Breaking the Formation

An unpredictable, power-grabbing tyrant seme × a transmigrated-into-a-book, sharp-tongued, never-tells-the-truth, beloved-by-all shou

Fu Li × Yu Zhou

"The Demon Lord Actually Loved Me But Couldn’t Have Me" is a novel with countless negative reviews on a certain website.

In the book, the emperor is incompetent, and the world falls into turmoil. The three great cultivation sects, which hold a status equal to that of the Imperial Preceptor, cower and refuse to act. Only a young man expelled from the immortal sect steps forward to quell the unrest. The young man, who was supposed to die, wins the Demon Lord’s favor, and the latter secretly helps him. The two begin a game of chase and escape, and eventually end up together.

After the new emperor ascends the throne, he disbands the three sects, and their sect leaders are imprisoned and punished for failing to keep watch.

Unfortunately, when Yu Zhou transmigrates into the book, he is neither the young man nor the Demon Lord nor the emperor. He is the sect leader’s steward who gave a terrible suggestion and was imprisoned and punished.

Heaven gave Yu Zhou neither a System nor the original story’s plot, but fortunately, he transmigrates into the book in the second year of the Jiaping era, when there is still time to change everything.

This time, he decides to sit back and wait to die. With the thought that perhaps he’ll return to his own world if he dies, Yu Zhou lives freely and happily.

But somehow, the dashing young man, the wickedly charismatic Demon Lord, and the unruly, violent emperor all fall in love with him.

The young man, who should have been radiant and handsome, is now covered in blood and filth, like a demon crawling out of hell. Gritting his teeth, he says, "Master, do you truly hate me? Even if you do, so what? I’ll make sure you can never leave my side, not in this life or the next."

Yu Zhou: "...Would you believe me if I said I actually love you?"

The Demon Lord waves everyone away, then looks at Yu Zhou, who has come to seek peace, and says, word by word, "Peace? Fine. On one condition: you have to give yourself to me."

Yu Zhou: "...You might as well keep fighting."

In the first year of the Taicheng era, no one could have imagined that the newly enthroned emperor would make his first move before even securing his position by naming an empress. And the one he names is the Jade-Faced Immortal Venerable, who should have been imprisoned and punished.

Fu Li: "My beloved subject is certainly sharp-tongued. Not a single court censor can match you, not even by a fraction. I’ve found you a fine post, one that makes you The Outcast, second only to me and above everyone else."

Yu Zhou: "Prime Minister?"

Fu Li: "You jest, my beloved subject. I mean Empress."

Yu Zhou: "...Do I have the right to refuse?"

Fu Li: "Nope ^-^."

Reading Guide:

A beloved-by-all shou, who turns straight men gay.

No side couples. Everyone loves the shou.

The setting is entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.

Theme: World peace