Even a Little Villain Wants to Make a Comeback

I am a cultivator, with fiercely loyal subordinates and parents who enjoy a peaceful retirement. Before all this, I even had a childhood engagement to my wife.

Then one day, I awakened to the truth and discovered that I was a minor villain in a story about a domineering hero, and that the hero was going to kill me...

Note: First-person narration.

Theme: Not every villain gets to succeed.