Loyal Hound Turns Mad Dog / Younger Man
In the final years of the Cheng Tian era of the Great Xia, the ruler was incompetent, corrupt officials held power, and war ravaged the land.
Yun Guanjin was the adopted son of Prince Liang, the most notorious villain of the age, yet he was virtuous and well-mannered, renowned throughout the realm.
Prince Liang dreamed of ruling the world. He raised his heir, Xiao Kuang, according to the ways of emperors, hoping Yun Guanjin would emulate the virtuous ministers of old and assist Xiao Kuang.
Prince Liang had shown him great kindness, and Yun Guanjin and Xiao Kuang were as close as brothers. But Yun Guanjin held fast to his principles and wanted no part in political power struggles. He could only withdraw from public life, growing more and more distant from Prince Liang's household.
Under his father's oppressive demands, the scrutiny of court officials, and doubts from every faction, Xiao Kuang was at a loss. He begged Yun Guanjin for help again and again.
Yun Guanjin remained indifferent.
At last, under unbearable pain and oppression, Xiao Kuang grew into a cruel and ruthless man.
Yun Guanjin thought Xiao Kuang must hate him deeply.
Later, Xiao Kuang rose to power over the blood of his closest kin and became an emperor known for his ruthless methods. To avoid suspicion, Yun Guanjin asked to be sent away from the capital.
Three years later, when they met again, Yun Guanjin was gravely ill.
Yet Xiao Kuang had the traitorous ministers who had made him so ill tortured to death one by one. He frantically sought doctors and medicine for him, standing guard by his sickbed day and night, begging him to open his eyes, begging him to live.
Yun Guanjin died in the very year they made peace.
When Yun Guanjin opened his eyes again, he had returned to his youth.
Prince Liang, eyes full of hope, clapped him and Xiao Kuang on the shoulders and declared with grand ambition, "My sons, help your father achieve greatness, and our family will be remembered for all time!"
Looking at the clear-eyed, well-behaved younger brother beside him and feeling the long-lost warmth of family, Yun Guanjin burst into tears. "What does loyalty matter? The Xiao clan should rule the realm!"
Reborn, Yun Guanjin devoted himself to getting along with his brother and easing the tensions between father and son, completely unaware that his adopted younger brother was looking at him more and more strangely.
Until one night, Xiao Kuang sneaked into his bedchamber, his eyes dark.
"You're so gentle now, elder brother. If I hadn't come back, wouldn't that little brat from this life have had you all to himself?"
[Double rebirth, with a time gap; the one in the receiving role is reborn first.]
[The two protagonists are not related by blood.]
1v1, SC, HE. The two protagonists may get a little crazy later on.
2026/04/03
Theme: Strive to grow stronger and restore the country
