Autumn Waters Fill the Pond

"When autumn's pond is filled with rain, that is when I shall return."

Chu Qiuchi knew from childhood that he was engaged to the unborn child of the general's family next door.

He never expected that when he was four, the general's wife would give birth to a boy, and the engagement would be called off.

The little boy was terribly clingy. Ever since he saw Chu Qiuchi once, he followed right behind him.

Chu Qiuchi went to school, and he followed.

Chu Qiuchi ate, and he followed.

Chu Qiuchi turned out the lights and went to bed, and he followed.

Chu Qiuchi went to the latrine, and he... got yelled out by Chu Qiuchi.

The two bickered and tussled for decades. Chu Qiuchi became the Crown Prince's tutor, and Zhong Weiqi became a young general.

Before going to war, Chu Qiuchi brought fine wine to see Zhong Weiqi off.

A year passed, and good news poured in from the border. It was said that Zhong Weiqi had received a residence and a courtesy name from the emperor himself. The young general was now known as Zhong Jian Zhu, and his fame was at its height.

The war ended in victory, and the soldiers returned home. Chu Qiuchi watched the men ride triumphantly through the city gates, then turned and went back to the Grand Tutor's residence without looking back.

There was no longer any Zhong Weiqi in the world, only Zhong Jian Zhu.

The two of them had nothing more to do with each other.

Four years later

Feeling the emotions of the person behind him, Chu Qiuchi calmly said, "You're not Zhong Jian Zhu."

Sharp-minded fox bottom × ruthless, talkative wolf pup top

One-on-one, happy ending, mutual affection, age gap with the top younger

*Not a traditional historical danmei novel. It has fantasy elements, but they make up a very, very, very small part of the story.

*The political scheming is not meant to be taken seriously.

*The age gap between the top and bottom is four years. At the beginning, the bottom is twenty-eight and the top is twenty-four.

Other novels in the same universe: "A Thousand Years," "A Dream of Huaxu," "Treasure," and "Winter Butterfly"

The next novel will be "Treasure," followed by "A Dream of Huaxu." Please add them to your reading list! Blurbs below:

"Treasure"

"You're not a monster. You're my treasure."

Mu Jin is a nine-tailed cat spirit who has lived for less than a century. One day, he transmigrates three hundred years into the future, sinks to the bottom of the water, and stares at his own shimmering, pale blue fish tail.

If the enemy doesn't move, neither will I.

Three seconds later... he swallows nervously.

After a sudden upheaval in his cat life, Mu Jin comes ashore and is taken in by a kind human. Once settled, he tries hard to fit into modern society and even meets an online friend.

His online friend's voice is lovely. Unable to resist, Mu Jin chats with him for a month, then they arrange to meet. But on the day of their meeting, Mu Jin runs into an evil cultivator, gets attacked, and loses his memory. He spends several years recovering at a friend's house, and loses contact with his online friend.

In the eighth year after they lost touch, he sees a man on a streaming service poster, wearing the same private international high school uniform as before. The excitement throws his spiritual power into disarray, restoring his memories and turning him back into his true form.

Good news: He can control how many tails appear.

Bad news: There's no solution for now.

More good news: He can turn back into human form from seven in the morning to seven at night.

Even worse news: His cat and mermaid forms take turns, one week at a time.

Mu Jin: T-T

Liu Xizhou is injured on set and forced to take time off to recover.

One day, on his way home, a kitten that looks only a few months old catches his eye.

A long-haired calico with pale blue eyes, just lying beside the lake in the residential complex.

Three seconds later, a beautiful kitten is in Liu Xizhou's arms.

Mu Jin, who only went outside to ponder the meaning of cat life: (°ο°)

Help!!! There's a catnapper here!!!

A few months later.

A sheer white curtain billows in the night breeze beside the bed. Through the window, two figures can be seen entwined, with faint sobs rising and then being swallowed.

Mu Jin remains in human form, but is forced to reveal his cat ears and tail. His beautiful tail curls around the waist of the person before him. A calloused hand rests at the base of his tail, and Liu Xizhou presses his lips to Mu Jin's ear, coaxing him softly:

"Little fish," he says, gripping Mu Jin's slender ankle and pulling back the one who tried to flee. His movements are rough, but his words are pleading. "Next time, let me see your fish tail, okay?"

"A Dream of Huaxu"

"What a pity it was only a dream of Huaxu. How lucky that it wasn't only a dream of Huaxu."

Xu Nanyi, a professor at one of the capital's top music academies, has enjoyed a smooth life and a bright future, with only one thing missing: family.

Until he meets the greatest obstacle of his life...

The obstacle himself presses a mace to his neck and demands with a cold smile, "Why is my demon core inside you?"

Xu Nanyi looks at the broad-shouldered, long-legged, sharp-featured man in front of him, then at the weapon that could take his life at any moment.

"I don't know. Besides, I don't like other people's things suddenly ending up inside my body."

"If you say it's yours, then take it back and go as far away as you can."

As soon as he finishes speaking, he sees the man across from him stiffen for a moment, yet still doesn't leave.

Xu Nanyi thinks of the students whose graduation projects he still hasn't reviewed, and irritation wells up inside him. "Are you going to take it or not?"

The mace at his neck suddenly vanishes. The man frowns and says, "I can't take it. It has recognized you as its master."

Xu Nanyi: "???"

Xu Nanyi: "What recognized me as its master?!"

The person in the darkness squeezes out a few words, sounding both vexed and annoyed. He points at himself, then at Xu Nanyi.

"My demon core recognized you as its master."

A month later.

Xu Nanyi stares at the demon king who refuses to leave his home, his expression unreadable. "Are you even going to try to get the demon core back?"

"No." Jing Hua walks over and wraps his arms around Xu Nanyi's waist. "I'm giving you my demon core, with a boyfriend thrown in for free."

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