Where the White Clouds Drift

[Reading Guide: Both leads are sexually and emotionally devoted only to each other, in both their past and present lives. They are a powerful couple who dote on each other.] [Thank you all for supporting the official version. There are plenty of free bonus chapters, and I’m starting to polish the full text.] When the cunning hare dies, the hound is cooked. Xiao Changyan, a peerless god of war, met a tragic end at the hands of the very man he had struggled so hard to put on the throne. And Su Yin, his sworn enemy whom he had constantly opposed and even driven to abandon his claim to the throne and leave the capital, turned out to be the one who saved his life. Su Yin had always been calm and self-possessed. Even when Xiao Changyan drove him into a desperate situation, he would simply leave him with the words, "May General Xiao live in peace, have everything go his way, and see his wishes fulfilled." And yet this very man wept for him, willing to shatter every bone in his body... After being reborn, Same-sex love is a crime? Then he would obey the imperial decree and love a man. Su Yin was avoiding him? Xiao Changyan gazed deeply at Su Yin, his eyes drifting between Su Yin's eyes and lips. "Su Yin, do you still dare say that we will grow old together as strangers?" He would collect every debt the Great Yu owed the Xiao and Su families, one by one! Beneath the Nine Provinces, the immortal Su gongzi. Everyone said that Su gongzi was like a bright, clear moon, aloof from the world and impossible to approach. But no one knew that within Su Yin's serene, moonlit heart hid a wild, unruly boy. Su Yin had originally planned to keep his distance from Xiao Changyan, watching from afar as Xiao Changyan treated someone else well and declared his love for a man before all the world at the Moon-Chasing Festival... Su Yin thought he could hide his feelings well. But then Xiao Changyan kept appearing at his side, showing him kindness; then he heard Xiao Changyan earnestly explain that he had never loved the Fifth Prince; then he discovered Xiao Changyan had lost some of his memories; and then Xiao Changyan asked him again and again, "Do you still think we will grow old together as strangers?" At last, Su Yin could no longer keep his feelings hidden... The proud god of war, a marquis ordered by imperial decree to love a man, Xiao Zhan, courtesy name Changyan, gong (the silly one) VS The gentle, cool-headed beauty with many secret identities, Su Yin, courtesy name Huaijin, shou (the foolish one) Also known as: Far Away Among the White Clouds I shall journey far away among the white clouds, to fulfill our promise made across two lifetimes. Thirty-Six Miles of Chang'an is the older generation's story. The Moon Shines Three Thousand Miles Across the Wilds is the story of a later generation. --[Reading Guide]--[Estimated full-text polishing and typo fixes to begin on the 11th]-- An old-fashioned historical feel, with everyday life and subtle political intrigue. Both leads are reborn, both have amnesia, and both are sexually inexperienced. One-on-one romance, with both pursuing each other. Dual perspectives, leaning toward the gong's point of view, with some shou perspectives too. Gong fans and shou fans, enter with caution! [Author's caveat]: Historical fantasy inevitably has its flaws. Gong fans and shou fans, enter with caution! Best wishes, and thank you! Hope you enjoy reading. [Naming]: Xiao Changyan came first, then Zhan; Su Yin came first, followed by Huaijin, Qinglan, and Changsu. These names reflect the hopes their elders have for them, and were chosen to suit the story. -----Coming up next, ongoing novels----- [Lighthearted Xianxia] I Broke My Archenemy's Heartless Dao [Classic Xianxia] After My Disciple Killed Me to Prove His Dao [Historical BL Political Intrigue] The Moon Shines Three Thousand Miles Across the Wilds [Historical BL Political Intrigue] Thirty-Six Miles of Chang'an [Historical Military BL] The Young General's Stratagem [Interstellar Fantasy BL] Hold It Together, Don't Bend Theme: The skies are vast and open, and peace reigns throughout the land.