Chrome Shelled Regios - Volume 16, Chapter 1 — Adolescence and Strife

In this life, I will live for you.

Zhao Du'an, a government official leading a cautious life, finds himself transported to another world where he becomes the favored 'pretty face' of a female emperor and an oppressive, power-abusing villain. Before he can relish the moment, he faces mortal danger for releasing a national criminal. Cornered and desperate, he plans to soothe the female emperor to seek mercy, only to discover his 'leading gigolo' role is a sham.Worse still, his notorious reputation prompts officials and heroes alike to impeach and eliminate him; and martial artists and clerical magicians consider him a disgrace. Overwhelmed, Zhao Du'an decides it's better to stop being human to survive.Starting by betraying his allies, he becomes the Emperor's top lackey. Years later, amidst heavy snowfall in the capital, the female emperor Xu Zhen Guan sighs atop the city tower, 'It was supposed to be a pretend companionship, how did it turn real...'Also known as 'Deceiving and Flattering at the Court of Great Yu', 'The Record of a Villain Going White'.

A naive fox and a cunning tiger, tangled in a dangerous game of secrets—Sohwa and Dohwi’s thrillingly seductive cohabitation!Sohwa, a red fox half-beast born with rare white fur, was shunned by her pack and forced to live a lonely, solitary life.Her days were filled with quiet isolation until one fateful day, while wandering the mountains, she stumbled upon Dohwi, an abandoned wildcat cub on the brink of death.Moved by compassion, she decided to take him in.“We’re different species, so we won’t go into heat with each other. You’re gentle and kind, so living together should be fine. What do you think?”And so begins their life together. But the “wildcat” Sohwa rescued turns out to be anything but ordinary.Dohwi is no mere feline—he’s a tiger reborn after a thousand years, hiding a ferocious side that Sohwa never saw coming.Terrified that Sohwa might abandon him if she learns the truth, Dohwi does everything in his power to conceal his identity.Yet, as time passes, Sohwa begins to sense that Dohwi is hiding something.When she starts showing signs of fear and attempts to flee, Dohwi begins scheming to keep her by his side.“You’re all I have, Sohwa. You know that.”Who will win this battle of wills—Dohwi, determined to keep Sohwa close, or Sohwa, desperate to escape the tiger’s grasp?#Romance #Sexual #Fantasy #Comedy #Romanticcomedy #Anthropomorph #Obsessive

The rivers and lakes carry wine with swords, the waist is slender and the palm is light.

The young man carried a long knife on his shoulder, and hung wine on his waist, striding forward, but the rivers and lakes in his heart were vaguely visible.

Turning a page in the book of troubled times, the rivers and lakes have been raining nightly for decades.

Looking back suddenly, the world has been shattered.

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