The protagonist always needs a villain to become stronger and more perfect.
So he plays the villain, using both the whip and medicine, guiding the protagonist forward one step at a time.
Until, in the end, he succeeds in raising the protagonist to be just like himself.
Jiang Lingzhou: "???"
💓 Xianxia: a jealous, envious senior disciple gong x a half-human, half-demon junior disciple shou who seems innocent but is dark inside
As the villain, Jiang Lingzhou relies on the favor of the Xuantian Immortal Venerable to throw his weight around in front of the protagonist. He schemes to take the protagonist's immortal bones and betrays his master and ancestors. Once his true face is exposed, he meets a grisly end!
So when the protagonist first changes the plot and forcibly tries to be nice to him, Jiang Lingzhou thinks the mission can still be saved.
No one could possibly like a villain!
He understands the need to endure humiliation for the greater good!
Keeping that in mind, Jiang Lingzhou sets up an array and extracts the immortal bones from the protagonist's body.
The array is complete. Someone ought to stop him.
But no one does.
Confused, Jiang Lingzhou watches as the protagonist, lying on the ground and already unconscious, sighs, laughs, and lifts his head.
A kiss lands on Jiang Lingzhou's knee, hot and lingering.
"With this piece of immortal bone in Senior Brother's body, we fit together better than we do during ordinary sex."
Desire fills those eyes.
Jiang Lingzhou: "..." That stings a little.
He decides to set the protagonist straight.
He pretends to accept the protagonist's affection, and the two of them act out a three-month story of falling in love after his heart softens.
Then.
At their wedding ceremony, he erases the protagonist's memories and pushes him into the demon realm.
After being devoured by countless demons, the protagonist will remember only Jiang Lingzhou's betrayal.
The deadline for his death has arrived.
Jiang Lingzhou stands before the Immortal's Fall Platform, waiting for the protagonist to return like a dragon king, expose him, and cut him to pieces!
Dark clouds press down on the city. Demonic soldiers snarl.
The protagonist, who has united the three realms, stands among them, looking down from above. His face is impossible to make out.
Ignoring the pressure bearing down on him, Jiang Lingzhou meets those red eyes, full of obsession and hatred, and sneers.
"A mongrel born of human and demon blood dares to come back?"
Demonic energy suddenly surges toward him, and Jiang Lingzhou dodges with his sword.
The next moment, his hands and feet are bound without mercy. Pain and something even hotter shoot up his spine.
"Senior Brother has gotten thinner. You must be..."
The protagonist's pale hand brushes lightly over his cheek, each word tender and lingering.
"...pining for me."
💓 Court politics: a tyrannical, unrighteous emperor gong x an unloved, gloomy, cold hostage prince shou
After careful consideration, thanks to the natural advantages of this world, you decide that becoming a tyrant, then being overthrown by the protagonist and reviled for all time, should be easy.
So you force the protagonist's younger sister to marry you, pretending not to notice that the protagonist is a man disguised as a woman.
You start grand construction projects and slaughter loyal officials, while turning the future protagonist into a pampered consort you can tease at will.
You figure you've maxed out his hatred, so you can safely wait for your exit.
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The enemy army breaches the city. Flames fill the sky.
Jiang Lingzhou sits on the throne, watching coldly as the palace doors are kicked open.
A person in armor stands outside, a bloodstained cape flying behind him.
His gaze is dark and strange, sweeping over the person on the throne as though physically measuring him, inch by inch.
Jiang Lingzhou almost thinks the protagonist is excited.
Of course he is. He gets to kill the person who humiliated him with his own hands.
The protagonist would naturally be excited.
"Isn't that my beloved consort? Why are you dressed like that?" Jiang Lingzhou asks with a smile, playing the part of a foolish ruler.
"I have followed your teachings, Your Majesty."
To Jiang Lingzhou's surprise, the protagonist doesn't draw his sword.
He comes before Jiang Lingzhou and kneels, holding down the leg that kicks at him.
The face Jiang Lingzhou has always found so appealing presses against his outstretched hand, eyes lowered as he inhales its scent.
Jiang Lingzhou raises an eyebrow in surprise.
"Whether the country falls and your family is destroyed, or I become empress in women's robes."
A satisfied little gasp escapes the protagonist's throat.
"Your Majesty will give me an answer that satisfies me."
Outside the palace, shouts rise one after another, just as Jiang Lingzhou expected. They are welcoming the new emperor to the throne.
Jiang Lingzhou finally understands, and his mind explodes with a deafening boom.
Another one gone wrong.
💓 Western fantasy: a wicked "fiancee" gong x a dragon-proud protagonist shou whose engagement is broken
💓 Modern: a malicious adopted-son gong x an arrogant, unruly younger brother and heir shou
💓 ABO: a selfish, possessive beta manager gong x a straight alpha actor with top-tier talent
💓 Martial arts: a hypocritical martial arts alliance leader gong x a venomous shou with a blood feud
💓 Insectoid: a cold-blooded, ruthless space pirate gong x an imperial marshal shou
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