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Created: Dec 11th, 2024, Updated: Apr 17th, 2025

Created Dec 11th, 2024

Updated Apr 17th, 2025

CN (4.6)

#1Golden Stage

82 Chapters Every 123.9 Day(s) 13945 Readers 197 Reviews 09-22-2020

Drama Historical Mature Romance Yaoi

CN (4.3)

#2How to Survive As a Villain

315 Chapters Every 88.5 Day(s) 16015 Readers 234 Reviews 04-03-2025

Completed Comedy Drama Mature Romance Tragedy Yaoi

CN (4.6)

#3Sha Po Lang

72 Chapters Every 91.1 Day(s) 13719 Readers 117 Reviews 06-30-2022

Completed Action Adventure Martial Arts Mature Mecha Mystery Romance Shounen Ai Xuanhuan

CN (4.7)

#4Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know

191 Chapters Every 91.7 Day(s) 15055 Readers 277 Reviews 10-21-2021

Completed Adventure Comedy Romance Shounen Ai Supernatural Xianxia

CN (4.2)

#5Lord Seventh

55 Chapters Every 112.6 Day(s) 8337 Readers 106 Reviews 12-09-2020

Completed Drama Historical Mature Romance Shounen Ai

CN (4.7)

#6Married Thrice to Salted Fish

152 Chapters Every 50.5 Day(s) 11537 Readers 165 Reviews 07-06-2024

Completed Comedy Drama Fantasy Historical Romance Yaoi

CN (4.6)

#7After the Disabled God of War Became My Concubine

254 Chapters Every 12.9 Day(s) 13827 Readers 130 Reviews 12-20-2024

Completed Adult Drama Fantasy Historical Mature Romance Yaoi

CN (4.3)

#8Estranged

157 Chapters Every 58.3 Day(s) 4022 Readers 25 Reviews 08-09-2023

Completed Action Adventure Drama Romance Shounen Ai Xianxia

CN (4.5)

#9Nan Chan

0 Chapters Every 2217 Day(s) 9323 Readers 103 Reviews 05-29-2019

Adventure Mature Psychological Romance Supernatural Tragedy Xianxia Yaoi

CN (4.2)

#10The Ugly Empress

52 Chapters Every 153.3 Day(s) 6121 Readers 65 Reviews 12-03-2022

Completed Fantasy Martial Arts Romance Yaoi

Although many readers complained about Xue Junliang (ML), I actually thought he was refreshing.... more>>

This is a true enemies to lovers, and the story begins after XJL kills Teng Yun (MC) himself after capturing him.

We are seeing the story from TY's eyes, so there is some element of unreliability there. TY is of course biased and wary towards XJL for a long time, and to him, XJL is mercurial, difficult to read, arrogant in the way that royalty is, ruthless, and hides his thoughts behind a smile.

XJL is actually all that, but we also see from TY's admissions that XJL is truly a good emperor. Many readers were angry at the way XJL killed TY at the start, but it was because XJL acknowledged TY's military genius as an enemy commander that he couldn't let TY live and return to threaten Xue country again one day. Even early on in the story, the newly reborn TY already admits that XJL is quite benevolent as a ruler; he is smart and strong enough to control the court, he doesn't tolerate dissent, but he also values family (see: his good r/ship with Xue Houyang and the crown prince), respects and admires talent (often willing to spare talented enemy ministers or generals if they are willing to surrender and work hard for Xue), and is not ruled by his own desires. As a husband, he is patient and respectful and doesn't cross the line with his teasing, both before and after he realises that the Empress / Marquis Tengnan was actually TY.

To me, for all that TY is a military genius, XJL is the most intriguing and well-written character, and very worthy of TY. And when he does fall in love, we get to see the invulnerable, scheming and coolheaded Emperor laid low by feelings of hesitation, worry, and anxiety when he sends TY off to war.

Plus point: The political drama of each country is so well fleshed-out, it feels like there are no true villains in the story (except for one or two). In the end, each person (for all their flaws, cruelty and ruthlessness) is only human, and also has their good points and their own darkness. Feng Ming is another strong and cruel king, but for the sake of his guilt and love towards Zhao Lu, he endured a lot of mistreatment. Xue Yu is cunning and openly ambitious against his own elder brother XJL (and may never change), but he also learns from his defeat and realises that despite being royalty, he is not as clever as his adviser Lang Jing. <<less