###Coming Soon:
1. Don't Ask the Gods: historical Chinese BL political intrigue, long-form. (The next book I'll start; I'm saving up chapters.)
2. The Jerk's Epic Wipeout: modern BL, medium-length.
3. Guanyin in the Game: historical Chinese BL fantasy, long-form.
Please add them to your collection~ Love you all, mwah~
Blurb
[Cunning, arrogant warlord top]& [cool, beautiful strategist bottom]
“This wretched world! Who's innocent? Tell me! Who's innocent!!”
In the struggle for the throne, the strategist moves first
In the fourteenth year of Yonglong, a dam in Luanzhou collapsed, causing a flood. As Xiao Yushan stood at the edge of the execution ground and watched his father's blood splash three feet, an elder covered his eyes and mouth, preserving his dignity.
“Embezzlement? You can't possibly not know whether my father embezzled! The commander-in-chief is one of the Fifth Prince's men, isn't he?!”
From then on, he swore eternal enmity against the Fifth Prince, Shen Qingjue.
But the Fifth Prince held an even sharper blade in his hand. In the eighteenth year of Yonglong, as undercurrents swirled in the struggle for the throne, Ren Qingzhou, the youngest blade in the game, somehow held his own against every faction!
Well, it turns out he really does have something going for him!
“Master Xiao, in this struggle for the throne, I can turn my hand and raise clouds, while you can turn yours and bring rain. We each serve our own master. Why argue over who is better or worse?”
“Shen Qingjue abuses his power and harms loyal officials. You know about it and keep quiet, helping a tyrant do evil. I wonder, do you sleep soundly at night?”
“Master Xiao, you need evidence to make accusations.”
Damn it, impervious to reason? Stubborn as a mule?
Xiao Yushan tried every approach and refused to let up, sowing discord and attempting to turn Ren Qingzhou against his master. Wasn't it all because he admired Ren Qingzhou's ability? And, of course, his handsome face.
“Ren Jiuyan, do you know how people talk about you? They call you a paragon of the realm, with the bearing of an immortal. With everything you have going for you, why follow the Fifth Prince? He's arbitrary and domineering, suspicious and deceitful. Nothing good can come of following him!”
“People are just flattering me. You needn't praise me either, Master Xiao. I'm a maggot in a mud pit, with no power, no influence, and no one to rely on. I need a great tree to shelter me. It makes no difference who it is.”
“Then rely on me! I can give you all of that, so why does it have to be the Fifth Prince?!”
One refused to betray him, and the other refused to give up. Let's see whether his charms could win a man's heart, or whether that man's resolve was as firm as stone.
[Ren Qingzhou] (bottom)
[Xiao Yushan] (top)
Laying plans by the abyss, setting the heavens in motion
"Character Profiles"
[Ren Qingzhou] Courtesy name: Jiuyan | Chief strategist to the Fifth Prince
(The surname “Ren” is pronounced “ren,” like “wren.”)
Cool and calculating, advancing one step at a time
A haughty immortal exiled from the heavens
“In this struggle for the throne, I can turn my hand and raise clouds, while you can turn yours and bring rain.”
“Good or bad, victory or defeat, all are things I must face. I can act, but I have no choice.”
“I have always had nothing. A dead end is still a dead end.”
“Kill me! Don't hesitate! Do it!”
[Xiao Yushan] Courtesy name: Lingheng | Close friend and strategist to the Second Prince
Unrestrained and arrogant, unmatched in deceit
An arrogant warlord whose commanding presence blends with charisma and aggression
“I lend a mountain fame by climbing it, and make a river vast by crossing it.”
“Countless boats sweep onward, their sails disappearing. Even alone, I can travel ten thousand miles.”
“I've never said I'm loyal to the emperor. Saying I'm loyal to the realm is already giving me too much credit.”
“I give you tomorrow, and all that came before. I do so willingly. It's what I want.”
A sleepless feast, an unwinnable wager
Ren Qingzhou: “You're drunk.”
Xiao Yushan: “Mm. So don't push me away.”
Ren Qingzhou: “This dilapidated courtyard of mine was never meant to see spring.”
Xiao Yushan: “Then move in with me. I insist that you see spring.”
Ren Qingzhou: “I want you.”
Xiao Yushan: “Wait for me to come back.”
Ren Qingzhou: “I don't care.”
Xiao Yushan: “I do.”
“We haven't seen how it ends yet. Don't you dare die.”
“...We haven't seen how it ends... You can't die...”
Clear moonlight fills the hall, wine pours to drown sorrow
If you've resigned yourself to fate, why fight to win?
If you'll only retreat, why bare your heart?
Love fiercely, surrounded on all sides!
Fight! Seize! Take it all!
Race three thousand miles through the lonely wind, chasing a peach blossom that still draws breath in the tiger's jaws.
P.S. This is a serious story!! There are no gods in it, so it's not a power fantasy, but it's not angst for the sake of angst, either. Each person's pain and joy are shaped by their circumstances, and their struggles and convictions come from their experiences and character.
It's only a story. I'm doing my best to research historical facts and real-world conditions, but it's still just a story, so please don't take it too seriously~
[I'll revise the story after it's complete. I'm not responsible for pirated copies, and I hope anyone reading pirated versions will show me some respect and not comment under the official version. Thank you~]
Thanks to every reader~
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Theme: The world has difficult situations, but no truly hopeless dead ends.
In fact, the root problem lies with the emperor. The superior's own injustice, using others to fill the hole, and finally conniving to fill it on his own head. Everyone has their own unwillingness, but the problem is to seek their own government in their position. If they cannot be relatively fair and ignore the law and justice again and again, the foundation of their rule will inevitably be shaken. If the son doesn't teach, it's the father's fault. They say they value the people, but why should they value them? If they really value it, then they should take action the moment the prince becomes embezzled. What is good above will be effective below, and a thousand-mile embankment will collapse in an ant nest. To care for children is to clearly and clearly tell them what is allowed and what is not allowed. It is not conniving, let alone being filled in by irrelevant people. Otherwise this will be a bad outcome.
Www Everyone has his own suffering 😭
I have read this book as much as the first volume of Don't Ask the Gods, and I can't say that the author has made great progress in the first volume. On the whole, although no one can control everything, even the emperor is the same, but when you think about Shen Mingtang's efforts to check and balance the emperor, and bring in a son, a close friend, and two loyal ministers who are ready to leave for the future 😂, it seems to be an exaggeration (an exaggeration). At the beginning, the emperor said that he had no shortage of people to use until now, so he wanted to sharpen Xiao and Ren for future successors, but in the end he pushed them both away (at least after reading the final chapter, I felt that the emperor had given up on him). The last prince, Shen Qing'an, did not wait for his brother to accompany him to pry open the cage, and it is not clear whether he fought or defended anything for Xiao to the emperor. In the end, Xiao chose to kill Lao Wu, because Lao Wu harmed his father, framed his lover, and indirectly led to the death of his master. So I feel that Xiao listened to what Lu Jichuan said, assassinated Lao Wu, and was then captured by the emperor's people. Did Xiao think about Qing'an when he was killing him? Qing'an didn't expect that Xiao would kill Lao Wu and then the emperor would arrest him. Didn't Qing'an tell Xiao that he wanted to lift up the prison cage to get some light? Emotionally, Xiao Ren's relationship went through ups and downs, from mutual restraint to falling in love to trust, but ended abruptly in the end. The overall feeling is quite regretful 😭 I rarely write such a long paragraph, I just hope that I can leave no regrets without asking the gods, so the author will do my best [spread flowers]
I'll read it after I've finished fattening up, it's a great article 🙏
The last sound of horse hooves was Xiao Lingheng, right? Is he not dead 😭 😭 😭
🥺 Can the extra story be about two people in modern times?
In the extra chapter, can I ask for the things I didn't get 😍
I really want to die from this 🥺
Is this my punishment for studying late and going to bed late after school?
Recently, I am giving Amway to my friends. Every time I see the collection increase, I am very happy. I hope more people can see this book. It is really good. 💪