A Guide to Clearing His Name: The Down-and-Out, Proud Shepherd

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In his previous life, Yan Letian was falsely accused by his older brother of murdering their father. After being exiled three thousand miles away, he met his end in a wolf's jaws. Fortunately, Heaven had not forsaken him, and Yan Letian was reborn.

But there was no such thing as a free lunch. He bound himself to a herding System that required him to deliver three thousand jin of mutton within ten years. Otherwise, his so-called second chance at life would be nothing but a dream.

Just as he was fretting over how to complete the task, someone appeared and solved his immediate problem.

Dongfang Shuo was the youngest chieftain on the grasslands. His powerful build gave him an imposing presence. He kindly rescued someone, only to be mistaken for a thug. He could only swallow his grievance and mutter to himself:

Ungrateful. Wolf.

But later, he witnessed the ungrateful wretch turn into a vicious hound. To protect the little lamb clutched to his chest, he bit through the wolf king's throat with his human teeth and drank its blood.

At that moment, all Dongfang Shuo could see was a bloodstained face, sharp-eyed and astonishingly beautiful. His heart pounded wildly.

He wanted to keep this vicious hound by his side and protect him for the rest of his life. He never imagined that one day the hound would lead an entire tribe to glory.

Driving off bandits, fighting at Lingcheng, registering households, opening schools,

planting pasture, finding markets, building official roads, expanding trade.

The herds grew several times over. Mutton, sheep's milk, and wool became popular throughout the country. The herders had jobs, and the children went to school.

He thought Yan Letian would stay by his side forever, but one day, the little wolf cub suddenly left without a word.

After his older brother died of illness, Yan Letian returned to the capital alone. He had thought his brother's actions were nothing more than deliberate revenge, but it turned out there was more to the story.

Later, during a palace coup, he drove his enemy into a corner, only to find himself back on the executioner's block, stepping into a fate from which there was no return.

On the day of his execution, the wind swept away the clouds.

He had thought the bloodstained executioner's blade would take his head, but before that could happen, an army arrived.

He effortlessly pulled Yan Letian into his arms. His heavy breathing brushed against Yan Letian's ear, and Dongfang Shuo's voice captivated him:

"You little brat, you like leaving without a word, huh?"

"You didn't want to drag me down? Too late."

Reading Guide

1. One-on-one, happy ending, both are each other's only ones, a strong partnership.

2. The seemingly aloof, rugged chieftain is the top, and the genuinely haughty, refined "sheepdog" is the bottom.

Please check out the upcoming novel The Ailing Chief Minister's Life Without a Sex Life.

The outwardly upright but secretly smoldering Shen Shiran x the vengeful, devoted, lustful little butterfly.

The outwardly upright but secretly smoldering Shen Shiran x the vengeful, devoted, lustful little butterfly.

Shen Shiran, the chief minister, is admired as a beauty on a lofty peak, yet he suffers from impotence. In search of a cure, he once went alone to a brothel, never imagining that he would end up sleeping with a man.

The very next day, news that the chief minister had visited a brothel and taken a male lover reached the court. That day, Shen Shiran volunteered to kneel in the main hall for an entire day.

The sun was scorching, the palace bricks were hard, and afterward, he felt thoroughly unwell.

The man who had shared his wedding night was "Xiao Die, the newly appointed top scorer." Shen Shiran ground his teeth in rage.

I will turn him into a human pillar, send him to a brothel, and make him taste what it means to be the bottom. He'll die a horrible death!

From then on, the court was filled with murderous rage and fury, each wanting to see the other dead.

"Your Majesty, I have a matter to report."

"Your Majesty, it is time to end court."

"Your Majesty, we should argue for the left."

"Your Majesty, why not discuss the right?"

"Your Majesty, we should be magnanimous and give the people time to recover."

"Your Majesty, we should press our advantage, capture and kill them, and proclaim our nation's might."

Whenever the two kings of the underworld faced off and went all out, the main hall always seemed to fall into the same familiar state.

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Yet every time court ended, Shen Shiran had to take a deep breath.

Damn! That felt great.

Shen Shiran discovered a secret. He had no idea what kind of treasure that bastard Xiao Die had on him.

Being near him made Shen Shiran hyperventilate.

Arguing with him and insulting him gave him a secret thrill.

Even their occasional accidental touches made his heart race.

Damn, Shen Shiran realized he seemed to have lost completely.

No! He had simply recognized that bastard's value. The only thing he wanted now was to...

Squeeze him dry!

Everyone knew Shen Shiran was impotent. But one day, when the chief minister took leave, the officials came to visit and stumbled upon an astonishing sight.

A man with a dragon's tail had the universally revered chief minister pinned against the edge of a pool. His long tail curled around Shen Shiran's feet, and his dragon body pressed him down hard. With a teasing tone, he whispered and flirted in Shen Shiran's ear again and again.

"Shiran, are you satisfied with my methods?"

Shen Shiran, his eyes bound with a black strip of cloth, blushed and swallowed.

"Less talk. Kiss me."

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Who would have thought that these sworn enemies from two lifetimes were secretly kissing every day behind our backs!

* One-on-one, sweet romance, no angst in the relationship.

* The "percent sign" only represents the degree of the relationship between people.

* Both are gods. The top cultivated as a demon before becoming a god; the bottom is a heavenly god who descended to the mortal world. They were already a couple, and the bottom came down to accompany the top through his tribulation.

Theme: Finding a way to live when all hope seems lost gives birth to courage and hope.