Liu Xin met Dong Xian through an accidental encounter in a bamboo forest; by a twist of fate, the two became teacher and student.
Just great.
How dare Liu Xin, nephew to the emperor, accept defeat?... more>>

Liu Xin tried everything, from studying history [endlessly debating], to respecting social rank [making trouble], to critiquing his work [provoking him], yet he failed to reveal a single of Dong Xian’s flaws…
However, Liu Xin’s heart gradually changed with time.

In a moment of passion, the two men crossed a line and committed a taboo.
Can this play of spy-vs-spy come to such a simple end?

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Jovial Records of the Bamboo Beauty by Asuka T陶子 recounts the life of Liu Xin, Emperor Xiao’ai of Han, and his legendary love for Dong Xian, his male favorite.

Liu Xin and Dong Xian coined the idiom, passion of the cut sleeve, that avid danmei readers might’ve come across.
In Chinese culture, the term ‘cut sleeve’ has been a euphemism for homosexuality for over two tousand years; ever since Liu Xin refused to wake the sleeping Dong Xian and cut off his own sleeve to attend court in time. <<less

A life lived solely for the sake of the family.
I couldn't hope for anything, and I didn't have anything.
I thought it would be enough if I could just devote myself to the family.
What returned at the end of that devotion was a dreadful death.... more>>

"You dare not to know your place and covet the family's guardian magic, so pay it back with your life."

That's how I died.
But that's not bad either. Death is eternal rest.
I think I can rest now.….

"Are you up, miss?"

……my rest is gone?

* * *

After learning that I had returned to a year ago, I decided.

'I'm going to die as soon as possible.'

However, it is not easy to die because of the family's guardian magic. So I went to find a man.
The head of a family that that is hostile to the family I devoted my life to.
The only one who can break through the guardian magic and kill me.

"Hello, the weather is nice. It's always cold in the capital, but I think it's a little warm these days."

So...

“Would you mind killing me?” <<less

The beautiful snow leopard would bite his tail whenever he’s nervous. When he was sent to the snow wolf king’s bedroom, he bit his tail tremblingly. ... more>>

Snow Wolf King: What are you afraid of? I wouldn’t eat you.

Snow Leopard: I’m afraid you’ll XX my OO.

Snow Wolf King: Then you will have to forgive me, for this king is precisely here for that reason.

Snow Leopard: But I heard only the snow wolves can be queen…?

Snow Wolf King: Was there such a rule? I’ll go ask a biologist.

Three days later, the northern biologists expressed: Snow leopard is a type of snow wolf.

Love story between cross-species demons in an impracticable setting. <<less

In a world where the gender ratio is heavily skewed at 1:99, with a majority of women,... more>>

Men have become herbivorous and withdrawn, while women are treated coldly by the men.

Born into such a world, Shirogane Aqua aims to fulfill his unrealized dream from his previous life – to become an idol.

“If men in this world are cold to women, then I want to deliver smiles and gratitude to the wounded women and heal them.”

Teaming up with Atori Ako, whom he met at his part-time job at a major talent agency, they embark on their entertainment career.

Their activities not only bring happiness and salvation to numerous women in Japan, but also spread their wings of salvation to the world. <<less

I possess a stepmother who meets a tragic end after abusing the young male lead.... more>>

Is there a law that says stepmothers are always evil? Moreover, she is so beautiful!

There are too many hurdles in trying to be nice to the male lead for a comfortable and happy life.

“Don’t worry, I will never accept Escal as my successor, Lena.”

“What?”

My ignorant husband doesn’t know my intentions and treats his son badly.

“Why don’t we send that kid to boarding school?”

“But Escal is only six years old?!”

Even his biological father wants to kick him out so badly.

“I will listen to what you say, please don’t make him leave.”

Don’t worry, my baby. This mother of yours will protect you. <<less

I found myself drifting into an Eastern-style romance fantasy novel that I didn’t even finish reading.... more>>

And to make things worse, I became the younger brother of the female protagonist who didn’t even exist in the original story.

My motto in life is to work as little as possible while earning as much as I can.

Seol Tae Pyeong, a third-rate warrior, whose sole goal is just to live comfortably.

But from a certain day onward,

I monopolized the love of the Princess Consort of Cheongdo Palace.

“Let’s survive.”

Nothing is too much.

When it comes to survival. <<less

“I have a home to go back to.”... more>>

Mori Tenko is the self-proclaimed ace of the going-home club. He tries to set a new record on his usual route home from school, but gets hit by a truck when he tries to save a strange puppy.

Then he's picked up by a fat old man who calls himself a god, and is sent to a different world called Veriathes, where swords, magic, and skills rule the world, and where he is told to live out his life cheerfully and happily.

As soon as he arrives there, Norimi is subjected to a harsh baptism. Realizing that the world is not easy, he throws himself into battle, training himself to survive and protect his place in the world.

This is the story of a young man who later became known as the Lord of the Deep Temple and shook the world. <<less

My execution had been decreed, and thus, I met my demise.... more>>

"To kill you as a villain would be a bit of a waste."
"How about it? I want to give you a chance."

No, I thought I was dead.
But was it because of what the enemy-like guy said just before I died?

‘Gerun, that son of a b*tch...!’

When I opened my eyes, it was ten years ago. And in a different world!

*

Since I've already come back to life, there’s nothing I can do about it.

To avoid repeating the foolish past,

"Give me everything from here to there."
"...You’re going to buy all of this?"

I used that enemy-like guy as my wallet,

"Well, I heard from my friends that my dear granddaughter likes shopping so much, and that you act cute, too."
"It's just because I need a wallet.
"......"

"Father, I'm going to attend a party. Can you escort me?"
"...Of course. But are you alright with me?"
"Yes. As long as you dress up nicely."
Even the once-broken family relationship was splendidly restored.

"...If I say yes, I like you, would that make things difficult for you, Roxelyn?"
"Then, how about we date for just six months?"
"...Pardon?"
The business of love, which I had once already given up on, had also started perfectly.

It was the perfect future I had hoped for...

"Rox, you also have an Abyss."

Even to someone like me who thought I was incompetent, power awakened within me.
As such...

The Baddest Villainess Is Back! <<less

"The Empire, these sons of b*tches are finally abandoning me."... more>>

Capital's 3rd Guard Captain, Rael. <<less

The Sky Palace stood at the heart of the empire, a place rife with bribery and favoritism ran rampant, where corrupt high-ranking nobles maintained their... more>> privileged rule. One high-ranking nobleman even declared, “Those who don’t belong in the Sky Palace are not true nobles.” Meanwhile, Hazen Heim, an imperial general officer of common birth, found himself assigned to the border frontlines. This is the tale of a man, once the strongest magician in his past life, who crushes his good-for-nothing superiors to reclaim his place at the center of the empire, only to find a new set of good-for-nothing superiors and proceed to crush them in the same manner. <<less

I ended up transmigrating as a third-rate extra in a game I like, but worst of all this character has already fallen and been disowned.... more>>

I have no ambitions. I just want to graduate, but the world won’t let me. <<less

A naturally timid engineering student found himself transported to France before the grand revolution, only to become the older brother of the future Emperor Napoleon... more>> for some inexplicable reason. Now, he faced a crucial decision: would he seize this opportunity to create his own remarkable destiny or merely cling to this lifeline and drift along? <<less

The end of the world is full of crises, but Su Chen says not to worry because he has the Red Alert System. That's how... more>> confident he is. You say you have a lot of weapons? Sorry, I have more weapons than I can use here. Let me introduce you to the weather control device. You say the mutant beasts are very powerful? No problem, I have a way to deal with them... <<less

"I can't take it anymore..."... more>>

Constantly compared to his prodigious elder brother, who is hailed as a genius, Serk strives relentlessly to earn recognition.

However, unable to bear it any longer, Serk reaches his breaking point and runs away not only from home but from the country itself. He becomes an adventurer in the land he escapes to, but... <<less

The Adrasia empire on the Vogel continent. There is a battle over the throne of such an empire that possesses powerful military and vast territory.... more>>

With the successor undecided, the children of the emperor are vying to expand their power. However, there was one prince that everyone says will definitely not become the emperor.

The seventh prince, Arnold Lakes Adler. The young man who was inferior to his younger twin brother in every way, the dull prince.

Incompetent and lethargic, Arnold wastes everyday just playing around. However, behind the scenes, he is one of the only five SS-Class adventurers called ‘Silver’.

Seeing the intensifying battle for the throne he decided “I don’t want to die so let’s have my little brother become the emperor…”

This is the tale of absurd secret manoeuvres of the prince who is uninterested in the title of the emperor. <<less

The Empress does not grant my resignation.

I was just making a virtual reality game because the fantasy world was too boring…... more>>

“The Deus commands it! Go and retrieve the hidden item, Paladins! Our god desires it!”

“We must not fall behind the Republic scum! Increase the farming speed!”

“Treacherous Empire dogs! Today, we shall purge our enemies and reclaim the hunting grounds!”

“By the order of the Demon King, the hidden class shall belong to us demons!”

“Elves of the World Tree! The hidden class is ours!”

Something feels off. <<less

Iona, the knight who was the loyal dog of the tyrant Emperor, gave her life for him. But her lord, whom she trusted, abandoned her in the end, and the person who stood by her side in her death was no other than her husband.... more>>

“I want to kiss you one last time.” Iona demanded on the verge of death.

“I’m telling you in advance… Just in case… You won’t die and this won’t be our last kiss.”

Satisfied with her non-lonely death, she closed her eyes.

When Iona woke up again, she realized that she had returned to the past and her husband was again chosen to be her partner.

Though her past wasn’t good, one thing she also didn’t want to change was her husband, the only success in her life. If so, she should at least turn this marriage into a ‘successful marriage’, she decided.

“Lord Leroy, I will formally propose to you; Please marry me. I will definitely make you happy.”

Iona was determined to repay her husband for his generosity. Just the way she wanted. <<less

When I opened my eyes, I was inside a novel.... more>>

[The Birth of a Hero].

[The Birth of a Hero] was a novel focused on the adventures of the main character, Choi Han, a high school boy who was transported to a different dimension from Earth, along with the birth of the numerous heroes of the continent.

I became a part of that novel as the tr*sh of the Count’s family, the family that oversaw the territory where the first village that Choi Han visits is located.

The problem is that Choi Han becomes twisted after that village, and everyone in it, is destroyed by assassins.

The bigger problem is the fact that this s*upid tr*sh who I’ve become doesn’t know about what happened in the village and messes with Choi Han, only to get beaten to a pulp.

“…This is going to be a headache.”

I feel like something serious has happened to me.

But it was worth trying to make this my new life. <<less

Yuder was a commoner Omega who rose to the top with his ability.... more>>

When he woke up again after being falsely accused and executed, he was back 11 years ago before everything began.

A chance to get back……

He must not repeat the same mistake he did before.

To survive, and to save the world, now he had to save the man he had killed! <<less

After being transported to another world, I learned the skill ‘Walking’.... more>>

On the surface, its effect is (User won't get tired no matter how much they walk), but a hidden line says (Get one experience point with each step).

The ones who summoned me know nothing about this, and revere the ones who were summoned with me as heroes after seeing their famous skills. I was chased away for being a nuisance with a useless skill.

But that was where my carefree journey through this new world began. <<less

I was a renowned monster expert in the Empire. I had dedicated my life to the Empire, yet the only thing I received in return was a dismissal and a prison sentence based on a false accusation by my beloved disciple.... more>>

[Why do we need Gatekeepers? The gates don't close anymore anyway?]
[They must be doing that because there are no taxes or warehouses to manage.]
[mol*station? That's disgusting. lol]

My reputation and the people's respect were shattered by the false accusation. I was branded a criminal overnight and imprisoned for three years.

And on the day of my release, gates began to reopen across the Empire. <<less

Liu Zhenqing was a notorious powerful official in the history of the Zhou Dynasty.... more>>

It was rumored that he was ruthless, brought trouble to the Imperial Court, used the young emperor as a puppet, and had a disloyal heart.

However, heaven had eyes. In the end, Liu Zhenqing was shot through the heart by an arrow and died tragically.

No one could calculate how many sins he had committed. They only knew that after his death, a victim dug up his grave in the middle of the night, crushed his bones, and scattered his ashes.

After his death, Liu Zhenqing reflected on himself. He, a transmigrator, had been reborn as the favored eldest son of a prominent noble family. How had he become a treacherous official?

It was probably because he worked too hard.

He swore that in his next life, he would treat himself well. As a result, in the blink of an eye, he became a distant relative of the same clan eight years later.

Although he was still the eldest son, he was a love-minded cutsleeve. Moreover, everyone in the capital knew that he was frantically pursuing the man who had dug up his predecessor’s grave, General Huo Fenglie.

The people around him still had grudges against him from his previous life, and he was attacked from both sides.

Liu Zhenqing: ……How about I keep a low profile?

Thus, the traitorous official didn’t want to take revenge, but only wanted to stop trying, escape, and live a wonderful retired life as soon as possible.

But when he finally arrived in a carriage at the city gates, the city was sealed shut.

When he looked back, the God of War Huo Fenglie, who was supposed to be standing in front of thousands of troops without a change of expression, was in a state of disorder. As if he had lost his manners, he grabbed Liu Zhenqing’s wrist tightly and lowered his scarlet eyes, his voice slightly unstable: You…….where are you going?

He said: You can’t leave, come home with me.

Liu Zhenqing: ……

f*ck! He couldn’t have recognized him, right? According to the rumors, he was the villain who killed his brother, coveted his sister-in-law, and plotted against his country!

Thinking of the fate of his last body, he shivered.

The little wolf cub finally took home the bone he had longed for. Soon after, the gossiping souls of the people in the capital burned brightly.

Wasn’t it said that the General had a person he was deeply in love with, which was why he had refused the Emperor’s marriage offers several times? Why had he started to hide away a lover? Was he hiding that idiot who had originally harassed him?

Sure enough, a strong man could be won over with persistence! <<less

'Siren' a name derived from an ancient creature, used to describe those who could charm, lure, control, and heal others by singing.... more>>

Subjected to live the life of a siren, Aria had experienced, seen, and heard many horrific things. Broken beyond repair, Aria resigned herself to death, when suddenly…

The Grand Duke, Lloyd Cardence Valentine, arrived and whispered.

“Should I kill everyone here?”

“If you need me, just call me. Your song will always reach me, wherever you are.”

In the end, Aria called the devil, bringing death to all those present, along with herself.

“Let’s fall to hell together.”

And with that, Aria breathed her last and died… only to return to her 10-year-old self.

Now that she had a second chance at her life, Aria was determined to change her fate, as well as the cruel fate of her saviour, Grand Duke Valentine.

And so… Aria proposed to him with a marriage contract.

She sold her soul to the devil and vowed to protect him.

[Marry me.]

Aria extended her hand and gave him the contract.

[Let’s get divorced in 10 years…]

The young duke took the contract from her hand.

“So, where should I stamp the seal?”

◇◇◇

“You said you’d divorce me within 10 years.”

The grown-up villain leaned in, hovering his head before he kissed her tenderly over her crown.

“Now that we’re adults, we should sign another contract.” <<less

【Fake history, don’t take it seriously. 】 ... more>>

That year, Duke Wei returned to the capital from his northern patrol and brought back tens of thousands of captives.

In the rusty iron cage filled with stains, the Ninth Prince Zhou Huaiyan saw the little foreigner for the first time.

Black curly hair, pale green eyes, and scars of wounds strung together like beads. Although he was extremely afraid, he still bared his fangs fiercely.

His appearance looked very much like the long-haired cat he once had.

On a whim, Zhou Huaiyan took the person in, brought him back, washed him clean, and kept him by his side to admire his beauty.

The young man gently caressed his beautiful green eyes,

“From now on, you’ll be called Ah Fei.”

But no one expected that many years later, Ah Fei would become the only king of a different surname in the Zhou Dynasty, with great and impressive military exploits, shocking the land under heaven.

At that time, the emperor was old, sick, and weak, and his princes suddenly died one after another.

The king with a different surname seemed to have the intention of usurping the throne, leaving everyone’s hearts in the royal court and the court of law panicking.

The imprisoned Zhou Huaiyan sighed——

The unscrupulous indulgence of his youth has now become the most shameful past for this God of War.

Maybe he will be the one who dies the most tragically among the princes.

But in the end, Zhou Huaiyan didn’t expect that the ice-cold blade he had been waiting for did not come, rather, it was the imperial jade seal with all the bloodstains washed away.

“Master……”

The tall and beautiful foreign man crawled at his feet, looking as obedient and attached as a cat.

“Touch this s*ave, please…”

——

Everyone in the court and the commons knows that the king with a different surname who is now in power was just a lowly s*ave for Zhou Huaiyan to play with.

“So this is how you take revenge on me,”

The young man in the golden cage raised his head and gazed at the foreign man’s bulging belly with complicated eyes.

“By locking me up just to get you pregnant?”

【Sensitive • Extremely low self-esteem • Full force value • Curly-haired cat shou】

【Salted fish • Lordly, Luxury-loving, loose-living, and idle • Cat owner • Full beauty value • Little sweetheart gong】

【Mine clearance: Shou is an inter**x, mpreg, the initial favorability of the gong is 100%, and the gong is a modern man who has transmigrated through time】

Content tags: mpreg, court officials, soft spot, royal court, relaxing

One-sentence introduction: Peerless beauty gong <<less