Why Hasn't the Villain Turned Evil Yet?

Ji Zhuofei transmigrated into the role of a villain's sidekick.

Not the kind who hands over a knife when you kill someone or gathers firewood when you set a fire.

He was the tragic childhood version: you ate pickles while I drank clear broth, you went hungry and so did I, you got beaten and I got beaten too.

Ji Zhuofei's life was miserable, and he decided this couldn't go on.

So he chose to follow the plot and raise the young villain into the ultimate big boss, making it easy for him to cling to the guy's coattails.

But things didn't quite go as planned.

Even after learning that he'd been abandoned as a child, betrayed by his companions, and finally cast out by his sect on the charge of betraying it, the villain still didn't turn evil.

Exhausted, Ji Zhuofei couldn't help asking the Heavenly Dao in his heart: Why the hell hasn't the villain turned evil yet?

The Heavenly Dao didn't hear him, but the villain did.

Liu Zhequan looked at him with a smile. "You're so good to me. Isn't that because you want to stop me from turning evil?"

How am I good to you?

If you mean that I save all the resources for you and often encourage and comfort you, that's just an investment. I'm hoping you'll let me live off you later.

And as for sharing a bed?

All right, don't say another word. Shut up.

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Before he turned ten, Liu Zhequan lived a life worse than a dog's. Then he met someone his own age, and his life got better.

Ji Zhuofei would never know how terrified Liu Zhequan was of losing him during those days when he was constantly on edge, couldn't sleep at night, and could only stare at Ji Zhuofei until dawn.

But all that anxiety vanished the instant he heard Ji Zhuofei's inner thoughts.

He asked Ji Zhuofei, "Why are you so good to me?"

Ji Zhuofei said aloud, "Of course it's so you'll grow strong enough to protect me."

But in his heart, he thought: You were so little, and I was afraid you'd starve to death. You were always so frightened. How could I possibly leave you behind?

So Ji Zhuofei knew all about Liu Zhequan's anxiety. He just didn't know how to put him at ease, so all he could do was help Liu Zhequan grow strong: strong enough that no one would dare bully him, strong enough that none of those anxieties could trouble him anymore.

Reader's Guide: 1v1, mutual pampering, a sweet couple who love cuddling

Cultivation ranks: Mortal Transcendence, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Tribulation Transcendence, Great Ascension, True Immortal

Theme: When you choose to move toward the light, the light will stay for you too