The Villain's Secret Identity Is Out

Serial on Little Tree: "The Villain Is Trying to Die Again Today"

Blurb:

Wei Zixin was taken by the System and made to transmigrate into a book.

In the original novel, the already brilliant third prince is reborn, turns his fortunes around, and ascends the throne. Wei Zixin's job is to support the seventh prince, a cannon-fodder character who appears in one line before dying, and help him deal with the third prince, who has the advantage of being reborn, so he can successfully claim the throne.

...That's way too hard.

Wei Zixin closed his eyes, ready to give up on the spot.

"Don't be afraid, Host. We have a golden finger too!"

Wei Zixin opened his eyes and discovered that he had become the most ruthless villain in the entire novel: the Imperial Preceptor. The man holds immense power. If he hadn't died halfway through the story, it would have been anyone's guess whether the male lead could have taken the throne.

Wei Zixin was stunned by the System's bizarre logic. Have you ever heard of a golden finger that makes you transmigrate into a book as the villain?!

Before Wei Zixin could come to terms with this shocking reality, the Imperial Preceptor, who had been forcibly pushed out of his own body, grabbed Wei Zixin by the throat and threatened him: "Don't let me catch you, or I'll make sure you die a miserable death."

Wei Zixin: I'm doomed!

Fortunately, the seventh prince the System had him raise was obedient, clever, and considerate. With a little guidance, he even seemed like he could become a wise ruler. He was Wei Zixin's only comfort in this world.

At least my kid still cares about me!

Until...

The seventh prince, Su Yijin, grabbed Wei Zixin by the wrist and gave him a cold smile. "You've occupied my body for all these years. Don't you think it's time to give it back, Imperial Preceptor?"

Serial on Little Tree

"The Villain Is Trying to Die Again Today"

Shen Mian learns that he's the villainous ruler in a book. Only by completing the villain's story arc can he get a healthy body.

Shen Mian happily blinked his beautiful eyes. Looking to die? That's right up his alley.

The male lead is Regent Yu Chiye, known as the Living King of Hell?

Shen Mian is even more excited.

He loves seeing anger fill Yu Chiye's beautiful eyes because of him. Seeing his imperial uncle get angry makes him happy.

Shen Mian conscientiously follows the plot, but things start going off course.

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In the original story:

The new emperor, Shen Mian, abuses his power to take whatever he wants, lives a life of debauchery, burns books and buries scholars alive, frames loyal officials, rules tyrannically, and leaves the people in misery.

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In reality:

Shen Mian abuses his power to take whatever he wants, but their feelings turn out to be mutual.

Shen Mian burns books and buries scholars alive, but the government becomes clean and honest.

Shen Mian rules tyrannically, but ushers in an age of peace and prosperity.

Shen Mian: ...

The outcome isn't quite what he wanted, but at least he completed the plot. At Xuanwu Gate, before the Northern Di army, Shen Mian drew his sword and killed himself.

He didn't know that Yu Chiye, who had always feared nothing, held him and begged the heavens for mercy, calling on every god and Buddha in the skies.

He begged for Shen Mian to live, offering his own life in exchange.

But in the end, the gods would not answer.

Later, the Regent of Moyan defeated the Northern Di army and personally killed the Northern Di ruler.

When he returned in triumph with his captives, the only thing ever seated on the throne was a memorial tablet.

Reborn, Yu Chiye wants only to find the young man he spent his entire life searching for in vain.

He searched high and low a thousand times, then suddenly turned around, and there he was, beneath the fading lights.

By then, the boy's blood had already stained Yu Chiye's hands.

* The shou calls the gong "Imperial Uncle," but they aren't related by blood.

* The shou is genuinely insane.

* The characters' values aren't the author's values.

Upcoming: "The Demon Lord Became My Bound Spirit"

Ling Xinghe was born with a natural Daoist heart and a talent for cultivation. Before he was even a hundred, he had become the light of the righteous path.

After an accident, the Demon Lord Ji Li became a bound spirit attached to him.

A beacon of the righteous path and the ruler of the demon realm, the two of them had somehow become a pair of souls who couldn't be separated.

How could this be acceptable?!

Demon Lord Ji Li was a born killer.

To him, human lives were nothing but lowly ants. He had started the war between the immortal and demon realms on a whim.

Just as Ling Xinghe braced himself, ready for the two of them to fight, Ji Li gently rested his head on the tip of his sword and revealed two little canine teeth.

"Immortal Master, I'll teach you how to kill me."

Ji Li had lived in the mud since birth. No one loved him. Even his own mother kept her distance from him.

But then someone reached out a hand to him.

That person was so pure, so noble. Ji Li didn't even dare touch him, afraid he'd sully him.

That person said, "The Li in Ji Li isn't the Li in 'abandoned by everyone.' It's the Li in 'never leaving each other.'"

After becoming the Demon Lord, Ji Li tried every way he could to find the mortal from his past, but even his soul was nowhere to be found.

Just as Ji Li was about to give up, Heaven took pity on him, and he saw that person again.

By then, the other man was a lofty, heartless sword immortal who had forgotten the past and didn't remember him.

"It's all right. For you, I can even kill myself."

Theme: Saving someone trapped in the abyss