The Fox's Loyal Shadow Guard

A thousand-year-old fox demon gong x loyal guard shou

The World Tree is the tree of life that gives the demon race a place to live in this world.

As a fruit of the World Tree, Yin Xuanye devoted himself to guarding it for over a hundred years.

Then one day, he had enough and decided to leave everything to someone else.

"Thanks for the invitation, but I'm tired. I'm going to wander around the mortal realm."

So he spent a hundred years wandering the mortal realm. After traveling the world, he put his fox's cleverness to good use and became a renowned strategist and master of mystical arts.

But then he decided to retire in a secluded mountain valley.

"It's too noisy outside. The mountains are more comfortable. If you want my advice, find me first."

As everyone knows, anyone who wants some peace and quiet is bound to be denied it.

When Yin Xuanye first brought home the black-clad young guard, battered and bruised, he thought the other man was nothing but trouble. He planned to send him away as soon as he recovered.

But before many days had passed, he no longer wanted him to leave.

How could anyone not adore a little guard like him? So pitiful, so devoted, with his heart and eyes fixed on his master alone.

Yin Xuanye wanted to protect the little guard for the rest of his life. He even gave him a name with that very meaning hidden in it: Yin You'an.

Shiyi was a guard from the Guard Camp, a weapon and a tool in everyone's eyes.

Sent by his master to find Strategist Yin's residence in the mountains, he was ambushed by guards from a rival faction and fell off a cliff after being gravely wounded.

He thought he wouldn't survive, but a white-haired gentleman in white saved him. The gentleman treated him like an ordinary person, caring for him and looking after him.

If only... the gentleman could be his master.

Shiyi never imagined that one day his wish would come true. He could follow the gentleman, who seemed like an immortal, forever.

And he could have an ordinary life, too.

It all began with the name Yin You'an.

One-on-one, sweet romance. The gong dotes on the shou. HE, so read without worry.

Thousand-year-old fox demon gong x loyal, devoted secret guard shou. Please mind the pairing. If it's not to your taste, feel free to leave at any time. Let's all be happy.

The point of view is marked as gong's, but both the gong and shou have POV chapters, with more from the gong's perspective.

Apparently this is a very old-fashioned trope, but the author just can't resist it, so I'm eager to try writing one myself.

The shou has a very painful past, so he still has some of the humility and habits he learned back then. The gong will gradually spoil it out of him.

Completely original, but updates may be a little slow.

Premise: I will love you, my beloved, for ten thousand years.