After Three Years Undercover, I Became Emperor

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After a car accident, Shi Zhiyue transmigrated, ending up as the Third Young Master Ling of the Yan Kingdom, a thousand years in the past.

As soon as he came to, he learned he was about to be sent to Northern Qi as a hostage's study companion, where he'd be locked up.

Shi Zhiyue: A hostage and a study companion? What kind of thing can you say with a straight face?

Before he left, he was threatened, bribed, and poisoned, all to force him to go undercover in Northern Qi.

Shi Zhiyue: Hah.

Only after following the Seventh Prince to Northern Qi did he realize his undercover workload was enough to make him question his life.

Shi Zhiyue: If we're so short-staffed, why are we still fighting wars? Why not have more kids to ease the workload for study companions?

Three years later, amid the miracle of every dog in the city shouting, "The Great Chu rises, Chen Sheng becomes king!" (Wait, what?), Shi Zhiyue kicked Northern Qi's "old emperor" off his throne.

In a moment of (universal acclaim) (crossed out), he did something countless transmigrators had never even imagined: he donned the imperial robes, rebelled, and seized the throne.

The "old emperor" of Northern Qi, now dethroned: ???

Northern Qi and Yan Kingdom officials: {screaming} Unbelievable! {twisting} How dare he! {crawling darkly} ...vomiting blood...

Please add my next book, [I've Turned into a Cat, Everyone].

Blurb: Tang Ke stepped into thin air and died. When he opened his eyes again,

he was greeted by one piece of good news and one piece of bad news.

The good news was that he was still alive.

The bad news was that the planet he lived on had changed, and so had his species.

He had become a palm-sized calico cat.

Tang Ke toddled along on his not-yet-steady little legs, wobbling his head as he thought that being a cat and finding a rich, generous adopter would be a lot more fun than being human.

The cat life was here!

After living on this unfamiliar planet for a while, Tang Ke decided the aliens there were actually pretty nice.

He only had to rummage through a trash can, and kind people would bring him food.

All the stray cats within a ten-mile radius were very friendly to him. Every day, Tang Ke basked in the sun and ate food delivered by kind people and kind cats.

Once he was full, he'd find a clean spot, lie down, close his eyes, and the day would be over.

He even took in a big Burmese cat as his underling, though the underling wasn't in good health and needed him to take care of it.

Tang Ke didn't consider this little problem worth worrying about. Under his attentive care, his underling grew bigger and bigger. Just as Tang Ke was imagining a future ruling the neighborhood with his underling, the underling transformed into a human.

And even confessed his love to him!

Tang Ke packed up and ran away in the middle of the night. He couldn't keep this mutated underling!

Turning into a human out of nowhere was terrifying.

A kitty wouldn't do something like that. That is, until the other one brought out a gorgeous cat bed, fragrant homemade cat food, and a full set of the shiniest cat toys from the store.

August: "Your dream is to fake it for five minutes and enjoy a life of wealth and luxury. Now's your chance. Want to seize it?"

Tang Ke nodded without a second thought. "I do!"

Theme: Striving to survive