Huai Yizhen accepts a mission from the System. As long as he completes more than 90% of the plot, he can return to his own world.
So Huai Yizhen, now transmigrated into the body of the demon sect's holy son, disguises himself as a frail healer and joins the protagonist's group.
At first, the group is deeply suspicious of Huai Yizhen and constantly on guard against him. But they gradually come to trust him, sharing their deepest thoughts and risking their lives for one another. Whenever danger strikes, they instinctively shield him. Huai Yizhen also acts as their strategist, using his wits to help them escape danger time and again as they take down one demon sect faction after another, until he leads the group step by step into a dead end and runs a sword through the male lead's heart.
The male lead is still gravely injured from protecting Huai Yizhen. His eyes bloodshot, he looks at him. "Yizhen, why would you do this? Did the demon sect threaten you? Is there some reason you had no choice?"
Huai Yizhen smiles, still graceful, refined, and charming. "Allow me to introduce myself again. I'm Huai Yizhen, the demon sect's holy son."
That day, blood reddened the whole river.
*
Huai Yizhen returns to his residence, exhausted after dealing with the protagonist's group, ready to go home as soon as possible. He doesn't want to clean up any more messes. But then he discovers that the plot has gone wildly off course, and his completion rate is below 10%. Huai Yizhen composes himself and immediately questions the System.
The System replies: Something terrible has happened, Host! I discovered that half the plot didn't come through last time. In fact, you're an undercover agent sent by the righteous sects, but you were promoted to holy son of the demon sect because you were so capable! You've been infiltrating the demon sect and secretly helping the protagonist's group escape pursuit and ambushes. You could practically be called a golden finger who goes easy on them...
In short, you're actually a beautiful, powerful, tragic righteous hero, carrying a heavy burden in silence!
Huai Yizhen: "…"
Heh. You have to be kidding me.
Thinking of how the protagonist's group had ended up dead or maimed at his hands, Huai Yizhen sighed deeply.
Then he brought all his skill to bear and rescued the members of the protagonist's group one by one, trying to fool the plot again. Even if it looked like he was putting them through hell, he really was a good person.
Huai Yizhen didn't know whether he'd managed to fool the plot, but the protagonist's group seemed close to a mental breakdown from his act.
The first male lead is determined to stay by his side, even at the cost of his life. He says he is willing to be the sword in Huai Yizhen's hand, and doesn't care if he's being used. He only wants Huai Yizhen to stop suffering and stop crying.
The second male lead nearly cries himself blind for him. He stubbornly uses his own lifeblood to nourish the faint scar left on Huai Yizhen's wrist, refusing to leave no matter how often he's driven away.
The third male lead seems to be in a bad mental state. Like a ghost, he lies beside Huai Yizhen's bed and stares at him gloomily. "I'm not strong enough yet, so you don't trust me to share this burden with you. It's my fault."
"But Yizhen, how much longer are you going to keep hiding the truth?"
Of course, the biggest problem is...
The Demon Lord summons Huai Yizhen and strokes his black hair. "Yizhen."
"Where does your heart truly belong?"
Huai Yizhen: ...Being a spy within a spy within a spy is hard.
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An evil, bad-cat bottom who has to play a good cat because of his base code x four tops, each with their own flavor.
Not angsty, though there may be some dark, bittersweet scenes that even the author has trouble judging. Anyway, the bottom has a great time acting.
I'm practicing how to build dramatic tension. That's enough, I just don't want to write another flat, flat, flat, flat story. Please go easy on me T T (What an era-specific way to beg for mercy.)
Theme: Only sincerity can win sincerity.
