SECOND CHANCES, I didn't believe in it, I have never been known to the world, I was born disfigured, useless and without a name. To the General, my father I should never have been born, I was conceived by a maid and caused his most beloved wife to never forgive him. Hidden and forgotten until I was needed to take my sisters' place, she was to become the Emperor's Empress as I was made to believe but eloped with her lover. A crime that will lead to the death of nine generations of the general's family descendants, therefore I was made to take her place and if caught I will have to take the blame and say it was due to my GREED. I wondered why the General's manor will allow a disfigured person like me to pose as my sister but before marrying the Emperor, I was assassinated, I heard my killers say " this way the generals manor will never be caught since the empress elect to be was assassinated before arriving at the imperial palace", they never planned on letting me enter the palace, I was their scapegoat to save their necks but I never thought I will get a second chance at life, a second chance to change my fate. In my past life, I was born to never be loved but to be used and discarded but not in this life, I don't care if I am not loved but I won't be used and discarded. BOOK COVER BY @silentscarlettt #Please note that NONE of the artworks/pictures in this story belongs to me, I DID NOT DRAW THEM and all credit goes to the artist but NOTE that the story itself is my ORIGINAL WORK, Also I am an Amateur writer so read at your own risk. COPYRIGHT LAWS APPLIES PLEASE DON'T REPOST THIS STORY ANYWHERE WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION. I CAN NEVER GIVE ANYONE PERMISSION TO POST THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THIS STORY ANYWHERE AND IF I WHERE TO POST IT SOMEWHERE I WILL TELL MY READERS WHERE THAT WILL BE, SO IF YOU SEE IT PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANKS. #boyslove- 12/06/18-highest ranking #1 HF-30/09/18-highest ranking #01

---NOT A TRANSLATION!!!!-- (Pls note that this story is not a translation^-^.) The secret in the shadows, Living in the dark and concealing itself, blurring the senses of any bloodthirsty beast. The blades are forge for specific purpose, like Loyalty, protection and unwaving will to die for its master is engraved in a single person, A group of people pledge as the Emperor's shadow guard. Betrayal is unacceptable, An end of the Emperor's life is equal to their own. {A shadow guard has one mission, to protect the Emperor. From the very young age, "KT Xi" lives in the shadow, never to be seen, following the master and constantly in the front line of danger. The group has rules, and his group strictly follows it. But a twist of fate pulled his path in life to somewhere he never thought of before, emerging from the shadow and dressing himself as the Empress.} Shadow guard's Leader: KT Xi, your mission is very important. Execute them well. KT Xi: Yes Leader! . . . . . . KT Xi: |||(ﾉ_-;)... Leader...this is women's clothing... SGL: that's right! Your mission is to pretend as the Empress and lure those assassins that are killing our master's concubines! KT Xi: (￣‐￣||)But why as the Empress? . . . Emperor: As Empress, it is also her duty to serve her husband. (ಥ ͜ʖಥ) but Emperor, I'm just a fake... What nonsense is this!(⁠┛⁠◉⁠Д⁠◉⁠)⁠┛⁠彡⁠┻⁠━⁠┻ [AN: The story is purely fiction and is based/highly inspired on an ancient Chinese setting, accuracies is not guaranteed. The COVER art is mine^-^,] The story is an old work in my teenage years, excuse the mess^^ Once completed. I'll be slowly rewriting all chapters. Date started: August 5, 2018 Date finished:???? Update schedule: Irregular Highest rank achieved in year 2018: #1 bl (10/10/2018) #1 boyslove (10/1/2018) #1 fantasy (12/4/2018) #1 crossdressing (12/28/2018) Pick back up: 6/14/2025 ^-^ There is a rewriting plan as thi