The Crown Prince's Shadow Guard

He was the quietest shadow in the Eastern Palace.

Mo Yuan had served by Crown Prince Shen Zhao’s side for three years, taking seventeen assassination attempts meant for him and suffering thirty-eight knife wounds, never once saying no.

When the Crown Prince said, “Kneel,” he knelt.

When the Crown Prince said, “Come here,” he came.

When the Crown Prince said, “You’re not worthy,” he retreated into the shadows, not daring even to breathe too loudly.

He thought he was nothing but a blade.

Until one night, the Crown Prince got drunk, pinned him against the imperial bed, and asked him with red-rimmed eyes, “You’re really that obedient? You’ll do anything I tell you?”

Mo Yuan was silent for a long time before he answered, “Yes.”

After that night, Mo Yuan discovered that he...