I Don't Want to Be Emperor

Announcement: This story will become a paid novel on Monday, September 10, and I'll post three chapters to celebrate. Thank you all for your support so far, and I hope you'll keep supporting me. My new story, Secret Identities, is now underway! Synopsis: I became emperor at the age of thirteen. I had an extraordinary mother. She wasn't my birth mother, but once I came of age, she handed over all her power to me. But I didn't want to be emperor. So I stopped attending court every day. My chancellor handled all the affairs of state perfectly, yet insisted that I neglected my duties because I was under the sway of treacherous ministers. I had no choice but to leave the palace and give those who wanted to rebel a chance to act. But, for some reason, their plots were always exposed just before they could succeed, and whenever I deliberately got myself captured, some wandering hero would inexplicably appear to rescue me. Oh, and I have a secret I've never told anyone: I'm immortal. So if I could just die in front of everyone, I'd finally be able to shed my identity as emperor. I really do possess peerless martial arts skills, but in front of everyone, I'm just a weakling who can't fight! Can't you assassins put in a little effort?! Qin Yi, who has already been emperor for several lifetimes, says he's exhausted. Theme: