Your Majesty, Hear Me Out

[A cautious young lord on the run x a sinister, ruthless emperor]

[Coming soon: So What? I'm the Heavenly Dao. Heavenly Dao protagonist x Sovereign Lord love interest]

Lin Xingyue transmigrates into a story, becoming the heir to the Marquis of Yongan, a character destined to be quartered for treason.

To escape his deadly fate, he deliberately ingratiates himself with Shen Jin, son of a merchant from the Shen family, hoping to use him to flee the capital.

After much coaxing and persistence, he finally persuades Shen Jin to travel south with him to Jiangnan.

The two enjoy a wonderful life of sightseeing and leisure. As they grow closer, Lin Xingyue gets bolder and suddenly wants to experience romance for himself.

One night, he deliberately lets himself seem a little drunk, his eyes reddening as he looks at Shen Jin. "My head hurts..."

Shen Jin remains unmoved. "Go back to your room."

"No." Taking advantage of his drunkenness, Lin Xingyue wheedles and scoots toward Shen Jin's pillow. "Your bed is so wide. What's wrong with sharing half of it with me?"

Shen Jin's expression darkens.

Undeterred, Lin Xingyue boldly moves closer, resting the top of his foot against Shen Jin's waist and continuing to tease him. "Big brother, your heart is beating so fast."

*

Some time earlier, a secret report from the capital had reached the palace, declaring that the heir to the Marquis of Yongan was harboring treasonous ambitions.

Curious, Xiao Jin secretly left the capital to investigate for himself, wanting to see what schemes this supposedly rebellious heir was really hiding.

But he never imagined that, after sharing the misty Jiangnan landscape day and night along the way, he would be the first to fall so deeply.

That night, amid drunken tenderness and growing desire, the two finally crossed the line and spent the night together.

Afterward, Xiao Jin was in turmoil. As emperor, he bore responsibility for all the people of the realm. Fleeing with a young man and losing himself in a private affair was a grave taboo.

After weighing the matter carefully, he decided to return to the capital at once and give Lin Xingyue the proper explanation he deserved.

Once back in the capital, the first thing Xiao Jin did was issue an imperial decree summoning the heir to the Marquis of Yongan to the palace at once.

Unexpectedly, the moment the young man saw his face, he fainted.

Xiao Jin: "..."

*

The emperor had thought their relationship would go smoothly, but before long, his beloved was dead.

He grew despondent and went mad.

"They say you're dead, but I don't believe them. My Yueyue is right here, perfectly well. How could you possibly be dead..."

"Yueyue, you've come into my dreams again. But why won't you stay with me? If you refuse to stay next time, I'll lock you up so you can't run away."

"Yueyue, my Yueyue..."

*

Lin Xingyue spent half a year hiding in a small town, changing his appearance and concealing his identity.

One evening, as he came out of a little tavern, he spotted a rather familiar carriage parked at the alley entrance.

He knew at a glance that something was wrong and turned to run without a word.

He had barely taken two steps when a hand settled on the back of his neck.

"Yueyue, it's been six months. Have you missed me?"

Upcoming historical fantasy novel ↓ [Heavenly Dao protagonist x Sovereign Lord love interest]

In his previous life, Shen Cijiu's spiritual root was destroyed, and he became an unwanted burden in the eyes of the entire Shen family.

His father spoke coldly. "Cijiu, your cultivation is ruined. The clan's resources must go to children with better prospects. You should learn to endure it."

His mother was just as callous. "Your younger brother is exceptionally gifted. Of course you should yield to him."

His fiancee turned away in disgust and threw down a letter breaking off their engagement.

For the sake of his family, Shen Cijiu endured it all his life. In the end, his father struck him into a pill furnace, where he was refined alive as the medicinal catalyst for his younger brother's breakthrough.

Reborn on the day his cultivation was lost, Shen Cijiu no longer wants to be held back by these pointless ties.

He holds his sword to the neck of his universally adored younger brother. "From this day on, Shen Cijiu has no father, no mother, no elder brother, and no younger brother."

The Shen clan bursts into laughter.

"A good-for-nothing with no spiritual root dares to make such a boast?"

"Step outside the Shen family gates and you'll be no better than a lowly ant. Without the Shen family's protection, you'll be lucky to last two days."

Rumors and insults surround him. No one tries to stop him. They all watch coldly, waiting for him to come to a miserable end.

No one knows that as he steps through the Shen family gates, a vast, gentle power of the Heavenly Dao descends upon him and takes root in his soul.

He still has the mortal body of someone who has lost all cultivation, without a trace of spiritual energy, yet by chance he now wields the power to punish under the Heavenly Dao.

The rules of the Heavenly Dao are simple: punish the wicked and evil of the world, and accumulate the foundation of the Heavenly Dao, growing ever stronger in divine power.

Shen Cijiu immediately sets out to find evildoers and gather the power of the Heavenly Dao.

But before he gets far, the Sovereign Lord, revered by all three realms, blocks his way.

The man is aloof and dignified, his bearing transcendent and detached. "The road ahead is dangerous. I'll keep you safe."

He doesn't know that Shen Cijiu bears the Heavenly Dao and must personally punish evildoers. He thinks Shen Cijiu is merely a pitiful man whose spiritual root has been destroyed.

And so...

When Shen Cijiu tries to kill a demonic cultivator, the Sovereign Lord kills him first.

When Shen Cijiu pursues a demon for hundreds of miles and finally corners him, the Sovereign Lord seals the demon away.

When Shen Cijiu switches to a sect notorious for its crimes, the Sovereign Lord simply brings down a law that destroys the spiritual roots of the entire sect.

After enduring it again and again, Shen Cijiu finally loses patience. "Get lost."

*

Recently, shocking news has spread throughout the three realms.

The eternally aloof Sovereign Lord has been following an ordinary mortal around, yielding to him and doing whatever he says.

No one knows Shen Cijiu's origins. At first, many cultivators who were proud of their cultivation resented him, thinking an ordinary mortal didn't deserve the Sovereign Lord's favor. They deliberately went up to provoke him.

They didn't even get close enough to touch Shen Cijiu's clothes before dark clouds suddenly roiled across the sky and heavenly thunder struck the provocateurs.

The immortals and Buddhas of the heavens finally realized: a reincarnated Heavenly Dao was hidden in the mortal world.

From that day on,

The Immortal Realm's Immortal Venerables arrived bearing rare treasures from ten thousand years past. "Revered Heavenly Dao, we offer you all the Immortal Realm's treasures. We only ask that you protect the immortal sects and keep them safe."

The demons shed their hostility and bowed in service. "All things in the three realms belong to the Heavenly Dao. The billions of lives in the Demon Realm are willing to bow before you for all eternity and follow your every command."

The clans of the mortal world and the underworld all hurried over, presenting their treasured foundations, afraid that arriving a moment too late would cost them the chance to serve the Heavenly Dao.

Theme: Your Majesty, I really didn't do it on purpose!