Who Wants to Be a Tyrant's Demon Queen?!

[Polished revision / bonus chapters in progress... Content warnings at the end. Highly recommend reading one chapter at a time as you buy~] Bo Xi Ji is a cold-hearted emperor in a game of political intrigue. He spent his life campaigning and monopolizing power, while also being bloodthirsty, sensitive, and suspicious. He had more than a thousand upright and loyal officials beheaded. He was a tyrant through and through. Xie Hesheng suddenly died one day and transmigrated into the story as one of Bo Xi Ji's ministers. Meanwhile, the System kept reminding him, with no regard for its own safety: He was now deeply bound to Bo Xi Ji. The day Great Liang fell would be the day his soul was obliterated. There were now two paths before Xie Hesheng. First, become a famed chancellor and help Bo Xi Ji become a wise ruler of his generation. Xie Hesheng looked at the emperor, who was currently beheading someone in the hall. Help a tyrant like this? I'd rather just die! He turned to look at the second option: Become a bewitching empress, seduce Bo Xi Ji, and make him so dazzled by beauty that he forgets to wipe out entire clans. Xie Hesheng: ... The utterly heartless System urged him on: Option two will be selected automatically in three seconds~ Xie Hesheng scrambled over and clung to Bo Xi Ji's leg: Your Majesty, you mustn't!!! * In the game, Bo Xi Ji was known as the rebellious emperor. In other words, he loved going against everyone, was rebellious to the bone, and killed anyone who dared to remonstrate. Xie Hesheng steeled himself and tried to advise him. Bo Xi Ji beheaded a senior minister in court. Xie Hesheng: Your Majesty, you mustn't! Without even blinking, Bo Xi Ji splashed blood three feet with his sword. I think I can. Bo Xi Ji executed his own brothers. Xie Hesheng: Your Majesty, you absolutely mustn't!! Bo Xi Ji spared him a glance, then turned and ordered the executions. I think I can. Bo Xi Ji purged the powerful clans. Xie Hesheng: Your Majesty, you absolutely mustn't!! Bo Xi Ji: ... The ministers: ??? How are you still alive?! Xie Hesheng: Of course, it's because I've mastered the Tyrant's User Guide. The year Xie Hesheng saved the empire from collapse and rose to the rank of chancellor, peace reigned throughout the land, and the realm prospered. Across the empire, there was no one who didn't address him with respect as Lord Xie. * Watching Bo Xi Ji learn to rein in his temper and govern the realm under Xie Hesheng's tutelage, with his progress toward becoming a wise ruler now at 99%, Xie Hesheng gave Bo Xi Ji his usual advice. His remonstrations went on and on, until they ended up on the imperial bed. Bo Xi Ji leaned closer. His usually expressionless face showed a hint of a smile. “Lord Xie, you have devoted yourself to serving me all these years, working yourself to the bone until your dying day. I have no way to repay you, so I can only offer myself to you.” Xie Hesheng tried to struggle. “Your Majesty... you absolutely mustn't...” Bo Xi Ji smiled broadly. “I think I can.” * After a night of chaos, Xie Hesheng broke down and demanded an answer from the System: Wasn't I on the famed chancellor route??! System: We've checked, and you complete both routes' missions every time, so we've intelligently activated the bewitching empress route for you as well, dear. Now you're both a famed chancellor and a bewitching empress. (Cheers) [Content warnings] ① The male lead is a tyrant, a tyrant, a tyrant. A real tyrant, and extremely suspicious. ② Because of ①, the recipient will be suspected and mistrusted early on, and may even be pushed in front of a blade to take the hit. If that's not for you, run! ③ Fictional dynasty, and the political intrigue is very basic. ④ Lots of bonus chapters. Pick whichever ones you like; they aren't part of the complete-book purchase. ⑤ To be added... - "The Villainous Master, Moonlighting as the Beloved" After Shi Lin dies, he transmigrates into a wish-fulfillment cultivation novel about a young hero. To earn a chance to come back to life, he must follow the original plot and keep raising the [Protagonist Satisfaction] score. Unexpectedly, a bug occurs when the System binds to him, making Shi Lin simultaneously become both [the villainous master who humiliates and torments the protagonist] and [the mysterious benefactors who come to the protagonist's aid in his hour of need]. Shi Lin: ...What do you mean, benefactors? Are you just making me do all the work here?! To stay alive, Shi Lin has no choice but to suppress Fang Yi according to the original story while constantly switching identities to help him cultivate. And so: The villainous master pushes Fang Yi into a perilous secret realm, then a reclusive expert promptly delivers a peerless manual; The villainous master snaps Fang Yi's sword, then the master of the Sword Pavilion personally forges him a life-bound weapon... At last, thanks to Shi Lin diligently playing n different roles, the protagonist's satisfaction score soars. Seizing the right moment, Shi Lin fakes his death and slips away to enjoy a carefree life. After faking his death, Shi Lin soon forgets all about the protagonist. Until one day, he accidentally enters the cave where he had accompanied the protagonist while playing Benefactor No. n. Deep in the cave, the protagonist, looking sinister, stares at him, clutching the manuals, magical weapons, and elixirs given to him by his benefactors... Shi Lin: … Oh no. I think my cover's blown. As the protagonist closes in, Shi Lin strikes out in desperation, hitting him squarely in the chest. The protagonist ignores it, presses close, and forces Shi Lin to interlace their fingers. At the same time, a familiar voice sounds in his ear: [Protagonist Satisfaction +100] Shi Lin: ????? What on earth is he enjoying?! - In his previous life, Fang Yi endured humiliation and torment until he could take no more. He killed the culprit who had brought him so much suffering with a single sword strike. When he opens his eyes again, he has returned to the day his villainous master abandoned him in the freezing snow, gravely wounded and close to death. Nothing has changed. Fang Yi grits his teeth in hatred, plotting how to cut his villainous master to pieces all over again. Then he sees a reclusive expert approach gracefully. Not only does the expert heal his wounds, he personally teaches him a peerless manual. And the voice in the reclusive expert's heart says: I must be acting pretty well. There's no way he'll figure out I'm his master! Fang Yi: ... Fang Yi: ? After that day, no matter what hardships Fang Yi suffers, a benefactor always appears in time. The master of the Sword Pavilion, an elder of the Medicine Valley, even the holy son of the demon clan... Fang Yi listens carefully: Oh, they're all his master. Theme: Create your own future with your own hands.