Qin Jiulin had a cherished companion who shared both joys and hardships with him, both before and after the apocalypse. Through crises and opportunities, they... more>> remained inseparable, facing life and death together. Little did he expect that all the goodness shown to him, and the sacrifices made, were solely for the purpose of obtaining the Beastman Core that would be produced once he reached a certain level as a beastman. It was rumored that consuming the Beastman Core of one's own blood relative could transform an ordinary person into a beastman. All of his companion's efforts were directed toward his younger brother. In the final moments before losing consciousness, he watched in disbelief as his beloved cut open his chest and extracted the heart containing the hidden Beastman Core. <<less

The trembling Hyuga Kuroto finally got the treasure that he dreamed of!... more>>

How exactly will the world of Naruto be perceived with his glowing Sky Blue Tenseigan Eyes. <<less

1.... more>>

Chu Xie transmigrates into a novel as a venomous, fragile beauty who torments the protagonist to the brink of death. The system tells him he must complete the storyline to return.

Chu Xie looks at the script: Frame the male lead, torture the male lead, and ultimately be killed by the male lead.

Heh, easy.

Rolling up his sleeves, he just starts tormenting the protagonist.

System: Host!! Another host has transmigrated to the wrong world, and now you must take on two people’s storylines by yourself.

Chu Xie: …?!

System: That guy had a white lotus script, which means you must protect the male lead, accompany the male lead, and ultimately die for the male lead.

Chu Xie: (╯°Д°)╯︵ ┻━┻

2.

Chu Xie has no choice but to play two roles.

During the day, he frames the young male lead.

At night, he saves the young male lead.

Finally, when he reaches the “death (retirement)” stage, he falls off his horse at a critical moment.

Seeing the male lead angrily and nervously knock over the poison wine in his hand, Chu Xie hears the system’s deafening scream.

“Host!!! Both character settings are about to collapse; you need to think of a solution!!”

That’s why I was saying, why did you give me two completely opposite character settings at that time!!!

Chu Xie touches his forehead and goes into acting mode: “Let me die, Your Highness. Only if I die can Chu Xie die… and he can no longer harm you.” Then, he performs a personality switch in front of the crown prince, and finally stabs a small knife into his heart, smoothly ending this life.

“…Host, you’re amazing!”

3.

Later, he didn’t die.

The little emperor who had sworn to cut him to pieces and avenge himself didn’t do anything.

He administered medicine to him every day and guarded him twenty-four hours a day.

“Zhen didn’t let you die, so you’re not allowed to die!”

Chu Xie: QAQ~

#I am the big boss and the white moonlight.

#I’m just an emotionless plot-driving machine, now that the plot is over, please let me die soon. <<less

Gao Lingfeng traverses into the Great Qian Dynasty and becomes the Emperor, gaining the most powerful "Supreme Foolish Emperor System."... more>>

Ruining the national fortune will lead to ascension to immortality? Well, then, being an Emperor is not so bad after all!

What? The Cabinet wants to force the Emperor by submitting resignation together? Sure, Bye-bye!

What? The Eighth Uncle wants to rebel? Quick, open the gates of the imperial palace wide! Today, he will surely succeed in rebellion, and no one can stop him.

What? My father-in-law is a treacherous minister? Quickly issue a decree to appoint him as the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet Secretariat!

What? Eunuch Xiao Dezhi is a cunning villain? From today, you shall be the Director of the Eastern Bureau of Surveillance!

Eighth Uncle, hurry up and rebel! Father-in-law, hurry up and usurp the throne! Zhao Gao, hurry up and cause chaos in the court!

"Your Majesty is a wise ruler for all eternity. I, as a humble subject, am willing to devote myself until death!"

Gao Lingfeng: "???"

How am I supposed to ascend to immortality now?! <<less

Liam Sera Banfield is a reincarnator.... more>>

He had reincarnated into a fantasy world of magic and swords, but at the time the civilization had already been making advancements into outer space.

The setting takes place in an intergalactic empire, a space opera-like universe where humanoid weapons and spaceships battle.

Liam, who had been reborn into an aristocratic family in a monarchic society, has the ambition to one day become an evil lord.

In his previous life, Liam had unfortunately lost everything and died in despair.

— It’s foolish to live for others.

— I will live for myself.

Keeping those feelings in his heart, he has decided to fulfill his goal, but is instead worshipped as a virtuous ruler due to his difference in values.

Will Liam be able to become an evil lord? <<less

Cosplayer Liu Mang accidentally crosses through time and arrived at the Eastern Han Dynasty wearing Aries Gold Cloth. (Saint Seiya!) He arrived on top of the walls of XiaPi right when it was about to fall to Cao Cao.... more>>

“Don’t kill me bro; I’m not working for boss Cao!”

“Hey! You’re slashing the wrong person! Boss Lu’s underlings are there! Not me!”

He accidentally saved Lu Bu who was tied up by Song Xian. He accidentally became the son in law of Lu Bu. He accidentally changed the history of the Three Kingdoms period.

When aluminum cast Gold Cloths are worn by generals like Zhang Liao and Gao Shun during the Eastern Han Dynasty, glistering on their bodies… When the soldiers in the camps are sporting mechanical crossbows… When crossbreeding of rice plants appeared on Lu Bu’s territory…

Liu Mang knows that a world belonging to Lu is coming. <<less

When a genius cultivator transmigrates into a new world, he suddenly becomes a waste without a system. After being chased out of his family, he'll... more>> cook delicious foods when he's ravenous. He'll fish when he's bored, and in his free time, he'll act in films. He's really living the good life. However, there's an annoying person who always comes seeking trouble. Although I may have a gentle personality, that doesn't mean I'm a pushover! <<less

Crying blood and tears, she pledged a poisonous vow. The gods did not fail her. She was sent back to a decade ago. The legitimate daughter of Jiang family returned from hell.... more>>

Forget it, whatever! Since they already claimed that she was a temptress that wrecked the country, she shall overturn the world into complete chaos starting with her beguiling sister, her malicious stepmother, her cruel lover and her heartless family. Let her end the lives that Yama refused to end.

She was a pawn in her past life. In this life, however, the world was her chess board. With an alluring smile and a charming figure that enchanted the entire nation, the red-clothed woman wrecked chaos among the lands. She was a vengeful spirit from hell, determined to make those who wronged her pay in blood.

“I want those who owe me a life debt to hold their hearts out in front of me. I want those who looked down on me to only be able to admire me. I want Lord Zhong Zi to shiver when he sees me. I want to step on this splendid river and mountains!”

— — —

“You are a temptress and I am a thief.” His robe was as dark as the night and his gaze was as cold as the Northern Star. “A perfect match.”

Her red dress was akin to fire, but her heart was the coldest ice in the winter.

He was stoic in his black robe, yet he was willing to warm her frozen heart.

In this life, the elegant man seemed like a snowy bamboo grove with tall, chilly mountains, walking step by step towards her like an unstoppable force.

“Ruan Ruan, if you hate the world, then I shall conquer the lands with you.”

“What if I love the world?” She asked.

“I am the world, so you can only love me,” he answered. <<less

This world is inequal.... more>>

Some revel in abundance, sipping wine from their glasses, while others are forced to drink from the murky waters trampled upon time and again. Some are swathed in luxurious furs, while others barely manage to cover themselves in dirty rags.

This world is full of misery.

From the moment they are born, people drown in the sea of inequality. Whether they are born into wealth or poverty, nobility or peasantry, or even into the chains of s*avery, their fate is sealed. The chains of s*avery bind them, forbidding them from ever rising above their station.

This world is cruel.

The joy experienced by some is gained at the expense of others. In the relentless pursuit of limited resources, people become ruthless, they fight, they take, they kill. Survival is but a revolting dance upon the graves of others.

As the madness takes hold, one is left with nothing, they can only devour, violate, and slay.

Truly, this world is a living hell.

And yet, it is within the depths of this darkness that people desperately yearn for a glimmer of light. <<less

Ye Yunting, the unpopular first son of the Duke of Qi, was married by an imperial decree to Prince Yong’an, Li Fengqi.... more>>

Prince Yong’an defended the northern border and had killed countless enemies, deserving the title of the “War God of Bei Zhao”.

However, when Ye Yunting married him, this bed-ridden War God was already poisoned, his meridians severed.
　　　　
Ye Yunting was devastated by the marriage. Out of fear of the War God’s reputation, he hid in his own courtyard to live a life of peace. Not long after, he accidentally drank the poisonous soup given to the Prince of Yong’an and died.

Before his death, the Yong’an prince, who was said to be dying, half-knelt in front of his bed, held his hand, and solemnly promised, “You lost your life because of me. From now on, I will do my best to protect your loved ones, so go in peace.”

Later on, he ascended the throne as the emperor, and indeed honored his promise to shelter Ye Yunting’s only family.

In his second life, Ye Yunting still couldn’t avoid the fate of marrying Prince Yong’an. But this time, he decided to take good care of the dying man and repay his kindness from his previous life.

However, he did not expect the man to be cured and then to be impatiently pulled into his arms.

He was held tightly in the man’s embrace: “Follow me. From now on, I will protect you.”

(Note: 冲喜 (Chōngxǐ): A “warding-off” wedding (arranged for a dangerously ill young man in the hope that the wedding would ward off imminent death) ↩︎) <<less

“As expected of our captain, a masterful decisive charge!” The ideal death!...Or so it was supposed to go, but thanks to his subordinates(?), an unexpected meteoric rise! A death-wish genius officer stirs up a rags to riches space opera, opening!... more>>

Having chuunibyou and getting NTR’d by his girlfriend made the late bloomer Ensign Nao strongly aspire to that situation of [“protecting comrades and dying heroically”]. However, contrary to expectations, in the Capital Region Guard [Coast Guard] where he was assigned, he becomes hugely active thanks to his sharp mind and the unit’s problem children(?)! In a desperate close combat situation where he was supposed to die a [hero’s death], his subordinates annihilate the enemy in the blink of an eye! When encountering space pirates, he plans to stay behind on the ship for a su*cide charge but they succeed in capturing the enemy ship due to engine failure! Though troubled by the demonic unfeminine executive officer and the combo of a mecha maniac and musclehead female sergeant major, one month after taking the post he earns a promotion and exceptionally becomes acting captain. What’s more, it seems he’s found favor with the princess(?)... A death-wish genius officer stirs up a rags to riches space opera, begins! <<less

Rong Qiu is a beta, and an orphan at that.... more>>

Despite this, he excelled and gained admission to the best school in A Star, where he had a sweet and affectionate relationship with another beta. On the day they graduated and moved in together, Rong Qiu’s lover, Qin Ye, suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Rong Qiu searched every inch of A Star until one day, he entered the most famous bar and finally saw the person he wanted to see…. His lover, Qin Ye, seemed noble and distinguished, chatting and laughing nearby. The familiar voice, however, uttered words that sounded unfamiliar to Rong Qiu.

“I, Qin Muye, an S-rank alpha, the youngest son of the Qin family. Destined to marry an S-rank omega, how could I marry someone like Rong Qiu, an obscure beta, he’s simply just for fun before graduation….”

False name, false background—clearly, his once cherished love was now treated as worthless.

Realizing this, Rong Qiu woke up, used his remaining savings, and went to the interstellar mental clinic to erase his memories….

Since it’s alpha Qin Muye who doesn’t love him, Rong Qiu decided to remember only the beta Qin Ye, who belonged to him.

***

Facing the beta who left without a word five years ago, Qin Muye restrained his wrists, bit into his neck with menacing fierceness, but unexpectedly burst into tears.

“I missed you.”

Rong Qiu, bewildered, sniffed the unfamiliar scent and quickly pushed away the now uncontrollable alpha. His face showed the deliberate tenderness reserved for strangers.

“You’re not him.”

Though your appearance resembles him in every way, my lover is a beta, and an orphan named Qin Ye.

***

Qin Muye: Your ex-boyfriend…

Rong Qiu, smoking: None of your business, don’t mind this handsome boy’s business.

***

◆ Note: Multiple triggers, be careful when entering – cliché amnesia plot x self-sacrifice x initial antagonistic characters (including good ones, but look carefully) x bottom with a lovey-dovey brain (including giving up exams, raised in an orphanage, severely lacking love – if you can’t accept, stay away) x bottom has a catchphrase “ah” (habit since childhood, details in extra, if you can’t accept, stay away) x strong social class discrimination (if you can’t accept, stay away) x severe discrimination against beta (if you can’t accept, stay away) x has supplementary CPx to be added, chasing wife, dog-blooded clichés…

◆ If you can accept all of this, I wish you a pleasant reading.

One-sentence Summary: “Sorry, my boyfriend is already dead~”

Theme: Self-esteem and self-love, each person is an independent and free bird <<less

Jiang Qiuqiu, a food blogger in the 21st century, has traveled to the interstellar era.... more>>

To make ends meet, a food anchor named Jiang Jiaoyu in the Federal Food Live Zone was born, attracting countless local tycoons and hundreds of millions of Federal fans!
#Shock! The fan rankings of a certain anchor in the food live category is simply a Federal press conference!#

The first fan on the list is Admiral Mosi, the Blade of the Empire!

The second on the list is His Excellency Jones, the Chief of the Cabinet!

From the third to the twenty fans' list, there are 18 conscripts from the Federation!

Everyone: ! ! ! ? ? ?

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Jiang Qiuqiu originally only wanted to cook and make ends meet, but she unexpectedly became famous, enlisted in the army, saved a legion, and picked up a husband.

One day, a short video became famous on the federal network. In the video, the hottest Internet celebrity surnamed Jiang tweeted a video where a tall, handsome and imposing Admiral, who destroyed the hands of the Zerg queen, holding a kitchen knife to cut carrots! And the tweet said: I finally found a man who can cook for me.

Countless people are screaming for this beautiful love! <<less

Rumor has it that the empire’s first general, Shen Chengfeng, has a quirk that does not allow anyone to touch his body!... more>>

But on a certain day, not only did he touch people, but also slept with a certain person!

…

For countless generations, it is rumored that the empire’s well-known Xiao family only had sons who became generals. But the fact is, they actually have a daughter named Xiao Jing!

However, she must dress as a man to become a young soldier.

…

Anybody who will have a contact with Shen Chengfeng’s skin will die. This is the secret of the Shen family that cannot be disclosed.

Xiao Jing, however, was careless and touched the general’s body everywhere!

…

The Shen family is well aware of the fact that Shen Chengfeng’s both hands are like strong sulfuric acid. Once touched, even the bones will not be saved.

Xiao Jing, however, was not paying attention and touched him all over!

…

The Shen family understood that the body of the imperial general is special and cannot have a wife and children in this life.

However, one day, the general suddenly announced that he is going to marry a certain soldier!

In other words…

Xiao Jing didn’t have a choice but to disguise herself as a man to become a soldier. Unexpected events led her to have physical encounters with the empire’s most distinguished general, Shen Chengfeng. However, unknown to the public, this military master has a mysterious secret – anything that he touches would all turn to ash! Surprisingly, Xiao Jing was an exception!

How will our hardworking Xiao Jing keep her little secret hidden when Shen Chengfeng is constantly keeping an eye on her? And how will our formidable general react when a certain soldier is not affected by his supernatural ability? <<less

The protagonist is a player of a VRMMOFPS game who ends up falling off the map while playing in PvE mode, and ends up being... more>> transported to a fantasy world with his FPS system. <<less

Starting from today, I am retired. But what should I be doing? I neither have the skills, nor the mind to do business, my only advantage is this pair of hands which have taken this world. What a headache…... more>>

Note: The usage of the term "retired" here doesn't mean retiring from old age, work etc. It's a specific term to refer to not involving oneself in the affairs of a certain society. <<less

Everyone in our family has their own secrets.... more>>

My mom is the only daughter of a former interstellar pirate, my father is a secret agent of the Old Century Allied Political Army. My adopted older brother has a special bloodline of beastmen, and the sister we picked up from the roadside is actually a master of witchcraft with mystical lineage.

And I, an ordinary eighteen-year-old male high school student, the only biological son of my parents, has no special bloodline, and has been a “normal person” since birth

The reason why I can know everyone’s secrets is because-

I transmigrated.

I was originally an ordinary person on the edge of the class, classmates couldn’t even remember my name occasionally. I refused all social activities that might attract attention, and kept to myself at school.

For some reason, I offended the tough guys in school, and they began to target me openly and secretly, but I never fought back.

Everyone thought I was timid and cowardly, and I never explained.

Because I just wanted to be an ordinary person.

Until one day, I intervened to save a classmate who was being bullied. I accidentally exerted too much force, causing multiple serious injuries. As they lay on the ground unable to get up, I personally took them to the hospital.

Since then, whenever the tough guys who call themselves the school bullies see me, they can’t help but feel weak in the knees—

Yes, as one of the members of this special family, I also have a little secret:

Before transmigrating, I cultivated for a hundred years, with profound cultivation, just a half step away from ascension.

In short, invincible.

The classmate I saved recently has been looking at me strangely.

One day, he found me, his beautiful almond-shaped eyes turning, and he stared at me and said:

“I know your secret.”

I immediately covered his mouth, pushed him into the corner, avoiding the sight of others, and calmly questioned him: “What do you know?”

He’s the antagonist of this book. Although it will be another ten years before he turns dark, if he finds out that this world is a book, many things will go awry

I don’t want to get involved in any trouble, so I must not let him discover me—

“You like me.”

Transmigrated.

..…

Huh? <<less

In the dark and filthy underground city, Huo Xianfeng discovered a special omega.... more>>

He is gorgeous, cold, and sharp, like a rose emerging from thorns.

There were more than a dozen wailing alphas lying on the ground, and the beautiful omega was blushing from his turbulent estrus, panting hoarsely.

His silver hair was stained with blood. Disgust and mu*derous intent surged in his beautiful crimson pupils.

"Do you also want to… mark me?"

Huo Xianfeng, who suffered from Pheromone Recognition Disorder, was surprised——

"Why would you think so? I'm just passing by."

".….."

The beautiful omega was shocked for a moment.

Later, Huo Xianfeng still failed to pass by safely. He was brutally pinned against the wall by the beautiful omega and was forced by the other to mark him.

Huo Xianfeng: "…???"

I've never seen such a brazen omega!

---

Jiang Ci's dream is to become the most powerful omega in the world, and trample all the alphas who looked down on him and coveted him.

Later, this dream was shattered.

"Why can't you kiss me and coax me?!"

The beautiful omega got into Huo Xianfeng's arms, angrily biting his Adam's apple, sobbing and crying non-stop,

"Damn Huo Xianfeng, are you incapable?!"

The handsome alpha sighed deeply and stretched out his hand to hold the coquettish wife in his arms,

"Hush, the doctor said you should exercise restraint during pregnancy."

"..." <<less

Zhan Aiping, a girl raised in a large compound, is known for her fiery temper and is likened to a little chili pepper. She's a female military doctor who later falls for a cultured and refined professor, leaving the military to marry him and dedicating herself to domestic life. However, the marriage ends in divorce, and she is estranged from her children.... more>>

Gu Sheng, a man also raised in the same large compound and her childhood adversary. They fought as kids and lost touch as adults. Unexpectedly, in their fifties or sixties, they find themselves in a late-life romance.

After a rebirth, she returns to the seventies, just before her original wedding. She finds herself trapped by the two-faced tactics of her ex-husband and his mother:
"Entering the He family means following our rules."
"Aiping, just bear with it, for our future..."

Zhan Aiping defiantly responds, "I don’t give a damn about these rules! I won’t marry!"

Her stepmother and stepsister try to convince her, advocating traditional subservience to her future husband and his family. But Zhan Aiping refuses to be subjugated.

Her colleagues, aware of the wedding preparations, find the situation amusing and pressure her to conform.

Zhan Aiping, however, decides to change her groom instead:
"Gu Laowu, do you want to marry me?"
A handsome man in military uniform, Gu Sheng, raises an eyebrow: "Marry you? Are you saying my brain's been kicked by a donkey?"

Before the marriage:
"Once she’s my wife, I’ll slowly tame her."
"I’ll make sure she’s completely obedient."

After the marriage:
"My wife, I was wrong."
"My wife, let me in the house!!!"

Zhan Aiping retorts, "Who's taming who now?"

Zhan Aiping x Gu Sheng
A daily life story filled with chaos, sweetness, and love <<less

The protagonist is reborn in the late Roman Republic and becomes a gladiator under Spartacus. How will he escape the tragic fate of being crucified, and how will he survive in the Mediterranean ruled by Rome? Stay tuned!... more>>

“Rome must fall! As long as it exists, we cannot escape our fate of death!” — Maximus <<less

Is it a glamorous school life with noble young ladies!?... more>>

Infiltration, Escort, Avoiding Ruin

The stage is a battle fantasy otome game with a strong twist!? A cheat military personnel, Raze, in a romantic comedy of reincarnation into another world!

Using her memories from her previous life, Raze, who has made a name for herself as an elite soldier of the Cyan Empire at the age of 15. The next mission ordered by her ruthless superior, the Prime Minister, is to infiltrate the Saint Rioll Imperial Magic Academy as a student and watch over the future of the esteemed children of high-ranking individuals⁉ While bewildered by the sparkling school life with the young sons and daughters, which is a complete change from military life, Raze’s friend, Karna, suddenly declares, “This is the world of an otome game, and I am the villainess!” Moreover, if they don’t avoid the worst scenario, Raze will be ruined as well!?

From that day on, Raze will navigate through events, both in the shadows and in the spotlight, aiming to capture them, but one after another, unknown flags that don’t exist in the game are raised–!?

Utilizing her knowledge from her previous life and the skills she acquired as a soldier, she will fully demonstrate her abilities to ensure the success of this mission! <<less

When Shen Zhifan awoke, he had become the nation’s male god.... more>>

The type of male god that everyone in the world, crying and shouting, wants to marry.

However, because the General (who lives next door) has a fiancee who fell in love with Shen Zhifan, the General absolutely hates him.

Shen Zhifan, who has always thought of the General as his male god, was crushed.

*My Male God has become my rival in love. Every day his ice-cube face looks like he desperately wants to hack me to death.*

*Esteemed General, I don’t even have a sliver of affection for your fiancee. I’ve long given up any hope of love – right now, I just want to get rich.*

Luckily, the General’s cat really likes him, and always wants to……climb into his bed. <<less

Clarisse Farenheit is the second daughter of the viscount Farenheit who lives in the royal capital. Ever since her birth, she has always been compared to her beautiful sister, Matilda.... more>>

One day, Jean Gutenberg, a Frontier Margrave, known for his odd personality, asked for the “Jewel of Farenheit” from the king as a reward for his achievements in war.

The parents, who loved their eldest daughter the most, decided to give him their second daughter Clarisse instead of Matilda.

Clarisse, who has an unfortunate background, is being doted upon by the clumsy and slightly weird Margrave.

This is a story about an unfortunate girl who makes her way into the world and receives love from the people around her…

The author wrote, “I want to write a story about happiness!” <<less

Pei Zhaozhou suffered from a pheromone disorder, lost his dignity as an Alpha, unable to mark Omegas and losing his fertility, becoming a disabled Alpha. He became chronically ill and was forced to resign from his post as major general of the Empire.... more>>

However he found out the truth behind his situation and planned his revenge.

Just as he was about to kill his enemy, the world’s consciousness stopped him and he was transported to the end of the world by an artificial explosion.

Upon waking up he finds a book next to himself and finds out that he was just a novel villain and his enemy was the protagonist.

However even through he transmigated out of the novel and came to the end of the world, he still can’t escape the helpless situation of his pheromone disorder.

As he lay down in the wilderness of the end of the world, waiting to die, a voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

“Get up. Don’t die in my sight.” <<less

Yuan Li was an excellent logistics personnel on the battlefield. One day, after transmigrating, he found himself in ancient times as the son of a minor official. With tears in his parents eyes, they sent him to Chu Wang Mansion to marry to drive away the evil spirits for the ailing young master of the Chu family.... more>>

On that day, Chu Hechao, the second son of the Chu Wang Mansion, returned hurriedly from the battlefield, still wearing his armor. Without even taking it off, he performed the ceremonial rites on behalf of his brother and paid respects to the heavens and earth alongside Yuan Li.

Yuan Li caught a whiff of the scent of blood and dust on Chu Hechao’s body, and his heart skipped a beat. He understood that this was a dangerous individual.

That night, Chu Hechao drank a cup of ceremonial wine with Yuan Li on behalf of his brother.

Yuan Li smiled gently and said, “General, please.”

As he held the wine cup, his fingers were as slender as jade, and his handsome face was adorned with long, fluttering eyelashes. Chu Hechao stared at him for a while, his expression a smile but not a smile, before raising his hand and downing the wine in one gulp.

Half a month later, the young master of the Chu Wang Mansion passed away, and Chu Hechao abducted Yuan Li, taking him on a horse and heading straight for the frontier.

***

Yuan Li continued to exert his efforts on the ancient battlefield.

He cultivated crops, raised cattle and sheep, cleared roads, and established medical facilities. Busy day in and day out, he fed the mighty army and comforted the wounded soldiers, turning the military camp into a better place. The generals treated him as if they were meeting their parents who provided them with food and clothing.

The only man who had brought him here wore a perpetual scowl, suppressing his anger. “I am the one you married, the one who drank the ceremonial wine with you, and also the one who shared the wedding chamber with you. Shouldn’t you be looking at me?” <<less