Novels like The Shadow Guard Becomes a Slave
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- 1 Blazing Sun in a Dark Alley 暗巷炽阳 One chance encounter completely upends An Qiuren’s peaceful life. One is domineering and possessive, one is dark and inscrutable, and one offers gentle protection. Three entanglements as different as can be, three bonds none of them can let go. He thinks it is only a brief encounter, unaware that all three have already placed him at the very center of their hearts. However deep the dark alley, the blazing sun will eventually light the way home. 147Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 My Prince, I'm the Male Supporting Character 王爷，我是男配啊 A year after transmigrating, Shi Ling awakens to the truth: he has become a bodyguard in an old-fashioned, lightweight romance novel, serving the male lead. If he can complete the plot, he can return to the modern world and collect a legal ten million yuan. So he spends his days helping the male and female leads get together and keeping the plot on track. Shi Ling doesn’t know that the male lead, Xiao Jinhan, can hear his thoughts. He keeps grumbling to himself until Xiao Jinhan starts looking a 6.4kReads7.3Score944Shelves
- 3 Can I Love You? No 我可以爱你吗？不可以 Bad ending Two male leads + melodramatic angst + groveling to win back his wife + loving without knowing it Xie Xinyu was truly exhausted. He had loved Zhou Heng for six years and given him everything, but Zhou Heng never appreciated it. He asked Zhou Heng, “What are we to each other?” But Zhou Heng replied, “You don’t know what we are? How could I ever like you? I’m a normal person, and you’re a bona fide pervert...” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 That Bastard Ruined Half My Life 那个混蛋毁了我半辈子 (Please add my new story, "[Quick Transmigration] I Turned Into a Gorgeous Bottom and Became Incredibly Handsome") "Brother Chen, please, let me go! Or just kill me, okay?" Chu Mochen smiled calmly. "How could I? Didn't I tell you? If anything happened to Xiao You, I'd make your life worse than death. This is the path you chose. Now crawl along it on your knees!" Ji Qing went to prison for five years for Chu Mochen. By the time he got out, everything had changed. Brother Chen, who used to cheris 79Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Peerless Mute Empress 倾世哑后 [The groveling pursuit begins] A stunningly beautiful, soft-spoken mute × a domineering, cruel, violent emperor, a beast worse than an animal * Xie Chaoge was raised as a girl from childhood, dressed in pretty skirts and given beautiful hairstyles. After entering the palace as a consort, Xiao Jin orders him to wear the gorgeous dresses he bestows on him, holding him close as he coaxes him in a low, seductive voice: “Chaochao is the darling of my heart.” But later, Xie Chaoge finally understands 321Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 6 Has the Shadow Guard Learned His Lesson? His Master Has Already Gone Mad 暗卫他知错了吗？主人他已经疯了 For the extra chapters, see the author’s comment in the comments section of the final chapter. Updates are slow. [Devoted bottom / Two male leads / Physical and emotional angst / Average writing / Angst for angst’s sake / Physical abuse warning / Jianghu setting / They can’t communicate / Hard to mend a broken relationship / Both have only ever been with each other] On the day Jiudu was accused of betraying his master, he never imagined he would see Zhong Shangshi again in this life. Every bone 4.1kReads8.5Score463Shelves
- 7 After Falling for His Bodyguard, the Prince Learned the Truth 爱上暗卫后王爷真相了 Shen Qiuhong × Jing Yuan One moment of compassion brought disaster upon him. The spy Jing Yuan had let escape nearly killed Shen Qiuhong, earning him the prince's utter fury. Jing Yuan accepted every act of torment and humiliation, every demand that he surrender himself, and took his punishment willingly. But he couldn't understand why the prince, who had always been cold and ruthless, had suddenly begun to care for him in every way, tending to his every need, with unmistakable affection in h 862Reads8.2Score100Shelves
- 8 After Five Years of Humiliation, the Demon Lord Discovers I'm His Beloved 折辱五年后，魔尊发现白月光是我 [From a cold, violent, and domineering abuser to a humble, guilt-ridden, unhinged man seeking redemption x from a gentle, patient victim to a clear-eyed, despairing, broken soul] Please leave a five-star review with a comment. This book has no traffic, and its rating won't go up. He had once been a dazzling young sword cultivator, radiant as the sun. But one act of kindness drew him into the clutches of the Demon Venerable, the one person in the world no one should ever cross. Five years of impr 4.5kReads8.2Score615Shelves
- 9 After Prison, I Was Forced to Become His Caged Canary 出狱之后，被迫成了他的金丝雀 Three years ago, one fire, two people. Jin Dongyang sent him to prison without hesitation. Three years later, Shen Nian was released. Shen Nian was determined never to be Jin Dongyang’s lover again. All he wanted was to get away from him. But the man who stood above the clouds refused to let him go. A refined, rotten-to-the-core pursuer x a love interest who’d rather die than be anyone’s lover 323Reads8.2Score206Shelves
- 10 What a Shock! The Prince's Shadow Guard Is His One True Love 惊！王爷的影卫竟是他的白月光 Two male leads [Sly prince with a slightly mischievous sense of humor, gong ✖️ cold on the outside, affectionate and flamboyant shadow guard, shou] Cheng Xi, Prince Rui of the Great Cheng, kept a secret known only to him and his imperial elder brother: the person who had saved his life when he was little was the cherished love he had hidden deep in his heart. They met again many years later, and Cheng Xi's beloved had become his shadow guard. By a twist of fate, he even helped Cheng Xi recover f 179Reads—Score103Shelves
- 11 Xiao Heng and Shen Yelan Beneath the Apricot Blossoms 杏花疏影里萧珩沈夜阑 Tyrannical, possessive Regent King × devoted-to-the-end, love-brained secret guard The guard is love-brained, so he suffers for it. Shen Yelan endured everything. He never hated him. ★★★ Content warning: I don't write male pregnancy, so this story includes female pregnancy. There is no love, no love! In the end, the family of five lives happily together. 517Reads8.1Score140Shelves
- 12 After He Broke Her Body and Heart, President Gu Gets His Comeuppance 虐身虐心后，顾总火葬场了 Shen Zhao loves Gu Chengyuan with all his heart. He never expects Gu Chengyuan to love him just as much. All he wants is a quiet, peaceful life. Even when he is misunderstood and hurt, he cannot forget the boy who once smiled at him. But when Gu Chengyuan destroys his father’s company, gets engaged to someone else right in front of him, and even punishes him with his mother’s life, Shen Zhao can no longer love him. In the end, he smiles and says, “Chengyuan, life should be as it was when we firs 425Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 My Emperor, Your Shadow Guard Needs a Clue 朕的影卫你开开窍 Clueless, adorably violent bodyguard bottom × ruthless, reborn top As a competent shadow guard, You Ran believes he should rise earlier than the rooster and sleep later than the dog, and take knives and bullets for his master when it matters. But in reality, he rises later than a pig and goes to bed earlier than a chicken. Whenever danger strikes, his master has to take the knives and bullets for him instead. So You Ran decides he needs to work harder at being a good shadow guard. Until one day, 248Reads5.8Score111Shelves
- 14 Your Highness, Please Don’t Punish Me, This Secret Guard Can’t Take It 王爷别罚了，暗卫受不住 [Two male leads + devoted to each other + physical and emotional angst + happy ending + amnesia and faked death] [Newly rated] A cold, scheming pursuer who later grovels to win him back x a loyal puppy at first who later becomes the one in charge After the new emperor takes the throne, the ninth prince, Shi Jiu, is stripped of his title and becomes a shadow guard in Prince Yan Yan Chifeng's household. Prince Yan holds immense power and is at odds with the new emperor, so he also comes to hate Sh 4.2kReads8.8Score537Shelves
- 15 Reborn: Prince Yi Realizes He Got It Wrong 重生之翊王爷他认错了 [The loyal, devoted shadow guard Wuluo, the bottom × the cold, violent Prince Qi Heng, the top] Wuluo loves Prince Yi, but shadow guards are of the lowest status, so he can never confess his feelings. He can only keep his love hidden in his heart. But his brief happiness doesn't last. Wuluo, already out of favor with the prince, is discovered harboring these "filthy" feelings, and in a fit of rage, Prince Yi drives Shadow Nine out of the manor. One day, Prince Yi is struck by a potent poison. 766Reads6.4Score105Shelves
- 16 Mo Sikalin 墨司卡林 [Modern + high-quality novel + two male leads + doctors + rekindled love + melodrama + frail protagonist + urban + tragic romance + devotion] I believe in the universe. I believe in thermodynamics. I believe in gods and Buddhas, and in the next life. The universe says entropy cannot be reversed. Thermodynamics says nothing is absolute, though you can get infinitely close. The gods don’t love the world, and the Buddha doesn’t love mortals. I do. In my heart, there is no mountain I cannot climb or 339Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 17 After His Shadow Guard Lost Hope, the Regent Knelt to Win His Wife Back 影卫心灰意冷后，摄政王跪着追妻 [Scheming, sinister regent × beautiful, emotionally clueless, naturally airheaded bodyguard] After the palace coup in Great Sheng, Yun Fei was made a scapegoat and locked in the death row. His former master, Regent Chu Mingge, pinned countless crimes on him. Yun Fei swallowed poisoned wine, thinking his life was finally over, but when he opened his eyes, Chu Mingge had brought him into the palace. A dulled blade can be sharpened again. A shadow guard who can no longer kill has only one use besid 108Reads6.1Score139Shelves
- 18 A Disobedient Shadow Guard? His Master Says He Needs Discipline 暗卫不乖？主人说他欠管教 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 9kReads8.6Score659Shelves
- 19 I Forced Myself on My Imperial Brother's Unmatchedly Handsome Hidden Guard 我强制了皇兄的那个绝色暗卫 [Rating just posted, may go up] [Goofy Prince Gong x loyal, cold and aloof shou] [Ye Kexi x Li Cang] [Male-male leads] [Both are each other's first] [Coercive love] [Top's POV] [Loyal, but not to me] [First person] [Goofy and lighthearted] [Shou has a secret crush on gong] I heard my imperial elder brother had a shadow guard named Li Cang. He was a master of martial arts, ruthless in a fight, and whenever he drew his sword, blood was sure to be spilled. No matter what mission my brother sent him 2kReads8.6Score306Shelves
- 20 The Shadow Guard Is His Majesty's One True Love 影卫大人是君上白月光 [Fake replacement, physical torment, angst before sweetness, childhood friends, happy ending] [Obsessive, alluring emperor gong × stoic, proud shadow guard shou] Shen Ning fell in love at first sight with the lofty ruler of the empire. He ruined his own prospects, gave up the position of Right Chancellor, and joined the Shadow Hall, willingly becoming a blade in the emperor’s hand just to stay by his side. Unfortunately, Fu Chenglin did not love Shen Ning. He regarded Shen Ning as his right-han 1.1kReads6.7Score118Shelves
- 21 Your Highness, Crown Prince, Stop Hitting Me. Han Zhi Doesn’t Want to Love Anymore 太子殿下别打了，寒止不想爱了 Torture the shou! Torture the shou! Torture the shou! Shou fans, don’t read! [Two male leads + physical abuse + emotional abuse + both virgins + happy ending + the shou fakes his death] [Just started getting ratings] A foolish-dog beauty with a sadistic streak gong x a cool, resilient, lowly shou To save her younger sister, Han Zhi is given by his mother to Chang Yuan, the Crown Prince of Hanxu and son of the Water God. At first, because of Han Zhi’s parents, Chi Changyuan bullies him without re 4.7kReads8.2Score414Shelves
- 22 Your Majesty, Please Don’t Hit Me! Your Little Shadow Guard Doesn’t Want a Spanking 陛下别打，小暗卫不想挨板子 [Two male leads, emperor, imperial guard, pure love, mild angst] “Tell me, what do you want to be whipped with? A heavy whip or a ruler? Pick your favorite.” “Waaah, I don’t like either! Brother Zhong Yin, I won’t get jealous for no reason again. Please believe me, okay?” “No. You’ve said that plenty of times before.” “If you don’t behave, I really will lock you in the Qianqing Palace. Do you believe me?” “Brother Zhong Yin, even the imperial guards can unlock doors. I just don’t want to make t 2.4kReads6.5Score144Shelves
- 23 The Fallen Crown Prince, a Prisoner in Chains 亡国太子阶下囚 This is an angsty story: physical torment in the first half, emotional torment in the second, coercive love, imprisonment in a dark room, and revenge. Mo Jingxuan spent three years plotting the destruction of the Yu Kingdom and preparing to take revenge on its emperor. After finally fighting his way to the city walls, he discovered that the damned emperor had died just days before he could break through the gates. With nowhere else to direct his overwhelming hatred, he turned it on Lin Chen, the 710Reads6.5Score101Shelves
- 24 Your Highness, the Shadow Guard Knows His Mistake and Begs for Punishment 王爷，影卫知错了，主动求罚 [Two male leads; prince as the pursuer, shadow guard as the pursued; cold-blooded, scheming pursuer; stoic, loyal-dog pursued; physical angst but no emotional angst] Ji Hanfeng: A domineering, cold-blooded prince who is ruthless in his heart, words, and actions. Shen Yi: A loyal, stoic shadow guard who can become unhinged when pushed too far. An orphan of the late emperor, a prince fallen on hard times. Shen Yi was sent into the imperial palace three times and finally ended up at Prince Beiping’ 111Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 25 My Lord, Your Shadow Guard Has Run Off Again 王爷，您的暗卫又跑了 [Male-Male Romance + Transmigration + Mutual Firsts + Imprisonment + Shadow Guard + Angsty Romance + Happy Ending] A ruthless yet gentle prince (top) vs. an innocent, kindhearted shadow guard with a surprising side (bottom) This is an intensely angsty story, but let’s find a little sweetness amid the heartbreak. I woke up in a strange place and found I’d transmigrated into the body of the most insignificant shadow guard in the guard corps. My new life began with a nerve-racking job that kept me 3.4kReads—Score309Shelves
- 26 Shadow Guard, Kneel and Beg Your Master to Spare You 影卫乖乖跪下，求主子放过 [Dual male leads + prince as the pursuer + shadow guard as the pursued + plenty of physical angst, little emotional angst + mutual devotion + series] Every story has a happy ending!!! Golden Arches vibes: plenty of physical angst, little emotional angst, prince vs. shadow guard Volume One: Powerful, high-ranking pursuer vs. loyal, stoic pursued Volume Two: Cool, arrogant pursuer vs. sunny, vivacious pursued Volume Three: Unhinged, brooding pursuer vs. clueless-about-romance pursued Volume Four: 2.4kReads8.6Score198Shelves
- 27 Reborn as the Fifth Prince, I Seduce My Young Shadow Guard into Taking Me 重生之五皇子引诱小影卫拿下自己 The rating just came out, so it's not high yet, but don't let that stop you from reading! Don't miss out, come take a look~ Scheming War King seme * Adorable Shadow Guard uke The Fifth Prince, Bai Jiyun, has been reborn. In his previous life, he was blind and foolish, trusting the wrong people and serving his enemy, the Second Prince. As a result, his father died in disgrace, his elder brother was imprisoned, and not one of his eighteen shadow guards survived. And then there was his Xiao Jiu, w 2.5kReads8.7Score331Shelves
- 28 After My Undercover Identity Was Exposed, My Nemesis A Turned into an E 卧底暴露后，发现宿敌A变E了 [Main story complete] [Two male leads + Strong leads + Apocalypse + Love and kill each other + ABO (EA)] Shen Yu had spent three years undercover. On the day his mission was complete and he was set to withdraw, his cover was blown. During those three years, he fell in love with the one person he should never have loved: Jiang Yan. They were both Alphas. Asking another Alpha to be his wife would obviously be impolite, so Shen Yu never revealed how he felt. When Shen Yu’s cover was blown, Jiang 856Reads8.9Score108Shelves
- 29 The Devoted Secret Guard Secretly in Love with the Demon Lord 暗恋魔尊的忠犬暗卫 [Two male leads + mutual devotion + pure love + bittersweet romance + top-focused + happy ending + beautiful top and strong bottom] [Powerful, indulgent Demon Lord who doesn't realize he's in love × repressed, insecure bodyguard who doesn't dare reveal his feelings] The cold-hearted Demon Lord's jealousy boils over, and he forcibly binds himself to the leader of his bodyguards, only to discover that the other man has always been obsessed with him! A bodyguard as lowly as mud dares to fall for hi 1.9kReads8.9Score272Shelves
- 30 Locked in Love, Broken by Sorrow 锁爱成殇 He was his master’s loyal shadow, a blade that could be discarded at any moment. Cheng Mu, Shen Yi’s personal bodyguard, was exceptionally skilled, reserved, and taciturn. He had no name, no family, and no regrets. He had only one conviction: protect his master, even if it cost him his life. Shen Yi was a noble young master, high above the rest, handsome and cold, with everything under his control. He had countless favored companions at his beck and call, yet he always treated Cheng Mu as if he 1.2kReads8.7Score—Shelves
- 31 Stop Torturing Him! I’m Taking That Shadow Guard Away 别虐了，那个影卫我带走了 [Main story complete. Thank you all for your support! Come on in and have a look ʕ ◦`꒳´◦ʔ] Content warning: The first person the protagonist serves is not the love interest. A no-brains-needed power fantasy. Monogamous, 1v1, happy ending, top protagonist Xie Wuwang ✕ Ying Shu [A seemingly lazy transmigrator with a soft heart × a little shadow no one ever noticed, finally rescued] Xie Wuwang is a 26-year-old single shut-in who stayed up all night getting hooked on a male-oriented web novel. Not o 7.3kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves
- 32 Mr. Grim Reaper, Is It My Turn Today? 死神先生，今天轮到我了吗？ Mr. Reaper, is it my turn today? 109Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Beloved Guard 宠卫 The emperor keeps a little secret guard by his side. He’s obedient, compliant, and perfect in every way, except that he thinks about assassinating the emperor every single day. Chu Junyao thought, “I’ll keep him around. When I get tired of him, I’ll treat him as the last remnant of a defeated faction and deal with him...” Everyone in the palace says, “His Majesty never got tired of him, not in his whole life. In the end, the little secret guard didn’t get disposed of. His Majesty got himself don 439Reads6.5Score100Shelves
- 34 After Being Reborn, My Little Shadow Guard Wants to Quit 重生后，小暗卫想离职了 Meng Qi transmigrates to an alternate era and becomes the crown prince's secret guard. Gradually, he falls in love with his master, and in the end, he loses his life saving the man he loves. Reborn, Meng Qi decides to live for himself. He's spent both his lives working for others, and he's exhausted. But this time around, the crown prince seems a little different. Dual male leads, HE, mildly angsty 1.1kReads6.2Score102Shelves
- 35 Prince Ninth, Your Little Shadow Guard Is Here to Apologize Again 九王爷你的小暗卫又来请罪啦 A new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.1kReads8.7Score105Shelves
- 36 Forbidden Love in the Marquis's Household 侯府孽情 Lord Liu Chenyuan has taken a fourth wife into the Liu estate. Pity the principal wife, running herself ragged with all the household work while the lord hasn’t looked at him in ages. In the eyes of the servants at the Marquis of Liu’s residence, the new Fourth Lady seems to have claimed all of the lord’s affection. The servants can’t help wondering, “How is Madam doing now?” Han Fengyou is always so calm and gentle, helping others prepare for their weddings as he watches his husband take a new 1kReads6.1Score145Shelves
- 37 Your Highness, Stop Punishing Me. Your Shadow Guard Has Stopped Smiling 王爷，别罚了，暗卫不笑了 [No rebirth + no System + no transmigration + no childbirth] [Two male leads + both are sexually inexperienced + happy ending + angst in the middle, sweet romance later] [Hardy, long-suffering, money-loving, dim-witted little madman receiving partner] ✘ [Scheming, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, devoted prince pursuing partner who protects his lover] Han Li was a bodyguard. His master didn't like him, so he was sent to the Prince of Yan, Xian Suye, as a male concubine to win the prince's favor. 3.1kReads8.3Score305Shelves
- 38 How to Kill a Canary 如何杀死一只金丝雀 [Dark confinement | Forced love | No moral boundaries | Obsessive | Stockholm syndrome] [Gloomy, obsessive top x Delicate beauty bottom] In high school, Song Luoxin was the adored golden boy, while Liang Xianqing was the quiet shadow he despised most: “poor but stuck-up.” Leading the class in shunning him and humiliating him verbally was all in a day’s work. Song Luoxin never imagined that two years after graduation, he would be chained up like a dog in Liang Xianqing’s basement. “Long time no 419Reads8.9Score111Shelves
- 39 Reborn: The Regent Spoils His Shadow Guard to Tears Every Day 重生后，摄政王日日把暗卫宠哭 [Rebirth + Shadow Guard + Two Male Leads + Both Powerful + Devoted to Each Other + Hidden Identities Revealed + Happy Ending] The iron-fisted Regent, the gong × the food-loving shadow guard, the shou After being reborn, Jun Che set his sights on his shadow guard, Eleven. In his previous life, he resented Eleven for “defiling” him on the night his poison flared up. In his fury, he had him flogged and left him to live or die in the secret dungeon. He nearly forgot that man existed. Until the day o 6.2kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
- 40 Forever Lost in the Dark River 永坠暗河 [Two male leads + bittersweet angst + reunion after years apart + pure love + love and hate intertwined + BE] I brought you home. I gave you your life and chose your name, so you'll belong to me for the rest of your life. We were two maggots in a heap of rotten mud. We should have rotted together in the mire of the dark river, locked in an endless struggle. But I love you... 461Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 41 The Cool Substitute Leaves the Stage, and Mr. Qi Drops to His Knees 清冷替身一退场，祁总立马跪地上 (The rating just came out, so it's normal for it to be low. It'll go up later~) (Two male leads + no female lead + regretful pursuit + both leads sexually and romantically inexperienced + a messy pile of melodrama + initially awful, later devoted top + cool and reserved bottom who keeps enduring until he finally snaps + older top, eight-year age gap + happy ending + not a wish-fulfillment story, but an angst-filled one) Lin Yi'an was Qi Yan's contract lover for four years. At first, he thought Q 3.1kReads8.8Score343Shelves
- 42 After Imprisoning the Woman He Loved, Lord Bo Regretted It Too Late 囚禁所爱后，薄爷他悔不当初 [Male-male romance + both leads are pure + forced love + confinement + possessiveness + sickly bottom + crematorium-style regret] Lu Yunzhi died in the year Bo Yanchen hated him most... Bo Yanchen: “Lu Yunzhi, save An Ran, and I'll give you everything you want.” Lu Yunzhi gave a bitter smile. “There's no need.” He turned and walked away, never to return! The photograph he kept close to his chest fell to the ground. On the back, several lines of writing stood out clearly. “Bo Yanchen, I paid for 6.2kReads8.1Score433Shelves
- 43 Chi Changqiu 池长秋 Two men, tragic ending A story about two people who love each other but refuse to love each other, only to love each other forever in the end. Tonight, the wind howls and the rain pours. There is no moonlight. A little flower by the roadside bends beneath the gale meant for it, its stem snapping as it is buried in the world around it. When it was born, it was colorful and bright. Then its edges were worn away, its values twisted, and its soul destroyed, along with its flesh and bones. 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 My Imperial Bodyguard Is Asking for Punishment Again 朕的暗卫又在请罪 (The main story is complete, so read with confidence) [Two male leads, an undercover guard bottom + two strong, devoted leads + mild discipline] The protagonists are the original characters! The original characters! The original characters! No transmigration! Xiao Heng: He falls first and makes the first move, planning every step and using both tenderness and force. A beautiful top. Shen Ci: He lives only to obey his master. An emotional block, a stoic-faced, secretly adorable, loyal-dog bottom. 10.4kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
- 45 We Reunited Three Years Later, But He Hated Me to the Bone 三年后重逢，他却恨我入骨 [Two Male Leads + Younger Top + Rekindled Romance + Shadow Guard] Ruthless, love-hating Emperor Luo Mingchuan, Top × Patient Shadow Guard Pei Xuan, devoted to one man, Bottom “Pei Xuan, I hate you so much.” “Want to live? Do you think you deserve to…” “Three years, and this is how you’ve let yourself end up…” Luo Mingchuan met Pei Xuan when he was fifteen. Back then, everyone in the realm knew that the Third Prince loved his own shadow guard. He was even willing to give up his chance at the th 4.7kReads8.9Score527Shelves
- 46 Reborn: My Shadow Guard Got Punished Again Today 重生之影卫他今天又挨罚了 [Both reborn + mild physical angst + angst first, then sweetness + mutual devotion + happy ending] Main couple: loyal, taciturn shadow guard shou with a bit of a temper | Chu Yanshu & cold, arrogant gong | Duan Yusheng Secondary couple: supremely skilled secret guard shou | Mu Yuanzheng & cold-faced, warm-hearted emperor gong | Liang Songjie The gong is older in both couples. The setting is fictional, and the author decides all the rules. There are many characters, so don’t read if that’s not yo 853Reads8.9Score105Shelves
- 47 The Prince’s Little Shadow Guard Who Needs a Good Scolding Every Three Days 王爷那三天不打上房揭瓦的小暗卫 You can skip a meal, but you can't skip a beating. A gorgeous top with a repressed streak, a bad temper, and a split personality × a sharp-tongued, bold, shameless bottom who serves as a bodyguard [The bodyguard is a goofball! Not a pair of equally strong leads!! The bottom is weak!!! Don't come in expecting something else → Absurd humor + lighthearted comedy + two male leads + mutual devotion + happy ending] As a bodyguard, Qisan follows none of the rules. He climbs onto roofs, rips up tiles, a 1.7kReads8.7Score148Shelves
- 48 Go Easy on the Punishment, Prince: Your Sweet Beauty Bites When Hurt 王爷轻点罚，乖软美人疼了会咬人 The ratings have just come in [Two male leads + angst before sweetness + physical abuse + taming a dog + outspoken characters + happy ending] Scheming, devoted, and crazed regent top × sweet, wild, delicate crybaby bottom On the very first day Song Hemian was presented to Regent Xie Heng, he learned what a madman was. Xie Heng punished him, then personally applied medicine to his wounds; made him cry, then adored his reddened eyes. Everyone in the capital thought Song Hemian was the most docile 6.6kReads8.4Score800Shelves
- 49 The Shadow Guard Knows His Mistake, Please Punish Him, Master 影卫知错，请主子责罚 [Devoted dog + two male leads + unequal relationship + sweet romance + physical suffering, not heartbreak + equally powerful leads] The stench of blood in the torture chamber had not faded for three days. Chu Xuanzhao looked at the hands with every nail silently ripped out, watched steel needles pierce between the fingers, and watched the man choke on blood yet still say, “This subordinate did nothing.” Suddenly, he felt irritated. Want some water? Sure. Ever seen a dog? Learn to beg properly an 2.5kReads8.6Score260Shelves
- 50 The Eunuch Keeps Getting Bullied by the Emperor 奸宦又被皇上欺负了 [A loyal guard who’s sensitive to pain and takes the receiving role] [“I don’t love you, but you have to love me” cold-blooded emperor who takes the giving role] Mention Chief Eunuch Ruan, and every minister in the Great Chu imperial capital falls silent, afraid that one wrong word might reach the treacherous eunuch’s ears and earn them a fate of being flayed and having their bones scraped clean. Yet the arrogant, doomed eunuch everyone despises outside the palace takes on a different air once 877Reads6.9Score104Shelves
