Guarding the Realm in My Brother's Name

(｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡ Hello~ At long last, the story I've dreamed of writing has come to life! I'll keep writing seriously and improving myself. Thank you to the first readers who were willing to give my story a chance. Enjoy reading!

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In the twentieth year of Tianmeng, after the Sheng'an Kingdom fell, remnants of its forces repeatedly stirred up chaos in hopes of restoring it, plunging the entire martial world into turmoil.

That June, the emperor sent Prince Chen, Li Mujin, out of the palace under the assumed name Song Ling to quell the unrest. In the course of doing so, he encountered an unsolved cold case from years ago, a headless corpse case that was connected to certain people's identities and also entangled with a secret hidden by Sheng'an.

While reopening the case and trying to untangle the mess, Prince Chen mysteriously collapsed, leaving behind a chaotic, unfinished game.

Was it really over just because Prince Chen had fallen?

Of course not!

Prince Chen had a younger sister, Li Muchen. After he fell, Li Muchen took over everything and continued to resolve the unfinished crisis.

Once she took over, Li Muchen also used the name Song Ling and carefully planned each move. She also inherited her brother's good-for-nothing legacy, Li Yunfan. She had no idea what use the fellow was, but if Prince Chen had told her to protect him, then she'd protect him!

Song Ling and Li Yunfan couldn't possibly handle this upheaval alone. They had three particularly unusual friends, and together they formed a remarkable team.

But there was a bug in this whole affair!!!

Every time they got close to the truth, the clues simply vanished, and they could never be sure who their target was!

That was already enough to be infuriating, but the villains also caused trouble every day. It was maddening!!!

Was this whole mess orchestrated by ghosts???

'We have a clue!'

'It's gone...'

'We're close to the truth!'

'We've been misled...'

It would be one thing if it were only martial artists involved. But all kinds of spirits and demons had to meddle, dragging in old cultivation-world grudges, karma, and spirit beasts. What was any of this supposed to mean???

How many messes had Prince Chen left unresolved before his death???

[Main Cast]

Li Yunfan (martial world): A good-for-nothing with an utterly absurd streak, straight out of a storybook

Song Ling (Li Muchen) (martial world): An icy presence who would rather throw hands than argue

Yu Heng (cultivation world): Follows behind to clean up the mess and rarely makes a move, but when he does, it's over in an instant

Yu Yao (spirit beast): The greatest of spirit beasts, beautiful, powerful, and tragic

A Hu (spirit beast): An adorable, well-informed tiger who is secretly a little love expert

[Reading Notes]

The plot comes first, with little romance

Slow-burn plot

Important: The first three chapters focus on Song Ling (Li Mujin). You can start with Chapter Five, where the female lead appears. (Thanks for reading!)

Theme: With my sword, I will carry on your will.