Lu Qingling died a gruesome death.
Before his bones were cold, the protagonist uke turned them into bright bone beads. The rest of him was tossed to someone else by the protagonist seme, who let them abuse him as they pleased.
The two protagonists lived happily ever after, while he was doomed to never be reborn.
The System sensed his resentment.
[Host, would you like to restart the mission?]
Lu Qingling: "What's the price?"
[If you fail the mission, you'll be trapped in this world forever.]
Lu Qingling lowered his eyes. "All right. I accept."
[Congratulations, Host. You have received an identity card: disfavored illegitimate son.]
In his previous life, Lu Qingling had been an ordinary person. Thanks to his good looks, he had sucked up to the powerful and schemed for opportunities until he became a dazzling star beneath the spotlight.
After dying unexpectedly, his soul was bound to a System and forced into a tragic romance novel.
The protagonist seme was an unloved prince born to a lowly palace maid. The protagonist uke was a pure, aloof hostage from Miaojiang who had devoted himself to Buddhism. The two had relied on each other in the imperial palace and fallen for each other in secret.
To earn a second life, Lu Qingling had to win over the protagonist seme and uke, become the unattainable white moonlight they both longed for, and bring them together.
Once the mission was complete, he had to fake his death and return to his original world, where he would be reborn.
On the day the protagonists were to be married, the System announced that the mission was complete and Lu Qingling's soul was about to leave the world. Through the System, he saw a horrifying scene.
The protagonists' affection scores had suddenly dropped to zero.
The System sounded a piercing alarm, warning of disaster.
The protagonist seme and uke looked at his fake "corpse" with teasing, playful expressions.
"Du'e, have you had enough fun?"
"Of course not."
The cool, taciturn Buddhist priest crouched down and personally carved the bones from his hand to make a set of bone beads. "These bones are exquisite. I've wanted to do this for a long time."
The little prince he'd raised himself, born to a lowly palace maid and originally the protagonist seme, tossed his corpse to the guards without hesitation, for them to abuse.
"The Regent is a treacherous wolf, secretly building a faction and plotting to alter the royal bloodline. This traitorous rebel deserves to have his entire clan executed."
When he started over, saddled with a lowly identity, Lu Qingling put on a false front and did as he pleased in secret.
On the surface, he pursued the mission, but behind the scenes, he undermined and sabotaged them.
He fought his way to the top, made allies on every side, and drove the two men to turn against each other, consumed by jealousy and suspicion, while he reaped the benefits.
He would take everything they wanted.
He would trample them underfoot and humiliate them to his heart's content.
He was willing to sell his soul and body to do it.
But things started to go wrong.
The original protagonists' personalities changed drastically, and their moods became unpredictable.
In the shadows, aloof or crazed gazes were always watching him, following his every move with unbearable intensity.
Lu Qingling was about to go mad.
The avenger was trapped in a cocoon of silk and ensnared by his own hatred.
Scene 1:
Lu Qingling raised his hand and slapped the prince hard across the face, finally avenging his grudge.
The nobleman's face quickly reddened on one side.
The prince raised an eyebrow and chuckled, turning his unmarked cheek toward him, his gaze fixed on Lu Qingling in a blatant invitation. "This side too."
Lu Qingling: "Disgusting."
Scene 2:
Lu Qingling raised an eyebrow and planted his foot hard on the Buddhist priest's chest, humiliating him without restraint. Evil Gu worms crawled over the priest's crystalline skin, while a poised venomous snake watched from the shadows.
Neither of them moved.
Lu Qingling smiled arrogantly. "Did you ever think this day would come?"
Looking at his lover, who had once stood above all others, Du'e's blue eyes darkened. His expression strained, he gasped and whispered, "...Harder."
Lu Qingling: "Pervert."
Note: The original protagonist seme and uke have no romantic relationship with each other.
Fake saintly, unscrupulous, beautiful, scheming uke x Miaojiang's saintly Buddhist priest seme
Happy ending
Theme: Drag the aloof Buddhist priest down from his pedestal.