Perched Phoenix

“Across all the lands, you alone shall be my king.” Yan Liao was the only heir to the King of Mobei. In the twenty years he lived, he was arrogant and unrestrained. His iron cavalry had trampled every corner of the Central Plains, and at last it set its sights on the crumbling city of Xian'an. He had thought that he alone, beneath all of heaven, could sit upon the dragon throne in Xian'an. He never imagined that Wu Hai, a frail young lord from the obscure Gusu Wang family, would shoot him through the heart with a single arrow, ending his life on the throne. When Yan Liao opened his eyes again, he discovered that time had turned back and he had been reborn as an infant. Reborn, Yan Liao learned to read at one, and at two he attended court to advise on governance. The world called him an emperor by nature. At seven, the “born emperor” gained royal power. The first thing he did was demand that Wu Hai be sent to Mobei as a hostage. Yan Liao had planned to find an excuse to kill Wu Hai and nip future trouble in the bud. But he discovered that not only did every attempt to kill the man fail, he also had to protect him carefully. Otherwise, calamities would arise one after another. Reluctant as he was, Yan Liao had no choice but to keep the young lord who had killed him in his previous life by his side for now, and consider his options later. Though he couldn't kill him just yet, he could at least bully him a little to vent his grudge... Yan Liao bullied Wu Hai for ten years in their youth. He never imagined that years later, Wu Hai would repay every humiliation many times over, right there on the dragon throne in Xian'an. A doting, relentlessly indulgent bottom (?) (Yan Liao, King of Mobei) x a beautiful, deceptively scheming top (Wu Hai, King of Gusu) Handsome bottom, beautiful top; two equally strong leads. [Love and hate] [Past and present lives] [A tangled relationship] [Angst and sweetness] I really love the song “Perched Phoenix”; it was a major inspiration. “If not on the road to the Yellow Springs, then in this life, may the kings never meet.” Coming soon: “Traitor Wolf” [Unhinged, treacherous official bottom x loyal, younger top] On a mission, Gu Yan came across a wild slave defending himself. The slave looked barely into his teens, yet he was vicious and ruthless. His axe fell, blood splashed, and he showed not a trace of mercy. Like a wild wolf fighting for its life. Like a sharp blade drawn from its sheath. Gu Yan took a liking to this naturally bloodthirsty slave and beckoned him over. “Come here. From now on, you'll be my dog.” The slave lifted his enemy's severed head and stared at Gu Yan without expression. A tiny crimson mole at the corner of his eye seemed to sear the gaze. Gu Yan brought the slave back to the capital and named him Xie Lang. Bit by bit, he honed him into the most useful weapon at his disposal. The capital's powerful families were uneasy. In private, they all wondered whether Gu Yan, son of a remnant of the previous dynasty, had secretly acquired yet another fearsome weapon. If things went on like this, would that sly, resentful bastard try to take revenge and stage a rebellion? Gu Yan had schemed and endured for years, all to climb step by step to the pinnacle of power, clear his name, exact revenge, and reclaim everything that had once been his. His path was steep and bloody, and he owed much of his success to Xie Lang. But before he could achieve his goal, the one who blocked his path... was Xie Lang. Xie Lang stripped him of his power, joined forces with his enemies, and finally locked him away in a vast, empty manor, personally shackling his hands and feet. Gu Yan: “What are you, to dare betray me?” Xie Lang knelt at his feet, eyes lowered. “I am the dog you raised, my lord.” Gu Yan laughed in fury as the chains around his limbs jingled. “A wolf in disguise, and now you still pretend to be a loyal dog? What do you want?” Xie Lang lifted his head. His eyes were dark, and the bloody mole at their corner burned crimson. He stared at Gu Yan and said, each word deliberate, “I want you. But since you won't give yourself to me, I'll have to take you by force.” Why not check out my completed novels? “Moonlight with Ill Intent,” “Stay Alive, and You Must Break the Plot [Book Transmigration],” “Provocative Teasing,” “The Way of Ruthlessness Keeps Going Astray,” “I Transmigrated into a Dogblood Novel as a Weak Bottom and Became the Top” Hope you'll drop by and follow my author page! Mwah! Theme: A clear sky and peaceful rivers, a world at peace