After Being Forced to Become the Villain’s Master

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If you knew that the person in front of you would become a villain who betrayed his master and destroyed the world, what would you do?

Tang Yuan had two choices:

A. Take him as her disciple.

B. Choose the first option.

After slacking off for centuries, Tang Yuan suddenly learned from the System that she was living in a story about a tragic romance between master and disciple. The heroine was a powerful elder of a sect, and both the male lead and the villain were about to become her disciples. The three of them were about to embark on a love triangle so earth-shattering it would make heaven and earth weep.

Now, a sudden deviation in the world had caused the villain, who was supposed to appear at the apprenticeship ceremony alongside the male lead and be taken in by the heroine, to vanish.

Following the System's instructions, Tang Yuan found the little kid barely clinging to life and brought him back to the sect. She thought her task would be done once she sent the villain to become the heroine's disciple. But the little villain clung to her hand and refused to let go, insisting through his tears that he had to become her disciple.

Tang Yuan, who knew only half of what there was to know about cultivation, was forced to embark on the path of raising a villain.

The original villain and the male lead had reached the Deity Transformation stage in just three hundred years under the tutelage of the heroine, a powerful elder.

To keep her own disciple from falling behind the male lead, Tang Yuan swallowed her pride and took the villain along to sit in on the heroine's classes. She mooched all kinds of magical treasures and pills from the sect leader, and followed the male lead, the Child of Fortune, around secret realms to pick up whatever he left behind...

Tang Yuan rarely left home, but she resolved to help her well-behaved disciple get along with every powerful figure. It was just that each of these big shots was strange in their own way:

The elegant and noble senior brother who led the sect loved money above all else. He was not only enthusiastic about squeezing every bit of labor out of everyone, but Tang Yuan had also caught him selling magical artifacts under a secret identity in the town below the mountain.

The frost-like female elder, the heroine, was obsessed with pairing people up. She secretly owned countless romance novels and was the person behind the pen name revered by the sect's female disciples as the master of fanfiction.

The male lead, destined to become the greatest figure in the righteous sects, turned out to be a secret glutton. Just to get a free meal, he was willing to become the sidekick of her villain disciple.

Tang Yuan: ???

Was the world too bizarre, or had she been indoors so long that she couldn't keep up with the times?

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When Xie Shu woke up again, he found himself in a strange otherworld. Unfamiliar memories flooded his mind, and he realized he had been reborn as a child named Qing Shu.

In this world, people could seek immortality and pursue the Dao. When he arrived, his new body was on the way to become someone's disciple.

Xie Shu had no interest in cultivating in another world and no desire to keep living. So, despite the hostile looks the others gave him, he followed them without hesitation.

As he lay face-down on the ground, covered in blood, Xie Shu felt relieved instead. This time, he could finally die for real, couldn't he?

But someone still saved his life.

Xie Shu had thought that Heaven really did refuse to grant his wish.

Until the woman who saved him dropped her iron mask in front of him, revealing a face exactly like that of his dead girlfriend.

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Tang Yuan's immersive disciple-raising mission was well underway, and the villain had grown from a little bundle of joy into a handsome young man.

But Tang Yuan felt that something wasn't quite right. According to the System, the grown-up villain was supposed to be a gentle, refined gentleman who smiled warmly at everyone he met.

Thinking of that, Tang Yuan turned to look behind her at the rebellious disciple radiating coldness because she had secretly gone down the mountain without taking him along.

Tang Yuan stepped behind him and poked his right cheek. "Good disciple, smile for your master. Let's see if you look like a refined gentleman."

The rebellious disciple gave a sinister smile, caught her hand, and bit it. "So that's the kind of man Master likes."

Tang Yuan: "..." She had a feeling her rebellious disciple was about to turn the tables on her. She wasn't sure, though. She'd keep watching.

Blurb written July 28, 2022

Content warnings: No replacement trope / The original male and female leads are not villainized / Includes original worldbuilding

I'm a new author working hard on a new novel. If you pass by, please add it to your collections. Please!

Coming Soon, No. 1: Pure Love for You

Blurb:

A heart-of-stone lifelong single × A fake playboy who falls into pure love

Song Yu has been single since birth for over twenty years. She ignores all the threats and temptations from her family and friends, insisting on living carefree as a committed non-marriage believer.

Unfortunately, one day she crossed paths with Shen Ji, and from then on she gained a burden she couldn't shake off.

Shen Ji pursued her boldly and passionately, and Song Yu tried all kinds of ways to dissuade him, but nothing could shake his determination to win her over.

Song Yu learned that Shen Ji hated being controlled, so she came up with a plan. When Shen Ji came to invite her to dinner again, she said, "I've never been in a relationship before. If you get together with me, you'll be my first love. After that, breaking up won't be easy. I'm also extremely possessive, so I'll want to stick to you twenty-four hours a day. Wherever you go, I'll follow you, and I'll want to control everything you do. So, do you still want to be with me?"

To her surprise, Shen Ji's eyes lit up. "There's such a good deal?"

Later, Song Yu really became Shen Ji's girlfriend.

Shen Ji wanted to stick to Song Yu twenty-four hours a day.

Wherever Song Yu went, Shen Ji wanted to follow.

Shen Ji wouldn't let Song Yu break up with him on a whim. He wouldn't even let her think about it.

Song Yu was a little annoyed. How did it feel like she'd dug a hole and fallen into it herself?

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Shen Ji had spent over twenty years as a domineering young master, doing whatever he pleased. Women came and went from his life, and everyone thought he was fickle in love.

Who knew that he'd actually meet someone who could bring him to heel? No matter what he did, the girl remained as calm as an eighty-year-old woman, completely unmoved. He even had to pretend to run a home-cooking business just to add her on WeChat.

One day,

Shen Ji followed the example of his friend, who was a real ladies' man, and spoke with reddening ears. "Lately, I think my heart keeps racing."

Song Yu paused for a moment, then said gravely, "Do you have an irregular heartbeat? Anything involving your heart should be taken seriously. You should go to the hospital for an examination as soon as possible."

Shen Ji felt a mouthful of blood clog in his throat. "..."

She had once sworn she would never suffer for love.

She never imagined she would end up doing just that.

He was wild and untamed, a fierce horse that drank the wind,

yet he was still willing to bow his head and let that person tame him.

Note: The male lead is a fake playboy!!!

Coming Soon, No. 2, Historical Fantasy: How Do I Deal with Having the Demon Lord's Secret Identity?

Tang Nian was the right-hand aide to the Demon Lord, a figure who ruled the entire continent and terrified everyone who heard his name. Her daily routine was to laze around the Demon Realm and coast through life, having the time of her life.

Until one day, Tang Nian received a difficult assignment: infiltrate the side of Lu Xizhou, the peerless prodigy of the Sword-Seeking Sect, and become a spy placed in the sect by the Demon Realm at any cost.

Tang Nian said the pressure was immense, but she had enjoyed the Demon Realm's hospitality for years, and it was finally time to repay them. So she gritted her teeth, rolled up her sleeves, and got to work.

To win over Lu Xizhou, that aloof beauty who wouldn't be swayed by anything, Tang Nian brought every trick she had to bear. At last, she clung to him all the way back to the Sword-Seeking Sect and became his junior fellow disciple.

But that wasn't enough. For the sake of the Demon Lord's grand plan, Tang Nian worked tirelessly to win Lu Xizhou over. Fortunately, Heaven rewards the diligent, and she finally managed to pluck that aloof beauty from his lofty perch.

As Lu Xizhou held her in his arms and kissed her amid the sea of flowers in the valley behind the mountain, his usually cool eyes brimmed with tender warmth. His burning lips pressed to Tang Nian's neck as he murmured, "Niannian, my Niannian."

Trapped in Lu Xizhou's embrace, Tang Nian accidentally pulled open his collar in her panic. A red mark shaped like a moon-bloom appeared on his jade-white collarbone.

The sight left Tang Nian's mind completely blank. When she came to her senses, she still couldn't believe it, so she reached out and touched it. The vivid red nearly seared her eyes.

Damn it! Why did Lu Xizhou have the exact same red mark as her boss, the Demon Lord?

Badly frightened, Tang Nian hurriedly packed her things and fled back to the Demon Realm.

She had barely made it back to her cave when the Demon Lord burst through the door and pinned her to the bed, saying in a threatening voice, "Tang Niannian, now that you know it's me, are you disappointed?"

Tang Nian: "..."

Help... What do I do after I flirted with my boss's secret identity?

For certain reasons, Lu Yinghuai had a secret identity in the righteous immortal sects besides his role as the Demon Lord: Lu Xizhou, the elegant and noble senior brother of the Sword-Seeking Sect.

One day, Lu Yinghuai, disguised as Lu Xizhou, was accosted by a girl who didn't look very bright.

On the surface, Lu Yinghuai remained calm, but inwardly he laughed. Isn't this the silly Tang Nian he keeps in the Demon Realm?

For various reasons, Lu Yinghuai didn't tell Tang Nian who he was.

Watching Tang Nian put herself through all the trouble of using her clumsy charms on him made his otherwise dull days in the Sword-Seeking Sect much more interesting.

One day, Lu Yinghuai realized that Tang Nian had discovered his secret identity. She had gone back to acting as nervous and cautious around him as she used to.

Lu Yinghuai was extremely displeased. Looking at his handsome face in the mirror, he thought in frustration: Could my real appearance really be inferior to Lu Xizhou's face?

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Theme: Take control of your own destiny.