The Protagonist and the Villain Got Their Happy Ending

Cute, goofy, timid but clever hamster-like bottom x overwhelmingly strong, mean, scheming nitpicker top

Li Man transmigrates into an angst novel as a disposable character who gets killed by the male lead as a sacrifice to prove his devotion to the Dao.

In the angst novel The Ruthless Dao Made Him Kneel, the male lead, Chu Yunhuai, Venerable Immortal of the Chiyue Sect, is refined and handsome, cold as an immortal from the heavens, and adored by everyone. He is the object of admiration for the disciples and sects far and wide.

The original character is one of his admirers, of course: a stunning... lovesick pretty face. He is a demon cultivator whose true form is a foolish little white weasel. His spiritual power is weak, but out of admiration for the Venerable Sword Master Chiyue, he enters the Tianqiong Sect without hesitation. Chu Yunhuai then takes him on as his only disciple, all according to plan.

Chu Yunhuai watches coldly as the sect's disciples mock and bully the original character. He accepts without a second thought the clan treasure the original character obtains after enduring endless torment. After suffering through forty-nine misunderstandings and abuse of body, heart, and mind, the original character is finally killed by Chu Yunhuai with a single slash.

Then, after Chu Yunhuai attains the Great Dao, he regrets it, restores the original character's body, and the two get a happy ending.

Li Man: Wow. He dug up every wild vegetable on the whole mountain.

Li Man shrieks, unable to fathom how this could possibly end happily. He leaves a comment saying that if the author doesn't change the male lead, he'll slit his own throat and die in the comments.

He unexpectedly transmigrates into a book overnight, just in time for the disciple selection ceremony. Chu Yunhuai has an otherworldly beauty, cool and aloof as an immortal, dressed in flowing white robes. His presence is like a breeze sweeping snow, his radiance like the moon, and his whole being practically screams, "I am heartless."

Damn, what a scheming top.

After transmigrating into the book, Li Man is forced to follow the plot. To avoid being killed as a sacrifice to prove devotion to the Dao, he turns around and throws himself into the arms of the sect's great villain.

Chu Yunhuai: ? Where's my wife? She was this big!

From Xie Kongyao's perspective:

Xie Kongyao wears blue-black robes, surrounded by spiritual mist and baleful energy. His true form is a primordial dragon. After falling from demigodhood into demonic ways, he became a volatile, terrifying fiend who kills without batting an eye.

When he first meets Li Man, the sight of Xie Kongyao radiating demonic energy is enough to make Li Man faint. Xie Kongyao sneers at the useless fool and is about to finish him off with one palm strike when he sees a pair of snowy white ears suddenly pop out of the other's head. Xie Kongyao freezes, falls silent for a moment, then can't resist touching them and giving them a squeeze.

When the little waste wakes up, he dares to propose a deal: he'll help Xie Kongyao break the seal, and Xie Kongyao must take him along when he leaves. Desperate to escape the seal, Xie Kongyao reluctantly agrees.

That day, sunlight filters through the leaves and falls on Li Man's round, lively face. Li Man forms a hand seal and bears the backlash to free Xie Kongyao from a century-old imprisonment. Xie Kongyao transforms into a primordial dragon and soars into the sky, carrying Li Man off on his head.

From that day on, they travel between heaven and earth and never part again.

Reader's guide:

1. Xie Kongyao is the top, and Chu Yunhuai is the second male lead. This is a pseudo-love triangle, with strong feelings between the main couple. One-on-one, both are each other's first and only partners. There are scenes of rivals competing for the love interest.

2. The bottom is useless at first and has no spiritual power, but he's good at other special skills. He'll turn things around, rise to power, grow stronger, reveal hidden buffs, and crush the villains. His original form is a snow ferret, a wild one, not a domesticated pet.

3. The second male lead is a madman with yandere traits. He and the top are sworn enemies. There is also a little bit of a groveling-after-the-breakup storyline.

Theme: To be determined