I'm the Villain Who'll Save You

Xu Qingning, the widely revered young sect master of Tianji Sect, unexpectedly obtained a System and learned that he was the tragic, beautiful male supporting character in a book.

The System's mission for him was to conquer the great villain.

Xu Qingning: If she's a villain, why conquer her? She must be killed.

System: No, you can't do it.

Xu Qingning: Impossible.

He had devoted his life to the righteous path and despised petty villains.

When it came to such a wicked heretic,

he had no intention of getting entangled. He only wanted to strike her down.

However, when Xu Qingning saw the villain's name,

"Zhou Fuleng."

The sword in his hand suddenly stopped--

That name was the same as his junior sister's.

Three years ago, Xu Qingning had brought his junior sister back to the sect. She was kind and innocent, and the person closest to him.

Xu Qingning would never forget how, when he was at his lowest, his junior sister carried him through the snow, tears on her face, tenderly calling him "Senior Brother" again and again. She urged him not to give up and gave him the will to live again.

But now, the System's description of Zhou Fuleng was--

A born evil seed, hypocritical and cruel, cold-hearted and merciless, contemptuous of all living things, absolutely untrustworthy.

Xu Qingning sat in the snow all night. Snow covered his handsome face, and he could barely hold his sword.

[Bonus Scene]

When Xu Qingning silently returned to the courtyard, Zhou Fuleng saw how haggard he looked and took his hand, speaking softly.

"Senior Brother, what's wrong?"

Xu Qingning pressed his lips together and silently looked away, trying to hide the expression in his eyes.

Silence fell.

Just as he closed his eyes and prepared to leave, a cold hand coiled around his wrist like a snake.

His once sweet and gentle junior sister stared at him with dark, chilling eyes.

"Senior Brother, you'd better tell me what's wrong."

Amusement, deceit, and madness welled in her eyes.

Black tentacles suddenly twisted behind the startled young man, pinning his hands as he raised his sword.

His usually icy eyes clouded with tears, and he let out a muffled groan of pain.

So delicate. I like it so much, Zhou Fuleng thought.

She giggled. "Now that you've found out, don't even think about leaving."

Reader's Guide:

1. A monstrous villainess who loves to bully people x a sharp-tongued, aloof beauty.

2. The female lead isn't a conventional villain; she's chaotic neutral. The male lead is a little stubborn and puts on a tough act. Don't read if that's not your thing.

3. Please avoid if you are extremely particular about any aspect.

4. About half plot and half romance.

The cover character design is licensed non-exclusively; the character card is shared non-exclusively. Thanks to Luobo Tiantian for sharing it.

Blurb written on April 20, 2023. Revised May 18, 2024.

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A preview of my upcoming story, "The Conqueror Remembers She's the Villain's Mortal Enemy": amnesia x enemies who love and kill each other x "my nemesis is my wife"

Zhou Yunhan, the foremost witch of the Southern Wastes, is ruthless and determined to destroy anyone who provokes her, especially Gu Wenchu, the foremost sword cultivator of the Northern Domain.

She found an otherworldly artifact called a "Conquest System" and planned to use it to make two of her enemies kill each other. But by mistake, she ended up bound to it herself.

[System: Bound to the transmigrator "Yinyin." Conquer the scheming second male lead, Gu Wenchu. Failure means death.]

Amnesiac Zhou Yunhan: ...

Zhou Yunhan became Gu Wenchu's junior sister and diligently carried out her conquest mission.

She tried every possible way to get close to Gu Wenchu, but before she could approach, he lazily raised his eyes and held a snow-white sword to her throat. "Come any closer and die."

Zhou Yunhan gritted her teeth and put up with it, continuing to act coy and ingratiate herself with Gu Wenchu, even taking a blade for him and risking her life.

The teasing look in Gu Wenchu's eyes gradually turned intense. The name "Yinyin" became an obsession, then infatuation.

Just as she was about to succeed in her conquest, Zhou Yunhan suddenly regained her memories. She found herself lying in the arms of her sinister, ruthless nemesis, panicked, and made a lightning-fast escape back to the Southern Wastes.

She thought her plan had gone wrong, but she never expected Gu Wenchu to truly lose his mind.

He broke into the Otherworldly Yellow Springs and even came to her demon palace, begging his thousand-year-old nemesis. All he wanted was to find the soul of someone calling herself the transmigrator "Yinyin."

Zhou Yunhan watched the once proud, sinister immortal cultivator lower himself and beg, humiliation written all over his face: ...

Where am I supposed to find a Yinyin for him?

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Also check out my completed stories:

"After the Villain Deceived the Son of Heaven": Eastern fantasy x enemies who love and kill each other

The villainess disguises herself as a System-guided conqueror and steals the Son of Heaven's fortune [deceptive heroine x proud, aloof hero]

"The Prisoner (Western Fantasy)"

A young duke is threatened by a great witch and becomes her prisoner. He slowly discovers their tragic history of love and hate in a past life. (The male lead is weaker in this one; female-strong and male-weak.)

Theme: Don't trust people too easily.