The Scarlet Bound

Rumor has it the local governor has a twisted taste for men, humiliating and breaking every criminal brought before him. When the poor bandit Hyeon is dragged into his court, he expects his life to end right then and there. But the young lord—a breathtakingly handsome, sharp-witted man—has bigger plans. Recognizing Hyeon's fierce skills, he offers the young thief a choice: rot in a cell, or become his shadow, his right-hand man, and help him secretly purge the empire of corrupt nobles. Forced into a dangerous alliance with a magistrate who is as cunning as he is seductive, how will this bandit survive serving his new master? (Source: Lezhin US)