Ink Bones Return to the Abyss

When Xiao Che was little, he was the young crown prince who clung to Prince Jing'an Pei Zimo’s lap. When Xiao Che was five, an assassin attacked him, and the Great Zhou’s God of War took the poisoned blow for him. Pei Zimo traded his strong legs and healthy heart and lungs for the boy’s life. From then on, both his legs were crippled and his heart and lungs were permanently damaged, yet he still served as Xiao Che’s tutor, pouring his heart and soul into raising him to be the heir to the throne. As an adult, Xiao Che was blinded by his lust for power. He despised Pei Zimo’s disability and weakness, seeing him as the most shameful stain on his path to the throne. In open court, his cruel words drove Pei Zimo to vomit blood and retreat from the world. When his father finally revealed the whole truth, Xiao Che searched frantically for a year, only to find Pei Zimo lying gravely ill, his white hair covering his eyes and his heart dead as ashes. Xiao Che died in regret, only to be reborn on the day he had hurt him. In this life, he casts aside all the pride of an emperor and asks only to make amends and stay by Pei Zimo’s side. He doesn’t know that the strange poison planted in Pei Zimo’s body to save his life means that even a man can become pregnant. His body is beyond healing, and the deadly poison is hard to purge. But in this life, Xiao Che stays by his frail, chronically ill uncle, whose every step is difficult, and guards the little life that came as an unexpected blessing. He offers his empire as a betrothal gift and promises the rest of his life, warming the heart that had long since gone cold.