Those Years I Was the Male Lead's White Moonlight

[My new story, "I Just Want to Be an Ordinary Little Azure Dragon," is up on my author page. Take a look if you're interested!]

New story blurb:

#I woke up from a nap and found the world had changed#

#Am I the last dragon in the world?#

#Why are all these big shots competing to spoil me?#

Huai Qing: I got a life for free, and all I want is to be an ordinary little azure dragon. They won't let me.

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Huai Qing followed the Heavenly Buddha Xiang Yuan through a life of battles and bloodshed, without a single regret. Yet even in death, he never won Xiang Yuan's heart.

Before dying, all he asked was for his ashes to be scattered far away, so he would never have to see Xiang Yuan's face again.

What he didn't know was that after his death, Xiang Yuan took him to an unnamed little mountain he had once loved, and never appeared before the immortals again.

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Huai Qing had already accepted death, but never expected that when he opened his eyes again, he would find himself in the body of a little azure dragon with bare patches on its scales.

The little dragon had a tragic past, but thanks to the protection of his ancestors, he was the last dragon and favored by the Heavenly Emperor. Even at a young age, he held an extraordinary position.

But...

The original owner was foolish, had no talent at all, and dragged around a completely bare tail all day. Aside from a face so beautiful it could be called peerless, he was good for nothing. No children wanted to play with him, and even his childhood friend disliked him.

Huai Qing met an unhappy end in his previous life. Now reborn, he only wanted to live out a peaceful, ordinary life.

But one day, everything changed.

The Fuli Venerable, a figure who was neither wholly righteous nor wholly evil and even the Heavenly Emperor feared, lowered himself to cradle the little dragon in his arms. His expression was a tenderness no one had ever seen before. "What do you want? I'll give you everything, including myself."

The Buddhist disciple, detached and uncompetitive, powerful enough to rival a city and hailed by the immortals as the light of the Nine Heavens, came in person to the trial grounds. He took the little dragon's soft hand, his expression earnest. "If there's anything you don't understand, I'll teach you."

Even his childhood friend, who usually despised him, picked up a weapon and stood in front of him when he was in danger, killing gods who stood in his way. His expression was vicious, his gaze dark. "The meaning of my existence is to protect you."

That day, everything around Huai Qing changed.

#All these big shots seem to be competing to spoil me. Is it too late for me to run away?#

Domineering (jealous) · aloof (childish) · tsundere (crybaby) split-personality, fragmented top x face-con · argumentative · will never hold back if it means getting under your skin bottom

Story blurb:

"War Sovereign Who Slays the Heavens" is a typical wish-fulfillment novel from a male-oriented fiction site, about a good-for-nothing rising to power with a golden finger.

The author relentlessly tormented the protagonist for over a hundred chapters, leaving every reader so frustrated they were ready to vomit. But just when the protagonist finally showed signs of rising up... the story went on hiatus...

Yan Song was so furious he cursed the author out loud, only to inexplicably become bound to the "Reader Resentment System," becoming the 9,999th reader to curse out the author.

With this System, he could not only witness the protagonist's journey from a pitiful nobody to a Demon Emperor in person, but also enjoy all sorts of fun tormenting scumbags. All he had to do was dispel the readers' resentment and help the male lead rise to power.

Yan Song only had to play the role of the scumbag senior disciple, become the early-game boss, and obediently die at the male lead's hands.

But...

Yan Song: "System! Why do I have to play the NPCs in this book too?"

567: "The outline got cut in half, Host. You'll have to make do."

Yan Song: "System! Why do I have to dress up as a woman and do that with the male lead?"

567: "It's necessary for the plot. Or would you rather do that with the male lead while still in a man's body?"

Yan Song trembled.

Yan Song: "System! Why is the male lead looking at me strangely?"

567: "He's probably fallen for you."

Yan Song: "Hey, boy. If you peel off my secret identities layer by layer, you'll find your wife is me, your brother is me, and even the cat you raised is... me!"

Sweetness level: ****

Warnings: 1. Includes cross-dressing.

2. Low-magic cultivation setting. Please don't overanalyze it.

Cultivation levels: Spirit Drawing → Yao Guang → Tianqi → Danhua → Yingyuan → Tribulation Crossing → Deification → Return to One. Each major level has four minor stages: early, middle, late, and peak.

Theme: When you're away from home, you have to rely on yourself