The Shadow Guard Holds Power Over the Court

Xiao Xuanyin × Ling

On the first day after transmigrating into the body of a regent, Xie Xian is perched on a roof beam, watching the tyrannical emperor flirt with his cold-faced bodyguard on the imperial bed. Even more terrifying, the emperor can hear his thoughts.

“What the hell, why is this tyrant having an office romance?!”

“Help, he noticed me?!”

Xiao Xuanyin smiles faintly. “Regent, it’s windy up there. Come down and have some tea.”

From then on, Xie Xian becomes a human cheat code and a walking commentary feed. While helping the Emperor-and-Bodyguard CP clear away political enemies, he gets so stuffed with their public displays of affection that he can barely take it. “I’m just one part of your little game, aren’t I?”

Two powerful leads, political scheming, and intense push and pull. The mad emperor never says he’s devoted: he shows it through his actions.