When the Wild Geese Return, I’ll Head Into the Banquet at Hongmen

Also titled: After Returning to the Capital from Exile, I Went on a Killing Spree Blurb: In the second year of the Zhaoyuan era, the Xue family, Dukes of Jing, who had been exiled to the Northwest, were cleared of all charges. Their heir, Xue Yan, returned to the capital with the memorial tablets of all forty-nine members of his clan. The once-brilliant young man now sat in a wheelchair. His face was as fair and flawless as jade, and his eyes were as cold as a deep pool. He was a blade tempered by the wind, sand, rain, and snow of the Northwest. Returning to the capital like a wild goose, he was fated to avenge himself and settle old scores. And his enemies had already prepared a feast for him in the capital, a trap disguised as a welcome. His Majesty granted him a title and a promotion, but the Empress Dowager assigned him to the emperor as a male consort, intending to humiliate him. The entire court was in an uproar, and the officials scorned him. Yet Xue Yan took two imperial edicts and entered the inner palace, stepped into the court, and faced the trap alone. Emperor Zhao Zheng asked, “A Yan, will you be my blade?” Xue Yan countered, “Can Your Majesty be my shield?” Zhao Zheng replied, “I will do everything in my power, and gladly.” Later, the young emperor pointed a bow and arrow at him. “A Yan, you never trusted me.” Xue Yan’s cold gaze remained unchanged. “I trust no one.” He always remembered how, on the eve of his exile, he had once begged Zhao Zheng for help… But Zhao Zheng had never come. Revenge-driven, unhinged bottom x hopelessly lovestruck top Content warnings: 1. Both leads are completely faithful in body and heart. 2. There is a loyal, obsessive second male lead who turns dark and has unrequited feelings for the bottom. 3. Angst first, sweetness later; misery before catharsis. You may need a magnifying glass to find the sweetness early on, but once they confess their feelings, it’s everywhere. 4. Set in a fictional world inspired by history, with original changes. Please don’t overanalyze the historical details. *My next novel will be My Hunter Husband Is Not Quite Right Blurb: Xu Yao is the most beautiful and capable man in Liangshan Village. But when he needs money to pay for his father’s injury treatment, his awful relatives urge him to marry an old widower from the neighboring village who is willing to offer ten taels of silver as the bride price. The old widower is crude, drinks heavily, and beats his spouse. Xu Yao doesn’t dare marry him. Just then, a young hunter living on Mount Liangshan comes to his rescue, offering money to pay for his father’s treatment. Xu Yao is immensely grateful and promises to repay him. But the hunter says, “You don’t have to repay me. You… would you be willing to marry me?” Xu Yao is taken aback and hesitates. “You… you don’t drink heavily or hit people, do you?” The hunter says, “No.” Among his people, anyone who doesn’t know how to cherish their mate is worthless. Xu Yao steels himself. Fine! Marrying him has to be better than marrying an old widower! ＊ The awful relatives fail to get the old widower’s matchmaker’s fee, so they sneer at Xu Yao. “Those hunters from the mountains are rough and wild. How would they know how to treat a wife? Look at all that muscle, you couldn’t withstand even one of his punches. The old widower’s a better choice. Once he’s dead, all his money will be yours.” Xu Yao is about to snap back when the hunter, Shen Lang, arrives with lavish betrothal gifts. Hearing this, he furrows his thick brows. “Second Aunt Xu, are you hoping your second uncle will die so you can marry that old widower?” Uncle and Aunt Xu’s faces darken, while Xu Yao secretly smiles. After his father recovers, Xu Yao marries in grand style. As they spend day after day together, he learns that he truly did make the right choice. They build a new house and buy farmland, and life only gets better. Whenever his awful relatives see him, jealousy makes their eyes turn red. But Xu Yao can’t understand why his husband is always so… fierce when they’re intimate at night. And why do their babies have fuzzy ears and tails?! Gentle, beautiful bottom x rugged wolf-king top Marriage first, love later + childbirth + size difference + farming and hunting + everyday family life Follow the link in the announcements section for direct access 2020.02.27 2021.12.04 2022.2.25 2026.2.3 Revised on 2026.8.24; screenshot taken Theme: Endure hardship and bide your time; the clouds will part, and the moon will shine again.