Two Male Leads: A Prince or Emperor and His Guard or Shadow Guard 双男 王爷/皇帝和侍卫/暗卫的

1. 1 太 The Crown Prince Is Sick, and His Shadow Guard Is a Fine Physician 太子他有病，影卫是良医 Pickled Cabbage Filling Bun酸菜馅包子Two Male Leads454k WordsCompleted Before Shen Yin died, he was an overworked employee with more resentment than a ghost. The day after pulling a nonstop seventy-two-hour shift, he finally worked himself to death. He was in pain. He was furious. If he’d known he was going to die so soon, he should have spent all his money first. But when he opened his eyes, he had become a brat who hadn’t even turned ten, newly bought by the Crown Prince’s residence. He had assumed he would become either a guard or a eunuch there. He never expect 4kReads9.3Score51514d adds

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   Highly rated BL (Boys' Love) content, you won't regret investing in it.

2. 2 不 Wait, What Kind of Royal Guard Would Dare Bully the Emperor? 不是，谁家暗卫敢欺皇上呀？ Mi Yu Jiu Tian汨语九天Two Male Leads484k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + exclusive 1v1 romance + emperor and bodyguard + emperor switches from top to bottom, bodyguard switches from bottom to top + System + transmigration + sweet romance + light physical angst, no emotional angst! Both leads are powerful!] Two male leads, an emperor and his bodyguard, transmigration, a System, and missions. The emperor switches from top to bottom, while the bodyguard switches from bottom to top. One side couple has a crybaby top and a burly bottom, while another sid 20.8kReads9.5Score3k14d adds
3. 3 影 Lord Shadowguard 影卫大人 Pickled Cabbage Filling Bun酸菜馅包子Two Male Leads153k WordsCompleted Gu Ning had been H Country’s top assassin and an undercover agent in his previous life. He thought it would all be over when he died, but instead he became a shadow guard, not yet ten years old and newly purchased by a prince’s estate. He trained hard for twelve years, and his adult mind made it easy for him to learn anything. He soon became one of the four top shadow guards of Prince Qing’s estate, second only to the Head Shadow Guard, and was fortunate enough to receive the name Gu Ning from h 3.9kReads9.4Score52214d adds
4. 4 暗 The Shadow Guard Is Dying. Your Highness, Spare His Life 暗卫快死了，求王爷饶他一命 Song Mingyue宋鸣跃Two Male Leads411k WordsCompleted [Bottom is reborn + mild physical angst + angst first, sweetness later + happy ending] Cold and ruthless top Liang Yunxiao × carefree bottom Liu Mianjin, lovesick and all alone ★ The story of Liang Yunxiao, a prince of a different surname, and the hidden guard Nineteen, raised in his household~ ★ I was heartless, but then I met you. What could I do? ★ At the royal hunting festival, Hidden Guard Nineteen “accidentally” wandered into the sight of his ruthless prince. From then on, he was never aga 2.3kReads9.0Score23614d adds

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   Shadow Guard novels feature physical abuse, the last one is slightly angsty.

5. 5 王 Your Highness, Keep Being Stubborn and You’ll End Up Without a Wife 王爷，你再嘴硬就没有媳妇了 Strange Rice Cake陌生的年糕Two Male Leads344k WordsCompleted Just started getting ratings Warning: Lots of physical abuse. Don’t read if that’s not for you! A little angst 1v1 Both pure HE Tsundere prince top × lowly shadow guard bottom After Xiao Beichen was drugged one day, a shadow guard climbed into his bed. He was furious, but then he was told that the head of the shadow guards couldn’t be executed unless he betrayed his master. Seriously? He climbed into his master’s bed, and he still can’t be executed? Xiao Beichen wanted to argue with someone, but 6.3kReads8.3Score82314d adds
6. 6 九 Prince Ninth, Your Little Shadow Guard Is Here to Apologize Again 九王爷你的小暗卫又来请罪啦 Rainy Umbrella雨呀宇呀伞Two Male Leads311k WordsCompleted A new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.1kReads8.7Score10514d adds
7. 7 暗 A Disobedient Shadow Guard? His Master Says He Needs Discipline 暗卫不乖？主人说他欠管教 The Breeze of Heping河坪的风Two Male Leads154k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 9kReads8.6Score65914d adds
8. 8 影 The Hard Life of a Shadow Guard 影卫难当 Cloud Crane Locks Down the Court云鹤锁朝堂Two Male Leads309k WordsCompleted *The comic adaptation of the same name is now available on Bilibili Comics.* [Cruel, cold-hearted prince gong x devoted, lovestruck shadow guard shou] These days, shadow guards have to know how to kill and warm the bed. And if they anger their master, they risk being given away to someone else. Xuanying isn't afraid of punishment. He's only afraid his master will cast him off for good. But he never imagined that something could be worse than rejection: the despair of sharing a bed while being at 1.8kReads8.6Score21614d adds
9. 9 王 My Lord, This Secret Guard Knows He Was Wrong and Begs to Be Punished 王爷，暗卫知错了，主动求罚 Mu Chenze慕辰泽Two Male Leads405k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + prince and bodyguard + domineering top and loyal bottom + sweet romance + a little physical angst] A romance between two men: a prince and his young shadow guard. The domineering Prince Jun Yu, the top, versus Ying Mo, his loyal shadow guard, the bottom. In his previous life, Jun Yu spent ten years fighting on the battlefield, devoting himself to supporting his elder brother. He was the renowned Prince of Qin of the Dayan Kingdom, a young hero praised by the people. Yet when h 18.7kReads9.5Score2.1k14d adds

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   These two books are worth reading. The first one is about the emperor and his secret guards, and the second one is about a prince and his secret guards. Both have high ratings. 🥰

10. 10 重 Reborn Shadow Guard: Beaten into Submission, He Dares to Defy His Master Night After Night 重生暗卫他挨虐成神夜夜犯上 Liuliu Xingdu六六星渡Two Male Leads554k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + two powerful, devoted leads + reborn + System + secret identities exposed + mutual scheming + angst + happy ending] Black-hearted, divine shadow guard top × cold, seductive regent bottom Mo Jingchuan is Shadow Nine, the masked guard who is always at his lord’s side. He is also the leader of Tianji Pavilion, a mysterious organization in the human realm. In his previous life, he died for the master he secretly loved. Reborn on the night his master was poisoned, he was bound to th 7.4kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds

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    The first two books both feature a prince with one bodyguard and one private guard. The second book is my absolute favorite; it's incredibly, incredibly, incredibly good. I've read it more than three times. It's a two-way relationship, and the pacing is super fast—just look at the table of contents. The first book is also a quick read, but I still prefer the second one. The third book is a bit off-topic, still about a demon lord and his subordinates rebelling against each other, with one plot after another. I feel it deserves a higher rating than 8.8, and I highly recommend it.

11. 11 摄 The Regent and His Possessive Prince Consort 摄政王跟他的偏执王夫 Xiao Lier潇璃儿Two Male Leads400k WordsCompleted [The main story and bonus chapters are complete, and the sequel is already being updated] Two male leads + an ancient fantasy setting with unapologetic wish fulfillment + two powerful, devoted leads + mutual devotion + sweet romance with a touch of angst + raising kids [Obsessive, clingy, crybaby shadow guard top] [Gentle, protective, scheming regent bottom] ⚠️ The characters are on the young side (top 22 / bottom 25 / bottom’s younger brother 24 / princes 11–13). Please check whether that’s an 2kReads9.1Score22014d adds
12. 12 病 Does a Frail Demon Lord Also Have to Conquer His Aloof Subordinate? 病弱魔君也要攻略高岭之花属下吗 Watching Clouds from Hanzhong汉中望云Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [A goofy, outwardly inconsistent, sickly Demon Lord on the bottom x a subordinate who seems like an aloof beauty but is actually a scheming, unhinged top] [Two male leads + transmigration + conquest System + nontraditional cultivation] One-on-one, both pure, happy ending, story mainly from the bottom's perspective Xia Wenzheng transmigrated into the body of a cruel and violent Demon Lord, who was also so sickly he coughed every few steps. To make matters worse, the System was forcing him to win 2.8kReads8.9Score58214d adds
13. 13 别 Stop Torturing Him! I’m Taking That Shadow Guard Away 别虐了，那个影卫我带走了 TynogaTwo Male Leads386k WordsCompleted [Main story complete. Thank you all for your support! Come on in and have a look ʕ ◦`꒳´◦ʔ] Content warning: The first person the protagonist serves is not the love interest. A no-brains-needed power fantasy. Monogamous, 1v1, happy ending, top protagonist Xie Wuwang ✕ Ying Shu [A seemingly lazy transmigrator with a soft heart × a little shadow no one ever noticed, finally rescued] Xie Wuwang is a 26-year-old single shut-in who stayed up all night getting hooked on a male-oriented web novel. Not o 7.4kReads8.3Score1.8k14d adds

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    The first book was amazing! The two main characters were strong and sweet, and it was a "raising a child" story with a fun and engaging plot. It was great! 🥰 The second book, a short story, had a smooth and natural plot without any twists or turns. It was very enjoyable, but I don't know why it's not more popular.

14. 14 王 Prince, Your Bodyguard Has Been Kneeling for Three Days and Nights 王爷，你的暗卫跪三天三夜了 A Kid Who Loves French Fries爱吃薯条的崽11k WordsCompleted My lord, your shadow guard has been on his knees for three days and nights 5.8kReads—Score15714d adds
15. 15 我 My Sweetheart's Secret Guard 我的甜心暗卫 Plum Milkshake梅奶昔Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted Two strong leads, one-on-one, with a secondary couple, both chaste Loyal secret guard bottom × scheming prince top A special reunion made Shangguan Yunhan understand at once the feelings that had stirred in his heart when he was young. Since that was the case, this time, he would not let you escape. Inside the prince's residence. Qing Jiu: “I was too late to save you, Master. Please punish me!” Shangguan Yunhan glanced at the assassins sprawled across the ground and the blood dripping from the s 15.5kReads9.3Score2.9k14d adds

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    The first book is a sweet romance between the cunning prince Shangguan Yunhan and his loyal bodyguard Qing Jiu. The second book features Chu Yu, the master of Youhuang Pavilion, and Wu Mo, the leader of the Nine Nether Guards. Chu Yu (Jun Lan) transmigrates, and Wu Mo has been guarding Chu Yu's body for many years, waiting for Jun Lan to return.

16. 16 主 Stop Pretending, Master. Your Shadow Guard Is a Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside 主子别装了，暗卫也是个芝麻汤圆 Ye Binglan夜灬冰澜Two Male Leads417k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Top + Transmigrate into a Book + Two Powerful Leads + Everyday Romance, Doting and Flirting] A gentle, powerful top who dotes on his husband like his life depends on it X a chaste, obedient, decisive bottom who kills without hesitation Chu Yu transmigrated. He'd thought he'd become a mighty pavilion master, only to find out that two years later he'd be a cannon-fodder character? And the bloodied little shadow guard at his feet had become his only lifeline? No problem. Don't pan 8kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
17. 17 诱 Seduction! The Mad Prince Uses a Love Gu to Make His Secret Guard Surrender 诱哄！疯批王爷靠情蛊强撩暗卫 User11725488用户11725488Two Male Leads923k WordsCompleted Scheming/crazy top vs. loyal, cool bottom #TwoMaleLeads #PowerCoupleAndMutuallyFaithful #LoveWormAndDualCultivation #SuperSweetBanter #MasterAndServantAgeGap Yan Jiuyuan is not only a violent prince with power over the court, but also the master of the martial world’s foremost assassin organization. Among his subordinates is Ye Ci, his first shadow guard: cold-hearted and merciless, able to kill with a single sword stroke. Other people’s shadow guards: dutifully take a blade for their master and 9.7kReads7.9Score1.9k14d adds
18. 18 疯 The Mad Emperor’s Little Eunuch Can’t Escape 疯批陛下的小太监逃不掉了 A Sail Hangs一帆悬Two Male Leads185k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + genuine eunuch + angsty love between two devoted partners + happy ending + historical + chasing his wife] Unhinged, stubborn emperor × humble, loyal eunuch In public, Su Luochen is the fearsome Ninth Thousand Years, a man who kills without blinking. But in front of Li Yanxi, he's just a dog wagging its tail and begging for scraps. Beat him or curse him, Su Luochen is a dog who never seems to feel a thing. He just smiles and takes it. Until one night, when he was drugged, an 684Reads—Score10014d adds
19. 19 白 We Pretend Not to Know Each Other by Day, but the Regent King Spoils Me Every Night and Helps Me Ascend the Throne 白日装不熟，摄政王夜夜宠我登基 Sending Snow寄雪Two Male Leads307k WordsCompleted Yan Ning, the Ninth Prince banished to the Cold Palace, had no grand ambitions. All he wanted in this life was enough to eat and a good night's sleep. Who would have thought that Xiao Jue, the Prince of Zhenbei who held the court's power in his hands, would take a liking to him at first sight and climb over the wall into the Cold Palace at night? When he was wronged, Yan Ning never gritted his teeth and endured it. Instead, he'd lean over and whisper sweet nothings in Xiao Jue's ear. A few sof 2.3kReads8.2Score35214d adds
20. 20 摄 Day and Night with the Regent and His Shadow Guard 摄政王与暗卫的日日夜夜 Jin Shengli金胜利Two Male Leads306k WordsCompleted He once told the Regent that he would gladly give up everything for his master. The fiercely loyal shadow guard was kept chained to the mad Regent’s side, driven to the brink night after night and forbidden to escape. Mad and ruthless Regent gong × devoted, doglike shadow guard shou 339Reads—Score10414d adds
21. 21 救 Help! I Just Transmigrated Into a Bodyguard and Got Sold to a Brothel 救命！刚穿成暗卫就被卖进了青楼 Oranges Aren't Sour GN橘子不酸GNTwo Male Leads412k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + secret guard + switch + transmigration + System + two powerful leads + devoted couple + happy ending] [Sweet romance! Sweet romance! They speak their minds! No substitute tropes: he won’t put up with that kind of humiliation!] Other people transmigrate: The prince falls in love with me, and I reach the pinnacle of life. Su Chen transmigrates: The prince sells him to a brothel with his own hands. The good news is, he gets bound to a System. The bad news is, the System can only e 290Reads8.1Score10214d adds
22. 22 重 After I Was Reborn, My Bodyguard Became My Most Cherished One 重生后，暗卫成了我的心尖宠 I Didn't Sneak a Bite我没偷吃Two Male Leads390k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Mo Huaijin naively believed that if he neither fought nor competed, he could live in peace. But the truth was that the prince's estate was raided, and he ended up in the imperial prison, awaiting execution. At the brink of despair, the shadow guard who harbored vile desires for him, and had been stripped of his martial arts and driven from the estate, risked his life to protect him. In the end, the guard was left without a corpse to bury. Heaven took pity on him and gave hi 3.3kReads8.8Score44914d adds

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    Come on, two men, a prince, and bodyguards/shadow guards.

23. 23 重 Reborn: Doting Exclusively on the Young Shadow Guard 重生之独宠小影卫 I Love Cilantro, No Celery爱吃香菜不要芹菜Two Male Leads285k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + reborn + mutual love + devoted only to each other in both lives + happy ending] Not an equal relationship!!! If that's a dealbreaker, don't read!!! [Shy, loyal shadow guard uke × straightforward, seductive, doting prince seme] In his previous life, the third prince, Si Lanyan, blindly trusted the wrong people and was framed by his favorite consort and his closest friend. When he was left with nowhere to turn, the shadow guard Ying Qi appeared and saved him. Ying Qi had once c 5.5kReads9.2Score61114d adds
24. 24 穿 I Transmigrated as a Prince, and I’m Done Trying 穿越之王爷我摆烂了 Miao Qiqi喵柒柒Two Male Leads307k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Sweet Everyday Romance + Happy Ending] Qin Huanzhi, who died of stomach cancer in the modern world, transmigrates into the body of a prince with the same name. To his surprise, the prince had been adored by everyone, but had managed to get himself killed. Now Qin Huanzhi has been reborn in his place, with such a powerful background that he might as well take it easy. But as he lounges around, he finds himself growing more and more attached to his young bodyguard. “It's fine if 4.1kReads9.5Score57814d adds
25. 25 王 The Proud Prince's Playful Pleas, and His Bodyguard's Devotion to Doting on Him! 王爷桀骜撒娇，暗卫嗜宠如命！ Little Peach of Silver Lake银湖小桃Two Male Leads252k WordsCompleted (Main story complete) [Two Male Leads + Both Pure, 1v1 + Secret Guard × Prince + Sweet Romance + Fantasy Dynasty] Proud, haughty prince × secret guard commander who lives to dote on him. → Lazy, sly cat × devoted wolf who never neglects his duty. He is the idle Prince of Liang. His mother is the emperor's most beloved Noble Consort, and his uncle is the foremost military commander at court, with a powerful army at his disposal. He has enjoyed wealth and affection ever since birth, but as a membe 10.2kReads9.3Score1k14d adds

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    Double South + Sweet Romance

26. 26 重 Reborn, I Spoil My Insecure Shadow Guard 重生后，我娇养了本座的自卑影卫 Look South, Not North观南不观北Two Male Leads521k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Two male leads + devoted to each other + sweet, mutual pampering + power couple + everyday romance] [Cold and ruthless to outsiders, flirtatious and doting in private: the domineering sect leader × formidable to outsiders, loyal and gentle in private: the shadow guard] Original title: Reborn, the Sect Leader Only Wants to Cuddle Up with His Shadow Guard Lou Jingyu × Ying Shiyi As the lofty sect leader of the Chiyang Sect, Lou Jingyu looked down on everyone and once cast Ying Shiyi 10.3kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    Two male bodyguards. Shadow Eleven: "I once offered my life and all my love faithfully, like a believer looking up to a god, only asking that the god be safe and sound forever. But one day, the god came to me, and I realized that the god also has his favorites."

27. 27 影 The Shadow Guard Reigns Supreme 影卫在上 Frostless Snow无霜雪Two Male Leads254k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, cold-blooded shadow guard seme, prince gets what he deserves] The emperor suspects that Prince Chen, Zhu Yucheng, harbors rebellious intentions. Under the pretext of protecting him, he sends Night Tianlin, the commander of the shadow guards, to keep him under surveillance, hoping to obtain evidence and eliminate Zhu Yucheng with a legitimate excuse. Who could have guessed that Zhu Yucheng was no pushover? He turned the scheme to his advantage, successfully seduced Night Tianlin, 405Reads7.0Score10814d adds

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    Super good-looking double male

28. 28 殿 His Highness’s Loyal Mute Servant Is Actually the Enemy Nation’s Crown Prince 殿下的忠心哑奴竟是敌国太子 Little Mie小咩Two Male Leads159k WordsCompleted The pampered Second Prince of the Yuan Kingdom chose a mute servant to attend to him. The servant was educated, skilled in both letters and arms, and knew how to serve people. Loyal mute servant: “Your Highness, I will be loyal to you forever.” A thoroughly devoted mute servant, he tore off his disguise more than half a year later and transformed into the crown prince of an enemy kingdom. Wolfish crown prince: “Your Highness, both the throne and you are mine. You can’t escape me.” At first, he p 15Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 29 霸 After the CEO Transmigrates, He Flirts with His Double-Standard Shadow Guard Every Day 霸总穿越后，天天撩双标暗卫 Flowers Bloom Beneath the Brush落笔成花Two Male Leads140k WordsCompleted What’s so great about being a hidden guard, anyway? Lu Xingzhi wrapped an arm around the other’s waist, holding them firmly against him as he coaxed them to eat a few more bites of pastry. The person in his arms was stiff all over, but still obediently took the pastry from his hand and swallowed. Lu Xingzhi hurriedly poured a cup of tea. “Why are you in such a rush? Take your time.” The person in his arms panicked and made to kneel. “Please forgive me, Master!” Lu Xingzhi tightened his hold an 806Reads8.9Score11714d adds
30. 30 谁 Who Says a Prince Can’t Fall for His Shadow Guard? 谁说王爷就不能喜欢暗卫了 No One Gets to Bully This Cabbage白菜不让拱Two Male Leads165k WordsCompleted “My lord, if I remember correctly, today’s event is the Shadow Guard selection, isn’t it?” Uncle Fu narrowed his eyes as he surveyed the tall, imposing guards, but his gaze settled on the most eye-catching one. “How did a beauty pageant contestant sneak in?” “Does being pretty mean you can’t kill?” Yan Qi crossed his legs and spun his teacup between his fingers. A smile tugged at his lips. “What if he makes it hurt even more?” On the day Shadow Seven was selected, Yan Qi had a mask made overnigh 916Reads—Score10014d adds

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    Pure romance + sweet romance + ensemble cast, all characters have happy endings, you can watch it without hesitation 🤤🤤🤤

31. 31 主 The Master's Rule-Breaking Flirting with His Shadow Guard Today, Too 主子今天也在犯规撩暗卫 I'll Spoil You就宠你Two Male Leads338k WordsCompleted [Scheming, Gentle, Flirtatious Prince Gong × Purehearted, Easily Flustered Shadow Guard Shou] [Mutually Devoted ~ Rebirth and Redemption ~ Utterly Cherished ~ High-Sweetness Alert] [An Jiu will turn into a cat later. His fluffy cat ears and tail are so much fun~] Come here, let your master hold you. A little closer, let your master kiss you. When he died in my arms, he was so cold. After being reborn, I’ll make sure he stays warm for the rest of his life. (To be clear, the prince never abused or 4.9kReads8.5Score99814d adds

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    They're all super good and currently being serialized.

32. 32 重 Reborn: The Obsessive Lord and His Loyal Shadow Guard Go on a Killing Spree 重生后偏执主上和忠犬影卫杀疯了 Nineteen Feathersyu十九羽yuTwo Male Leads229k WordsCompleted [Dual Rebirth + Possessive, Scheming Top × Loyal Shadow Guard Bottom + Equally Matched + Mutual Secret Crushes + Mild Confinement Later On] Shadow Guard Shuo Yu is reborn, returning to a time before anything began. Looking at his master, who has yet to suffer any of those wounds, he resolves to defy fate and change their future. Two friends, separated by a misunderstanding and destined to end up on opposite sides of life and death, are arguing with the immortal healer who once treated them. He a 1.1kReads8.5Score15914d adds
33. 33 重 Reborn: I Flirted with the Chaste Young Shadow Guard Until He Turned Dark 重生后，禁欲小影卫被我撩黑化了 Ye Binglan夜灬冰澜Two Male Leads566k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + reborn + sweet everyday romance + powerful couple + devoted partners] Feng Yu, the leader of the Biluo Palace, has suffered a spectacular fall from grace. Not only has someone stolen his assassination and extermination business, he’s also been forced to take the blame. Even his once-soft and fragrant beauties have turned into deadly swords. He gets the full package of being hunted and jumping off a cliff, with rebirth insurance thrown in. What, once wasn’t enough? You want to 18.8kReads9.5Score2.5k14d adds

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    The story of the prince and his secret guards

34. 34 朕 My Imperial Bodyguard Is Asking for Punishment Again 朕的暗卫又在请罪 Ning Wuqiu宁梧秋Two Male Leads400k WordsCompleted (The main story is complete, so read with confidence) [Two male leads, an undercover guard bottom + two strong, devoted leads + mild discipline] The protagonists are the original characters! The original characters! The original characters! No transmigration! Xiao Heng: He falls first and makes the first move, planning every step and using both tenderness and force. A beautiful top. Shen Ci: He lives only to obey his master. An emotional block, a stoic-faced, secretly adorable, loyal-dog bottom. 10.4kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds
35. 35 重 Reborn: The Shadow Guard Becomes the Prince’s Consort 重生之暗卫做王夫 Jiang Yuyu江遇遇Two Male Leads259k WordsCompleted [Winged Prince Yan Xuanchen, gong × Shadow Guard Twelve Lin Qiu, shou] [Two male leads + 1v1 + happy ending + reborn + angst first, sweetness later + mild physical abuse + multiple side couples + shou is gentle rather than equally matched + the previous life was not pure, but both are pure in this life] [They don't fall in love right away; their relationship develops gradually] In his previous life, Winged Prince Yan Xuanchen was furious when he learned that his shadow guard had feelings for hi 7.6kReads9.4Score78114d adds

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    This book is a must-read. It's a story about a prince and his secret guard, featuring rebirth and a bittersweet beginning.

36. 36 宦 My Eunuch Husband Is So Easy to Tease 宦官夫君很好撩 The Mad Little Lunatic癫狂的小疯子Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted (The rating just came out and will improve later, so don't let it scare you off. Trust the author, this book is worth reading!) [Double purity] + [Transmigration] + [Past and present lives] + [Sweet romance] + [Warm and cozy] + [Sweet on the outside, scheming within] + [Mutual devotion] The eunuch is a real eunuch, and the beauty is a real beauty. Su Yu feels that, as a eunuch, having such a little one devote their whole heart to him is a blessing earned over several lifetimes. Su Yu thinks his 16.7kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds

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    So sweet and indulgent! The first book has a tiny bit of angst, but not much. It's incredibly sweet, spoiling you to the core. Feel free to criticize me if it's not sweet or indulgent.

37. 37 偏 The Reborn Obsessive Hound, Doted on by a Gentle CEO 偏执狂犬重生，被温柔总裁娇养 Crayon Cat蜡笔猫Two Male Leads873k WordsOngoing [Two male leads, 1v1 + the gong is reborn + devoted mutual love + obsessive mad-dog gong × gentle domineering shou] In his previous life, Lu Jin was too proud to admit the truth. He insisted he was straight and stayed by Yan Sui’s side for the money alone. Only after Yan Sui was killed did he completely lose his mind and drag his enemy into a fiery death with him. When he opened his eyes again, Lu Jin was back at nineteen, the year they first met. To hell with pretending to be straight! This tim 7.9kReads6.6Score86614d adds
38. 38 他 When She Cried, Mr. Xie Completely Panicked 他一哭，谢总彻底慌了 Duidui MINI堆堆MINITwo Male Leads273k WordsOngoing [Slightly frail, scheming, green-tea contrast crybaby top 1 × cool, gentle, doting bottom 0] [Male-male romance + love at first sight + equally powerful leads + fast-paced + the bottom dotes on the top] 190 × 185 No one was surprised by the marriage alliance between the Fu and Xie families, but everyone believed the two had no feelings for each other. At first, even the couple themselves thought so. Then someone caught the usually ruthless CEO Fu throwing a tantrum at home because his partne 20.3kReads8.8Score1.9k14d adds
39. 39 重 After I Was Reborn, I Found My Little Secret Guard Blushes Easily 重生后，我发现我的小暗卫爱脸红 Chao Qingchen朝卿尘Two Male Leads142k WordsCompleted [Cool-headed regent ✖ loyal little bodyguard] [One-on-one romance] In his previous life, Xie Yunqi was completely manipulated by the young emperor. He went to great lengths to help him ascend the throne, only to be branded a traitorous minister in the end. All two hundred members of his household were executed. His legs were paralyzed, and he was thrown into prison, where he endured endless humiliation before finally smashing his head against a wall and dying. After his death, only one person to 2kReads8.9Score21014d adds

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    The Fifth Shadow Guard

40. 40 穿 Book Transmigration: The Prince Only Wants to Spoil His Own Little Shadow Guard 穿书：王爷他只想宠自己的小暗卫 The Ballad of the Water Orchid水泽木兰辞Two Male Leads146k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Gentle Prince VS Loyal Guard + 1v1 + Both Are Each Other’s First and Only + Sweet Romance + Historical Fantasy + Transmigrate into a Book] Chu Yi, a modern accountant, transmigrates into the novel he reads every night and meets the guard he has a crush on. He always thought his feelings were one-sided, never realizing that the guard he can’t stop thinking about is also drawing closer to him, step by step. An Qi is puzzled. “You usually assign me first whenever there’s a mission 170Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    ⓵ There's only a tiny bit of physical abuse before the rebirth, but it's not really that bad, since neither of them is exactly respectable. After that, it's all sweet romance, with constant blushing. The bodyguard is the bottom. ⓶ The bodyguard becomes the top, with slight physical abuse but not emotional abuse. He transmigrates with a system, and the romance is handled very delicately. It's a great read. ⓷ A sweet treat, a mutual love story! How can the transmigrated male lead be so gentle? The little bodyguard is also incredibly cute.

41. 41 王 Your Highness, Your Lord Is on His Knees Begging for Forgiveness 王爷，主君跪求原谅 Mu Chenze慕辰泽Two Male Leads321k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + sweet romance + devoted and loyal + happy ending + each other's only one] Dominant, devoted prince on top VS restrained, loyal guard on the bottom Xiao Xuan is the regent praised by the common people, the cold-faced demon feared by officials, and the great general admired by his soldiers. He is also the emperor's younger brother, whom the emperor hates with a passion. People across the land either fear him, respect him, or hate him, all because their own interests are at stake 3.4kReads9.1Score33614d adds

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    It's a very good book with a multi-layered plot. The author also has another excellent book on their homepage.

42. 42 什 What? His Majesty’s Shadow Guard Faked His Death! 什么？朕的暗卫死遁了！ Ink Marks Gradually墨迹冉冉Two Male Leads305k WordsCompleted M/M leads + transmigration + shadow guard + faking his death + imprisonment + both pure + happy ending Modern office worker Mu Zhi works himself to death from overtime. When he opens his eyes, he has become Seventeen, a shadow guard serving an ancient tyrant. Blood is warm, swords are cold, and the emperor’s gaze is a bottomless pool of icy water. Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger, and this tiger crushes bones on a whim and treats human lives like weeds. Feeling the slave brand on his 6.6kReads8.6Score98814d adds
43. 43 王 Your Highness, Please Don’t Punish Me, This Secret Guard Can’t Take It 王爷别罚了，暗卫受不住 Buyan Hall不燕堂Two Male Leads301k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + devoted to each other + physical and emotional angst + happy ending + amnesia and faked death] [Newly rated] A cold, scheming pursuer who later grovels to win him back x a loyal puppy at first who later becomes the one in charge After the new emperor takes the throne, the ninth prince, Shi Jiu, is stripped of his title and becomes a shadow guard in Prince Yan Yan Chifeng's household. Prince Yan holds immense power and is at odds with the new emperor, so he also comes to hate Sh 4.3kReads8.8Score52814d adds
44. 44 阻 After Failing to Stop the Crown Prince from Turning Evil, I Decided to Lie Flat 阻止疯批太子黑化失败后我躺平了 Lao Mo老漠Two Male Leads292k WordsCompleted [Corruption and growth + sweet on the outside, crazy underneath][Ridiculously handsome cannon-fodder secret guard][Comedy] (A super-sweet romance disguised as an angst novel!) Two men, two men He transmigrated into the scene where the protagonist was being assaulted. He thought he could play the hero and save the beauty, only to discover that he was the bastard. To change his cannon-fodder fate, he risked his life again and again to save the “good-for-nothing” prince, a madman in the making. H 119Reads8.5Score—14d adds
45. 45 这 This Shadow Guard Is a Little Wild 这个暗卫有点野 Don't Say I Can't Do It不能说我不行Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [A large ensemble story about a group of secret guards] [Complete] After drinking himself into a stupor, he woke up as a secret guard. When Xiao Zheng’s awareness returned, he felt exhausted and heavy. He opened his eyes to a bed and curtains spinning wildly around him. There was also a noble-looking, handsome man beside him. What was he going to do? What was he going to do?! Who am I? Where am I? As memories surged through his mind in a torrent, he realized he had actually become a secret guard 34.8kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds
46. 46 暗 After His Secret Guard Broke Down, the Crown Prince Regretted Everything 暗卫崩溃后，太子追悔莫及 Laughing at the Dreamers in This Fleeting Life浮生却笑梦中人Two Male Leads366k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + ABO + childhood friends + equally matched leads + a groveling pursuit] Free-spirited, unruly crown prince gong vs. cool, devoted shadow guard shou He was the crown prince's study companion, his personal bodyguard, the brother who had grown up by his side, and his most loyal subordinate. But when the crown prince's constitution unexpectedly changed, a bond formed between the shadow guard and his master. The shadow guard who had been at the crown prince's side since childhood act 4.4kReads9.1Score50114d adds

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    They're all beautiful!

47. 47 当 When a Puppy-Like Emperor Meets a Wolf-Like Regent 当犬系皇帝遇上狼系摄政王 Ye Lian Yi叶怜衣Two Male Leads502k WordsCompleted [Sweet Puppy vs. Scheming Wolf + Extra Sweet Romance + No Female Lead] The loyal dog Yun Sheng suddenly transmigrates into the body of a puppet emperor. The regent looks exactly like his former boss, but doesn't remember him... Feeling wronged, Yun Sheng decides to behave himself and win back his boss's affection. As a well-behaved dog, of course he obeys his boss's orders to the letter. When the regent tells Yun Sheng to practice his calligraphy, Yun Sheng stays cooped up in the study, writing 1.5kReads9.5Score26014d adds

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    These are all very beautiful babies.

48. 48 摄 Is the Regent Retiring Today? 摄政王今天退休了吗 Cen Qingci岑清辞Two Male Leads736k WordsCompleted In the first year of Jinghe, ten-year-old Xiao Yunhao ascended the throne with the support of Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan had originally been a prince with a different surname, but was later granted the imperial surname for his outstanding military achievements. The late emperor's final decree appointed Xiao Yan as regent to assist the young emperor until he could rule in his own right. In the seventh year of Jinghe, the Tartars invaded the border. Ignoring Xiao Yan's steadily declining health over the p 4kReads8.6Score36614d adds
49. 49 朕 My Regent King Is Impossible to Pacify, So I Can Only Spoil Him in the Dragon Bed 朕的摄政王太难哄，只能龙榻上宠 Heaven's Dao Physique天之道体Two Male Leads524k WordsCompleted Historical romance, two male leads, power couple, sworn enemies, reborn, unhinged beauty, court intrigue In his previous life, Xie Zhixing was given a cup of poisoned wine by Regent Yan Beigui and died miserably in the depths of the palace. Reborn, he refuses to be the trembling puppet he once was. He tears off his disguise for good! On the night of the palace coup, Yan Beigui storms the palace with sword in hand, only to find the frail beauty lounging lazily on the dragon throne, robe hanging o 207Reads—Score11514d adds
50. 50 暴 The Tyrant's Only Love: After Being Reborn, He Became the Apple of My Eye 暴君独宠：重生后他成了掌心娇 Sending Snow寄雪Two Male Leads369k WordsCompleted [Proud, cold, and all bark with a soft heart gong × sweet, sensible, quietly devoted shou] In his previous life, he was Xiao Jin, a ruthless tyrant who made swift, merciless decisions. In the end, abandoned by everyone, he died beneath the blades of rebels. As he lay dying, Shen Weizhi, the humble-born young attendant he had always overlooked, shielded him from a fatal strike with his frail body. Only then did Xiao Jin realize that someone in this world had quietly loved him all his life. When 1.8kReads8.7Score23914d adds

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