Emerald

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

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…”

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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

Associated Names
One entry per line
Emerald Color
MTL(The alien war god must be my cat)
异族战神非要做我的猫
翡色
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Recommendation Lists
  1. Quick Throw Together
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  4. Completely translated novels 13 (higher ratings)
  5. Seme protagonist

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03/27/25 Chrysanthemum Garden c98 part2
03/24/25 Chrysanthemum Garden c98 part1
03/23/25 Chrysanthemum Garden c97
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03/06/25 Chrysanthemum Garden c90
03/03/25 Chrysanthemum Garden c89
03/01/25 Chrysanthemum Garden c88
02/27/25 Chrysanthemum Garden c87
02/24/25 Chrysanthemum Garden c86
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NotSoProud
New NotSoProud rated it
May 26, 2025
Status: Completed
I see people talking about this story referring to it as sweet/ cute. But to me it's more so a story with darker undertones. And that's what I like about it.

The romance is overall sweet, yes. The ML is deeply infatuated with the MC, and the MC falls for the other without realizing. But I feel like the fact that they are both flawed needs to be acknowledged as it is pretty vital and leads to important events in the story such as slaughter of a whole nation.

If genocide is... more>> too much for you, if you can't handle darker descriptions and undertones, this might not be a book for you. That or you can skip through the war events. Although there could be other things that make you equally uncomfortable such as discrimination between the two nations as well as the descriptions regarding the treatment of s*aves. Or the way Ah Fei's looks are compared to a cat's throughout the whole book.

I like how flawed the characters were - Yan Bao might be smart and beautiful but more importantly he is selfish, manipulative, cold hearted and prideful, even cruel. But he is generous with people and he cares about his uncle deeply. And Ah Fei is a quick learner with a strong resilient body but he is also selfish and his infatuation with Huaiyan is almost to the point of blindness.

This story won't be everybody's cup of tea, but if you are interested - give it a try, if you're not enjoying it you can always drop it. Just know that the beginning of the book portrays the general vibe of the rest of the work, so if you don't vibe with it, you might not vibe with the rest either.

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Saw somebody say that this is "a deeply flawed and offensive work that masquerades as art", but sometimes people just want to write something they enjoy, not make 'art'. Don't push your own views and sentiments onto others. If you like different kind of writing you should go and enjoy it. And honestly, confidently judging that the plot lacks direction before you even get though the set up doesn't really give you much credibility in my eyes.

Talking about "The writer's lack of self-awareness" and that they are oblivious to "the harm they're causing", this is a work of fiction. This work does not encourage any behavior shown in the book. If you are unable to distinguish between reality and fiction you should avoid any works that include and sort of crime or wrongdoing lest the author inadvertently "encourages" you to do something bad through their characters. Really.....

I like darker themes, and these kinds of characters that could pass as villains in another story.

If you can ignore that you can also just read it for the relationship aspects and the little dark room segment. It's up to you, if you like it you like it, if not, then this might just not be for you. <<less
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minkatzed
minkatzed rated it
July 23, 2024
Status: c37
This novel is a deeply flawed and offensive work that masquerades as art. The story is marred by clichés, weak character development, and a complete lack of nuance.

The writing is clumsy and amateurish, with stilted dialogue and a meandering plot that lacks direction.

The portrayal of foreign characters is particularly egregious, relying on harmful stereotypes and reducing their identities to shallow physical descriptions.

The novel also objectifies a young s*ave, romanticizing his foreign features and childlike appearance. The author's fixation on his exotic looks and mixed heritage is disturbing, treating him as... more>> a mere object of desire and stripping him of his humanity.

The writer's lack of self-awareness is staggering, as they seem oblivious to the harm they're causing.

While the translation team did an amazing job to make this novel semi-palatable, I still couldn't help but think that one would need to be particularly... blinded to its glaring issues to truly enjoy it.

Overall, this novel is a disappointing read, a direct insult to the very concept of literature. <<less
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k80
k80 rated it
November 12, 2024
Status: Completed
WHAT, I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE I WAS ALREADY AT THE LAST CHAPTER😭😭 I NEED MORE🙏🙏🙏

Anyways, I finally finished reading this novel so here's my review:

1. First things first, before leaving a review, please do take some time to skim the story (if you can't read it anymore) rather than concluding things without even finishing it.

2. I would like to address the said 'racism' within the story. Yes, it exists in their society. It's in a historical setting, and since there is an empire and there is war, hatred between races... more>> are inevitable. But Zhou Huaiyan actually tried to make a point in the story that no race is inferior to anyone else's. By the end of the story, Zhou Huaiyan broke through this stereotypes by
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turning Ah Fei into an Empress, which is actually against the social norm since Ah Fei was of foreign blood too, even their child was allowed to rule, despite the different race, because Zhou Huaiyan paved the way!

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I don't think the incorporation of racism in this story is that bad. In fact, it added depth to the plot of 'fighting against societal norms'.

3. The concept of s*aves. If you've ever read The Captive Prince Trilogy, I'm pretty sure you would love this too! Also, as seen in the tags, Ah Fei, our shou, is the s*ave. A foreign s*ave at that. If you're not comfy with this kind of plot, please leave and do not force yourself into reading this and then leaving a bad review because you don't like master-s*ave relationship. Though Ah Fei was freed from being a s*ave and even became a powerful figure in the latter part of the story. Also, by the end of the story, Zhou Huaiyan abolished the s*avery happening in the empire. So, yes, Zhou Huaiyan is our king of change! Lol.

4. Ah Fei's young appearance. Zhou Huaiyan did like Ah Fei's face, mainly because of his cat-like emerald eyes. And, I just want to spoil that, Ah Fei will actually transform into a handsome, manly guy. So, nope. Zhou Huaiyan isn't 'just' obsessed with his childlike appearance. Even with Ah Fei's manly, adult face (even his body build was slightly larger than Huaiyan), our gong still preferred him!

5. Feminism. Wow, I just... Gosh! I'm so in love how the author included this in the story. The way women were treated and how Huaiyan changed the empire by finally allowing privileges for women that weren't allowed before. I LOVE IT!

6. THE EXTRAS! DO NOT MISS THE EXTRAS! It will delve deeper as to how much they love each other despite the difference in settings! I seriously craved for more. It's so sweet. Ugh.

7. There are parts of the story that you should also carefully thread of. Since the setting involves war, expect lives being killed, and Zhou Huaiyan, hurt by the death
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of his loved one

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, resorted in extreme measures to avenge that person. This includes all of those who schemed against him. And! In case you want to drop this part, skim a bit and hear his side and inner thoughts. The narrative actually makes you empathize with him, surprisingly so. And he'll change again by the end!

8. Also, just in case some might say that the love between Zhou Huaiyan and Ah Fei isn't equal—do not talk about it unless you finished all chapters. INCLUDING THE EXTRAS. Zhou Huaiyan couldn't have lived without Ah Fei, and so does Ah Fei to Zhou Huaiyan.

9. I love them equally. Their character development was crazy good. From the crying little s*ave to the fierce general. From the overly suspicious and indifferent beautiful prince to a man who would be swayed just by seeing Ah Fei.

10. Very kinky. Especially the extras hahshshsh.

I enjoyed the story! Love love! <<less
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blind_fujoshi
blind_fujoshi rated it
January 10, 2025
Status: Completed
I'm so sad this book has ended (waiting for extras) and what's even sadder is the fact that people don't appreciate this masterpiece.

This was a good read overall and I would read it again if I could. Please before coming into conclusions try and skim through the book, I promise it'll be worth it.

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Idk what to say about Ah Fei and Zhou Huaiyan all I can say is *Chef's Kiss*, I would have loved tho if the author made Huaiyan be more vocal about his feelings. Instead it was like Ah Fei was the only one in love

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Anyways try this book out and you won't be disappointed <<less
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lostinwaves
lostinwaves rated it
March 31, 2025
Status: Completed
I like this novel as it's on the shorter side (less than 100 chapters) but still manages to take the protagonist through several stages of grief and growth. The protagonist is very smart and it's not often transmigrators start as infants in their new world. It's important to the plot but not a major focus, just thought it was an uncommon occurrence and therefore pretty interesting. The devoted love and HE between the two protags is nice, even if there's some waves of discord, they ultimately rely on each other... more>> and make a family of their own. Very sweet at the resolution.

Highly recommend anyone to READ THE DESCRIPTION before picking up the novel since it is on the kinkier side and therefore not everyone's cup of tea. Yes, there's a master-s*ave relationship. It's a work of fiction. There are hundreds of other novels that don't have this theme but the bad reviews have to hyperfocus on something they could have skimmed and passed over.

Shout-out to the tl for the quality translation, it was an enjoyable read! <<less
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Cat with hat
Cat with hat rated it
March 16, 2024
Status: Completed
Overall 4/5 stars

[Warning! This review was made possible by mtl, take my words with a grain of salt!]

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Where is the tragedy tag?!? I expected a sweet romance to fall asleep to but instead I'm up crying at 3am and begging them to just talk it out!

3/5 Plot because the misunderstandings could have been solved if they just talked it out and the ending didn't feel satisfactory for me but bonus star for making me so invested I didn't realize these until a few hours after I finished the entire thing. So 4/5 plot

5/5 Characters because the characters have distinct qualities and include flaws that work well with the story.

And 4/5 world building because dispite how good the world building is it feels kinda racist to label entire races "evil" or "barbaric" and then mass genocide those said races. Call me soft hearted but maybe words could have been used instead of landmines and guns (just sayin)

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BrittaMarii
BrittaMarii rated it
February 11, 2024
Status: Completed
This was a very cute story even with the drama in the middle. I also liked how everyone had character development.
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Shizuri
Shizuri rated it
April 3, 2025
Status: Completed
It's soooo good!!!!! The pacing and world building of the story is just right. However, this is not for the soft hearted. Since the theme of the story is ancient china, you expect some ethnocentrism in this aspect. And a little spoiler, it also has some angst, not too surprising since this also has a master-s*ave trope. BUT!!! The extra chapters compensated the heartache of the story❤️.

DO NOT!!!!! SKIP!!!! THE!!! EXTRA!! CHAPTERS! I mean it. It's somewhat connected to the main plot if you want to delve into the thoughts... more>> of the MC and want to have a happy closure of the story😊✨ <<less
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dCaitsith
dCaitsith rated it
January 10, 2025
Status: c74
I'll rate this 4 at the moment, since I usually only rate it 5 if I'm so eager to finish it to the point I'm willing to read it by MTLing. But it doesn't mean the story is bad like others say.

Okay, so if you're the type who can't handle stories that involve racism or s*avery, just want to read something fluff, then don't read this. This novel is in ancient setting, full of political maneuvering, addressing s*avery, feminism, and wars, so yes there are mentions of how cruel it... more>> is, some of the actions of the characters inside will make you wonder "how can someone do this" like
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a father killing his own son

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but they all have their reasoning, even though we can still say that it's wrong. Those nasty comments make it clear they didn't read it properly or have prejudice from the start.

First, Zhou Huaiyan did was captivated by Ah Fei after seeing his green eyes, which reminded him of his deceased cat. But to me, he never really treated him as one, even though the author kept mentioning Ah Fei as a cat. Nor did he treated Ah Fei as a real s*ave (he's transmigrated from modern times, remember?). He even said something along the lines of "all humans should be equal" to Ah Fei, long before the war started. So yes there is s*avery, but it's more in the world setting, side A fought with side B, some people of side A was caught by side B and made into s*aves (ancient settings... made sense, no?).

As for character development.... okay, it's a bit lacking, but not nonexistent.

As for pacing, I think it's one of the good ones. There were movements here and there in the story that you might not understand when you first read it, but then it was revealed and you'll understand later on, it's normal since most political story is like this. And I wasn't even bored reading the entire main story, if I was I would've dropped it long ago.

Although I'm a little not satisfied by the later part of the story (due to how easy it seemed), overall it's still a good and fulfilling story and not as nasty as they say (except that one part.... but it's war, what do you expect from wars? Peace talks, hugs and kisses?) <<less
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antnata
antnata rated it
January 5, 2025
Status: c1
I have a cat and I love my cat because of his personality, his character, his soul. And the last place is taken by appearance, although he is certainly beautiful. In this novel I got the impression that a person is treated worse than a cat, just as a thing, a toy, and also romanticizes s*ave thinking. I felt disgusted to read and I dropped it
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Hell
Hell rated it
March 4, 2024
Status: Completed
Actual rating is about 4.5, but I’ll leave it at 4 since it seems more accurate.

The story is very enjoyable and a quick read, but it falls a bit flat as ... more>>
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it fails at establishing a proper “return” to the relationship status after the imprisonment of ZHY by YF. There’s basically no consequences or repercussions towards YF’s repeatedly going against ZHY’s express wishes, and even though his “rebellion” is good to establish character, and specially character growth, it doesn’t stand to reason that ZHY would just gladly take it without even some kind of conversation about how much it hurts him. And YF did hurt ZHY a lot.

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The plot feels less satisfying because of this, but overall it’s a good work, and the early relationship is a very cute development.

Also,
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ruthless ZHY is very nice to read, and his scheming, although unexplored and basically forgotten in the later half, is satisfying to read.

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