The Passerby Hidden Guard Picked Up the Villain [Transmigration]

After transmigrating into a book, He Yanzhi becomes the most ruthless and deeply concealed bodyguard by the protagonist's side in a melodramatic political-intrigue novel.

So ruthless that no one dares provoke him, and so well hidden that he appears only in one line near the end: "When He Yanzhi strikes, he knows exactly how much force to use."

Watching a group of powerful officials chase one another past him, He Yanzhi picks up a plank from the roadside and quietly walks into the yamen. Being a lazy slacker is much more comfortable.

But with his exceptional skill at whacking people with a plank, he rises all the way to the imperial capital. The powerful officials all start looking eager to recruit him, and some even want to make him emperor.

He Yanzhi refuses without hesitation: "Keep your hands off me."

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In the sixth year of the Dali era, the Right Chancellor is accused of treason and his entire household is arrested. The chancellor and his wife take their own lives in prison, while their heir suffers the horrors of imprisonment at only fifteen.

Facing a flogging, the young master collapses to the ground, covered in blood and filth. With innocent, pitiful deer eyes, he gazes at He Yanzhi and begs to be spared.

Known for his coldhearted ruthlessness, He Yanzhi breaks with his usual ways, briskly puts away his plank, and lets him go. "You got lucky."

He had figured this was a future villain who wouldn't die either way, so he might as well do him a favor. Who could have guessed that the villain would cling to him for dear life from then on?

Clinging to him was one thing, but when he grew up, he even started getting above himself.

He Yanzhi grits his teeth. "So you've really grown wings..."

When Xiao Hongyin opens his eyes, he discovers that he has been reborn at the age of fifteen. In his previous life, after his entire family was arrested, he vowed to kill the corrupt emperor and avenge them. Instead, he spent ten years serving the enemy as his father, only to be branded a mad rebel and beheaded outside the city gates.

Now that he has another life, Xiao Hongyin won't spare anyone. As for He Yanzhi, the prince who fell into the martial world and the executioner who sent him to his death in his previous life, he'll be the first to test his sword!

So Xiao Hongyin puts on an innocent, pitiful act to win his sympathy and follows him home, where he spots a cotton-cloth rabbit doll on He Yanzhi's bed.

Xiao Hongyin: "Pfft..."

1. Transmigrate into a book vs. reborn.

2. Cold-faced, soft-hearted beauty on the bottom x sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside green tea on the top. One-on-one romance.

3. Fictional dynasty setting, not historically rigorous, with mystery-solving.

Upcoming novel: Who Needs Kisses to Stay Alive?

Sheng Yunmiao accidentally becomes a ghost while auditioning, then runs into his rival Yu Zhou, who's there to steal his role. In a fit of anger, he imitates a hungry ghost from a TV show and presses his lips against Yu Zhou's.

The next second, the peachwood sword in Yu Zhou's hand glows with golden light.

"Who the hell could have known he was a Celestial Master?!"

But Sheng Yunmiao fails to get himself killed. Instead, Yu Zhou grabs his hand, the corner of his normally expressionless mouth lifting in a strange smile.

"Teacher Sheng, marry me."

Sheng Yunmiao: "???"

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They agree to a one-year marriage of convenience, trading "stabilizing his soul" and "keeping other romantic prospects away."

They already can't stand each other, and Sheng Yunmiao has a special constitution that requires him to replenish his yang energy regularly.

Sheng Yunmiao is stubborn as ever. Yu Zhou waits with interest for him to come begging, enjoying himself at his expense, but he waits and waits, and Sheng Yunmiao never comes.

Yet when Yu Zhou finally finds him, Sheng Yunmiao kisses him without hesitation. Yu Zhou freezes in place, then takes a moment to register the taste.

Pomegranate.

And pretty soft.

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Yu Zhou's yang energy is great, but getting it is a hassle. To absorb more, Sheng Yunmiao has to kiss him, hug him, and do all sorts of things with him. And every time, Yu Zhou gives him less and less...

Hoping to get away from Yu Zhou's tricks as soon as possible, Sheng Yunmiao figures he might as well look for another way.

After deliberately limiting how much yang energy he gives him, Yu Zhou notices that Sheng Yunmiao is becoming less and less proactive. He even has to initiate the kisses himself, and Sheng Yunmiao is often impossible to reach.

Three days later, Yu Zhou can finally take it no more. He finds Sheng Yunmiao meeting someone in a little park, grabs him by the scruff of the neck, and pulls him into his arms.

"Looks like your husband isn't enough to satisfy you?"

Sheng Yunmiao, who'd just run into a fan asking for an autograph: "??!"

Theme: Hold on to the light and face adversity head-on.