Reborn as the Widow of the Founding Tyrant

After transmigrating, Yu Xian accidentally became the wife of the founding emperor, a future tyrant.

When he was young, Xie Wuwang was adored by soldiers and civilians alike, and seemed destined to be a wise ruler. In his later years, however, he went completely mad, leaving mountains of corpses in his wake. He would even kill his own wife with his bare hands.

The good news: history had gone off course. The tyrant had accidentally died in battle, so Yu Xian didn't have to worry about being slaughtered by him.

The bad news: someone had just reported him for defecting and betraying his side, and he was about to be executed.

So he was still going to die!

Facing the gleaming executioner's blade, Yu Xian had a flash of inspiration. He collapsed with a pathetic little thud and burst into tears.

“Th-thank you, my lords, for granting my wish.”

The lords who were about to chop his head off: ???

“I loved him with all my heart. I would follow him in life and death.”

The young man lifted his pale, fragile face, as delicate as a flower trembling in the wind. His eyes reddened. “But... if you really must kill me, could you let me observe the first seven days of mourning for him?”

“I’m afraid... he won’t be able to find his way home.”

Every word dripped with grief, every sentence brimming with love. The righteous men around him lowered their weapons and wiped away their tears, their hands trembling on their swords.

Only the tyrant Xie Wuwang, standing in the shadows, sneered. Hmph. Let’s see how you act your way out of this.

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By pretending to be the tyrant’s devoted widow, Yu Xian managed to save his own life. Through a series of coincidences, he was brought back to the faction of the “tyrant’s elder brother.”

Yu Xian: “Xie Wuwang is sinister and suspicious, the sort who’d rather kill a hundred innocents than let one guilty person go. Elder Brother, you’re mature and steady, gentle and refined. Don’t you dare learn from him.”

The “tyrant’s elder brother” laughed in anger and gave a slight nod.

“But it’s not entirely his fault. His parents abandoned him when he was little, and later, whenever he gave his trust to surrendered generals, they betrayed him.”

The tyrant elder brother, who had yet to be betrayed, paused, then turned around and killed the traitor.

“Even if he’ll be crazier than a rabid dog in the future, he’s still a great leader in his own right. He should’ve been able to take the throne.” Yu Xian sighed. “How did he end up dead?”

Amid the struggle for supremacy, Xie Wuwang, still lying low and already crazier than a rabid dog, felt his taut nerves suddenly relax. His expression softened a little.

“If this tyrant you speak of is so utterly awful, what could you possibly love about him?”

Yu Xian blurted out nonsense: “My late husband was huge and knew what he was doing. He really did a number on me.”

The “tyrant’s elder brother” nearly fainted.

Bystanders were horrified. From that day on, Xie Wuwang’s fearsome reputation spread throughout the land.

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In a world torn apart by war, the transmigrated Yu Xian was quick-witted and unwittingly helped the founding emperor’s guards through countless perils. But he was frail and often ill, leaving everyone worried he might be an immortal undergoing tribulation who would die young. They wished they could protect him with their own lives.

After an accident, Yu Xian finally learned that his cultured and gentle elder brother was none other than his late husband, who was supposed to have died young.

Faced with the future tyrant who was destined to lose his mind, Yu Xian felt terribly guilty. During a chaotic battle, he drank the poisoned wine in Xie Wuwang’s place, faked his death, and escaped.

But he never saw the man behind him suddenly turn bloodshot-eyed, or the other guards fall into madness.

#I gossiped about the tyrant right in front of him, and now I’m doomed, sob sob

#Wait, why is it my butt that’s doomed :)

A sinister tyrant seme who’s been brainwashed into a hopeless romantic and acts refined × a frail beauty uke who pretends to be a hopeless romantic, spouts endless dirty talk, and loves to ham it up. Older seme.

Both are pure in body and mind, each other’s one and only. A goofy, sweet, satisfying read.

Blurb recorded on 2025.12.23, screenshot saved

Theme: Lovers will find their way to each other in the end