Self-Bound

Gu Shen flirted with the young marquis of Guangcheng Marquis Manor, so His Majesty had him beaten and sent off to Yuncheng.

As Gu Zhong packed his luggage, he couldn't help sighing. "Shen, I knew the young marquis of Guangcheng Marquis Manor was handsome, but I never imagined you'd be so bold as to hit on him. You've certainly surpassed your father."

Gu Shen clutched his injured behind and denied it three times over: It wasn't him, he didn't do it, he'd really just had too much to drink. Why wouldn't anyone believe him?

Serious blurb: Their first meeting comes in the wake of a flower-thief case. As the imperial court, the martial world, and the Yanluo Palace clash, who can hold on to their original ideals amid all the twists and turns?

Begonia rouge beneath the deep moonlight, a floating lantern's shadow brings an old friend back.

Su Tang x Gu Shen

Beautiful top x rugged bottom

Bonus scene

"Hey, Su Tang, do you know what being in love feels like?"

As always, Su Tang ignored him. Fortunately, Gu Shen hadn't expected an answer anyway.

Picking up where he'd left off, Gu Shen continued, "We could die any day now. And since I've never been in love, why don't we give it a try?"

P.S. Not sure if this counts as two equally strong leads, doge.

There are some mystery-solving elements at the beginning.

There may be plenty of plot holes, so just enjoy the story.

My dear friend helped write the lettering on the cover. I absolutely love it. Sending her a big kiss.

This is my first time trying to write something longer. I'll do my best to reach 200,000 words.

Theme: The road of life is always full of hardships. No matter what difficulties we face, we should keep looking toward the light and meet them with a positive attitude.