The Green Tea Junior Disciple Is Putting on an Act Again

[Pre-release: Historical danmei, The Hostage Prince | A scheming, sickly beauty who lies through his teeth as the shou vs. a fierce, untamed, territorial lone wolf as the gong. Save it from my author page =3=] Shen Qi had never feared anything in his life. Not even being thrown to the bottom of the No Return Cliff, suffering the pain of having his horns broken and scales torn out, or having his tendons and marrow ripped away. But one day, everyone saw the lofty Ghost King of Fengdu tugging at his senior brother's sleeve like a child. His eyes were red-rimmed, his gaze panicked and helpless. "Senior Brother, believe me. Don't leave me." Overnight, the gentle, obedient junior disciple became a bloodstained fiend who killed without blinking. When the truth came out, everyone demanded that Mu Congyun execute the wretch with his own hands and sever all ties with the demonic path. Mu Congyun held his sword across himself. "If you want to kill him, you'll have to get past me first." After that day, rumors spread throughout the cultivation world that Mu Congyun, the senior disciple of Xuanling, had fallen into the demonic path alongside his junior, Shen Qi. Much later... Mu Congyun lay face down on the bed, biting the brocade quilt, while Shen Qi sat behind him, using a fine silver needle to tattoo his own name on Mu Congyun's lower back. Mu Congyun whimpered, then ground out through clenched teeth, "You lied to me!" The weak, pitiful, helpless little junior who couldn't live without his senior brother was all a lie! The only truth was that he was a little beast! Shen Qi pressed a tender kiss to the tattoo on his lower back and spoke gently. "It's true that I love you to the depths of my soul, Senior Brother." He had never possessed anything in his life. He had only his senior brother, and he wanted no one else. Tenderly entangled in life, inseparable even in death. [An aloof beauty on the outside but a timid, intensely antisocial recluse underneath, shou vs. a dark, obsessive, younger mad dog who crawled out of the abyss, gong] Also known as: #The Green Tea Junior Disciple Puts on a Show Every Day# and #The Master of Tea Finally Gets Caught, Good for Him# Reading Guide 1. One-on-one romance. The gong and shou have only each other. 2. The gong is a master of tea, with a hereditary case of being a crazy bastard, and loves putting on a show. Please avoid if that's not your thing. 3. My own take on cultivation, in a low-magic world, with tons of original worldbuilding. Please don't nitpick. 4. Two troubled souls helping each other heal. A genuinely sweet story, trust me. 5. The cover character is the shou. Art by the commissioned artist Pingzi. Pre-release Pre-release: Historical danmei, The Hostage Prince | A scheming, sickly beauty who lies through his teeth as the shou vs. a fierce, untamed, territorial lone wolf as the gong. Please add it to your collection =3= 1. The Battle of Chenliu ended in a great victory for Northern Chu. At the victory banquet, the once-privileged Crown Prince of Southern Yan was forced to attend as a hostage from the defeated nation. Swallowing the humiliation of defeat and the blood in his throat, Fu Xueqing broke his pride and dragged his sickly body through a den of wolves. His father hoped he would die in Northern Chu, making room for his brothers. The Northern Chu court hoped he would make a mistake, giving them an excuse to start another war with his life. But Fu Xueqing refused to give them what they wanted. Shen Jiao, Prince Regent of Northern Chu, commanded three hundred thousand cavalry, controlled the young emperor, and wielded power over the entire court. He was the only person who could keep Fu Xueqing alive. Fu Xueqing carefully set a trap and delivered himself into Shen Jiao's bed. The brilliant, celestial immortal became a ruthless demon from the eighteenth level of hell. 2. The Emperor of Southern Yan was gravely ill. As Crown Prince, Fu Xueqing had to return home and seize the throne. On the night before his departure, Fu Xueqing invited Shen Jiao to drink with him. He slipped a sleeping drug into the wine, and the Prince Regent drank it without suspicion. Clutching a dagger, Fu Xueqing sat awake all night, but couldn't bring himself to act as planned. What had begun as a ploy to survive had warmed his heart after all. Before dawn, Fu Xueqing secretly left the city with his trusted followers. But Shen Jiao realized what had happened in advance and pursued him with his men. Facing each other between their armies, Fu Xueqing shed his meek disguise. His immortal face was full of cold indifference. "General Shen, ours was nothing but a game. Now that it's over, why keep pursuing me?" 3. The Crown Prince of Southern Yan had seduced the Prince Regent, used him, and cast him aside. Everyone in Northern Chu knew it. People said that the Prince Regent would reorganize his army and one day crush Southern Yan, piling up the Crown Prince's head as a monument to his victory. On the day of the coup in the Southern Yan palace, Shen Jiao indeed stormed into the palace with a force of soldiers. In a room unseen by others, Shen Jiao cut off the ruler of Southern Yan's head with one stroke and gritted out, "Marry into our family or go to war. Your Majesty, choose one." Fu Xueqing leaned closer and lightly touched his lips with a fingertip. His eyes shimmered with alluring warmth. "I happen to be looking for an empress. General Shen, would you be willing to take your place in the imperial palace?" [The shou is a demon from the eighteenth level of hell who has grown a heart. The gong is an extreme beauty enthusiast who loves the beauty more than the throne, and spends every day furiously trying and failing to become more ruthless.] Theme: In the depths of the abyss, keep your heart turned toward the light