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Fu Yuan was a god of war so formidable that even the Emperor of Northern Qi feared him. Since taking command of the army, he had never once been defeated.
But the Imperial Preceptor of Northern Qi predicted that he would ultimately lose to one person. Fu Yuan scoffed. The word "defeat" simply had no place in his life.
Until he captured the enemy general, Wanqi Qingmiao of Wei, on the battlefield, matching every detail of the prophecy.
For six months, he studied Wanqi Qingmiao inside and out. They had fought, stabbed each other, and slept together, yet Fu Yuan still couldn't see how he could possibly lose to this man.
But in the end, he really did lose.
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As the fourth prince of Wei, Wanqi Qingmiao needed only one more military achievement to secure his place as crown prince.
He had studied military strategy extensively and commanded troops like a god. He had never taken seriously the legendary God of War of Northern Qi, who had never been defeated. But the battle against Northern Qi became the greatest pain of his life.
Captured by Fu Yuan and taken to Taita Pass, he suffered every humiliation imaginable. Two years taught him the meaning of biding one's time.
He turned that arrogant God of War into a blade in his own hand.
The chaos ended and the land was unified. Finally secure on the imperial throne, he could return to being himself. He would repay the humiliations he had suffered, all of them and twice over, to the former God of War of Northern Qi, who was now his trusted subject.
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During the Taining coup, Fu Yuan was freed by subordinates in the Fu family army and declared himself king. He broke with Wei and entrenched himself at Taita Pass.
Leaving such a powerful force outside its borders was a potential threat to Wei, so the master manipulator Wanqi Qingmiao went into action once more.
When they met again at Taita Pass, Fu Yuan sat lazily slouched on the royal couch and glanced disdainfully at Wanqi Qingmiao. "I wonder how Her Majesty the Empress has been lately?"
Far away in the imperial palace of Wei, the empress sneezed. But that was only the beginning.
Wanqi Qingmiao tied Fu Yuan's hair. Fu Yuan glanced sideways at him and said, "I'm sure Her Majesty the Empress would like it more."
The summer heat at Taita Pass was unbearable, so Wanqi Qingmiao had thousand-year-old ice brought from the imperial palace to cool Fu Yuan down. Fu Yuan glanced sideways at him and said, "I'm sure Her Majesty the Empress would like it more."
Fu Yuan fell ill in bed, and Wanqi Qingmiao personally brewed medicine and cared for him. Fu Yuan glanced sideways at him and weakly managed to say, "I'm sure Her Majesty the Empress would like it more."...
After six months of this, when Fu Yuan said "the empress" once again, Wanqi Qingmiao dropped what he was holding and kissed him, using both force and magic to make him shut up.
After a passionate night, Fu Yuan climbed out of bed and wrapped himself in a robe. He turned to meet Wanqi Qingmiao's gaze, fell silent for a moment, then said, "I'm sure Her Majesty the Empress would like it more."
Wanqi Qingmiao: "…"
#What happened to my empress's throne?!#
[God of War gong x Ruler shou]
1. This is a gong-centric story.
2. The empress loves someone else and is in an alliance with the shou.
Theme: The inevitable cannot be avoided, and time waits for no one.
