There Are Traps in the Jianghu

Coming soon: My Fuzzy Friends Help Me Win Over the Demon Lord. The blurb is below. Please add it to your collection.

[This novel's blurb]

Ling Qingbi once served in the army. Later, on military orders, he went into hiding in the black market, where he lay low for seven years.

Once he regained his freedom, with money and time on his hands, he decided to roam the martial world and live life to the fullest!

He packed his belongings, tucked away his banknotes, said goodbye to his friends, and set off for Lingyun Prefecture, the foremost city of the Four Prefectures Alliance.

As soon as he entered the city, he saw a beautiful young woman being bullied. He stepped in to help, but was accidentally knocked out by a master. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a bridal chamber!

The "bride" was beautiful and alluring, her eyes hazy, but why did the way she looked at him seem a little off?

And he seemed a little off, too!

That night, Second-in-Command Ling and Tang Lu, the young master of Landu Manor, had an "intimate" encounter.

When he woke the next morning, he had become a man who liked men.

Tang Lu was clearly a mandrake flower. He was beautiful, no doubt, but practically poisonous.

He said the sweetest things and did the cruelest deeds. Whenever Ling Qingbi got close to him, he was sure to end up in trouble!

But a martial-world storm caused by the Wuyu Heart Method entangled their fates. They kept getting closer, and their relationship grew terribly complicated.

The brat was full of dirty talk, blurting it out whenever he pleased.

For example: "Uncle, your scent is the most unique, the most intoxicating."

Or: "Uncle, you're sweet in just the right way."

When he was hurt, he was even more clingy: "I want Uncle to kiss me."

Ling Qingbi was only using his internal energy to heal him, but he insisted on saying, "It feels so good to become one with Uncle."

And so, one person got played so often that he got used to it.

There is more to the wicked boy than meets the eye, and his story is heartbreaking. Ling Qingbi once swore he would never fall in love, but then his old house caught fire, and it burned completely out of control.

Ah, the martial world is full of traps, and my gong is the trap I'm stuck in.

Later, the two of them fell into an even bigger trap together. But every cloud has a silver lining. On the day the truth came to light and they finally held their heads high, they learned that fate had bound them together long ago.

Ling Qingbi (a cocky, obnoxious, old soldier shou)

Tang Lu (a scheming beauty, a younger gong who cries easily)

(Beautiful gong, strong shou, with an age gap of about 12 years)

Reading guide:

1. This is the story of a husky getting thoroughly devoured by a crazy little white rabbit, and of fate bringing two people together. One-on-one, two strong leads who dote on each other. The shou never stops talking, and the gong is a compulsive liar. Both are chatterboxes. Don't take everything too seriously. As long as the two of them are happy, that's what matters~

2. Though Old Ling is rather handsome, he is not a beauty shou. He's a veteran soldier, and his bearing is more commanding.

3. The first chapter has a different tone from the rest and is a little serious. Things get lighter afterward.

4. This novel is a spin-off of the long historical BL novel My Handsome Benefactor Is Acting Strange, in my collection. They share the same fictional dynasty, but this is a new story, so you don't need to read the other one first (though you're welcome to, haha).

The characters and story have been in my files for a long time~

5. [Please note] The ending includes a 60,000-to-70,000-word parallel-world extra. It is set in a modern entertainment industry with an ABO premise. If you don't like this type, please don't order it by mistake~

This is for Peng Bao, who has always supported me. In the vast sea of stories, meeting you has been my good fortune. Mua~

Coming soon: My Fuzzy Friends Help Me Win Over the Demon Lord, a xianxia novel with a shou protagonist

A seemingly sweet and silly, but actually clever and adorable chef cultivator shou

A seemingly aloof, but actually unexpectedly domineering demon lord gong

The immortal sects needed to select disciples to infiltrate Huo Wang Palace and keep an eye on the Demon Lord Ren Wushuang.

Since everyone in the demon palace loved food and drink, the chefs from the Zhuanyu Sect were the best candidates.

Everyone avoided this dangerous and thankless assignment, but a person standing in the corner timidly raised his hand.

Tang Yuyuan: "How about I go?"

If it's for the greater good of the world.

To infiltrate Huo Wang Palace successfully, Tang Yuyuan was transformed into a rabbit spirit by his master.

After meeting the Demon Lord, he realized that the man wasn't really a bad person. With some effort, he could still be saved.

Tang Yuyuan made up his mind: I'll cater to his tastes, become his friend, and persuade him to mend his ways!

But the Demon Lord was incredibly chaste and wouldn't even look at good food. What was Tang Yuyuan supposed to do?!

Ren Wushuang was clever and handsome, cold and merciless, and the youngest Demon Lord in Huo Wang Palace.

They said he had fought his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and in just forty-nine days had ground the previous Demon Lord's bones to dust.

His magic was boundless, and he was so chaste he never did anything that could harm his cultivation.

He had just one little-known secret: the Demon Lord loved fluffy things.

The whiter and softer, the better.

This new rabbit-spirit chef was quite nice.

He was not only white and soft, but sweet, too.

He looked at Tang Yuyuan arrogantly and said coldly, "Show me your true form."

Tang Yuyuan was afraid the spell would wear off and expose his identity, but the Demon Lord's eyes were full of anticipation, so he could only obediently "transform."

The little rabbit was pure white all over, with a pink nose and paws. It was truly beautiful and ethereal, especially its pitiful red eyes, like sparkling jewels.

Ren Wushuang held his breath, his dark eyes intense. "From now on, stay by my side and serve me personally."

The disciples of the Zhuanyu Sect all thought Tang Yuyuan would fail his mission and waited to laugh at him.

Sure enough, one day the spell on Tang Yuyuan wore off, along with a seal he had never known about.

Revealing his true, ultimate form, he looked uneasily at Ren Wushuang, unsure what awaited him.

As Ren Wushuang gazed at the beautiful, gentle divine beast before him, memories sealed away for many years surged into his mind.

He gave a rare, tender smile and drew Tang Yuyuan into his arms. "Yuanyuan, from now on, we will never be apart again."

Tang Yuyuan sighed in relief and melted into his embrace, his fluffy tail curling around Ren Wushuang's slender waist.

It seemed the Demon Lord really did love fluffy things!

[Recommended completed novel]

Historical BL: My Handsome Benefactor Is Acting Strange, the opening work of the Dayao universe

My benefactor drew me into the game, and I helped him out of it.

A long, plot-driven novel set in a fictional world

A loyal, righteous, clever, scheming, flirtatious gong who loves to tease

A straightforward shou who thinks he's clever but is actually silly and sweet without realizing it

Theme: Even when trapped in adversity, never give up hope. Stand up for what is right and uphold fairness and justice.