This King Is Already Dead

Name: This King Is Already Dead
Author: Vast Righteous Wind

本王已死

by Vast Righteous Wind (浩然天风)

Status: Completed
Length: 247k Words
Genre: Danmei (BL)
Era: Alternate History
Updated: 1y ago
Source: JJWXC

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Upcoming novels: I Have a Bestiary of Spirits, Who Are You Calling My White Moonlight? Completed novels: What New Way Has My Cat Come Up With to Keep Me Today?, Super Streamer Is Back with a New Version of the Urban Legend, I'm the Only Big Orange Cat Who Can't Cultivate Immortality This novel will be available to read for a fee starting March 24, 2025. Three chapters will be updated that afternoon. Thank you for all your support and love! At the new emperor's coronation, the young Prince Lin'an died taking a sword for His Majesty. Enraged, the emperor ordered a thorough investigation. It uncovered the evil deeds of the Demon Gu Cult and even implicated the late Crown Prince in vile scandals from his lifetime, shocking the realm. The Demon Gu Cult had no demons, only ghosts, and most of its crimes involved supernatural matters. The emperor immediately issued a series of imperial edicts, summoning extraordinary people from across the land to help officials investigate the case. A thousand miles from the capital, in Dangui Village, a recently renowned ghost hunter was at home when a palace eunuch arrived bearing a secret decree and gently knocked on his door. * Lian Yunian died twice without managing to stay dead. The first time was in a car accident, which caused him to transmigrate. The second time was during the new emperor's coronation. A sword wielded by a former retainer of the late Crown Prince, who had come to assassinate His Majesty, went astray and pierced the heart of Lian Yunian, one of the court's last surviving princes without imperial blood. He thought he could finally close his eyes in peace. But when he shut them and opened them again, he was alive in an entirely new body. This time, he also came with a complete set of spiritual powers: he could see ghosts, kill ghosts, and was the last living heir of a family of ghost hunters. Lian Yunian only wanted to make a living with these abilities, but the Demon Gu Cult case brought him back to the imperial palace. Inside the bedchamber, the emperor leaned against the couch, eyes closed and chin resting on one hand. The late Prince Lin'an's cloak lay over his shoulders. In a languid voice, he asked, "Since you can commune with the netherworld and see ghosts and gods, sir, can you bring the dead back to life?" Lian Yunian: "..." Main-top pairing: fake sorcerer x real emperor. The top was a prince without imperial blood in his previous life and is not related to the emperor. Only the top has a golden finger in this story. All place names and personal names in this story are fictional. Any resemblance to real ones is coincidental, so please don't associate them with reality. Theme: Ride the winds and waves through adversity, press forward bravely, and face every challenge with positivity and determination.

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