He was Pei Zheng, a modern-day elite soldier codenamed Mountain Lord, fiercely devoted to defending his country. Betrayed by a traitor, he died amid the smoke and fire of a mission, his soul returning in another world.
He was Xiao Yu’an, emperor of the Great Jing, who concealed his frail Kunze nature beneath the powerful guise of a Qianyuan. Alone in his precarious imperial seat, he endured loneliness and suffering, carefully securing the realm one step at a time.
After an unexpected bond formed between them, Pei Zheng rose from a lowly cannon-fodder soldier on the frontier to become Xiao Yu’an’s sharpest blade and safest harbor.
He put down rebellious vassal kings, purged treacherous officials from the court, weathered the world’s scorn, and kept Xiao Yu’an’s Kunze secret from being exposed. In the cold nights of the palace, he soothed the torment of his heat and warmed his lonely heart.
At first, Pei Zheng only wanted to stay alive and carry out the System’s orders. But as they spent every day together, their bond as partners in a mission grew into a love etched into their souls. Their formal ruler-and-subject relationship finally gave way to a love that consumed them both.
Where Mountain Lord returns, Yu’an finds peace.
No matter how vast and magnificent the realm may be, it cannot compare to the person in his arms, safe and happy for a lifetime.
