After My Archrival, the Young Immortal Lord, Became a Cripple

My new novel, The Cool and Frail Beauty Marries His Archenemy, is now updating! The doting, shameless general who wears his heart on his sleeve × the cold-faced, adorable scholar [I revise the novel from time to time, and the revised version may differ considerably from pirated copies. Please support the official version! quq] 1. Xie Zhuoyu, Immortal Lord of Wangyue, is exceptionally gifted and stunningly beautiful. Though strikingly beautiful, the immortal lord is cold by nature and rarely speaks. Everyone agrees that he was born to cultivate the merciless path, just as everyone knows that he and the Demon Lord Yan Chen are sworn enemies. On the day of the war between immortals and demons, Xie Zhuoyu stood before Yan Chen with his sword pointed at his eyes, his expression icy and his gaze full of murderous intent. Faced with Yan Chen's disbelieving question, he only furrowed his brow slightly and said coldly, "You fiends deserve to be slain by all." The people cheered, praising the immortal lord as the pillar of the immortal realm and declaring that it was a blessing for the world to have him eradicate evil. But no one knew that the demon standing opposite him had once been his beloved. 2. When Yan Chen saw Xie Zhuoyu again, the once lofty immortal lord had lost all his cultivation and had his spiritual meridians destroyed. He was now completely helpless, frailer than an ordinary mortal. He even seemed to have lost his memories. He hated Xie Zhuoyu to the bone. He should have killed him without hesitation, but when his eyes fell on those bloodless lips, he suddenly let go. "Xie Zhuoyu, you still haven't paid me back for what you owe," he said, his gaze sinister and his voice vicious. "I won't let you die easily." 3. Imprisoned by his archenemy in the Demon Palace, Xie Zhuoyu was prepared to endure every kind of torture. Yan Chen was as changeable as the weather. He was always threatening to throw him into the Ten Thousand Demons Cave or use him to test poison, and never hid his hatred. Yet the maids assigned to care for Xie Zhuoyu brought him fresh, delicious food at the same time every day. Whenever he occasionally made a request, they agreed at once. No one treated him with the slightest disrespect. As time passed, Xie Zhuoyu sensed that something was wrong and wondered in confusion: Is this the Demon Lord's special way of torturing people...? (Blurb revised on 2023.2.9) Reader's guide: 1. A devoted, gruff but soft-hearted Demon Lord who dotes on his beloved × a cool on the outside, soft on the inside little immortal lord, sweet as an ice-skinned rice cake 2. His archenemy turns into his wife! Rekindled love and amnesia, with a whole lot of melodrama. The overall tone is sweet, with a little angst. They both truly love each other. 3. The cover is a licensed template purchased for this novel. Any resemblance to existing characters is purely coincidental. [My new novel, The Cool and Frail Beauty Marries His Archenemy, is now updating] [The shameless, affectionate, bad-dog gong × the cold-faced, adorable, frail beauty shou] At sixteen, Pei Yuheng placed first in all three imperial examinations and entered government service. He was known throughout the capital as a cool, frail beauty. Lou Yuan, once a good-for-nothing, had reinvented himself. Now a powerful general, entrusted with a large army and deeply valued by the court, he was still as reckless and domineering as ever. Even the dogs in the capital knew that Pei Yuheng and Lou Yuan were archenemies who had constantly clashed as classmates. Whenever they met, Lou Yuan would taunt and provoke him, while Pei Yuheng would only look at him coldly, too disdainful to respond. When the Lou family fell into disgrace, Pei Yuheng had not only kicked them while they were down, but had even caused the death of Lou Yuan's closest second brother. Rumor had it that Lou Yuan swore to make Pei Yuheng pay in blood, sooner or later. When news spread that Lou Yuan was returning to the capital, everyone was sure Pei Yuheng was in for trouble. Pei Yuheng's thinking was simple: if he couldn't afford to provoke Lou Yuan, he could avoid him. But there was no way he was afraid of him. Who could have guessed that the muddleheaded emperor would make things worse by issuing an imperial decree declaring Lou Yuan and Pei Yuheng a perfect match and ordering them to marry on an auspicious day? The people of the capital eagerly gossiped about the "wedding of archenemies." They all thought that the sickly Pei Yuheng would be humiliated in every way and wouldn't last three months. - Kunze were subordinate to others and forbidden from serving as officials. Having aspired to become a good official since childhood, Pei Yuheng had no choice but to pretend to be an ordinary Zhongyong. There was no way to undo an imperial decree arranging their marriage. Head aching, Pei Yuheng tried to set a few rules with Lou Yuan and make them a couple in name only. But Lou Yuan refused. Instead, he pursued him as though he were the one he loved. He brought flowers, meals, and jewelry, took him on countryside outings and boat trips, and showed him a good time. Pei Yuheng rejected him coldly again and again, yet somehow gave Lou Yuan what he wanted every time, until his own face grew hot. After getting a taste of success, Lou Yuan only pushed further, closing in on him step by step. He guarded Pei Yuheng as if he were precious, refusing to let anyone say a single bad thing about him, and always rushing to the front whenever trouble arose. He never stopped pouring out sweet, direct confessions. All day long he wanted to hold Pei Yuheng's hand or hug him. He was incredibly clingy... In the end, he even handed over everything he owned as the betrothal gifts! Unable to withstand him, Pei Yuheng thought dazedly that this man was such a good actor. Even he was almost beginning to believe it. They got married after all, and Pei Yuheng escaped disaster on their wedding night. But an accident brought on his rutting period early, and he ended up in bed with Lou Yuan. The tall, solidly built man pinned him down, gripping his chin and kissing him until his lips and tongue went numb and he could barely breathe. It was as if Lou Yuan wanted to devour him whole. At the brink of collapse, Pei Yuheng heard Lou Yuan coax him gently: "I've known all along that you're a Kunze... Don't be afraid of me." "You won't have to suffer anymore. I'll be your medicine." After that, Pei Yuheng could no longer take even half a step back. In Lou Yuan's arms, he could only listen to one filthy remark after another and answer through his tears. He couldn't run or hide. All he could do was beg. Night after night, he was swept through a sea of desire, completely soaked in Lou Yuan's rich pheromones. Lou Yuan, that bad dog who couldn't understand a word he was told, bit every inch of him: the back of his neck, his collarbones, and even more intimate places. Before the old marks could fade, new ones appeared. - The world knew only that Lou Yuan and Pei Yuheng had been at odds for years. No one knew that it was all a performance for outsiders, and that Lou Yuan had always treasured Pei Yuheng above all else. In their previous life, chaos suddenly swept across the land. They were separated, each pursuing his own cause. Yet even when Pei Yuheng died coughing up blood, they never managed to see each other again. After Pei Yuheng's death, Lou Yuan thought of him year after year, but could never again get a straight answer from him. Now that he had been fortunate enough to live again, Lou Yuan refused to be separated from him by life and death, left longing for him until the end of his days. He was willing to give up everything, asking only that Pei Yuheng live a long, happy life, never suffer a moment of hardship in these turbulent times, and stay with him for the rest of their lives, never to be parted. Reader's guide: 1. Powerful minister and general vs. upright civil official. Handsome gong and beautiful shou, dog gong and cat shou, size difference, skin-tone contrast, and the classic pairing of two virgins who have only ever loved each other in both lives. They love each other deeply. No breaking them up, no switching roles, and no imagining other pairings. Theme: The sun always comes out after the storm.