron chains and knelt on broken tiles,
using the name of a servant and a body covered in scars to buy me a lifetime of peace.
“Wei Canglan, stop being a dog. Be mine.”
I hope there won't be too many twists and turns. The two little bitter gourds are already very bitter. I hope the rest will be sweeter and smoother.
It tastes great 👍 very beautiful