When I Became the Tyrant's Medicine

Lin Ting transmigrated to ancient times one day after a moment of carelessness.

The dynasty he found himself in was called Dayong, and Dayong had a tyrant named Pei Xingjian.

He suffered from a chronic headache. Since ascending the throne, he had grown gloomy and violently temperamental.

When his headaches struck, he treated killing people like a game. They said he'd killed thousands, if not tens of thousands.

Every imperial physician in the land had been called in, but no one could cure him.

Until one day, they found a Taoist priest who pointed to the southwest and declared, "The cure is there."

And Lin Ting was that cure.

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Lin Ting had no idea what sins he'd committed in his past life to end up with a strange buff that made him give off a unique fragrance.

And, as it happened, this buff could relieve the tyrant's headaches.

According to the original story, the tyrant's violent behavior would soon turn the whole country against him.

Eventually, the ministers at court could bear it no longer and betrayed him to the enemy, who cut him down.

Then the enemy invaded, slaughtering and pillaging until the people were plunged into misery. That was the end of Dayong.

Lin Ting's mission was to stop the tyrant from going berserk and save the people of Dayong from disaster.

He dodged and hid, but in the end, someone still dragged him back from a chicken coop.

The rumors were true. The first time Lin Ting saw the tyrant, he happened to be in the middle of a rampage.

Seeing that everyone in the room's lives rested on his shoulders,

Lin Ting took a deep breath and slowly walked toward the tyrant.

Before he could get close, a sword was pressed against his stomach.

The tyrant's eyes were gloomy, his face full of disgust. "Where did this beggar come from? Take him away."

Lin Ting: ...Wow.

The mission hadn't even started, and he was already about to be cut in half.

Fortunately, his buff could save his life.

At last, Lin Ting was allowed to stay by the tyrant's side.

He worked diligently and conscientiously.

Every day, he was either saving a minister or on his way to save one,

while also juggling several other roles: the tyrant's good doctor, life coach, and more.

In the end, the tyrant's headaches improved, the court was purged, and ruler and ministers lived together in harmony and friendship.

Lin Ting nodded with satisfaction. Mission accomplished. He picked up his beloved little travel bag and left.

He'd only gotten halfway when the tyrant caught him and dragged him back.

Pei Xingjian rubbed his ankle. "Where are you going?"

Lin Ting: ...

"T-To your heart."

[Obsessive emperor top x scatterbrained bottom]

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Check out my upcoming story, "Climbing the Ranks in the Crown Prince's Residence"

When Qin Hao was seventeen, he had a dream.

In the twentieth year of the Tiancheng reign, the emperor fell gravely ill, and the struggle for the throne grew fierce. After months of chaos, a new emperor took the throne and ruthlessly purged his political enemies and their supporters.

His family was caught up in the purge and landed squarely on the list of targets.

To keep his family safe, Qin Hao, the youngest son of the Chancellor's household, decided to get a position in the residence of the future new emperor, the current Crown Prince. He hoped to grow closer to the Crown Prince so that, once he took the throne, he'd spare Qin Hao's family.

The virtuous Crown Prince Mingde, Gu Chuheng, had been prophesied by a fortune-teller to die young when he was twelve. Everyone praised his benevolence and virtue, yet because of the baseless prophecy, they kept their distance from him.

When the Eastern Palace held a selection for officials, Gu Chuheng spotted a familiar face among a group of idle young nobles from obscure branches of the aristocracy.

It was none other than the youngest son of the current Right Chancellor.

As a crown prince who had already been quietly pushed out of the succession struggle, Gu Chuheng could only assume the other boy had been sent to spy on him. He detested him.

On the new recruit's first day at the palace, Gu Chuheng pointed at a spy who had just been killed in a bloody display and warned him, "If I catch you betraying me, you'll end up just like him."

Qin Hao: ...

Wasn't the Crown Prince supposed to be magnanimous and kind to his subordinates?

The political situation at court kept changing, and so did life in the Eastern Palace.

After several failed attempts to test Qin Hao, Gu Chuheng grew even more suspicious and was determined to make him show his true colors.

Meanwhile, Qin Hao was determined to make a good impression on the Crown Prince. He worked diligently and never complained, eventually earning the chance to accompany him on an investigation.

But an accident sent him tumbling into the water. In desperation, he grabbed the Crown Prince, who had jumped in to save him, and kissed him.

Once they were safe, Qin Hao saw the future emperor, the current Crown Prince, go through a range of expressions before finally saying, "How dare you."

Qin Hao curled up, looking aggrieved. "I... I've never kissed anyone else."

Gu Chuheng gazed at Qin Hao's pale little face and rosy lips, his expression complicated and his heart suddenly racing...

The struggle for the throne grew fiercer.

Qin Hao stayed close to the Crown Prince, exposing corrupt officials and managing floods.

Spending every day together, Gu Chuheng gradually found his heart belonging entirely to Qin Hao.

Meanwhile, Qin Hao rose quickly through the ranks and became a rising star at court, drawing the attention of the officials around him.

When Gu Chuheng learned that Qin Hao had been taken to meet a potential match, his sense of crisis exploded. He hurried over and pulled Qin Hao away.

Qin Hao had been admiring flowers with someone, completely unaware of what was going on. He stared at the person who had inexplicably shoved him aside: ?

Gu Chuheng, abandoning all dignity, warily glanced at the daughter of an official beside them, who was beginning to fall for Qin Hao, then looked at Qin Hao's confused face. Jealousy surged through him. "You two can't be together."

Qin Hao: ???

Seriously? Does joining the Crown Prince's residence mean I'm not even allowed to make friends?

A bright, flamboyant, emotionally oblivious heartthrob bottom x a seemingly gentle and courteous, but cold-hearted, domineering father-figure top

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