ML got adopted by mc's aunt. He became extremely close with MC because MC tried hard to integrate him into his family for survival reasons and later because ML was just so pitifully alone. In the previous life, mc's family was wiped out one by one by the fourth prince's maternal family's schemes. And MC most likely was beheaded under ml's order because he was quite liked and trusted by the previous emperor (ml's father). It was just the routine cleaning up the previous emperor's subjects but MC got beheaded since ML didn't know him at all in his previous life. Mc's sister was spared simply because she gave handwarmer to ML once. MC slowly fell in love with ML because ML was so good to him once he tasted mc's kindness. ML also learned to do good deeds because he wanted to please MC loool. I wish ml's relationship with his adoptive mother was expanded more, though. They are surprisingly amusing. She gave birth to the ninth prince. ML didn't want to inherit the throne because he didn't want to have any concubine to have heirs. ML then became regent and he and MC educated the ninth prince to be the next emperor. Ml's adoptive mother was a bit upset when she knew she gave birth to a prince since she didn't want ML who married her nephew had such an easy life from not inheriting the throne loool

Basically, the emperor believes what the Taoist priests (?) say, which is, that the ML “is the “evil star” or smth”... anyway, the Emperor is afraid of death, but he still loved MLs mother (who died “mysteriously”) so he “just” sent his son (the child/baby?) to a brother of his, somewhere where it’s quite dangerous, to raise. Anyway, ML is quite used to ppls hatred towards him, stuff happen, and he kills the emperor, makes a newborn the new emperor and he rules as the regent. And, he also kills MCs family, except his sister. So, that’s the first life

MC wakes up somewhere, finds a book, reads it, and believes that this is what happened after his death (regarding ML and his sister) so he hates ML very much. The Heibai Wuchang make some kind of mistake, and MC is reborn. He slowly meets ML, sees how actually, this bloodthirsty Tyrant, may be man made. Because of ppls hatred towards ML, he became what MC saw in his previous life. After contemplating and things happening, he decides to have a good relationship with him, so that ML won’t make his family suffer in the future. Anyway, I guess this is the gist of it.

I wish we’d know, what happened to Dian fourteen! I feel like, either he will have a better/happier life, or there will be smth with MCs sister? Anyway it was not mentioned, but I’m not complaining ^^ No Side CPs is also good haha

How they “returned” ? To Heaven, and ML beating up the guy, who wrote the script, that made MC misunderstand at first haha and then MC came to stop ML~ and how he said he missed him, even though they were separated for only a while~

So, celestial made a *fanfiction* of ML with MC's sister and showed it to MC to make MC care about ML, and sent him back to time before they met.

a person of the acient chinese setting who travels back in time in an pretty creative way. He is killed unjustly (court politics) & his ghost gets lost in the afterlife due to the huge influx of dead souls. There he stumble upon a fate gods smutty fan fiction about his little sister & the military general (5th prince) causing all the deaths in the mortal world. The MC accidentally gets shunted back into the mortal plane... only it is many years in the past. Newly reborn he sets out on a quest to kill the evil general before he becomes powerful. Unfortunately, the MC is a really upright & softhearted person who ends up saving and protecting the young abandoned teenage prince instead.

the 5th prince & general. Black hearted CEO archetype. he is the "evil star" and "bad luck" or so rumors say. In the gods book, he commited many crimes against the MCs sister who is portrayed as a tragic heroine. However, it is later discovered the gods book was only ever fan fiction! The ML never would touch the MCs little sister

the family of the one prince and some eunuchs

This novel has my second favourite ancient times ML, first one being the MTTSF.

ML has a lot of quirks and unique personality traits that I love, he isn't your typical cold heartless ML, but rather a person who had to mature quickly due to his surroundings.

He feels pain like any human and has this wolf tooth that he holds onto when he is under distress, he's scared of the dark, he wears the same scent as the MC, he actually gets drunk and has typical drunk behaviour (a very rare thing) . He eventually comes to love everyone around him and he's the only guy who married into the MC's family dressed as woman. And he even gives up the throne because he wants to be with the MC.

About the MC, he's a good character as well, he's smart, rational, doesn't over complicate things and asks for advice from his friends and sister and actually considers it. Despite the fact that the ML killed his family and tortured his sister, according to him, he's still not judgemental and gives ML another chance. He's quite empathetic towards everyone as well.

As for the MC's family they are all so over protective of him in the end lol. I liked how the ML convinced MC s mom and I liked how she was reasonable, their interactions were cute. Even the concubine MC's aunt came to understand ML.

About the MCs sister, she actually rebelled and killed ML in the previous life when she was 14 , ML never r*ped her. Their past life was too tragic.

The plot was good, I usually skip the political aspects of ancient BL as they are usually irrelevant or too complicated or would be some sort of cat fight, but here I actually liked these stuff, they were good and they were relevant to the CP.

Overall I would reread it, and also it was so non - toxic considering it was an ancient BL.

MC is conflicted for a few chapters about holding ML accountable for acts he hasn't committed in this life, he even tries to distance himself from the ML, but finally decides;

He is innocent, and he should not impose things that have not yet happened on this person.

He then burns the corner of the note ready to let go of the what ifs, when the note changes and tells him basically that the story he read was a lie anyway. That all happens in chapter 106, so slow romance fyi.