The Villain Is Unwilling

Mu Moxue was born in the White Bone Mound, raised by heaven and earth with no one to teach him. He grew into a beautiful little monster, innocent yet wicked.

He is kind to anyone who treats him well. Anyone who tries to harm him, he kills.

After one such killing, something called the System comes to him and asks whether he wants to play the villain, give the protagonist a little trouble, and help him grow through hardship.

Once the mission is complete, it can help him escape the White Bone Mound.

Mu Moxue agrees at once. "Sure, sure!"

He eagerly goes to meet the protagonist, only to discover it's the big brother who was the only person to truly treat him well when he was a child.

Mu Moxue: ...

What kind of stupid mission is this? He's not doing it!

Mu Moxue uses the System's intel to cause trouble.

The protagonist is supposed to be left to be bullied after his cultivation roots are destroyed, but Mu Moxue slaps anyone who comes near, leaving the protagonist in unusual peace.

The protagonist is supposed to fall off a cliff, barely alive, but Mu Moxue brings him safely to the ground and leads him to treasure.

Mu Moxue can't bear to let his big brother suffer even a little. He watches with a smile as the protagonist recovers, while enduring the backlash from his failed missions every day.

Mu Moxue smiles and coaxes him. "I'm in so much pain."

Thinking he has a congenital illness, the protagonist holds him close, comforting him, and vows to cure him.

Mu Moxue likes being held by him. It's warm.

Then the truth comes out: Mu Moxue killed the son of an Immortal Venerable, and every immortal sect comes after him.

Mu Moxue thinks his big brother will abandon him, just like everyone else.

But that man stands between him and all the immortal sects, battered and refusing to take even a single step back. "I believe him."

Mu Moxue smiles.

"Brother Shaoyuan, I'll give you one more present."

Mu Moxue turns his sword on himself, and blood sprays everywhere.

He closes his eyes and hears the System announce: Important villain dead. The protagonist receives a generous reward!

Even in death, he is perfectly content.

*

Pei Shaoyuan was once heaven's favored son. Then his cultivation roots were destroyed, and even his former master and senior brothers, once closest to him, abandoned him.

He thought that was all people were like, until he met Mu Moxue.

This stunning young man who appeared from nowhere said Pei Shaoyuan had once given him a piece of candy, and now he had come to repay the kindness.

The boy stayed by his side through countless dangers, helping him endure the darkest days of his life.

Rumors gradually spread that Mu Moxue was a demon, that he was plotting against Pei Shaoyuan and meant to harm him. Pei Shaoyuan was unmoved.

But just as he regained his former glory, the immortal sects drove Mu Moxue to his death.

For one sweet given to him as a child, Mu Moxue gave him his life.

When the White Bone Mound, sealed for a thousand years, opens again, everyone sees the young man deep among a million bones, wrapped in the purest spiritual light.

He was born in the filthiest place in the world, born from the most beautiful wishes of a million souls.

Pei Shaoyuan trembles as he embraces his little monster, the treasure he thought he'd lost forever.

At last, Mu Moxue stops smiling. He cries as he clings to Pei Shaoyuan.

"Brother, I want to go home."

One-on-one happy ending. Two young men stumble through life side by side, teaching each other what it means to be human and what it means to love.

PS: Mu Moxue's unusual upbringing has given him an unusual set of values. He's so innocent that it borders on wickedness. Please don't judge him by ordinary standards. He's not perfect.

Blurb dated January 16, 2026

Theme: Give everything you have to reach what is most beloved, most beautiful, and most desired