Joyful Reunion
By
Feitian Yexiang
Synopsis
His name was Duan Ling. He used to be nothing more than an illegitimate child with humble beginnings. As a child he had his fill of neglect and torment until a mysterious man named Lang Junxia took him away from the Duans. Lang Junxia fed him, put him in school, and made him a new home. Lang Junxia told him that when the peach trees blossom his dad would come get him.
Then his dad really did come. He was far more impressive than Duan Ling imagined, far more dashing, far more omnipotent. It turned out that Duan Ling wasn’t a bastard whose paternal lineage was in question after all. In his veins flowed the most noble Han imperial blood, and the empire was supposed to belong to him.
But in troubled times, with the beacons of war lit in all four corners of the world, his dad said everyone had a destiny that befit them, and their destiny was the way of benevolent rule, that was why they could never remain content with their little corner of the world. They were destined … to carry the enmity of an invaded empire, to bear the pain of losing their homeland; to live as the self required.
228 chapters + extras
Genre: Historical, Drama, Wuxia, Romance
The 1v1 story that feels like a harem novel (have fun guessing who the ML is)
Featuring sexy assassins, palace intrigue, a doting DILF, and a young boy's arduous journey to reclaim his rightful throne in a world filled with turmoil and betrayal.
Characters
SOUTHERN CHEN IMPERIAL FAMILY
Duan Ling (MC)
A pretty scholarly shou with sharp wits who gets beaten up a lot but never backs down
Also known as "Li Ruo" and "Wang Shan".
Will roast you in his head, while looking as innocent as a kitten :)
Li Jianhong
Duan Ling's long-lost father, who is the third Prince of the imperial family
He's had Duan Ling for 5 minutes and if anything happened to his son he would kill everyone in the room and then himself
Prepare to cry for him...
Li Yanqiu
Li Jianhong's younger brother, 4th Prince of the imperial family
Has poor, sickly health
Lonely uncle with no friends except Zheng Yan :(
The four great assassins
Lang Junxia
One of the Four Great assassins who takes Duan Ling away from his abusive foster family
Also known as "Wuluohou Mu", his Xianbei name
A cold, mysterious man of few words, hiding a dark past...
Wu Du
One of the Four Great Assassins who is a poison master (I see your pun there Feitian)
May be a killer for hire, but he's a gentleman to the bone with the heart of a pure maiden
Gets tossed around from one master to another like a sad puppy, lost and aimless in a turbulent world...
Zheng Yan
One of the Four Great Assassins who loves to flirt with pretty boys, especially Duan Ling
Cooks better than a Michelin-starred chef
You see Zheng Yan, he is either killing, flirting or drinking...maybe all three at once
Chang Liujun
One of the Four Great Assassins with an infamous "Inigo Montoya" way of introducing himself
Scary on the outside, adorkable on the inside
Duan Ling's first disciple!
DUAN LING'S SCHOOLMATES
Borjigin Batu
Duan Ling's school yard bully turned friend turned Anda
Does not like to bathe (unless it's with Duan Ling)
Embodies that pining childhood friend trope, with a dash of yandere
Cai Yan
One of Duan Ling's closest friends at school
Also known as "Cai-Dog"
A love to hate type of character that you'll probably curse and then cry over...
Helian Bo
Another one of Duan Ling's closest friends at school
Sweet baby boy with a stutter...who can wrestle you to death
Duan Ling is his BFF and he will do anything for him.
Adaptations
audio drama:
