I Hold the Tragic Beauty's Script, but I'm Actually a Goofball

I’m the villain in a classic revenge story, with a tragic yet powerful character arc. Everyone knows that my family was massacred when I was young. By chance, the leader of the demonic sect took me in as his adopted son, and so began my life as the young master of the sect: I called my enemy my father and did his dirty work. The righteous cultivators are heartbroken. They believe a fine young man like me shouldn’t have fallen into the filthy waters of the demonic path. They think that if I discover my adoptive father was the true culprit behind my family’s massacre, I’ll surely turn over a new leaf, help the immortal sects destroy the demonic sect, and eliminate their greatest threat. Countless people have tried every trick in the book, risking their lives to shove clues right under my nose. But I remain stubbornly blind and deaf, ignoring everything and resolutely following the great villain. I know that’s what they must be saying about me behind my back. Sigh. Everyone thinks I’m noble and aloof, consumed by the hatred of my murdered family and bent on revenge. But actually... Hehe, I barely even knew that family. I’m just a poor, helpless transmigrator who was inexplicably dragged away by their family head to serve as a stand-in for his child. The cold aloofness and the revenge are all just part of the plot I’m following so I can stay alive. As a wisecracking goofball, I’m about to suffocate from living like this. Sigh, when can I finally kill that good adoptive father of mine who poisoned me with a Gu, and get my freedom back? Wait, wait, wait. The whole villain-role thing was just something I made up. Why does it seem like there really is such a thing as a main plot?! Shouldn’t transmigrating into a book come with a plot golden finger? Why do I have to rely on my years of reading novels and figure it all out myself, huh?! Do goofballs not deserve to live?! *Reader guide* 1. The entire story is told in first person. 2. More to come if I think of anything. Theme: The wind and waves will one day part, and I’ll sail straight across the vast sea.