The Wicked Cultivator's Guide to Being Good After Being Reborn

In his previous life, Ling Hefei sought revenge for his family’s blood feud by sacrificing most of his lifespan to practice dark arts. He stopped at nothing and committed every imaginable atrocity, becoming a demonic fiend despised by the entire world of metaphysics. After dying and being reborn in his early twenties, he was still a rebellious, spoiled rich kid. His parents were honest, hardworking businesspeople who often taught their children to keep their heads down and behave themselves. They never realized that their very decency and good conscience would block someone else’s path and bring ruin upon their whole family. Now, none of it had happened yet. His family was still alive, and his enemies were already stirring in the shadows. But this time, he had more time and more opportunities. He didn’t have to go as far as he had in his previous life, leaving himself no way back. This time, he would repay his enemies tenfold, a hundredfold, protect his family, and do his best to hide his twisted, unhinged side from them by pretending to be a good person. But when he met again the close friend from his previous life, whose family had also been destroyed and who had joined him in all manner of villainy, that friend was still an innocent young master: unloved by his parents and only recently brought back from the countryside by his grandfather. When they had met in their previous life, Ling Hefei had sacrificed his lifespan and aged before his time. He was already a white-haired old man, while the young master had become a ruthless, cold-blooded capitalist, seething with hostility. Both were consumed by their desire for revenge. They used each other at first, but in time, their brief alliance grew into a friendship between two people who trusted each other, despite their age difference. Who would have thought that at their first meeting after being reborn, the young master would stare at him for a long while, his ears and cheeks gradually turning red, before shyly asking for his contact information? Looking at the young master’s innocent, gullible face, Ling Hefei slowly smiled. #What do I do when my old buddy is a total pretty-face addict and way too easy to fool? I’ve decided to teach him a memorable lesson myself# Later: #Buddy, you smell so good# A crazy dark cultivator trying hard to pass as a good person, top × a sunny, pure-hearted young master who’s a sucker for pretty faces, bottom PS: The protagonist is genuinely crazy and utterly without conscience, a true villain and big bad. Coming soon, preorder 1: Top protagonist, The Insect Master in the Apocalypse Goes to Ancient Times Xia Mingqiong awakened an utterly useless insect-controlling ability in an apocalypse overrun by zombies. After being bitten to death, he carried that ability with him as he transmigrated into the lazy, conceited, and impossibly difficult younger uncle of the heroine in an ancient farming novel. Sure, this was ancient times, without phones or computers. He’d been kicked out of his family home and was buried in gambling debts. But there were no zombies here, and there were so many bugs. This place was practically paradise! Everyone said the Xia family’s youngest son had truly gone crazy. He no longer held his chin high, wore a cold expression, and spouted classical sayings all day. Instead, he smiled at everyone and played with bugs like a child. The poor old Xia couple and their sons had worked hard all their lives, pouring everything into raising a scholar in hopes of bringing honor to the family. Instead, they’d raised a wastrel. He’d taken all the family’s money, neglected his studies, fallen in with bad company, and gone drinking and gambling. He came home buried in debt and even tried to secretly sell his niece to pay it off. Now he’d gone crazy, too. But no one expected Xia Mingqiong not only to play with bugs, but to start raising them, too. He kept raising more and more, and his fame grew along with them. The ants he raised could grow all kinds of delicious, fresh mushrooms. Chickens, ducks, and fish fed on his mealworms grew huge and had succulent meat. Famous restaurants and wealthy households from near and far came to place orders. Every cricket he raised was a champion, never losing a match. The spoiled young masters of the capital scrambled to pay top prices for them, and considered owning one of his crickets a point of pride. The honey from his bees could beautify the complexion and prolong life. Even the emperor, empress dowager, and empress in the palace swore by it, making his honey a tribute. Countless high-ranking officials and nobles competed to buy it. The silk spun by his silkworms could withstand blades and spears. Thanks to it, the great general known as the God of War survived an assassination attempt by a traitor and went on to win a major victory. The soldiers were all deeply grateful to Xia Mingqiong. Xia Mingqiong raised bugs to make a fortune, ate and drank well, and got all kinds of juicy gossip delivered by his little bugs. He also often exchanged small gifts and went on romantic dates with his neighbor, a kind and beautiful invalid who, according to rumor, had been switched at birth and sent back to his family. The delicate beauty would get upset even if someone stepped on a bug. Life was sweet. He even arranged nine hundred and ninety-nine fireflies into a proposal: “We’re in love with each other, so why not become sworn brothers? Don’t worry, I’ll treat you well and never leave you for the rest of our lives.” The beauty nodded shyly and accepted. Only later did he discover that the sickly beauty was actually the original story’s most vicious and unhinged villain, the kind who slaughtered the capital until rivers of blood ran through its streets. Bugs, fireflies included, were what he hated and found most disgusting. Xia Mingqiong was so shocked that the melon in his hand fell to the ground. Coming soon, preorder 2: Top protagonist, The Dragon Protagonist Is Forced to Bind to a Doting Wife System System: The villain bosses are too powerful, and they work diligently at their careers without getting distracted by romance or making stupid mistakes. The protagonists can’t beat them, so the plot can’t continue. To set things right, the main System has decided to assign each villain boss a doting wife whose sole purpose is to hold him back. The doting wife must have flower-like beauty, skin so fair and soft it looks like it would bruise at a touch, and no strength to open a bottle cap. He must have a frail body that would topple in a breeze, be useless at everything, and know only how to pout, throw tantrums, and mindlessly provoke people, holding the villain boss back at critical moments. The System takes one look at its new Host, whose seemingly delicate, vulnerable face hides: A height of nearly two meters, a massive, muscular build, wheat-colored skin like an iron wall, strength enough to rip apart mecha and kick a starship, a terrifying presence that can make a crowd faint with a glance, the professional skills of a grandmaster, and a shrewd mind that can ruin people without lifting a finger... System:?! This is false advertising! This is false advertising! Unbind him immediately!!! The Dragon Protagonists, unwilling to miss their chance at rebirth: Don’t! Who says a Dragon Protagonist can’t be a doting wife? Just watch. I can be a perfect doting wife and have the villain boss pamper me to heaven. ① The domineering villain CEO gets spoiled rotten by the spouse forced on him in a political marriage A hunky, muscle-bound Dragon Protagonist doting wife × a pure-hearted, workaholic villain CEO Plot: The CEO takes one look at his new spouse and immediately tries to return him. The protagonist pins the villain to his chair with one hand, effortlessly quashing all the CEO’s resistance, then snatches up the marriage agreement with the other and signs it at lightning speed. In a sugary voice, he coos, “Don’t be in such a hurry, darling. From now on, I’m all yours~” CEO:!!! The CEO is furious and mortified... The CEO is terrified and helpless... The CEO gives up all hope... Later... CEO: So what if I’m a CEO? A CEO can have a heart that wants to be spoiled and cherished, too. ② The Demon Venerable who abducts a righteous Immortal Venerable gets abducted by the Immortal Venerable instead The Immortal Venerable smiles wickedly: “Since the Demon Venerable hasn’t come, I can go let him abduct me, can’t I?” Demon Venerable Σ(っ °Д °;)っ︵┻━┻: “Stay away from me!!!” And then he chases, the other runs, and there’s no escape. ③ The strongest Sentinel who keeps a frail Guide gets kept by the Guide instead ④ The esper squad leader who keeps a burden of a canary gets swept off his feet by the canary instead ⑤ The regent who takes a princess by force gets forcibly married by the princess instead Later, the villains stop causing trouble, and the Dragon Protagonists resolve the greatest crisis before anyone else can. The protagonist group looks around with swords in hand, at a loss for what to do. Some retire, some fall in love, and some happily laze around. They achieve a happy ending, and the mission is complete. System:... That actually worked? Dragon Protagonists: Just tell us, did we complete the mission or not? Theme: Judge people by their actions, not their intentions.