I Raised the Male Lead into a Villain?!

Updated daily at 12:20 a.m. My next historical danmei novel, His Majesty Has Never Been Faithless, is available in my column. The blurb is at the end.

[The Great Teaching and Nurturing Failure]

After Yan Du discovers that he has transmigrated into a male-oriented cultivation novel as the male lead's villainous master, the first thing he does is reform himself and focus on raising his little disciple.

He takes on a disciple with great fanfare at the apprenticeship ceremony and fiercely protects him when he's framed. When his disciple needs a rare elixir, Yan Du helps him find one. When his disciple must undergo a tribulation, Yan Du stands guard. And when his disciple wants him, he...

Wait, what?!

Yan Du stares at Lu Zheng, who has just confessed to him, and asks in a trembling voice, "What happened to your three palaces, six courtyards, and twelve immortal beauties?"

Lu Zheng frowns. "Master, what are you talking about? In this life and the last, you are the only one I have ever loved."

"...?!"

Yan Du is shocked. Yan Du is terrified. Yan Du studies all night, and Yan Du researches with great dedication. At last, he reaches a conclusion: the male lead's sexual orientation couldn't possibly have changed this much, and all those beauties he knew shouldn't have vanished so completely. So...

Ha ha, he must have transmigrated into the wrong book. :)

Finally catching on, Yan Du looks at his well-raised disciple, who is handsome and upright and perfect in every way except for his fondness for Yan Du, and takes some comfort in the situation. His disciple may no longer have a wife, but at least he raised him right!

Until an accident separates Yan Du's soul from his body. Floating in the sky, he watches his "good little disciple" search desperately for him, his demonic aura spilling out of him. Yan Du's heart finally turns to ash. No, seriously, when did he raise the male lead into a villain?!

[One-on-One, Both Pure]

Black-bellied disciple gong with the script in hand and a mild case of lovesickness X slow-witted shizun shou who does whatever he wants and only cares about protecting his disciple

[Reader's Guide]

1. The disciple is reborn and the shizun transmigrates into a book. There are many more elements besides these two, so readers who aren't open to a mix of tropes or have a lot of triggers should proceed with caution.

2. Pure romance, both pure, guaranteed. The romance has no angst; the plot is up to fate. A little of the side couple's romance is mentioned, but it won't be explored in depth.

3. The blurb contains a gap in information and isn't entirely accurate. I'll say no more to avoid spoilers.

4. Everyone is a little crazy to some degree. Please don't conflate the characters' actions with the author's.

My next historical danmei novel, His Majesty Has Never Been Faithless: Yan Xingze

Blurb:

[The Right Way to Tease the Top Scholar]

Rong You is upright and proper by nature, yet his face is breathtakingly beautiful. Among all the young talents in the Golden Hall, Xiao Ti spotted him at a glance and immediately named him the top scholar.

With treacherous ministers in power, Xiao Ti, a sickly man, is pushed onto the throne as a puppet. He only wants to do what he can to protect a few upright officials. But after the Qionglin Banquet, Rong You fails to leave the palace. Someone gets him drunk and dumps him in the emperor's bedchamber.

Xiao Ti watches the man with his beautiful eyes red as he angrily accuses him. Sighing, and with a mischievous streak, he takes the blame: "Lord Rong is very beautiful. Having you attend me at night pleases me."

But at some point, the top scholar sees through his ambition with that clever mind of his. He kneels before Xiao Ti, all proper and serious, and vows to give him a peaceful, prosperous age. Xiao Ti decides to go all the way and takes liberties with this upright gentleman, putting on the airs of a lecherous, foolish emperor. He expects Rong You to be put off, but the next day the man works even harder, only turning the tips of his ears red when their eyes meet.

Xiao Ti: "?"

The emperor acts recklessly, but is slow to recognize true feelings. It isn't until the court has been put in order and the new ministers Xiao Ti recruited appear one after another in the Golden Hall, making Rong You so angry that he shuts his doors to visitors, that Xiao Ti finally realizes the top scholar has ulterior motives.

Later, the history books record that the emperor humbly asked a worthy minister to return to court. They do not know that Rong You, already the most powerful official in the land, wants nothing more than the empty title of empress, without any real power.

Seeing Rong You on the verge of tears, Xiao Ti still has enough energy to tease him at first. But by the end, he is the one crying miserably. "Wait, stop! I'll issue the decree tomorrow!"

The satisfied new power broker leisurely kisses the emperor's fingertips as he watches him tremble. "Why wait until tomorrow? Why not tonight?"

[One-on-One, Both Pure]

Upright and proper beauty gong who gradually turns dark X carefree, sickly emperor shou

Theme: Our fate is in our own hands.