After Being Forced into a Pact with a Down-on-His-Luck Dragon-Pride Protagonist

【Rebellious, Overbearing Dragon-Type Older Top × Proud, Grudge-Holding Young Master Who Pretends Not to Care Bottom】 Fang Xingliu was born with damaged spiritual roots. Rumors spread that his cultivation was weak and his character crooked. They said that, just to secure a place in the sect, he had even stabbed his half-brother, who shared the same father. Unwilling to accept his fate, Fang Xingliu sealed seven bone-piercing nails into himself. He would endure the cold poison and rebuild his spiritual roots, all for the sake of proving the Dao. But just as he finally found an antidote, Lu Mingyuan destroyed every last bit of it. From then on, the two were at each other’s throats, neither willing to back down. Until they were forced to form a bond and, by accident, ended up in the same bed... - Lu Mingyuan entered the Dao at a young age, living out the script of an overpowered hero. He rose from the mortal world to become the Sword Sect’s foremost disciple, hailed as the Three Realms’ number one fire spiritual root. Yet at the height of his glory, he was expelled from the sect and went on to roam freely between the worlds of light and dark. One day, he suddenly found himself with a Dao companion. Furious and resentful, he chased after Fang Xingliu, demanding that they dissolve their bond. But Fang Xingliu, desperate to stay alive, stubbornly refused. With no other choice, Lu Mingyuan arched a brow and sneered, “You brought this on yourself. Don’t come crying later.” Not long afterward, a young prodigy wielding a sword hidden in his flute burst onto the scene. He slew monsters, lifted calamities, and made a name for himself, even earning a place as the Sword Sect leader’s personal disciple. The Three Realms were in an uproar. Wasn’t this the useless pretty boy from the Fang family?! And that rebellious former head disciple was now willingly waiting on him hand and foot, a blade at his disposal to use as he pleased. After dealing with their opponents, Lu Mingyuan lazily wiped his blade and teased, “A bunch of good-for-nothings. Their tricks aren’t half as varied as the patterns on A-Liu’s clothes.” His opponent shouted furiously, “You were the Sword Sect’s head disciple! Now you’ve fallen so low as to be someone else’s dog?!” Lu Mingyuan answered without a trace of shame, “You think anyone can be his dog just because they want to? My Dao companion has high standards. I’m the only one who catches his eye.” Fang Xingliu snorted. “Weren’t you going to dissolve our bond?” Lu Mingyuan pulled him close and kissed him, smiling. “Who said that? Darling, you misheard. I said we’d get rid of the poison.” 【Bonus Scene 1】 The other man caught Fang Xingliu in the throes of a poison attack. He pretended to be calm and tossed out, “Sorry to disappoint you, but I’m not dead yet.” The other man instead pulled him into his arms, gently laying a palm against his lower abdomen. He used the Flame Emperor’s Lihuo Art, a technique that made the Three Realms tremble in fear, to dispel the chill in his body. Lu Mingyuan let the person in his arms struggle. He rested his chin lightly on Fang Xingliu’s head and murmured soothingly, “Don’t move. It’ll be over soon.” Fang Xingliu snapped, “Why should I listen to you?” Lu Mingyuan slowly tightened his arms around him, arching a brow with a low, mocking chuckle. “I’m the one you bonded with. If you need the poison cured, who else are you going to find?” Fang Xingliu sulked. “I hear the people at the Pleasure Club are a talented bunch. Your two friends seem pretty good, too.” Lu Mingyuan gave an exasperated, gritted-teeth laugh and looked down at him. “They don’t have any experience with this.” His palm slowly covered Fang Xingliu’s hand, their fingers interlocking so he couldn’t pull away. “...I’ll have to handle it myself.” #Sharp-tongued and fiercely protective × Tough-talking with a soft heart #At its heart, this is a story about sworn enemies discovering they’re into each other, then going on adventures, fighting monsters, and falling in love. One-on-one, happy ending, and both leads are very much in love! Coming Soon: “Stealing Another Man’s Wife? May Lightning Strike You Down!” Jiang Yuling had been married for only a few years when his husband died. Before his death, he entrusted Jiang Yuling to his childhood friend, saying the man was an honest, respectable scholar. Jiang Yuling: “Husband, I’ll do as you say.” Not long afterward, the Confucian sect’s foremost disciple died of heart disease. On his deathbed, he entrusted Jiang Yuling to his cousin, who had moved to the city as a child to study martial arts. He said his cousin was strong and healthy, and had plenty of muscle. Jiang Yuling had no choice. “Husband, I’ll do as you say.” Before long, the eldest disciple of the Immortal Sect died in a vendetta. On his deathbed, he entrusted Jiang Yuling to the sect’s sworn enemy. Though the man was a ruthless demon whom everyone feared, he was still single, and it was hard to find someone whose first marriage hadn’t already happened. You know what I mean. Jiang Yuling smiled. “...Husband, maybe listen to what you’re saying.” In the end, the demon lord collapsed in Jiang Yuling’s arms. Jiang Yuling put on mourning clothes, his face blank. “Husband, just tell me who I should marry next. I’ll do whatever you say.” Yuan Feixu gritted his teeth. “...I think we can still save this one.” - Yuan Feixu was the Dragon Crown Prince of the Frozen North, proud and domineering. He had once been engaged to Cen Qingzhi, an immortal lord from Penglai, but Cen Qingzhi fell in love with a lowly spirit slave instead. Yuan Feixu was consumed by rage, his expression twisted. “How dare a lowly spirit slave disturb the immortal lord’s Dao heart?” He resolved to take revenge, deceive and torment the other man, and make him wish he were dead. But later, Yuan Feixu was the one who wished he were dead. Yuan Feixu’s eyes were bloodshot, and he was nearly mad with rage. “That despicable Cen Qingzhi! How dare he covet my A-Yu! A-Yu is mine, forever and for all eternity. Even in death, we’ll be buried together. We’ll never be parted!” 【One-on-one romance】 Theme: You’re never too old to keep learning.