There Is a Dragon on This Mountain

Coming soon: "Traveling Back to Ancient Times to Become a Litigator", an ancient-era lawyer story with secret identities and a touch of mystery. Please add it to your collection. Blurb below~

A little white dragon who was cute and goofy as a child, then grows up beautiful, powerful, and ruthless: the shou x a battle-god prodigy who can be impeccably serious or shamelessly flirtatious and roguish, and is a devoted caretaker: the gong. Older gong for the win!

Once upon a time, there was a mountain. On the mountain was a cave. Someone went inside and found a dragon egg.

A little white dragon hatched, only to turn out to be the most good-for-nothing dragon in the world.

Apart from growing horns on his head, he couldn't do a thing.

Thirteen years later, the one who had found the dragon died.

The white dragon was overcome with rage and grief. He raised towering waves, fell to the demonic path in a single thought, and drew down heavenly thunder. After that, he vanished without a trace.

A thousand years later, the imperial family of the capital built the Void Gate on Purple View Mountain, welcoming talented people from across the Nine Provinces.

The disciples of the Void Gate were divided between those from humble families and the privileged. The two groups usually kept to themselves, except for two people.

Ye Ange was from the lowest ranks of the humble faction. He joined not to cultivate, but because he loved doing two things: sleeping and getting under the skin of Yue Huaisheng, the second young master of the Yanmen Marquis household. In just three days, he had managed to make the second young master trip, dirty his homework, and report him for breaking the rules.

Yue Huaisheng was the ultimate spoiled rich kid. He hadn't joined to cultivate, either. In life, he loved doing two things: fighting and flirting with beauties everywhere. Three days after joining, Second Young Master Yue gritted his teeth and reached a conclusion: some beauties needed a good beating before you tried flirting with them.

These two were destined to become enemies, and looked set to stay that way for life.

One night, beneath a dark and windy sky, the two men, who should have been asleep, met in the woods.

As they stared at each other in silence, Ye Ange hurriedly hid the pair of silvery-white horns on his head, while Yue Huaisheng guiltily reined in the abundant spiritual energy radiating from him.

Yue Huaisheng sneered, “Well, well. You're not human, are you? You've got horns growing out of your head.”

Ye Ange teased him, “Well, well. You're not a weakling at the Foundation Establishment stage, are you? You're actually a big shot at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.”

After discovering each other's unspeakable secrets, the two showed up together the next day

Yue Huaisheng put an arm around Ye Ange's waist. “An'an, your clothes are so shabby. Second Young Master will buy you new ones.”

Ye Ange draped an arm over Yue Huaisheng's shoulder. “Second Young Master, these people were badmouthing you. I'll beat them up for you.”

Everyone else: ???

“While you were gone, I learned what people mean when they speak of ‘love.’

They asked if I'd ever loved anyone. You were the first person I thought of.

Then I thought of you every day and every night, for a thousand years.”

I crossed a thousand years just to wait for you to wake.

When they reunited, seas had become fields, the dead had finally found peace, and the little white dragon he'd picked up had grown up.

P.S.

1. The cultivation levels are Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification, and Ascension. The rest of the setting is made up as I please.

2. The gong died once, but came back to life for some reason. It doesn't count as being reborn, nor is it a past life.

3. There is a secondary couple.

5. The geography of the Nine Provinces is based on the "Map of the Nine Provinces in the Tribute of Yu".

6. This silly author is working on prose and pacing. I hope you enjoy the story (bows).

Coming next: Ancient danmei "Traveling Back to Ancient Times to Become a Litigator". Blurb:

Two strong leads: a food-loving transmigrated shou who lives to make money and refuses to work 996 hours a week x a gong with two secret identities he switches between, who can't escape the inevitable “I really do love him” realization.

Lin Han, a young lawyer, dies from working overtime in the middle of the night and unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a poor, unsuccessful scholar in ancient times who shares his name.

Faced with an empty house and nothing to eat, Lin Han decisively sells his Four Books and Five Classics, which he couldn't understand anyway, returns to his old profession, and becomes a litigator.

The trouble is, from the local government to the common people, everyone in this place has the word “poor” stamped on their foreheads. Even the princely estate here is so broke you can hear the coins rattle.

The hard life of eyeing the fragrant pastries on the street but never being able to afford them was just too much. Worried about making ends meet, Lin “foodie” Han discovered that a guard at the princely estate named Ye Pinglan was a one-in-a-million rich man.

Lin Han's eyes lit up. He was always looking for a chance to latch onto a big shot: “Want to sue someone, brother? Ten percent off your first case, twenty percent off your second, and an even better deal if you subscribe monthly!”

Ye Pinglan turned away coldly. “You're insane.”

*

After failing to latch onto a big shot, Lin Han had to rely on his professional skills and work hard, competing with other litigators for clients, taking contingency cases in other regions, and matching wits with the authorities.

Two years later, he achieved his ultimate dream from his modern life: opening a law firm. He named it “One Lawsuit Ends a Thousand Worries,” opened branches outside the province, and made it so he could decide how long he worked every day. He'd never have to suffer through 996 again.

Recently, Lin Han had accidentally crossed a local big shot named Jin Ge over a case. Jin Ge controlled the lifelines of the region's underground salt, iron, weapons, and grain trade. He was powerful in both the criminal underworld and the legitimate world, ruthless in his methods, and so feared that the whole city would tremble when he raised his voice. Even the authorities didn't dare provoke him.

To save his own skin, Lin Han knew when to bend. He treated Jin Ge with the utmost respect, never going west when the big shot said east. He could argue circles around a crowd in court, but in front of the big shot, he was a perfectly obedient lackey.

Jin Ge: “A friend of mine has run into trouble. Help him with his lawsuit, and I'll pay.”

Lin Han: “Your friend is my friend. No problem!”

Jin Ge: “A friend of mine wants to join your law firm. I'll pay.”

Lin Han: “Your friend is my friend. Let's all make money together!”

Jin Ge: “A friend of mine is in his twenties and still doesn't have a wife. What do you think…?”

Lin Han: “Your friend is my friend… Wait, no! This is a law firm, not a matchmaking agency!”

*

Later, Lin Han finally discovered what kind of face Jin Ge hid beneath his mask. Remembering how he'd been such a coward in front of the big shot, he wanted to close his eyes and die on the spot.

Lin Han put on an affected air and said to Ye Pinglan, with whom he'd just started a relationship, “I heard that Jin Ge is a terrifying brute who makes chairs out of human skulls, likes to slowly drain the blood from his victims, then digs out their hearts and eats them. He's absolutely deranged!”

Ye Pinglan: “...Don't believe rumors or spread them.”

Lin Han gave a cold laugh. “And how do you know they're rumors?”

Ye Pinglan: “...” (clutches my secret identity tightly)

Lin Han: “You can stop hiding it! I've already torn off your disguise!”

“Perhaps this world really is trapped in a long, endless night. No matter how many people strive for change or even sacrifice themselves, they cannot keep the world bright forever. But I can make sure that wherever I pass, sunlight breaks through the clouds and the long night finally ends.

That is the integrity of those of us in the legal profession, enduring from ancient times to the present.”

Theme: The fate of the world rests on every person. We must work together to preserve peace.