The Emperor Is Reborn and Only Wants to Be a Layabout

Became a VIP on April 20, 2021. The first VIP chapter is Chapter 20.

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In the forty-second year of Emperor Yuwen Jin's reign in the Great Liang, the capital erupted in rebellion, and he died with a sword through his heart.

When he woke, he had returned to the age of thirty, the fifth year after his ascension to the throne. The court was in turmoil, the people were destitute, and battles along the borders were breaking out one after another. After the Xuan Yuan clan, a family of military generals, held the border for half a year, every member of the family was lost. Great Liang had become a living hell.

He thought it was a hallucination that had appeared just before his death. So he rushed out of his bedchamber and leaped into the lotus pond outside.

After someone pulled him out, he lay on his bed, his face full of despair.

Just then, a sweet female voice rang in his mind: Congratulations, Host, on binding to the "Tragic Life Makeover Plan." System 13579 is at your service~

Yuwen Jin shouted expressionlessly, "Guards, summon the imperial physician! I'm having auditory hallucinations!"

13579: ...

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Once he figured out what was going on, Yuwen Jin looked utterly shocked. Then he quickly packed his belongings and slipped out of the palace under cover of night.

13579: Host, what are you doing?

Yuwen Jin: "Now that I know how things end for me, why would I stay in the palace? Do you take me for a fool?! Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, retreat is the best! If not now, when?!"

13579: ...

After sneaking out through the city gates under cover of night, someone rode past at a gallop:

"Urgent report from the border! Young General Xuan Yuan has broken through two enemy cities in a row. He requests that Your Majesty immediately send reinforcements and provisions, lest the enemy regroup and launch a surprise attack!"

Beneath the moonlight, an arrow flew from the city wall and pierced straight through the rider's chest. He fell to the ground with a thud.

Hidden by the night, Yuwen Jin stood frozen with his bundle on his back, his face full of shock.

[The spirited young general and the emperor who wants nothing more than to take it easy]

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- The love interest appears relatively late.

- A lighthearted, goofy story. Don't take it too seriously.

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Upcoming novel: My Beautiful Master Only Wants to Leave the Story Early

Duanmu Yan transmigrated into a book and became the master of Yeqiu Peak, a character who appeared cool and aloof but was actually consumed by jealousy, as well as the original protagonist Dongfang Li's master. To fill the protagonist's hatred meter as quickly as possible, complete the plot mission, and return to his original world, he spends every day dancing on the edge of disaster.

When Dongfang Li joined his sect, he was only fifteen, with such a soft, tender face that he looked easy to bully.

His cultivation wasn't good enough? Scold him!

He didn't finish his assignments on time? Beat him!

He got into a fight with his fellow disciples? Punish him!

Everything went perfectly according to Duanmu Yan's plan. But Duanmu Yan had one flaw: he was softhearted.

Every time he punished Dongfang Li, he couldn't help going to check on him afterward.

The fifteen-year-old was always resolute when being punished. Seeing him on the verge of tears but stubbornly holding them back, Duanmu Yan couldn't help cursing himself as a bastard.

But if he wanted to go home, he had to hold back!

Three years later, Dongfang Li turned eighteen. According to the original plot, Duanmu Yan was supposed to leave the story to show off the protagonist's boundless glory. But three months passed, and Dongfang Li made no move.

Duanmu Yan asked him, "Dongfang Li, you've been at Yeqiu Peak for three years. Do you have any complaints about the way I've treated you?"

Dongfang Li answered sincerely, "I have taken your past lessons to heart, Master. How could I possibly complain? You were strict because you wanted what was best for me."

Duanmu Yan: "..."

Duanmu Yan couldn't figure it out. What on earth had gone wrong with the plot?

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When Dongfang Li joined Yeqiu Peak, his master, Duanmu Yan, was aloof and far above him, like a pure lotus rising unstained from the mud.

His master was strict with him. He never dared slack off, but he knew that his master's bark was worse than his bite.

After scolding him, his master would secretly come check on him.

After punishing him, his master would bring him healing pills.

When he argued with his fellow disciples, his master would scold him to his face, then punish the disciples who had hit him behind his back.

He kept his master's earnest teachings over those three years close to his heart.

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Later, Duanmu Yan fell to demonic cultivation. He thought Dongfang Li would surely uphold justice, kill his master, and champion the righteous path.

But instead, Dongfang Li drove off the cultivators who tried to kill him, destroyed his own cultivation foundation, and risked his life to help Duanmu Yan escape.

Duanmu Yan truly couldn't understand what on earth had gone wrong with the plot!

[An upright disciple and a master who only wants to leave the story early]

Theme: As long as you stand tall, turning your life around is no big deal!