I'm the Only Loyal Minister in the Entire Court

Coming soon: Reborn on My Wedding Night to My Archenemy and After the Universally Hated One Gets the "Ying Ying Ying" System. Blurbs below. Please, please, please add them to your reading lists!

Helan Zhou transmigrated into a power fantasy about a male lead rising through the imperial court.

At the start, the male lead avenged the wrongs he'd suffered while fleeing into exile by killing the seventh-rank official who had framed him.

Then he spent the rest of the story purging corrupt officials, executing traitors, and ushering in an age of peace.

Unfortunately, he was the little cannon-fodder character who got killed...

The good news: the main story hasn't started yet, so he doesn't have to die.

The bad news: he's already offended the male lead...

Luckily, the story doesn't begin for another two years, and...

he's also been bound to a "Villain Redemption System."

The System's three survival missions:

1. Sign in and answer questions in the System's interface every day to add 0.5 days to your lifespan.

2. Save a villainous minister. Each time the villain is moved, add ten days to your lifespan.

3. Brush up against an upright official. Each time you brush against him, add one month to your lifespan. (Literally brush against him.)

After reading the descriptions of the three missions, Helan Zhou instinctively thought the third was the easiest.

Everyone in the court knew that the Grand Tutor was the kindest man around and the most loyal minister in the land.

Every day after court, Helan Zhou walked the same way as the Grand Tutor, sticking close to him day after day.

But perhaps the System had a bug: after sticking to the Grand Tutor all day, he only gained 0.5 days of life.

Helan Zhou: "..."

Helan Zhou didn't give up. He kept brushing up against the Grand Tutor while trying to charm all sorts of villains.

Villain No. 1 had been poor as a child and sold into the palace by his uncle. He'd endured endless humiliation and was now the leader of the eunuch faction.

Knowing the pain that had haunted him his whole life, Helan Zhou held an umbrella over him on a snowy night, on his birthday. "May you always be happy and free from worry, and live a long life of nine thousand years."

Snowflakes fell onto the umbrella. Villain No. 1's long, fine lashes quivered as he gazed at Helan Zhou in silence for a long time.

Villain No. 2 was the Chancellor, whose power in court was absolute.

He was sinister, ruthless, and cruel, yet no one knew he'd once lost a finger.

The two of them were in danger together, and the Chancellor was badly wounded. Helan Zhou decided to stay by his side no matter what.

He gently laid a hand over the Chancellor's missing finger and quietly asked, "Does it hurt, my lord?"

The flames crackled in the cave. Villain No. 2's fingertips trembled, and a trace of vulnerability appeared on his pale face.

Villain No. 3 was the Marquis of Jiangbei, who hated the imperial family because a former emperor had stolen his beloved.

One day, the Marquis fell into the water by chance, and Helan Zhou pulled him ashore. He heard him murmur, "Is it you, A Tan?"

Helan Zhou tilted his head and pretended to be surprised. "My lord, how did you know my courtesy name is Rong Tan?"

Water droplets fell to the ground. Villain No. 3 tightened his grip on Helan Zhou's hand...

At last, the leader of the murderous eunuch faction laid down his sword, the sinister and ruthless Chancellor stopped slaughtering innocents, and the Marquis who had plotted rebellion took off his armor. The court was cleansed, and the realm was secure.

Even the male lead returned, saw the peace Helan Zhou had brought to the realm, and decided to let bygones be bygones.

Helan Zhou patted his chest. He'd successfully saved his own life and become the young emperor's "foster father," as well as an idol revered by the officials.

Just as he thought his work was done and prepared to relinquish power and retire to the countryside, the usually gentle Grand Tutor suddenly changed his expression.

He knocked Helan Zhou out and abducted him in the middle of the night, then turned around and pointed his sword at the imperial palace. He was rebelling!

Helan Zhou: !

??? What happened to being the kindest and most loyal minister?!

#Whoa! The villains have turned this whole court into a sieve!#

#I'm the only good person in this entire court...#

Coming soon: Reborn on My Wedding Night to My Archenemy

The day Wei Lansi died, he went to his grave carrying a host of disgraceful accusations.

Reborn in a new life, he became a spotless young nobleman. But...

The nobleman was getting married, and his bridegroom was Yue Qingfeng, the current Grand Secretary.

In his previous life, he and Yue Qingfeng had always been at each other's throats in court. They were the most bitter of enemies...

Wei Lansi was reborn on their wedding night.

As he looked at Lord Yue, who had lifted his wedding veil, Wei Lansi's heart skipped a beat.

Yue Qingfeng was nothing like his name suggested. He was not gentle or carefree at all, but overbearing and used to doing whatever he pleased.

So who was this half-dead man in front of him?

*

As the Grand Secretary, Yue Qingfeng was renowned and celebrated by all.

There was only one exception: the man he'd met at the third watch of the night, in a blizzard. Though covered in frost and snow, the man had opposed him at every turn.

That man was called "Wei Ji." The Ji in his name meant clear skies, and his courtesy name was Lansi...

The day Wei Lansi died was another snowy night, at the third watch.

On the first day Yue Qingfeng heard of his death, he felt nothing. The second day was no different, nor the third...

Until one day, Yue Qingfeng stood before the main hall of the palace, looking down at the assembled officials and listening to their endless flattery.

Suddenly, he remembered the young man who had stood there with snow covering him from head to toe, frost in his hair, and a spirit that would never bend.

In that moment, Yue Qingfeng suddenly understood: the pure and upright Wei Lansi...

was truly gone.

Who could he share his elegant, carefree spirit with now?

"There is no joy left in this world. Wei Lansi is gone forever."

Coming soon: After the Universally Hated One Gets the "Ying Ying Ying" System

In his previous life, Lan Ting rose to fame in the entertainment industry through his tearful performances. Just when he'd finally secured his place, he transmigrated into the Great Yue dynasty as the fake prince who'd been switched at birth.

The real prince was refined and imposing, and had just topped the imperial examinations to become the new top scholar.

The fake prince was dull-witted, a wooden beauty with nothing but a pretty face.

They were worlds apart.

Because he was at the heart of a royal scandal, he became the target of everyone's hatred at court. Many people wanted him dead.

Lan Ting had climbed so high in his previous life. He didn't intend to let anyone trample him in this one.

What's more, he'd brought a "Ying Ying Ying" System with him.

By "ying ying ying" in the way specified by the System, he would earn achievements and eventually become The Outcast.

Lan Ting clenched his fists.

Ever since his identity was exposed, everyone in the palace had been taking turns kicking him while he was down.

One day, someone drenched him in cold water. That night, a fine drizzle began to fall.

[Complete the "Shimmering Tears" achievement]

He knocked on the Crown Prince's door. The prince frowned at his thinly dressed figure.

Before the prince could speak, Lan Ting's eyes filled with tears, sparkling like stars. "Crown Prince, is it going to thunder?"

"I'm scared."

As the rain poured down, the Crown Prince, who usually disliked being close to others, personally took his hand and led him into the palace hall.

The next day, word spread that Lan Ting had spent the night in the Eastern Palace. Everyone in the palace trembled with fear.

Another day, the capital's powerful nobles gathered for a banquet at Mount Qing. A certain young marquis gave Lan Ting a disdainful glance.

Sitting in his sedan chair, Lan Ting looked at the most notorious playboy in the capital nearby.

[Complete the "Glittering Tears" achievement]

"Young Marquis, I want to play with you, too."

The young marquis had just looked at him in disgust when he caught the glimmer of tears in Lan Ting's eyes and felt his heart flutter.

Then he heard Lan Ting say, "But the marquis says I'm the child of a criminal, and that I'm supposed to die..."

Young Marquis: ! No way!

Such a beautiful person... His father really was a piece of work!

During the autumn hunt, everyone in the palace left, and he was the only one left behind.

He was terribly ill, yet saw the real prince return from outside the palace, covered in frost and snow.

[Complete the "Pitiful and Helpless" achievement]

Lan Ting: ?

Lan Ting was a good actor. Clutching his lapel, his cheeks flushed, he said, "Y-you're only just getting back now?"

The real prince, who'd always looked at him with a gloomy expression, trembled in the eyes and lost his composure in an instant.

Later, even the emperor and empress felt they'd wronged him. They gave him the title Prince Jin and a fief, and had him establish his residence outside the palace.

Lan Ting excitedly packed his things. That night, he was relaxing with a drink in his own prince's residence when...

The Crown Prince, who should have been in the Eastern Palace, appeared and asked him, "Little brother, do you like the place I chose for you?"

The young marquis climbed over the wall and domineeringly insisted that from then on, Lan Ting could only play with him.

Even the real prince...

[Complete the "Uncontrollable Sobs" achievement]

Lan Ting: Sob~

Wait, what was that sound? How embarrassing...

In the next instant, his body went rigid. The man behind him licked the tears from his face and whispered in his ear, "Good boy. Let it out."

Then, the [Ying Ying Ying] System skill: %#￥#...%&&...**@￥#%￥ activated!

Lan Ting: ?!

Theme: Great ability brings great responsibility, and the road ahead is long