A Frail, Fainting Emperor, but Everyone's Favorite (Reborn)

*Only after Nan Rong Chen died did he learn that he was the tyrannical villain emperor in a book.

His "younger brother," who had been found among the common folk, was the late emperor's favored one and the protagonist who had transmigrated into the book.

Nan Rong Chen was not even of royal blood. He was merely a ruthless blade, meant to conquer territory and pave the way for the protagonist, highlighting the protagonist's virtue.

He knew he was far from innocent. During his reign, he used iron-fisted methods to repel foreign enemies and pacify the realm, with plenty of blood on his hands.

The upright, noble Imperial Tutor did not mind his bloody past. He stayed by his side for years and said he loved him, so Nan Rong Chen presumptuously tried to keep the moon at his side.

Until an arrow pierced the air and the Imperial Tutor, his gaze icy, urged him to surrender.

The arrow missed, however, and he ended up imprisoned by the protagonist in a dark cell, where he had to endure the pain of dying once more.

Fine. Let there not be a next time.

*After getting this far, he still had to be reborn.

[System 365: The plot collapsed after the Host's death. Please replay the tyrant emperor storyline. Successfully completing it will let you fake your death and survive.]

He had made peace with it. He would follow the plot and humiliate the protagonist's group, passively building up their hatred.

But the protagonist's group was acting very strangely...

First, there was his protagonist younger brother. After being cruelly humiliated, he smiled as he wiped the blood from Nan Rong Chen's mouth, then put on an act of concern and promised him a lifetime of peace.

The foreign prince who admired his younger brother was slapped across the face several times in public. He bit Nan Rong Chen's fingertip, and even kept his silk handkerchief close to his body just to disgust him.

His unruly elder brother, who hated him to the utmost, was acting strangely too. He insisted on straightening Nan Rong Chen's clothes whenever he followed the plot and indulged in pleasure. He even secretly painted a portrait of him with his clothes in disarray. There was no need to go this far just to get revenge on him.

Even the Imperial Tutor, pure and noble as the moon, seemed to go mad...

And that was not all. In the end, the Imperial Tutor wrote books and essays to clear his name, the foreign prince knelt and offered him several cities, the protagonist handed over the imperial seal, and the unruly prince killed every rebel in the realm for him...

They offered up their hearts, their power, and their realm, all to beg the tyrant emperor they had once hated most to keep living.

Nan Rong Chen slapped away the Imperial Tutor's hand around his wrist and shoved aside the protagonist, who was holding him around the waist. "What on earth is wrong with all of you? I am the villain."

*Legend says the Witch God has protected Linyue for generations. Nan Rong Chen never believed in gods, and once, covered in blood, he drove his sword through the statue's brow.

So after he was reborn, he got what he deserved.

The Witch God, with white hair and red robes, was surrounded by a ghostly aura. Several red threads bound Nan Rong Chen, leaving him unable to escape, while the god gently wiped the tears from the corner of his eye.

"Lingjun, even hell cannot contain you. You can only cross these hundred thousand mortal tribulations with me."

*A ruthless, slightly mad workaholic emperor who could make decisive choices before being reborn x a sickly, hopeless, blood-spitting tyrant emperor shou with an overwhelming sense of doom after being reborn; a ruthless, talkative, pseudo-human Witch God gong

*I'm terrible at writing blurbs. Basically, everyone loves the villainous tyrant emperor, and none of them are decent people with proper values. They have no grand devotion to their country or people. This is pure indulgence in my personal tastes (important point).

*A melodramatic love-triangle battlefield. The shou has arrows pointing at him from everyone. This is practice writing love-triangle scenes. If you're sensitive, please don't offer advice. The writing isn't great, so read at your own risk.

I Refuse to Be Whitewashed

*Only after Wen Gujiu died did he learn that he had transmigrated into a power fantasy novel about a hero humiliating villains.

And he was the villain being humiliated, an ugly tyrant emperor.

He was talentless and immoral, with a volatile temper. Most importantly, he failed to recognize the future emperor, humiliated him at every turn, and forcibly took the protagonist's beloved.

In the end, the protagonist succeeded in restoring his kingdom, slapped him in the face again and again, held hands with his beloved while dancing on his grave, and ruined his reputation in the history books.

System: [Host has successfully been reborn. Please get close to the protagonist and clear your name to save yourself.]

Wen Gujiu held the dragon head on the throne and smiled. "Save myself, right? Then I just need to kill the protagonist, don't I?"

The power fantasy protagonist knelt before him, hands bound, surrendering in humiliation.

The man had delivered himself right into Wen Gujiu's hands. He smoothly drew the royal sword, smiled at the protagonist, and struck without mercy.

But the System would not let him kill the protagonist. Wen Gujiu gave a mocking laugh. His smile was gorgeous and seductive as he said, "Fetch the royal sword for me with your teeth."

He had another chance. Either the protagonist died or he lived. Was he really going to let the power fantasy hero step on his face and show off?

*He could not get his hands on a collector's-edition power fantasy hero skull for now, so he would make do with the full plot guide the System had given him.

The protagonist's beloved was as aloof as the moon, with a white silk blindfold over his eyes that no one was allowed to profane. He was enduring humiliation to get close to Wen Gujiu for the protagonist's sake. Wen Gujiu drenched the blindfold with a pot of wine. "Someone as pitiful and delicate as you is wasted here with me. You belong at the Bright Moon Pavilion..."

The protagonist's first golden finger was peerless martial prowess. He was hiding his abilities while staying by the protagonist's side. Wen Gujiu planted his foot on the man's back. "Your master has already become my servant. You can be my sedan chair."

The protagonist's second golden finger was unmatched strategic brilliance, and he was playing both sides right under Wen Gujiu's nose...

And then there was the future eunuch who would hold power over the court, cruelly humiliating and abusing Wen Gujiu at will. For now, he was just a little eunuch by Wen Gujiu's side. Wen Gujiu lifted the man's chin with the tip of his shoe. "You're not worthy of serving me, but I'm in need of a little amusement."

And what was this? The protagonist himself? Give him a few lashes and humiliate him a little.

Everything was going smoothly, but Wen Gujiu did not know that those people no longer coveted the throne. They coveted him.

*After all that, they reached the plot point where the protagonist was drugged and took his first concubine.

Of course, Wen Gujiu was the one who drugged him, and he had also sent the protagonist's wife away.

Candlelight fell across the brocade curtains. Wen Gujiu lifted the protagonist's chin with his whip, his eyes full of wicked, unruly delight. "If you die like this, it has nothing to do with me."

Who could have guessed that the next moment, the protagonist would pounce on him and kiss and bite him among the silken bedding? A warm breath coiled around his neck like a venomous snake. "Your Majesty, have they touched you like this too?"

System: Well, if you had only said so earlier...

*The new emperor was ugly and cruel, and everyone hated him. But when they glimpsed his true face beneath the mask, they all lost their senses.

They willingly bowed their heads, docile as tamed dogs. Only when the new emperor turned away did they bare their fangs, their gazes burning and obsessive as they waited for a chance to make him theirs.

*A transmigrated emperor shou who's both mad and despondent x an obsessive gong, a mad dog through and through

*The shou is loved by everyone, with arrows pointing at him from all sides. Neither gong nor shou is a good person.

Theme: Do not deceive or exploit others.