Looking for Novels About Dark Guards Like Xiao Zheng, Not Ones Where They're Constantly Groveling 😭 求暗卫文，像萧争那种的，不要暗卫各种卑微的😭

1. 1 从 From Sleeping on the Beam to Napping Beside the Dragon Throne 从房梁睡到龙案边 Qi Jun, Drenched in Blood and Bone血骨淋漓的齐军Two Male Leads355k WordsOngoing The thing Jiang Che regretted most in his life was staying up all night fixing bugs. When he opened his eyes, he’d become a shadow guard serving the emperor, the kind who hung from the rafters. He couldn’t use lightness skills or fight. He even needed a coworker to help him down from the rafters. The only thing he could do was snore right under the emperor’s nose. His new boss, Xie Linyan, was nicknamed the Living Yama. He killed without batting an eye and had a vicious tongue. And yet this ver 40.6kReads8.6Score5.8kShelves

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   Go check this out, it's absolutely gorgeous! 😍😍😍😍😍

2. 2 公 Young Master’s Layers of Schemes: How Can a Lowly Shadow Guard Escape? 公子千层套路，小小暗卫哪里逃 Lychee Chicken Wings荔枝鸡翅Two Male Leads159k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads] [Both Pure] [Sweet Romance] [Younger Pursuer] [Personal Guard] [Mutual Pining Comes True] [Happy Ending] [Secondary Couple] Scheming beauty of a young master gong x adorably gullible personal guard shou The first time Ji Jingyang saw Ji Yue'an remove his mask, he thought: You're going to be my wife! (Admit it, you're just lusting after his body.) Ji Jingyang's long-held crush finally comes true, and he brings home Ji Yue'an, his wife with astonishing martial prowess, all thanks 1.6kReads—Score189Shelves

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   I highly recommend this sweet romance novel!

3. 3 小 The Little Shadow Guard Was Pampered into the Regent's Most Treasured Darling 小影卫被摄政王宠成了心头宝 Huang Niu凰妞Two Male Leads308k WordsCompleted [This novel has two male leads! Two male leads! Two male leads!] [One-on-one, both virgins, in both their past and present lives!] [There are scenes where they take turns topping. If that bothers you, please think twice before reading! Consider yourself warned!] Gu Yinghan, regent of the empire, is ambushed by villains and poisoned. He dies when the poison flares up during a battle. He is reborn at the moment he was first poisoned, only to discover that something has changed. He notices that his 3.1kReads8.9Score365Shelves

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   #Looking for novels about bodyguards, like the one with Xiao Zheng. I've found a few great ones with strong bodyguard auras! 1. *The Little Shadow Guard is Pampered by the Regent* The bodyguard looks docile, but he's not timid at all. He's more clear-headed and assertive than the Regent when things get tough. It's a sweet, mutually supportive story. 2. *The Bodyguard Protests Every Night, Teasing the Prince* Highly recommended! The bodyguard isn't subservient at all. He actively flirts and pushes the prince, his aura completely overshadowing the prince. It's a great subversion of the usual tropes. 3. *After the Regent's Rebirth, the Bodyguard Wants to Kill His Master Every Day!* The bodyguard is proud and never belittles himself. He dares to confront the Regent head-on. The confrontation scenes are full of tension, and the character is incredibly engaging. There are no self-deprecating, ingratiating bodyguards throughout. Each one is proud and independent, a departure from the traditional master-servant dynamic. A must-read if you're looking for something to read!

4. 4 暗 The Shadow Guard Oversteps His Place Night After Night, Seducing the Prince 暗卫他夜夜犯上，撩翻王爷 Xiao Xiao Silly肖肖傻傻Two Male Leads523k WordsCompleted [BL + Both Leads Are Inexperienced + Strong Leads + Sex First, Love Later + Secret Identities Revealed + Mutual Devotion + HE] [Scheming, Pretends to Be Obedient, Top Assassin × Proud, Sharp-Tongued Prince, Bottom] Gu Linyuan, the Fourth Prince of Chen, has won glorious victories on the battlefield and holds immense power at court, yet he conceals an unspeakable affliction. His estate is full of wives and concubines, with beauties aplenty, but when the medicinal fire burns through him and heat g 5.2kReads9.0Score473Shelves
5. 5 摄 After the Regent Was Reborn, His Shadow Guard Wants to Kill Him Every Day! 摄政王重生后，影卫每天想弑主！ Little Peach of Silver Lake银湖小桃Two Male Leads135k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + Reborn + devoted to each other + regent king x shadow guard + sweet romance] He was the regent of the Kingdom of Yanchi. In his previous life, countless people hunted him down until he was killed, and the only person who protected him to the end also died before his eyes. That person was Ying Yu, the shadow guard who had followed him for more than ten years. Before Ying Yu died, he finally understood the look in his eyes... When he was reborn, Ying Yu was still by his side... S 5.6kReads9.3Score837Shelves
6. 6 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 4.3kReads8.8Score528Shelves
7. 7 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 6.6kReads8.6Score988Shelves
8. 8 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 4kReads9.3Score515Shelves

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   So beautiful! (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡

9. 9 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—Shelves
10. 10 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—Score100Shelves

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    Others said it looked good, so I came, and it really is beautiful! 👍

11. 11 殿 Your Highness! Your Shadow Guard Has Impure Intentions 殿下在上！影卫他心思不纯 A Little Pepper一颗椒椒Two Male Leads380k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + doting on each other + evenly matched power] Wei Jingheng thought transmigrating into a book was a total rip-off. He'd never done any conquest missions and had no interest in following trends, but after choking to death while drinking water in a hospital bed, he unexpectedly transmigrated into a book. In the book, he was a ruthless, terrifying living demon king. But Wei Jingheng only knew how to say "Makka Pakka." What the heck were power struggles and assassinations? At least 211Reads7.0Score—Shelves
12. 12 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—Score157Shelves

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    These are very good.

13. 13 腹 The Scheming Emperor’s Beloved, Loyal Little Bodyguard 腹黑帝王独宠忠犬小暗卫 A Kid Who Loves French Fries爱吃薯条的崽10k WordsCompleted The Scheming Emperor’s Beloved Loyal Shadow Guard 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 王 Prince, Help! Your Little Bodyguard Is Kneeling Again 王爷快扶！你家小暗卫又跪下了 A Kid Who Loves French Fries爱吃薯条的崽10k WordsCompleted My lord, help! Your little shadow guard is on his knees again 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 杏 Xiao Heng and Shen Yelan Beneath the Apricot Blossoms 杏花疏影里萧珩沈夜阑 In Good Spirits Right Now此刻精神状态良好Two Male Leads719k WordsOngoing Tyrannical, possessive Regent King × devoted-to-the-end, love-brained secret guard The guard is love-brained, so he suffers for it. Shen Yelan endured everything. He never hated him. ★★★ Content warning: I don't write male pregnancy, so this story includes female pregnancy. There is no love, no love! In the end, the family of five lives happily together. 517Reads8.1Score140Shelves
16. 16 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! 1.1kReads8.7Score105Shelves
17. 17 北 Love in the Northern Song 北宋之恋 The Sensible Little Squirrel知性的小松鼠2.4M WordsOngoing Zhang Bingke, a modern plastic surgeon, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Northern Song during the reign of Emperor Renzong. Armed with modern medical skills and ideas from a thousand years in the future, she enters the turbulent political game played by Song, Xia, and Liao. On one side is Zhao Zhen, the young emperor who has kept his harem empty for eight years, waiting for her in the depths of the palace at Bianjing. On another is Lin Xi, an imperial guard of the Imperial City Department, who 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A time-travel romance novel: Love in the Northern Song Dynasty. The female protagonist transmigrates into the world of the magnificent Northern Song Dynasty! The story is meticulously written according to historical events, from major historical events to minor historical figures, all of which are based on reality! The Song-Xia War is strictly based on official historical records such as the *History of Song* and the *Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government*. Spanning from 1018 to 1046, the modern-day heroine Zhang Bingke falls into the bustling city of Bianjing, experiencing firsthand the vibrant life and rich cultural heritage of the Song Dynasty. She unexpectedly encounters three emperors of a chaotic era and a secret guard from the Imperial City Guard—four top male resources of the Northern Song Dynasty, all of whom are deeply infatuated with her and shower her with affection. But who will she ultimately choose? Who will she truly love? Savor this love story in the Northern Song Dynasty and uncover the mystery. The gentle and benevolent Emperor Renzong of Song, Zhao Zhen; Li Yuanhao, the powerful founder of the Western Xia Dynasty; and Yelü Zongzhen, who ruled the Liao Dynasty, are thus drawn into a complex and intertwined love affair spanning three lifetimes and entanglements of family and country. The flames of war rage in the Northwest, witnessing firsthand the three classic Song-Xia battles of Sanchuankou, Haoshuichuan, and Dingchuanzhai, and seeing the defeats etched into the dust of history. The political landscape shifts, immersing you in the implementation and turbulence of the Qingli Reforms. Fan Zhongyan, Yan Shu, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Di Qing, Han Qi… a host of prominent Northern Song officials come to life, vividly stepping into the story. This is not a mindless, fast-paced fantasy novel, but a meticulous depiction of real history, with a slow and delicate rhythm that grows richer with each reading.

18. 18 李 Li Yuanhao: Portrait of the Sunken Abyss 李元昊之沉渊画像 The Sensible Little Squirrel知性的小松鼠Historical7k WordsCompleted Li Yuanhao's Portrait of the Sunken Abyss 19Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 北 The Regret of Emperor Yingzong of Northern Song 北宋英宗的遗憾 The Sensible Little Squirrel知性的小松鼠Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted The Regrets of Emperor Yingzong of Northern Song 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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