My Lost and Found Moonlight

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Pre-release novel: Starting from Zero. Blurb at the very bottom.

Main story blurb:

In the thirty-eighth year of Yan Feng, the Feng Dynasty fell. The first thing the new emperor did after taking the throne was kill every surviving member of the Feng royal family. Only the seventh prince, Feng Yu, escaped.

The seventh prince Feng Yu was beautiful and slender, proud and lofty, and clever to the point of seeming almost supernatural. He was truly like an immortal descended from heaven.

People said the Seventh Highness once talked ten thousand soldiers into retreating, and should have been the new emperor.

People said the Seventh Highness once took a city single-handedly, and should have been the new emperor.

People said the Seventh Highness once saved countless commoners with a single prescription, and should have been the new emperor.

People said... In short, he should have been the new emperor!

Down with the tyrant, install a new king! We would brave fire and water for Your Highness without hesitation!

Feng Yu, who had been sick for three years and was dragged back by Gu Qu to serve as his bedchamber companion: "What is wrong with you people? Have some shame!"

Gu Qu was a mad dog. He had once been Feng Yu's personal servant, but somehow became the new emperor's trusted aide. His talent for changing sides was breathtaking.

In the second year of Jia Yuan, the former prime minister's son raised a rebellion in Feng Yu's name. Gu Qu was ordered to put it down, and took Feng Yu as his bedchamber companion on the way.

Gu Qu's idea of a bedchamber companion: gentle and kind, cooking for him, fussing over him, sewing his clothes...

The bedchamber companion he actually got: "Has something gone wrong with the general's head?" "General, do you have no hands or feet?" "General, pour me a cup of tea." "General, I want new clothes." "General, let me see the tiger tally."...

Sweet-talked by Feng Yu, Gu Qu became completely muddled. He handed over his money and his power, and instead got better and better at serving someone else.

Finally, one day, Gu Qu discovers that he's been poisoned and doesn't have long to live. The person he loves is giving birth in the palace to save him, and there isn't a single person around he can trust.

At that moment, rebel forces press in, and the fate of the kingdom hangs by a thread.

How far must one travel to find a glimmer of light in the darkness?

Pre-release blurb:

Shen Yuan, a PhD graduate from a top university, gives up a high-paying job to help build up his hometown. On the very first day he returns, a thug robs him and stabs him to death.

Shen Yuan: "...I never said I wouldn't give you the money. Did you really have to kill me?"

As he closes his eyes, Shen Yuan is still lamenting that no one will carry on his hometown's culture. Then thunder crashes, and he binds himself to the remnant soul of a deity, returning to the human world.

Shen Yuan: "So, are there conditions for coming back from the dead?"

Qi Yan, forced to become a spirit attached to Shen Yuan: "There are. You have to get people to offer me sacrifices."

Shen Yuan: "No way. I'm a successor to socialism. I can't accept bribes."

Qi Yan: "Then you can only live for a year."

Shen Yuan doesn't want to die. He still has so much to do, so the two of them agree that the entrance fees to a new tourist attraction will count as offerings to Qi Yan.

Making the most of his stinginess, Shen Yuan haggles: "I'll get you offerings. What can you give me?"

Qi Yan: "..."

And so, temples where people can pray for wealth, mountains where they can find peace of mind, springs that make people's hair grow, and a fox spirit who gained sentience before the founding of the country all appear out of nowhere.

They attract throngs of visitors, and Qi Yan finally gathers enough offerings to take his place among the immortals.

Shen Yuan says: "I hate to see you go, but I wish you a safe journey."

Qi Yan gives a cold laugh and raises his hand to summon thunder.

Another crack of thunder, and Shen Yuan finally regains his memories: "Wait, don't go. I think you might be my ex-husband."

Theme: Treasure the one you have