Conquer the Realm

There are people who fight for war, for peace, for their ideals, for their past. Amid blazing flames of war, they live and die together. “You... how long are you going to keep this up?” “Second Master, I just want to go home.” Xue Jing is like a wild leopard, battered and bruised, adrift and homeless, with his flesh and bones torn apart and his body lying bloodied by the roadside. Anyone passing by who offers him even the slightest warmth feels like an extraordinary comfort. The fires burn through the night without bloodshed, but life and death are beyond anyone's control. Ten years ago, a devastating bloodbath, buried in the earth and forgotten, stained the land from end to end. Ten years later, Honghu Stockade holds one side in check, while Jiuzefeng stands like a barrier between mountains and sea, dividing the north and south into two separate worlds. “I was born a drifting cloud and running stream, and ten years of frost and snow have left my ambitions unfulfilled. I should have been worn down to the bone, my life cut short by fate. Meeting you is the luckiest thing that ever happened to me.” “He wants to travel across mountains and seas. For as long as I live, I'll give him the broadest mountains and seas.” Main couple: Xue Jing, a younger prince who is desperate to survive and good at playing the victim and acting sweet, as the top, and Second Master, a celibate stockade leader who's unwell but sharp-witted, as the bottom. Age-gap romance, equally matched, one-on-one, happy ending. Side couple: Ge Xiao, a cheat-code-wielding goofball who's often clueless and cowardly, as the top, and Lan Zhou, a gorgeous, flirtatious, open-minded bottom who keeps getting physically abused. Equally matched, one-on-one. This is an ensemble story with many characters, complicated relationships, a long plot, and other couples as well. None of the couples will be split up or have their roles reversed. No splitting them up or switching their roles, no splitting them up or switching their roles. It's important, so I'll say it three times. P.S. I recently discovered that an important supporting character's name was censored in the novel, so here's a clarification for everyone: “Koukou Qing” was originally “Liu (ah ah) Heqing.” Later in the story, the name was suddenly censored, so I've decided to change it to “Liu Heqing.” I'm slowly revising the novel, and the name will be updated throughout. If you still run into a censored name or a chapter that's locked for review while reading, I'm sorry in advance~ Theme: They fight for war, for peace, for their ideals, for their past. Amid blazing flames of war, they live and die together.