The Paranoid Emperor Regrets It [Reborn]

Coming Soon: The Brooding Crown Prince Regrets It, The Unfeeling Immortal Venerable Regrets It [Reborn]

Ning Xingzhi risked everything to put Nie Xuan on the throne. He alienated everyone for Nie Xuan, and even the smallest scrap of affection from him was enough to sustain Ning Xingzhi for ages.

Ning Xingzhi thought that as long as he could be with Nie Xuan, he would want for nothing. That was, until a young guard named Wei Chong entered the palace.

Those who spread rumors about Wei Chong were dealt with. Those who disrespected him were punished. Nie Xuan could not bear to let Wei Chong suffer even a fraction of the grievances Ning Xingzhi had endured in the past.

When Baiyue invaded, Ning Xingzhi heard Nie Xuan tell Wei Chong, "There are no eyes on the battlefield, and if anything happened to you, what would I do? Let Minister Ning go in your place."

With red-rimmed eyes, he asked Nie Xuan, what if he died?

Nie Xuan replied, "The Ning family has been a family of generals for generations. How could you be afraid to die?"

Later, Ning Xingzhi led his troops into the enemy camp. Just as reinforcements were about to arrive, he was ambushed by a soldier in his own ranks. The soldier said, "His Majesty wants you to be sacrificed to the army."

Heavy snow fell on the day the army returned to the capital. Nie Xuan stood atop the city gate to welcome them himself. The long procession stretched on and on, but Ning Xingzhi was nowhere to be seen. Only the black coffin at its head stood out painfully.

Later, Nie Xuan tore up Baiyue's surrender document and led a punitive expedition himself, slaughtering the entire royal family of Baiyue. The court was in an uproar. Only then did they realize that Nie Xuan's former gentleness had been nothing but a facade.

The officials lived in constant fear, until they saw the young man beside Nie Xuan who looked somewhat like Ning Xingzhi. They then frantically searched for people who resembled him.

Reborn by chance as the young master of Jiangnan's richest family, Ning Xingzhi thought he would never see Nie Xuan again in this life. But after going to the capital for a birthday banquet, he was unexpectedly seized and taken into the palace.

The once-gentle gentleman had abandoned his former tenderness. His eyes bloodshot, he clutched Ning Xingzhi by the shoulders and called his name again and again: "A-Zhi, A-Zhi..."

Ning Xingzhi forced himself to stay calm. "Your Majesty, I am Xie Wuyang."

[Reading Guide]

1. A groveling pursuit after the beloved, no change of love interest, happy ending.

2. The love interest has a wife and children when he is crown prince (explained in Chapter 63). If that's not for you, just avoid this story.

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Coming Soon 1: The Brooding Crown Prince Regrets It

Blurb: Everyone says Crown Prince Nie Zhao is sinister and ruthless. With his powerful maternal family, everyone fears him.

Mu Qing, however, thinks the crown prince is courteous and a rare gentleman. He has no idea that a smile can hide a knife, or how treacherous people's hearts can be.

Nie Zhao weaves a vast, impenetrable web from tenderness and sweet words, ensnaring Mu Qing completely.

What could an honest young man from a mountain village know about how even deep affection can be faked?

Mu Qing is intoxicated by Nie Zhao's honeyed words and believes his promises of eternal devotion, until the young man whose fame has spread throughout the capital returns from his travels.

Looking at Gu Qiyu's face, which resembles his own by seventy percent, Mu Qing finally understands. Nie Zhao could not bear to let that man get his hands dirty, so he dragged Mu Qing into the mire instead.

All that deep affection has nothing to do with him. He is merely a stand-in for Nie Zhao's feelings.

Mu Qing wants to get away from Nie Zhao, but Nie Zhao refuses to let him leave. He holds Mu Qing close and passionately confesses his feelings.

His sweet talk sounds so sincere that Mu Qing almost believes him, until Nie Zhao tells him, "You're younger than Qiyu and more talented. If you take the imperial exams, you'll surely come out on top. Why don't you skip this year's exams and let Qiyu have the place?"

The imperial exams are held only once every three years. How can he just hand over his chance like that?

When Mu Qing refuses, Nie Zhao locks him up. No matter how much Mu Qing cries and begs, Nie Zhao does not soften in the slightest.

Mu Qing's heart finally turns to stone, and he wants to leave the capital, but Nie Zhao won't allow it.

Looking at the bloodshot-eyed man who goes mad trying to keep him, Mu Qing doesn't understand. He's already gotten what he wanted, so why keep him?

The inner palace is heavily guarded, and Nie Zhao lays an inescapable net to trap Mu Qing. Mu Qing only manages to escape in the chaos after the emperor dies.

Afraid to return home, Mu Qing hides in a remote town to lie low, only to find wanted notices for him posted everywhere.

Coming Soon 2: The Unfeeling Immortal Venerable Regrets It [Reborn]

Blurb: Lin Han and Lin Jiaoyang are twin brothers, bound by blood. Lin Jiaoyang has a body of pure yang, and is the destined cultivation partner of Immortal Venerable Wuwang. Lin Han, by contrast, is of pure yin and tainted to the core, and is despised by his family.

To keep Lin Han from affecting Lin Jiaoyang, the Lin family locks him beneath a frozen pool and tells the world that Lin Jiaoyang is their only child. This continues until Immortal Venerable Wuwang appears and takes Lin Han back to his sect.

The venerable teaches him to read and write and gives him the methods of cultivation. Determined not to let the venerable down, Lin Han devotes himself to cultivation. In a mere hundred years, he reaches the pinnacle.

As his tribulation approaches, Immortal Venerable Wuwang personally draws an array for him. But it turns out to be a Heaven-Deceiving Array.

A century of cultivation is wiped away in a single day. All that kindness in the past was only meant to make Lin Han take the lightning tribulation for Lin Jiaoyang at this very moment.

Lin Han stares at Immortal Venerable Wuwang in a daze. The venerable looks back at him calmly, his expression indifferent, with none of his former tenderness left.

Blood fills the array, and heavenly lightning roars down with earth-shaking force. In an instant, Lin Han is reduced to dust.

When Lin Han opens his eyes again, he has returned to that freezing, lightless place.

He doesn't know how long he waits in the darkness. So long that he forgets everything from his past life, so long that he forgets who he is. At last, someone finds him.

The man wears flowing white robes, silver hair drifting in the wind, and a face of peerless beauty, like a god from the heavens. He reaches out to Lin Han, takes him home, and teaches him magic. He says his name is Zhongli Wang, and that he is Lin Han's cultivation partner.

Lin Han remembers that long ago, someone else took him out of the darkness, only to give him an even deeper despair.

That man was the Immortal Venerable Wuwang, worshipped and revered by all. That man's name was Zhongli Wang.

Theme: Love yourself before loving someone else, and listen to your heart before choosing a partner.