I Just Want to Lie Flat, but You Keep Forcing Me to Save the World

I, Gu Chuan, a web novelist whose work never took off, transmigrated into the body of a cannon-fodder villain in my own story, one who wouldn't survive thirty chapters. This world has been corrupted by "story cancer": web-novel tropes twist reality, and tired cliches have become laws of physics.

Faced with Ye Tian, the destined protagonist of "The Dragon King Returns," I should have been humiliated. Instead, I unexpectedly awakened a Narrative Editor. I changed my cannon-fodder label to "talented elder" and handed the protagonist a million yuan: "Young man, I believe in you. Go start a business!"

The world promptly descended into chaos. Ye Tian regarded me as a "mastermind behind the scenes" and let his imagination run wild. The secret organization, the Revision Bureau, labeled me a "Class One Anomalous Narrative Source" and launched an all-out pursuit.

As the resident wisecracker, I was forced to stir up trouble in a world where everyone jumped to bizarre conclusions, turning tired plots like "striking it rich with antiques" and "exploring secret realms" into absurd comedies.

My goal is simple: fix this world ruined by "power fantasies" and write it an ending that is ordinary, boring, and truly our own.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.