My Nemesis from a Past Life Married Me to Bring Me Good Fortune

[Tao Jiang's Story]

Tao Jiang went from being a lowly camp cook to the renowned Great General of Ling by a twist of fate, and spent five years locked in a bitter struggle with Gu Zhai, the terrifying, undefeated God of War from Chuan.

When he opened his eyes again, he had somehow transmigrated into the frail, sickly son of a princess of Chuan, someone who looked as if a gust of wind might knock him over!?

Even worse, the emperor's decree named his marriage partner as the very nemesis he'd fought for five years.

Rumor had it that the only way to stay alive was to marry his nemesis?

Tao Jiang: Heh. Are you worried I won't die fast enough???

[Gu Zhai's Story]

Gu Zhai has been deeply troubled lately.

The emperor has issued a marriage decree, forcing him to marry a dissolute, debauched little invalid who couldn't even withstand one punch from him.

They say the sickly young man has a strange illness, and only Gu Zhai's birth chart is compatible with his. So the doting princess secretly petitioned the emperor to arrange their marriage, making the mighty God of War sacrifice his virtue to bring the invalid good luck!

But the only one in Gu Zhai's heart is his late white moonlight, the man he fought for five years!

Gu Zhai before the wedding: I will never marry someone to bring them good luck. Not in this lifetime.

Gu Zhai after the wedding: Turns out I love it.

[The real brave and battle-hardened general top x a fake frail and pampered young master bottom]

Reader's Guide:

1. The story is a slow burn, and the truth won't come out until much later. Happy ending.

2. Before and after transmigration, the top only loves the bottom. No pregnancy. The concubines are just plot devices.

3. There are side couples, both same-sex and heterosexual, but they don't take up much of the story.

4. If it's not for you, no need to tell me. Please stop reading in time!

5. Readers who care about historical accuracy should proceed with caution. This is an alternate world with plenty of original details.

6. Also titled My Nemesis from a Past Life Marries Me to Bring Me Good Luck, or The Young Master Is Sick, Not Delicate. (Synopsis archived on June 7, 2020.)

-- Upcoming: Help! The Fox I Raised in My Past Life Wants to Overthrow Me --

Lu Zhou always thought he was an ordinary person.

That is, until the director of the Bureau of Demon Management showed up at his door and told him he was the reincarnation of Lu Zhou, a genius demon hunter from the Demon Hunting Bureau.

Then, in the forbidden grounds behind the mountain, he found his "inheritance": a thousand-year-old seal, and the pair of golden eyes inside it.

"Master."

The hoarse, tender voice sounded as if it had been waiting for a very, very long time.

Lu Zhou's mind went blank. He was a college student with no dating experience, losing his hair over his graduation thesis. When had he ever raised a fox this huge?

But then he glimpsed those nine tails, each thicker than a person's waist.

"...Mm." He put on a dignified air and said expressionlessly, "Get up."

The young man's eyes lit up.

Su Gou was very well-behaved. He could use magic to cross three mountains and take Lu Zhou out for barbecue, use his tail to curl around the keyboard and help write his thesis, and wrap him up snugly with his tails at night.

"Master." A fluffy head nuzzled into his arms. "You never used to let me sleep in your bed."

Lu Zhou stiffened.

"You're so good to me now."

Lu Zhou guiltily patted his head.

--Could it be that I'm not being nice to you? Maybe I'm just afraid you'll realize I'm an impostor?

The head of the Bureau of Demon Management came by for a visit and clutched Lu Zhou's hand, tears streaming down his face. "Sir, you can't just abandon our bureau!"

Su Gou came in with a plate of fruit, his tail brushing Lu Zhou's back. "Master, have some."

He was as obedient as could be.

"That place is practically useless. There's no need to waste your time on them."

Lu Zhou looked at the pitiful director. "Maybe I should help out a little?"

Little by little, Lu Zhou got used to sleeping wrapped in fluffy tails and to the fox clinging to him and calling him Master.

He even thought that maybe it didn't matter if he never remembered what had happened.

Until one late night.

Someone pinned his wrists down. He opened his eyes and met a pair of dark golden ones.

Nine tails were spread across the bed, their tips leisurely brushing his waist.

"Awake?" Su Gou leaned over him, his voice low. "There's something I want to ask you."

Lu Zhou's heart skipped a beat.

"You don't remember me at all, do you?"

Lu Zhou's pupils shook with shock.

Su Gou smiled and leaned closer, his breath falling against Lu Zhou's lips. "I knew from the first day."

"Then why didn't you call me out?"

"Call you out for what?" Su Gou tilted his head, his tails winding tighter. "If I did, would you still let me curl up beside you while you sleep? Would you still let me call you Master? Would you still..."

He paused, dark currents swirling in his eyes.

"Lie beneath me like this?"

Lu Zhou: "...???"

"I've waited for thousands of years." Su Gou lowered his head and kissed Lu Zhou's trembling lashes. "I wasn't waiting only for Lu Zhou, who saved me and was willing to die for me."

"I was waiting for you."

"For the kind-hearted man who, even without remembering me, was willing to pretend to be him, take me in, and let me cling to him..."

He smiled, his tail-tip brushing Lu Zhou's ear.

"A genuinely good person."

Top: Appears obedient but is actually unhinged, a devoted nine-tailed fox who has waited thousands of years, a master hunter who sees through the act but says nothing

Bottom: A college student with no dating experience and no memories of the past, pretending to be his master to stay alive. He thinks he's acting, but the fox saw through him long ago. In his previous lives, he was a genius demon hunter from the Demon Hunting Bureau.

1. At first, the bottom really doesn't remember anything and is just pretending. Later, his memories gradually return, but he acts as if nothing has happened.

2. The past life is interspersed throughout, with two storylines running in parallel. (The past life takes place in ancient times.)

3. One-on-one romance, happy ending, sweet and doting overall, with some angst in the past-life chapters.

4. Sweet daily life at first, then the truth comes out and the bottom turns the tables.

5. Fans of fluffy tails, secret identities being revealed, and the bottom taking charge: this is for you!

Theme: Persevere and remain true to love and peace, even in difficult circumstances.