After being captured and locked up in his enemy's estate, Ling Jiu tried and failed to escape. Then one day, a few lines of comments suddenly floated before his eyes:
[He's so handsome, what a shame he's just cannon fodder!]
[The protagonist uke will show up in a month~~]
[Poor little cannon fodder, he'll be kicked out of the manor soon TT]
Ling Jiu: ?
From the comments, Ling Jiu learned that he was cannon fodder in a book.
As an undercover guard working for the crown prince, he was highly skilled in martial arts, strikingly handsome, and tasked with assassinating Prince Yi.
After the crown prince was brought down by Prince Yi, Ling Jiu was badly wounded and had nowhere to turn. Prince Yi captured him and kept him in his manor.
The comments were feeling sorry for him now. Once the protagonist uke showed up, he would be heartlessly thrown out.
Ling Jiu: O-O
So this is actually good news?
*
Duan Yi gradually noticed that the person who used to oppose him every day had changed.
He'd stopped causing trouble and obediently stayed in the manor to recover. He would quietly stare into space, and even at night he was much more cooperative.
One night, Duan Yi gazed at the pale beauty, exhausted in his arms, and kissed him again and again with tenderness, thinking how wonderful it would be if things stayed this way.
Then he heard Ling Jiu ask softly, "Your Highness, did you meet a young gentleman surnamed Fang today?"
Duan Yi said no.
A trace of barely perceptible menace flashed in his eyes.
Why was he asking about that newly appointed grand scholar?!
*
At last, the day of the palace banquet arrived.
The comments:
[Ahhhhh, this is the banquet where the protagonist gong and uke fall for each other, right?!]
[It's time for the cannon fodder to get lost!]
[I've been waiting for this forever!]
Ling Jiu: I've been waiting for this too!!
That night, he met a handsome, dignified young gentleman in the palace. He went up to ask, and sure enough, it was the protagonist uke, a certain Fang!
Ling Jiu was just about to take him to meet Prince Yi when he glanced back.
In the shadows not far away,
Duan Yi stood with his arms crossed, staring at him without moving, his gaze like that of a beast.
Ling Jiu: ...
Why does the back of my neck feel so cold?
Whatever, this cannon fodder had better run first :D
- A battle-worn beauty x a jealous bastard, 1v1 happy ending
- A little melodrama and a little coercion, delicious angst, proceed with caution
- Also known as "Days as a Canary in My Enemy's Palm," "I Thought I Was Cannon Fodder?" and "I'm Dead if They Catch Me Running Away"...
Theme: Freedom never yields
