The Villain Doesn't Want to Be Redeemed

[This novel was started in a rush, and its main direction and details were all underdeveloped. Writing it became very difficult for a while. After realizing I'd left it untouched for a long time, I decided to make it free to read rather than force myself to keep writing a story with no clear future. Thank you to everyone who added it to your reading list. I wish you good health and all the best.]

After I died, I became a wandering spirit floating in midair and saw Junior Sister crying on Senior Brother's shoulder.

"I'm so sorry to Second Senior Brother. If I'd worked harder at cultivating, he wouldn't have had to take that blow for me and..." Junior Sister wept pitifully as Senior Brother held her close, heartbroken.

"Junior Sister, Junior Brother Zhaoxing will surely forgive you."

I slowly typed out a question mark.

If you know you're a good-for-nothing, then work hard at cultivating! Junior Sister, whenever you go on a mission, you rely on Senior Brother, Third Junior Brother, or else Master or Shizun to rescue you. What are you even doing?

And I absolutely do not forgive you!

You lost a few tears; I lost my life, for crying out loud. Only a ghost could forgive you!

One last thing: Senior Brother, stop using someone else's generosity to show how gentle and considerate you are. It's disgusting!

As I watched more and more people come to comfort Junior Sister and tell her not to take it to heart, I got so angry that I sat bolt upright in my coffin--

And then I was reborn.

Reborn at the moment I first joined a sect.

For the sake of my future safety, I decisively slipped into some obscure little sect, hoping to be an idle junior brother and live quietly for a few hundred years... That was the plan, anyway.

But why was this sect so unreliable?!

Why did Shizun hug a piece of paper every day and call it his wife? Why did Senior Brother sleep with an iron puppet in his arms? Why was Second Senior Sister so obsessed with romance novels that she couldn't put them down?

And most importantly, Senior Sister, I really don't want to date. Stop trying to set me up with you!!!

I take that back.

*

On the third day after joining the Carefree Sect, Xie Zhaoxing thought he was the sect's last hope.

Little did he know that the other four members of the Carefree Sect had secretly created a group chat behind his back.

[Carefree Sect's Foodies]

[Second Senior Sister]: I checked. The new junior brother's surname is Xie, his given name is Que, and his courtesy name is Zhaoxing. Do you think it's just a coincidence that he shares a name with the reborn villain in the book, the one who can destroy the heavens and earth?

[Shizun]: First, this is a novel world, so I don't believe in coincidences. Second, what are the odds that not only his name but even his courtesy name are identical? Finally, I hope he can stuff his paper wife into my arms before he kills me. Thanks.

[Senior Brother]: Same as above. If he has even the slightest conscience, please burn me the ending of Exa. Thanks.

[Senior Sister]: Don't give up hope so quickly. Can't we at least try the redemption plot first?

[Reader's Guide]

This is a ridiculous story about an entire sect of slackers trying to redeem a reborn villain, while the reborn villain doesn't want to be redeemed. He just wants to outwork the whole sect of slackers and become a beacon of righteousness along the way...

*The cover is authorized, so don't be surprised if you see similar ones.*

The blurb focuses on the male lead, but the main story features a female lead, a ridiculous ensemble cast of otaku characters, and everyday cultivation life (for real).

P.S. There are thousands of great novels on Jinjiang. If you're not enjoying a story, leaving in time will help you keep a good mood. 0v0

Theme: Keep hope in your heart, and good things will happen.