The Pondmaster

**Highlight: Younger, slacker prince (bottom) x Paranoid, ruthless emperor (top)** Ji Weimiao transmigrated into a novel as the Ninth Prince. At six years old, his elder brother, Ji Su, executed all their disobedient siblings. In this vast empire, only two princes remained—one eighteen, the other six. Their father was bedridden, and Ji Su ruled as regent. Seeing the contemplative look in his elder brother’s eyes, Ji Weimiao felt chills down his spine... Ah, well... What should he do? —Think about it this way: he was imperial nobility, and his brother was not only the crown prince but the future emperor. As long as he didn’t covet the throne and didn’t oppose his brother, he could live off the state treasury and strut sideways across the country! Who else had such a heavenly starting hand?! * "Your Highness, where are we going today?" "First, Fragrant Tower, then Red Sleeves Pavilion, then Everluck Gambling Den!" "...Your Highness?" MC: *You don’t get it—I’m just doing my duty as a wastrel!* #Like hell I wouldn’t take this chance to slack off—you think I’d actually want to scheme for the throne?! #Early to rise, late to bed—I wouldn’t take that damn job even if it was handed to me!# **Notes:** 1. The leads share no blood ties. Scheming emperor (feudal control freak top) x slacker, hedonistic prince (bottom), 12-year age gap. Non-blood relation confirmed before romantic development. 2. The top has OCD, the bottom identifies as gay. Both chaste.

[Full Text Completed] [Next Work "I Am the Tragically Deceased Father of the Dragon-Proud Hero [Transmigrated into a Novel]" Updating Daily] Bo Nan was reborn back to the age of twenty, once again becoming the leisurely playboy of a wealthy family. In his previous life, burdened by vengeance, Bo Nan finally avenged his family only to sacrifice himself by jumping into a molten pool with the Mountain-River Cauldron to restore the dragon veins. In this life, with everything yet to begin, he decides to live more recklessly. Since it’s a rebirth, some things are... Well, Bo Nan, the once-broke feng shui master, figures—why not take what he can? The Yin-Yang Jade Fish, fought over and destroyed in his past life? Take it! The Jade Heart Bamboo stolen by Villain A? Take it! The Sun Essence hoarded by Big Shot B? Take it too! ... As for the dragon-proud hero of his past life, Bai Yangui, Bo Nan pondered, then smiled with refined elegance—he might as well take him too. Bai Yangui: “...???” *** Bai Yangui asked curiously, “Didn’t you say your dream was to be a lazy bum? How does any of this relate to lazing around?” Bo Nan pressed a finger to his lips, leaning in for a fleeting kiss. “Do you know the prerequisite for being a good lazy bum?” “What?” “First, become the strongest in the world.” [Author’s Note: Weak at summaries. Key Points: Main Gong (top), Feng Shui/Xuanxuan (metaphysical) theme, power fantasy, no ghosts, not horror, weak romance] Ferocious feng shui & artifact-crafting master Gong (top) x Goofy CEO Shou (bottom), mutual devotion, physically younger but mentally older. Daily 6K words, 3K if stuck, updates around 24:00. Will notify if delayed. If no update by deadline = writing in progress, will post later. Venting on Sept 2 with three chapters. Thanks for support! -3- Anti-theft 90%, method: blocking purchase of latest chapter. *** Disclaimer: Feng shui terminology, mantras, etc., frequently referenced from books, Baidu Baike, and chant compilations. Some sources noted during serialization; omissions possible. All specialized content is referenced! Fictional story; no connection to real-world nations. Incidents & disasters purely fictional. No superstition—trust science! Long live socialism! *** Updating Daily: "I Am the Tragically Deceased Father of the Dragon-Proud Hero [Transmigrated into a Novel]" [Ancient Cultivation, Main Shou (bottom) Warning] After transmigrating into a cultivation world, Qiu Yibo expected a life of brutal struggle… —Turns out, he’s born with heaven-grade spiritual roots, the firstborn of a noble clan, auto-cultivating while lying down, resources delivered monthly. This life? He’s winning by default! At age six, Qiu Yibo discovers he’s actually in a typical underdog xianxia novel where the protagonist is his future son—enduring humiliation, familial slaughter, and re-cultivation before ascending to Celestial Emperor. Damn, his son’s a dragon-proud hero! —Wait, if his son’s the hero, doesn’t that make him the doomed dad? To avoid plotline tragedy, Qiu Yibo decides… Why not just never have the kid?! No marriage, no offspring—eternal youth! No birth, no burden—immortality secured! #If I’m strong enough, no one can slaughter my family# *** “The Qiu family head is marrying? Doesn’t he practice emotionless dao?! Who?!” “His own years-severed avatar.” #Emotionless Dao Masters Keep Shocking Me# Upcoming: "In the Days I Was Forced to Play Shaman" [Main Gong (top), Metaphysical Warning] The happiest part of Bo Yi’s rebirth? Finally ditching those freeloading hooligans. No more getting scammed! Who’d have thought? As the #1 spirit-medium, Bo Yi’s “immortals” didn’t serve him—they mooched off him into poverty! Returning to his inherited villa, Bo Yi freezes at the sight: Three foxes and a weasel gambling, a thick red-banded snake binge-watching dramas, mice hosting a tea party. A hedgehog sulks in the corner. …Wow. Just wow. They grin. “Young Bo, we’re your family’s immortals. By tradition, you must support us till death—” Bo Yi smiles shyly. “Sure, I’ll ‘support’ you…” Next day, the Bo Metaphysics Shop opens with a sign: Top Line: Murder, theft, mischief—nah. Bottom Line: Divination, feng shui, sutras—nah. Header: Everything else, sure. Now trapped, the spirits scramble to earn their keep: “Bo Yi! You monster! For money, you’d sell your soul! We’re digging septic tanks for mortals?!” Upcoming 2: "This Mountain Is Mine" [Main Shou, Slice-of-Life Farming/Hunting] Laid-back, conflict-free vibes like "Fishpond Owner." Just fun, food, and fluff. *** Click author’s page for: Completed Metaphysical Main Gong (no horror): "In the Days I Was Forced to Be a Feng Shui Master" Completed Comedic Fishing Slice-of-Life Main Shou: "Fishpond Owner" Completed Metaphysical Divination Master-Apprentice Fluff: "The Forced Routine of a Fortune-Teller"

Nan Shi, who was completely fooled by online motivational quotes, went bankrupt buying an antique shop, only to nearly go bankrupt again due to poor management because he knew nothing about the trade. Next month is the day he’ll go bankrupt and be buried in debt. Nan Shi’s goal is simple: sell more goods! Absolutely cannot go bankrupt! Tomorrow, he’ll go to Yiwu to stock up! But who could have imagined that in the end, not only did he save his antique shop, but it also became a bustling hub, making him a fortune daily—except the business he’s in is... “Master Nan, can you give me a fortune reading? I’ll buy your handicrafts—no, your antiques—for seven figures!” *** Nan Shi shouldn’t have been so mouthy and told the old man who wandered into his shop, “You’re about to die,” because as a result, he was thrown into the mountains and taught a lesson. If he hadn’t opened his big mouth back then, he wouldn’t have met his senior brother who died seven or eight hundred years ago, wouldn’t have started learning fortune-telling from him, and certainly wouldn’t have inexplicably ended up marrying him. He just wanted to keep his antique shop afloat, but in the end, not only did he turn his side hustle into the industry’s top 1, but he also solved his relationship problem. “To marry me, you’ll have to bow to my remains, share a wedding cup, tie our hair together, and endure seven fatal nails embedded in the golden roof, facing me day and night. Are you scared?” his senior brother said calmly. Nan Shi: “Scared my ass! That’s for forced marriages! Can’t I just lie next to you?! Senior Brother, you’re some kind of sect leader, don’t tell me your tomb is hundreds of meters deep but your coffin can’t fit two people?!… If it doesn’t fit, we can squeeze! Nailing me to the coffin lid so I can’t hug or kiss you—what kind of weird bondage play is this?!”

======= Slow-burn Progression Fantasy Warning ======== Yu Ning, in his twenties, faced unemployment and a car accident before achieving enlightenment and returning to his hometown to open a grocery store. He thought life would be peaceful and uneventful—until he opened that door in the backyard. Later, Yu Ning inherited his family’s legacy, and then the world didn’t seem quite right anymore. "Ever since I realized that one day of my study equals ten years of others’ efforts, I decided not to make a living out of this craft." "After all, Heaven favors life—one must leave a path for others to survive." *** Cool, effortlessly talented top × (wheelchair-bound?) powerful bottom. Mutual adoration, progression fantasy, slow burn. No explicit scenes, but the story focuses on the gong’s perspective. This work will be paywalled on December 3, 2019 (gotta eat), with three updates that day. Mwah!