Peerless: Wushuang 2 – Shi Meng Xi (2024)

Originally released in Chinese and now coming to English for the first time, this danmei/Boys’ Love novel series is set in the universe of Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu. In this historical wuxia mystery, two rival investigators try to uncover the truth behind a massacre and their own complicated feelings. One dark, snowy night after the Sui dynasty comes to power, a convoy sent by the Kingdom of Khotan is ambushed and massacred. No living victim remains, while the attackers and a chest containing precious tribute have vanished. Feng Xiao, the highly successful chief of Emperor Yang Jian’s secret intelligence agency, the Jiejian Bureau, pursues the case to Liugong City, where the foremost martial powers from across the land are gathering. The Zuoyue Bureau, another intelligence agency, also has business there and sends Cui Buqu, an ailing but brilliant man who rivals Feng Xiao. The two equally proud men immediately clash and begin a battle of wits, only to reach a dead end as the case grows colder. Can Feng Xiao and Cui Buqu find a way to the truth? Set in the same universe as Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu, this historical fiction mystery combines powerful martial artists, or wuxia, with desire between two men, or danmei. The Seven Seas English-language edition features uncensored text and exclusive new art.