The Matchmaker Is Cutting Red Threads Again

Coming soon: "Reborn as the Dark Moonlight's Spirit Pet." Another sweet historical fantasy. The blurb is at the end. Please add it to your reading list!

-Story begins-

[Cold, scheming, sharp-tongued Gong x Smooth-talking, flirtatious, seductive beauty Shou]

-Straightforward flirting versus teasing him right back, wolfdog x fox dynamic-

Shou's perspective:

As the Matchmaking Immortal, Wen Zheqiu spent most of his time on earth snipping red threads.

These threads had run their course, but their owners were too attached to let go. As long as one person refused to move on, the other couldn't be joined to a new red thread. It was up to Wen Zheqiu to find a way to cut them apart.

In other words, he talked people into breaking up.

Wen Zheqiu said whatever people wanted to hear, whether they were human or ghost, and was lightning-fast at breaking up couples.

The Lord Emperor approved of his resilience and sent his own young heir to Wen Zheqiu in the middle of the night, begging him to take the boy away and straighten him out.

Rumor had it that the young prince was extremely ill-behaved. His tongue was as venomous as poison, and he was always picking fights. He wreaked havoc in the Immortal Realm all day long, making life miserable for all the divine officials.

To avoid suffering the same fate, and to carry out his boss's orders, Wen Zheqiu came up with a whole bag of brilliant plans, ready to spoil his new disciple rotten.

In the end, he didn't need a single one.

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On their red-thread missions, Chang Yuefeng was an attentive, tireless, and considerate disciple, the very model of a devoted pupil.

When Wen Zheqiu staked out the people linked by a red thread, Chang Yuefeng would crouch down and let him lean against his back while they waited.

The targets often got into fights that ended with fists flying at Wen Zheqiu's face. Chang Yuefeng always blocked every blow, then held Wen Zheqiu's face and kissed him.

Sometimes Wen Zheqiu hesitated over whether to cut a red thread. Chang Yuefeng would take his hand and say, "Love is complicated. Let me teach you, Master."

By the time Wen Zheqiu came to his senses, they were already sharing a bed every night.

He opened the Book of Matchmaking on instinct, only to find a red thread with his and Chang Yuefeng's names on it.

Wen Zheqiu thought he was dreaming. He checked for several nights, then, overcome with curiosity about whether the thread was real, sneaked off somewhere no one could see him and tried to cut it.

He hadn't been at it long when a hand clamped around his wrist, gripping so hard it hurt.

Chang Yuefeng had been watching him from behind for who knew how long. A fire seemed to burn in his dark eyes.

Wen Zheqiu gave an awkward laugh. "Your Highness, look how fun! Our red thread can't be cut, huh?"

Before he could finish joking, he finally learned what it meant to be feared by every god and ghost.

Tied up by his own red thread between the bed curtains, all Wen Zheqiu could do with his normally silver tongue was beg for mercy.

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Gong's perspective:

When Chang Yuefeng was young, he lost a priceless treasure in the human world. He searched high and low for ages, but never found a trace of it.

At first sight of his new master, he never expected to get back what he'd lost so suddenly.

Only, his treasure... seemed different from before.

That was all right. They could start over.

This time, he'd be more direct.

-The cover is an exclusive commission featuring the Shou-

[Reader's Guide]

1. Shou-focused, one-on-one, the Gong and Shou only have eyes for each other. A sweet, doting age-gap romance about breaking up couples while flirting with each other, happy ending.

2. Romance-focused, no slow burn for the main couple, only spice. The red-thread couples have angsty, twisted drama.

3. The main couple reunites after a long separation. The Gong recognizes the Shou first, while the Shou figures it out gradually.

4. Both the Gong and Shou are playful. They're not only good at talking, but also love trying to outdo each other with their tricks. A lighthearted, funny story about completing missions.

5. Some red threads are cut, others aren't. The setup serves the romance.

#Days and nights spent breaking up couples with your disciple, then sharing a bed#

-Coming soon: "Reborn as the Dark Moonlight's Spirit Pet"-

[Dark, duplicitous, brooding ghost Gong x Purehearted, haughty Shou hiding a dark side]

In his previous life, Xuan An ruled over the dragon clan for many years. He rescued a white wyrm from his fellow clan members and raised him by his side as a younger brother.

His younger brother was gentle and obedient, always putting up with Xuan An's moods. He quietly shielded him from danger and even tenderly helped him through his special periods.

As the years passed, Xuan An fell for him. After finally swallowing his pride, he stumbled upon his younger brother using his position to secretly help the Heavenly Court, the dragons' enemy, hunt down their clan.

The younger brother who had been cuddling up to him just days earlier seemed like a different person. When Xuan An reprimanded him, he didn't obediently stop as he always had.

Before losing consciousness, Xuan An remembered only his younger brother sighing and answering his accusation.

"Silly big brother, I was lying to you all along."

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When Xuan An opened his eyes again, he had been reborn as a little dragon.

The good news: he still had the powers from his previous life.

The bad news: he was now the spirit pet his dear younger brother had just taken in.

After some investigating, Xuan An learned that his younger brother had earned great merit by infiltrating the dragon clan and had now become the highest-ranking deity in the Heavenly Court.

Unbelievable!

Furious, Xuan An ground his teeth and immediately started plotting his escape, causing trouble wherever he went to vent his anger.

Strangely, no matter what trouble he caused, his younger brother would smile and take care of it, pampering him like an ancestor.

Then, on the day Xuan An tried to escape, a cold golden chain curled around his ankle. The man who'd let Xuan An order him around all this time finally dropped the act, revealing the wicked nature beneath.

"What kind of person does Big Brother like these days? I'll just pretend to be that again."

[Reader's Guide]

1. All misunderstandings will be cleared up. At heart, this is a sweet story, one-on-one, happy ending.

2. Romance-focused, a mad dog x a fiery kitten dynamic.

Theme: Cherish genuine love.