Your Majesty, You Absolutely Mustn’t!

[Complete. Bonus chapter coming August 20] Xiao Rong transmigrated to ancient times and became a strategist serving a regional king in an era when heroes vied for supremacy. The king was stubborn, refused to heed advice, was sensitive and suspicious, valued military strength over scholarship, and, most importantly, was cruel and bloodthirsty. He had every trait of a ruler destined to lose his country, and Xiao Rong was still forced to assist him. Xiao Rong had already been doomed to die, but a certain System detected that his aura matched the king's and bound their lives together. If the king was well, Xiao Rong was well. If the king's fortune declined, Xiao Rong would cough up blood and have to drink medicine. And so a striking sight appeared in the palace. When the king wanted to kill a minister who dared speak his mind, Xiao Rong clutched his chest and rushed over to stop him. “Your Majesty, you absolutely mustn't!” When the king wanted to spare an enemy kneeling and begging for mercy, Xiao Rong went to stop him with a deathly pale face. “Your Majesty, you absolutely mustn't!” When the king wanted to slaughter prisoners who had already surrendered and their innocent families, Xiao Rong grabbed his sleeve, coughing up blood as he did so. “Your Majesty, you absolutely mustn't!” Later, the king developed such a psychological aversion to seeing Xiao Rong cough up blood that he listened to him in everything, afraid that one wrong move would make Xiao Rong kill himself. The obedient king was practically a wise ruler. With the realm almost within his grasp, Xiao Rong stood contentedly on the city tower, gazing down at the vast lands. Then a hand reached around his waist. Xiao Rong: “...Your Majesty, you absolutely mustn't!!!” Just look at how many exclamation marks I used, you bastard! Who knew the king would study his face and come to a conclusion? “You aren't coughing up blood, so that means I can.” Xiao Rong: “...” * A top who constantly courts death and a bottom who tearfully begs him to stop * Fictional dynasty, a stitched-together world * The cover is an illustration from the story * The characters aren't perfect; each has their own strengths and flaws. One-on-one pairing Please add my upcoming novel to your collection: Sorry, I'm Running Two Accounts Blurb: Xu Su transmigrated one day and found himself in the role of a freshly minted remnant of the former dynasty. The country had fallen, his family was dead, and fires were raging everywhere. A large force of enemy soldiers was searching for him, but he was so frightened that his legs trembled and he could barely stand. It turned out that this little prince had been spoiled rotten and was completely useless. He had never done anything for himself, and even needed someone to help him get dressed. At this life-or-death moment, Xu Su furiously complained to the System that had sent him here. The System couldn't take it anymore and finally gave him a golden finger: the ability to run a second account. Once he had the golden finger, the hidden guard on the ground immediately came back to life. Xu Su took control of him, hoisted the little prince onto his back, and made a quick escape. After that, Xu Su ran two accounts at once. Although the main account was his real body, it was pitifully weak, so Xu Su kept him at home in luxury while sending the alternate account out to wage wars and conquer territory for the main account. But the alternate account was too good at everything, and Xu Su was troubled. A certain strategist: “General, you have the bearing of a true hero. Why not take his place?” Xu Su: “...” Have you ever seen an alternate account kill the main account? A certain colleague: “You work yourself to the bone for your lord, but he treats you so coldly. Now he even makes you take off his boots! Isn't that humiliating you?” Xu Su: “...” I'm just too lazy to switch accounts! A certain rival: “I gave my heart to the moon, but the moon shines on the gutter instead. You won't come with me, all because of him, isn't it? Don't worry. I'll send someone to kill him today.” Xu Su: “...” Kill who??? Xu Su raced back overnight to save his main account. He arrived just before an assassin's sword could pierce his heart. At the crucial moment, Xu Su threw his arms around the little prince and took the blade for him without hesitation. The strategist and colleague: “...” This is heartbreaking! A man mustn't be a lovesick fool! The rival: “...” Very good. Die, both of you. Theme: The two of them can achieve more by working together.