When Li Chengjun first met Qi Shu, he only thought the beggar looked pitiful, so he saved his life on a whim. Later, he heard Qi Shu had a gift for cultivation and thought he'd struck gold. He even arranged for him to cultivate alongside the crown prince, Li Siyuan, so he could work for the dynasty in the future.
He never expected that after growing up, Qi Shu would refuse to become the crown prince's right-hand man and insist on accompanying the semi-retired, ailing old emperor as he hid away in a detached palace, living in misery.
Li Chengjun had lived for far too long in his previous life, with immense power in his hands. After being reincarnated, he had to cultivate all over again, but he had lost none of his memories. He understood the changing ways of the world and the human heart, and knew every secret under heaven and on earth. Yet this fellow he'd picked up left him completely at a loss.
Couple: Li Chengjun x Qi Shu, scheming emperor x obsessive wolfdog, both powerful. The seme's soul was badly damaged in his previous life, so he is frail and sickly, but make no mistake, he's incredibly strong.
The first few chapters use Qi Shu's perspective more to make things easier to set up, but the story is mainly from the seme's perspective, so don't get the wrong idea. The author favors the seme, so there'll be an uke pursuing the seme, an uke doting on the seme, and a slight reversal in body type and height. Think beautiful seme, handsome uke.
Content warning:
The seme is an emperor and had consorts and children before meeting the uke. He is single by the time he starts dating the uke, but his son has quite a lot of scenes, so don't read if that bothers you.
The seme treats his harem more like subordinates and business partners. There's no love involved. The story has a fantasy setting. Cultivators can have children by combining a little blood from each parent, without physical contact or pregnancy. If that bothers you, you can consider them to be each other's only partners.
Theme: A devoted puppy gets everything he wants
