Everyone knows that Xiao Chengli, the regent of the enemy nation, is a madman.
On the battlefield, he is brave and brutal, unmatched by anyone.
He is the wolf king of Ning, a beast that cannot be tamed, always taking more and never satisfied.
Until he came along.
Qi Yu, the new ruler of Ning at the age of twenty, rode a white horse and personally led his troops into battle.
He was an eagle soaring over the battlefield, farsighted and strategic. He clamped down on the vicious wolf king and wouldn't let go, planting the eagle's banners across the enemy's lands.
From then on, Xiao Chengli willingly submitted to Qi Yu, becoming the servant and general of him alone. He would fight across ten thousand miles of battlefield for him and shield him from the hidden knives and open blades in the palace.
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When Qi Yu was six, a new Imperial Brother Li suddenly appeared in the palace.
The emperor doted on Imperial Brother Li, giving him better food, clothes, and comforts than all the other princes. Qi Yu was already out of favor, and his position sank even lower.
But Imperial Brother Li was kind to Qi Yu. He treated him to pastries, taught him martial arts, and spent the days discussing the state and the realm with him, then shared his bed at night.
When Qi Yu was sixteen, Imperial Brother Li took medicine personally fed to him by the emperor and forgot everyone. He went to a neighboring country as a hostage.
Without anyone to protect him, Qi Yu was nearly beaten into disability by the crown prince over a bowl of pastries.
Meanwhile, a mad regent arose in the neighboring country, plunging Ning into turmoil with his slaughter.
After the emperor died, the throne sat empty for half a year. No one dared face that madman, and the powerless Sixth Prince, Qi Yu, was pushed onto the throne.
As soon as Qi Yu became emperor, he took a spear to the battlefield, fought across the mountain passes, and pursued the enemy army for twenty thousand miles.
The endless yellow sands beyond the passes could not blow away the letter left behind in the pastry bowl all those years ago.
Imperial Brother Li had written: "I am not your imperial brother. I was bought by your father to take your place as a hostage. If one day I forget you, then across ten thousand miles and mountain passes, bring me home."
"The people who belong to me, I will bring home myself."
The giver was driven partly mad by others' schemes, then healed by the recipient. Childhood sweethearts in an unconventional second-chance romance.
A possessive, scheming emperor recipient × the world's strongest mad-dog giver × (one-on-one, happy ending)
Theme: May the world be at peace
