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Upcoming: So I Was the True Feudal Remnant All Along

After transmigrating to ancient times, Qiao Wenyong had thought he could at least make a name for himself. He was a dark-skinned college guy, after all,

with plenty of knowledge and skills,

and plenty of strength and tricks

"Plenty of what?" Xie Heng asked with a smile.

"Nothing. I have nothing at all."

Qiao Wenyong chuckled nervously, hurriedly tossing out the window one invention after another that he had painstakingly worked on day and night.

Why was he born if Xie Heng was going to be born too?

This chief compiler of the Great Wuding Code, this infamous villain whose every deed was meticulously recorded in the history books, knew astronomy above and geography below. Even every trick from the romantic storybooks came naturally to him. This wasn't the treacherous courtier Qiao Wenyong knew, and this wasn't the backward ancient world he had imagined. Qiao Wenyong had to admit that his parents had been right: he was the real good-for-nothing who knew nothing. He wanted to go home, attend a vocational college, and make his way in modern society!

But Xie Heng picked up those things for him, wiped off the dirt, and said this part was good, that part was good too, and it would be even better with a few changes.

"My servant has a gift." Xie Heng gently stroked his head, making Qiao Wenyong's ears turn red.

What was that for, treating him like a puppy?

And yet, he fell for it every time.

So in the end, he never managed to go back. His envy turned into longing, and he lost all sense of the world in the gentle haven that was Xie Heng. He wasn't sure how much Xie Heng cared for him,

but he was sure Xie Heng had to care for him at least a little!

Otherwise, why did Xie Heng's subordinates always look at him like they wanted to kill him?

A man should be magnanimous, but a man's man should fight for what he wants. So Qiao Wenyong decided to make the first move

and confess to Xie Heng!

But

Xie Heng looked at him with a very strange expression. Qiao Wenyong hadn't read many books, but even he understood that this was a polite rejection. So all along, he had just been imagining things. Heartbroken, Qiao Wenyong turned around and threw himself into the work of building the nation, completely missing Xie Heng fretting behind him.

Xie Heng had his reasons. It wasn't that he was trying to pull rank, but...

When a modern person confesses to their ancestor,

wouldn't anyone need a moment to sort out their thoughts?

Innocent, flirtatious college boy bottom vs. gentle, refined, ghostly top

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Winter solstice gave way to spring. Luodu fell, and every member of the Xie family, who had served as Grand Secretariat of the Great Liang, died for their country.

Everyone knew that the Grand Secretariat had four sons and a daughter. Only the fourth son, Yuan Zhen, was a mystery: no one knew what he looked like or where he had gone.

Later, refugees fled to Jiangzuo. Recalling that night east of the city, they said a young master had fought desperately and captured the rebel leader. At the brink of death, he was saved by Lord Helian.

They went on and on, saying the young master had fallen, gravely wounded, before Lord Helian's horse. Blood filled his mouth as he begged for help for his younger sister, only to be coldly refused

They said Lord Helian was a master schemer, but little did they know that he had already fallen for a pretty face.

The young master had been held in Lord Helian's arms and breathed his last against his chest. Then, after Lord Helian tested him with a question he already knew the answer to, he left without hesitation.

The calculating Lord Helian was far away, yet sent a spirit beast to save the young master's life.

The young master bore a blood feud. He dared not indulge himself, and accepted Lord Helian's kindness in a daze. He kept that kindness close for years, until they met again after parting. The young master gripped the long sword piercing his chest, blood warm in his mouth

At last, he had come to save Lord Helian.

Beautiful, powerful, tragic, and sickly bottom & black-hearted-but-good top

Blurb screenshotted on 2024.03.22

Theme: Survive against all odds and hold fast to the greater good. Even when you know the task is impossible, fight on bravely. Admit your mistakes and learn from them as you move forward, gaining wisdom about life. After weathering countless storms, return with an innocent heart.