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The Gisaeng's Imperial Child (BL)

Born as a hermaphrodite (an intersex), and the bearer of the Lee family curse, all Lee Min-Su ever wanted was to be seen and accepted as a normal human being too. Betrayed by his own family, who had him imprisoned for seven (7) years by the King for a crime committed by his sister, Min-Soo wanted to end his life when they went ahead to disown him right after his release from prison. But then, just as he was about to jump into the Han River, he felt revitalised.  The thought of letting them have a taste of their own medicine became the essence of him living his remaining life here on earth. For 3 years, Minsoo lay in wait as he worked as a gisaeng (courtesan) and planned his simple but well elaborated revenge against his parents' "golden child." And that was to deny his big sister, Lee Min-Seo, the joy of being with the only man that she has ever loved, the Crown Prince. As a little token of payment for all that he had, had to endure from them. But finding out that he was pregnant with another man's child after the royal wedding was never part of his plans.  So Lee Min-Su knew then that, it was time to draw the curtains closed, before his "husband" found out that he had been duped. He needs to RUN! **** The Crown Prince Kim Hyun Jun, the number one sought-after bachelor in all of Joseon, has a secret.  And that is, his weenie has not gotten up since an incident 10 years ago. For this reason, he did everything he could to avoid getting married, in order not to stress anyone's daughter. But after his father, the King, became bedridden, his grandmother, the Queen Dowager, had to step in. She managed to arrange a marriage match between him and the Prime Minister's adopted daughter, Lee Minseo.  The prince knew then, that, he was f*cked. His long-term secret will now be exposed. But how come, that his then-sleeping weenie now has such an insatiable desire for this newlywed "Crown Princess" of his? What happens then, when the prince finds out that he married the wrong "woman"? What if this Crown Prince, who is now about to be crowned King, was to find out that his "Crown Princess" was the same "woman" that had caused the incident that killed his older brother and rendered him impotent? To add insult to injury, this fake "Crown Princess" has the guts to run away from him when his ascension to the throne is only a few days away. Well, this new king has no intention of letting "her" get away with this scot-free. He would find the fake "crown princess" and make sure that "she" paid for "her" deception. Note: This author would not give warnings for any scene in the book. So please make sure that you're in the right frame of mind before you start reading.  Thank You.
Abbiex · 2.2K Views

The Assassin Empress; WBYP

Five years old Su Yue, watched among the crowd as her family was killed in the most gruesome way by the 'Emperor' and her jealous Third Uncle. She got mutism from the traumatic experience, but that didn't deter her from ruling over thousands of assassins whom the world feared at the mention of their names. With a dead heart and cold personality, she swept the kingdom and neighboring kingdoms like a tsunami. She is out for blood, to kill them all, but when love from kind hearted people comes, will Su Yue whose heart is long dead return the love? be distracted by it? or choose to remain cold-hearted while she collects the debt from her debtors? What will she do when her greatest nemesis, the Emperor and his nephew; the Crown Prince, falls head over heels in love with her, the woman whose face has never been seen and voice never been heard? A woman whose personality the Empress Dowager cannot compare to? Everyone wants to step on her path to revenge, but Su Yue is unstoppable, "They are cruel," a small voice sang in her mind. "I won't forgive them," it added. "I'll kill them all," she concluded. ... "If you want to kill everyone, start with me," the Emperor said. "Yue'er, why are you holding back? Don't you hate me? Kill me and satiate your anger." "Don't delude yourself," she thought and as she was about to drive the sword into his chest, the Emperor spat out blood. Her eyes widened. She didn't do it. It wasn't her poison. Who dared to poison her prey?!... her man?!
Hassy_101 · 551.9K Views

The Dark Lord's Wrapped Around My Fingers

ONGOING | BOOK COVER ILLUSTRATED BY CHADLER EJERCITO CASTILLO *** First Master Ruyin, who had lost his wife years earlier, formed an alliance with the newly widowed Nightfall Empress Dowager, Xuwen, at the request of his older brother, the Emperor of the Heavenly Empire. This union was a strategic move to protect her son, the newly ascended Nightfall Emperor, from trials and doubts cast by rival clans within the Nightfall Empire regarding his early ascension to the throne. Xichen, the young Nightfall Emperor, did not oppose this arrangement. In fact, he recognized that this alliance would be advantageous to both sides. The tie not only secured peace between the Heavenly Empire and the Nightfall Empire citizens but also sealed a treaty preventing either side-who had long been embroiled in endless conflict-from eventually engaging in war. Once the alliance was sealed, First Master Ruyin and his only son, Young Master Ruan, decided to establish their residence within the Nightfall Empire. Ruan, though known throughout the courts as a spoiled and mischievous teenager, was, in truth, an exceptional prodigy. His raw power grew each day, even without any effort, making his Heavenly Emperor uncle shower him with praise, which further fueled the envy of those around him. Everything seemed to fall perfectly into place, except for the once peaceful harem of the Nightfall Emperor, which became a hotbed of discord as his concubines began vying for his attention. What no one realized, however, was that the entire situation was an orchestrated scheme devised by Ruan himself. With his sharp wit and cunning mind, he was making sure that the Nightfall Emperor was entirely wrapped around his fingers.
thelostaries · 277.7K Views

Farmer's Wife Has Magic Skills

Chu Qingzhi, a modern cultivator, went down to earth to experience love. She was forced to transmigrate into the body of a peasant girl in the ancient past. Her family had a total of nine children. She had no choice but to shoulder the burden of supporting the family. She used spells to tame a tiger as her mount, a black bear as her guardian, a wolf as a helper, and a monkey as the pathfinder. They went hunting together. She then sold ice cream, which she made using an ice spell, on the streets. She planted herbs for medicine, offered clinical diagnosis and treatment to patients, and attracted princes and nobles who fought over her. Even the emperor addressed her with a respected title. To become immortal, she supported her family while searching for a husband. *** Ever since the poorest family in the village brought their daughter home, they thought their lives would only get tougher. To their surprise, they started building a house and buying land... They didn't just bring their daughter home, but they brought the God of Fortune home! *** A general, who even the princess refused to marry, returned to the country to rest for some time. Suddenly, he married a peasant girl. Just as everyone waited for them to be ridiculed, dignitaries came to visit one after another. The empress dowager held Chu Qingzhi's hand. "Qingzhi, will you be my younger sister?" The emperor looked Chu Qingzhi up and down. "My lady, are you willing to join my harem?" The crown prince grabbed Chu Qingzhi's sleeve. "Qingzhi, I want ice cream."
Beyond the Moon · 2.2M Views

The Vampire Empress: Blood Queen & Her Kings

"Do you seriously think that you can walk out of here without receiving any punishment for your deeds?" He asked in a cold tone as his cerulean blue eyes peered at her intensely. "Huh?" Jiang Ying Yue stared back at the four devil lords standing in front of her as she tried to recall exactly which deed they were talking about. Was it the one when she disturbed the First Devil during his bath and ended up snacking on him because she was too hungry to mind her manners? Or was it the one when she set up the Second Devil's precious magical manor on fire because she wanted to test her fire spell? Or maybe it was the one when she ended up pawning the Third Devil's spirit beast? Maybe when she set up the Fourth Devil's wedding with the eldest son of the Prime Minister? Or maybe it was all of them! *** Jiang Ying Yue, a fifteen hundred and twenty-one-year-old Vampire, after her sudden and unexpected death found herself in the body of a girl who shared a similar name and face as her. Known as the voodoo of the Imperial family of the Hyuang Empire, she found herself destined to a life in the Cold Palace, even when she was supposed to be the next Empress of the great empire. But how could an old fox who called herself the Empress Dowager, the Cold Palace, and the Princes of the Empire who were the reason behind her bad luck, could stop the smart and powerful Vampire Queen from living a life of luxury and contentment? Wanna stop her? Dream On! Jiang Ying Yue only had one dream in her new life - to live a luxurious and happy life. But what would happen when the Imperial family once again put their entire focus on her? Not only that but looked like suddenly, a few mysterious but powerful men had taken a liking to her. Well, one thing was clear. She's gonna smack the faces of those who would try to stop her from getting to her goal and let them know who's the actual boss! *** [Warning: This is a Reverse Harem Fantasy Romance with a lot of Mature Content] - [Disclaimer: The book cover does not belong to me. The credit goes to the rightful owner.]
Nightsummer20 · 1M Views

The Multi-Faceted Beauty

CHAPTER UPDATE SCHEDULE: Every FRIDAY @ 22:00 P.M (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time) Ares (Pronunciation: eh·ruhs) * * * She's someone who can't feel anything. Love. Fear. Sorrow. Envy. Joy. Anxiety. Pain. Greed. Hate. It was all the things that made a person HUMAN. Yet, she can't seem to grasp the concept of these emotions that should have come easy to HUMANS. From birth, she was conceived in darkness and received no maternal love from her biological parents. The world never knew of her birth nor the pain she went through. They, her biological parents, made it so that she had never existed. She became "their" caged animal whose sole purpose in life was to serve as their main test subject. Their "little human guinea pig". Ares went through many experiments and, unluckily, survived. She went through the same hell for almost seven years and gained inhuman abilities. After being kept as a lab rat for most of her life, she finally saw a light at the end of the tunnel. A fire broke out, burning her biological parents and soon her. But she was saved despite feeling tired of living. That was the day her life started. A family took her in and made her feel things she never felt before. But even that didn't last long. Dark forces and governments from countries all over the world raced to attain her when they became aware of her existence. They sought to take her for their cause, willingly or by force. They discovered that she alone possesses a supernatural ability that people would kill to get their hands on. The ability to see a person's whole life - past, present, and future - up until they breathe their last breath. She called this ability [life].  However, they weren't her only problem. She later learned that humans weren't alone in the universe. A whole new world opened up to her and the mysteries of that new world became known to her when she used [life] on a group of strange people whom she met by coincidence. Or was it by fate? With the memories of their [life], she saw the impending war that will come about that was caused by humans and, without knowing, she was in the middle of it all. What will she do? What will happen if her existence becomes known to the world? Can she escape the cruel fate she'll face? Or will she fight and protect those she came to love?
MadWhite · 63.6K Views

Mistress of the Steppes

“Ah-Li.” Only she. Only she dared call him in such an intimate manner. To his other women, to the Empress Consort herself, he was His Majesty, the Xinlong Emperor. The Empress Dowager, in an upsurge of tenderness, might have called him Your Highness, in remembrance of the days when he had been but a fourth Prince. But she, she would always trample his dignity underfoot. She, she would always flaunt her dominance in the Inner Palace. “Ah-Li, always remember the source from which you drink.” A cold shiver ran down his spine. She knew. He had come to ring the death knell for her. As he had rung it for so many before her. For his own flesh and blood. She knew. He hovered over her outstretched silhouette, looking down on her. Desire whipped his mind, fear grabbed him around the throat, making it ever so difficult for him to swallow the saliva that was accumulating in his mouth. Before he could even extend a hand, he felt a palm squarely setting against his abdomen. Pushing at it without ceremony. “It is Imperial Concubine Qin’s great honor to be attending His Majesty, the Emperor, in his chambers tonight. He better take his leave not to make her wait. This humble court lady is tired and wishes to rest.” ¤¤¤ Those Hūna brutes had been stricken dumb. They pillaged, they raped, they tortured, they killed. However, never had they seen a woman, a Hua woman at that, calmly coming out of a tent after having been stripped naked. Her spine straight, her chin kicked up high, her eyes glistening with contempt, she treaded forward. They took a step back as if they had seen an evil spirit. Deep laughter broke through the reigning silence. Right in front of her was he. Seated on a stool at the head of this little congregation, wiping the blade of his sword clean. The man whose eyes were like mother-of-pearl. Heyan Yu. She advanced towards him with all the confidence in the world. As if she were not about to be violated by a group of sordid barbarians. As if she were still the grand Noble Imperial Consort Huihuang. He observed her with those eyes she admired jealously. His smile was as full of contempt as was her posture. When she finally came to him, the expanse of her white skin blocking anything else from his view, he lifted his head. His voice was deep and reverberated through her whole body. “What does the beauty want from this humble one?” That is when her palm made contact with his face. Igniting a fire that would not be extinguished in their lifetimes. Stupidity deserved punishment. Heyan Yu truly was young. So young he had fallen into Ah-Li’s more than obvious trap. But she would set everything to right. His face contorted in shocked anger as his men let a horrified gasp escape them. Everyone who was the least familiar with his character would have known at that moment that blood would flow. But that Hua wretch simply turned around, her jet black hair twisting about her calves, and asked in a sing-song voice: “Well, who wishes to go first?” ------------------------------------------------------------------- [The magnificent cover was made by none other than the very talented, the all-conquering, the supreme Jenjibread. Check out her story "Crocodile Tears", I guarantee you will like it.]
NingZuoYouXiaYu · 15.9K Views

The Yin Yang Soul

Lian Cai Yi has it all, not only is she the Eldest Daughter of of the South Prime Minister of the Sheng Kingdom, her grandmother was the doted on blood younger sister of the current Empress Dowager. She even has the greatly desired Wood and Fire Spiritual Roots, enabling her to learn medical crafting. The only blemish on her reputation her waste of a half sister, Lian Xie Mei, the result of her father's drunken mistake. She grew up greatly doted upon to be a beauty that could cause the fall of cities, her fiance the one and only Crown Prince, she even chased off her useless younger sister. Eventually the Emperor died, and on the eve of the night that she was to be crowned Empress, Lian Xie Mei returned. It turned out her younger sister wasn't a waste, she had the holy trinity of Spiritual Roots, Fire, Wood, and Metal, letting her learn not only Medical Crafting but Weapon and Armor Crafting as well. She was even at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm 5th Stage! If she was a waste then what did that make Lian Cai Yi trash?! Lian Xie Mei immediately took over the capital city and threw her in the dungeon where she explained everything. Her younger sister had actually long been dead her soul taken over from someone from another universe. Sitting in that dungeon dying slowly from a poison she was forced to swallow filled with malice and rage she used a secret technique that she had managed to catch a glimpse of in her Master's notes to send herself back in time to her 12 year old self. This time she will win! This time she will beat that trash half sister into the ground! This time she will stand at the peak of the world! But will things really be that simple?
Myk9ma · 21.5K Views

Mr. Zhou's Guide To Woo A Stupid Wife

To escape from a particularly scummy blind date, Xia Ling says “I like women!”. Who knew this would result in her family’s empress dowager having a massive misunderstanding and taking desperate measures. “Quit the blind dates.” Her mother demands. “En.” Xia Ling happily agrees, nodding enthusiastically. “I have no more hopes that you'll find a man on your own, so your future husband has been decided by me! All you have to do is show up on time when I tell you and sign the documents.” Her mother decrees. “Ah?!” Xia Ling screams. And so, Xia Ling puts on a disguise and goes undercover to scope out the future husband picked for her by the empress dowager.  But how shameless was this man?! Acting clueless while already having a girlfriend! And who will tell her who this man looking on in amusement is? What did he want and why was he always around her?! Zhou Weisheng was being idle with his friends when a small fellow came over and started acting weird and glaring at his friend. Who did this little ‘boy' think ‘he' was fooling? Anyone with eyes could tell ‘he’ was clearly a she. But who would have thought, the little fellow was the future wife his mother had arranged for him. She however, seemed to think that her fiance was his best friend. And so he decided to take a wait and see approach towards the matter.  The more he watched her foolish behaviour, the more interested he became. And thus started Mr. Zhou's road of wooing his wife.
zweep · 17.6K Views

Emperor! The Empress and the Grand Dowager are arguing again.

Da Yehua transmigrated with her system which made her very frustrated. Why? Because it was her 1000th transmigration. While others transmigrated to achieve wealth and happiness for themselves, she transmigrated to achieve wealth for others. Each time she finished eliminating the bad guys and is ready to live leisurely... poof she transmigrates into a different person and someone else takes her place and enjoys her hard work. For more than a thousand years, she made the bed for others to lie on. So she decided that in this life, she isn't giving anyone a happy ending. This time she transmigrated into the body of a bought daughter in-law who married a man believed to have perished on the battlefield. What to do next? Frustrate the mother in-law of course. Except how come this mother in-law can read her mind and how come her supposedly dead husband is this arrogant Prince?? Xiao Sichen left his widowed mother for military enlistment and lost his memory in a near-death experience. With Diligence and luck, he gets recognized as a an adopted son by the Emperor. His life was perfect except... Why was that woman always causing trouble and why was his mother tolerating her? Mother Su was a crafty peasant woman, who bought a daughter in-law to serve as a wife for her son when he returned from the battlefield. Her bad temper was know far and wide and she was ready to provide for this daughter in-law provided she was obedient. But, how come she can hear what this daughter in-law is thinking? *************** ' Hey girl! Get up and eat this two buns. You woke up late so as your punishment this is your meal for today. ' Mother Su says. [This old hag is such a liar. These buns were made using the last of the ingredients in the house. The Old hag doesn't even have a meal for today.] Mother Su was speechless. This little wench!! ' Hey girl, where are you going to on such a hot afternoon? ' Mother Su says. [ I need to go to the brothel and eat juicy melons. That stupid girl boasts of her job in the capital when she's just a courtesan. Besides I can "accidentally" find some food.] ' Old hag, I embroidered a few things to sell. ' Da Yehua says. ' Little wench, are you thinking of leaving me alone? I'm following you.' Mother Su says. ' Hey Old hag. Don't stress me, stay at home and rest. ' Da Yehua says. ' Little wench, since when do you tell me what to do... ' The villagers walked away quickly not wanting to entangle themselves in the Xiao family drama. ********** The book is in a fictional era and cannot be found in Chinese history. The female lead has a love-hate comical relationship with her mother in-law. The male lead is smart decisive and is often used as sacrificial offering during the mother- daughter in-law quarrel. The first chapter of the book will explain some basic information to prevent confusion later but if you feel it's unnecessary, you can continue from chapter 2.
sevensweetdays · 1.5K Views

Burning Passion Love Never Dies

Mingshu was so addicted to a novel that she forgot to eat and sleep; she had taken to heart the plight of the villainous emperor within, whose fate was appallingly tragic! After angrily writing a thousand-word negative review, she woke up to find herself transmigrated into the book, becoming the freshly minted, unfortunate Noble Consort of the Tyrant. Confronted with the living and breathing emperor before her, Mingshu's mind was a whirlwind— Isn't this my kid? 〣( ºΔº )〣 In the eyes of everyone else, the emperor was bloodthirsty by nature, ruthless and cruel, a Living Yama whose very name sent shivers down spines! Through Mingshu's eyes, the emperor was: afraid of the dark, terrified of thunder, loved to act spoiled, lacked a sense of security, was inherently kind, and had a life-or-death need for sweets... What kind of supreme cutie is this?! Wahhh, baby, mama loves you!! In order to change her son's dreadful ending, Mingshu, overflowing with maternal love, transformed into a child-protecting demon! She brazenly confronted the Empress Dowager, furiously scolded court officials, and fought imperial consorts with her bare hands... But wait, why were the kid's glances at her becoming more and more peculiar? —— As a child, Si Chu always dreamt of a young girl who taught him to read and write with patience, tended to his wounds with care, and gently soothed him to sleep on every stormy night. Then one day, the girl disappeared. He searched high and low but couldn't find her. So, obsession turned into a demon, his eyes blood-red and crazed, he went mad. Just when he lamented the world's boredom and contemplated destroying everything, He came across a pair of bright, sparkling, talking eyes. With a gloomy and obsessive look, the emperor's lips curled into a cold smile: Fine, you've come to me of your own volition. —— Everyone knew: The emperor detested beautiful, delicate, and arrogant women most of all. No one knew how long the dainty Noble Consort would last. * When you visit this world, remember to take a look at the sun.
Cloudy · 198.6K Views
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