Surely No One Really Thinks the Master Is the Villain?

[A goofy comedy. The main story is complete at 220 chapters. May is busy, so I'll add some follow-up stories in June.]

Only after his failed ascension does Luo Jiuyuan realize he must be the cannon-fodder villain in a novel, destined to die at the protagonist's hands.

At last, he awakens his transmigration golden finger: the "Mastermind Villain" System. Luo Jiuyuan decides to stay away from every child of fortune and, while he's at it, take in a few good-for-nothing disciples. He'll put obstacles in the way of their cultivation, toy with them, then reveal that he's the mastermind when they're at their most grateful, completing the System's mission and gaining a little fortune for himself.

So Luo Jiuyuan picks up a few pitiful little disciples, but something seems off about them...

A few years later, Luo Jiuyuan's eldest disciple splits the Nine Heavens with a single sword strike and calls himself the Dao-Destroyer. He sweeps through the three great hidden sects and eight ancient clans, all to get the imperial seal for his "frail," "mortal" master to crack walnuts with.

His second disciple slays the Demon Emperor and pacifies the Four Seas. His words become law, and he becomes the first living Human Emperor in ten thousand years since the demons appeared. "You're just a frail mortal. What a nuisance. Fine, I'll deign to hold a bond-making ceremony with you, Master."

His third disciple casually sweeps away and conceals the bones of hundreds and thousands of great demons and powerful cultivators. "My fellow disciples are so violent. Unlike me, all I do is feel sorry for Mas(gei)ter (gei)."

Fourth disciple: "Master, you don't have to say it. We understand. QAQ"

Fifth disciple: "Whoever dares slander such a frail and kind person as you, we'll kill them."

Luo Jiuyuan: ...

Luo Jiuyuan: Is it too late to kick these rebellious disciples out of the sect?

Alternate synopsis

Everyone knows there is a sect beneath the Divine Peak Cliff. Every disciple in the sect is a mighty expert with incredible power. They all say their master is only a frail mortal, but the kindest person in the world.

A certain former live-in son-in-law and a group of powerful cultivators watch as the demons of ten thousand years are casually crushed to death by Luo Jiuyuan, just because he woke up in a bad mood. They want to speak, but don't dare.

Eldest disciple Xiao Muhan stands with his sword in hand, his face as cold and proud as a glacier thousands of years old. "Anyone disagree?"

The former live-in son-in-law and the old ancestors: QAQ

P.S. The pairing is Luo Jiuyuan x Xiao Muhan.

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Coming next: "The Villain Has the Plot in Hand [Reborn]". Please add it to your want-to-read list.

Theme: Face life's absurdities head-on. You can only win if you give it your all.