Lie Huo Jiao Chou/烈火浇愁 BL PRIEST NOVEL
Novel Summary (novelupdates): In the current era, people are either normal or are with ‘special abilities’. Cases related to the latter are managed by the “National Anomaly Prevention and Control and Special Species Management Office”.
Qi Zheng Emperor Sheng Lingyuan was reawakened a thousand years later after he jumped off the fiery Red Lake. Xuan Ji, a newly transferred staff to the Reparations Division of the Deviant Control Office, finds himself having to clean up the mess of a revived tyrannical monarch. The two seemed to share something from the past, but unbeknownst to them, a big conspiracy is stirring right underneath their noses that could destroy the balance of the world.
Length: 137 chapters + 8 extras (extras still ongoing)
Translating group: Vermilion Bird Translations
- HOLY SHIT THIS WAS AMAZING
- a slow burn fantasy/supernatural romance with an incredible plot that is weaved in with chinese mythology, worldbuilding, humor, mystery, and ANGST LOTS OF ANGST but still manages to come out with a happy ending
- a mix of modern day and ancient China as Lingyuan was a being from thousands of years ago
- HUGE POWER COUPLE DYNAMICS; a fire wielding clan patriarch x ancient resurrected emperor from 3000 years ago
- fascinating and lovable side characters with their own stories and motivations
It’s licensed for an eventual audio drama, donghua, and physical copy!
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