The Villain's Code (Reborn)

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Synopsis:

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Guan Shanyue was determined to die, but somehow got bound to a villain system.

The System said that, as a villain, he was supposed to die at the protagonist's hands. He hadn't died in his previous life, so it was sending him back for another try.

What?!

Is it insane? It made him reborn just so he could die?

Wait, at this point in his new life, his crush is still alive?!

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First rebirth:

The System urged him to accept reality. "Host, you're a villain. A villain's fate is to die at the protagonist's hands."

A villain's perfect exit is the climax of his life.

Stop resisting.

Guan Shanyue nodded, glanced at the protagonist hiding in the wardrobe, yanked him out, and struck with his blade.

Looking at the protagonist's severed head, Guan Shanyue asked calmly, "If the protagonist is dead, doesn't that mean I can live to a ripe old age?"

Five years later, an arrow pierced his heart.

As he lay dying, Guan Shanyue asked, baffled, "What's going on? Wasn't the protagonist dead?"

The System blinked, looking a little bashful. "Dear, everyone's the protagonist in their own life."

It never said there was only one protagonist.

Guan Shanyue: …

So basically anyone can kill me?

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Second rebirth:

Remembering how things ended in his previous life, Guan Shanyue saw the protagonist hiding and simply pulled him out and kept him by his side, raising him himself.

The protagonist lived under his watchful eye. Since villains were destined to die at the protagonist's hands, Guan Shanyue figured he should be safe.

But five years later, an arrow pierced his heart again.

And then he came back to life again!

Guan Shanyue was speechless and furious. "What's going on?! I kept the protagonist under control, so why did I die again?"

"Didn't you say I'd only die at the protagonist's hands?"

"Are you going to let me live in peace or not?"

The System was panicked and confused. "I don't know either, dear QAQ"

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Third rebirth:

Since neither of his previous choices had worked, this time Guan Shanyue pretended not to notice the trembling male protagonist in the wardrobe. He casually picked up his sword and left, only sending people to keep the protagonist under surveillance in secret.

Five years later, on the day he was supposed to die, he didn't even see a trace of an arrow. He was alive and well.

Suddenly no longer needing to die, Guan Shanyue could hardly believe it. "What's going on? Why am I still alive?"

The System's voice was no longer its usual syrupy sweetness. "Dear, congratulations on unlocking a hidden option. We're the Villain's Handbook. You're a villain, but here, you're unquestionably the protagonist."

An emotionless mechanical voice rang out. "Everyone's the protagonist, dear..."

It had said that from the very beginning.

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He kills without blinking. He has no compassion. He's a villain, and he's also the protagonist.

[Guan Shanyue x Wen Liu]

[Lawless, amoral, inexplicably law-abiding attack who serves the powerful x Kind-hearted, doomed black-moonlight emperor receiving character]

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Pei Yu has a former lover who's a famous courtesan, and a sworn enemy he must never befriend.

One day, he discovers they're the same person.

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1. Pei Yu's parents guard the nation's borders, far from the emperor.

To appease both sides, Pei Yu is sent away from the frontier to the capital as a "hostage," becoming a precarious "jade."

On his first visit to the capital, he meets the famous courtesan Niangniang in a brothel.

What? Niangniang's a man?

So what if he's a man? Nobody said a famous courtesan couldn't be one.

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2. Niangniang leans against the doorframe and pouts coquettishly. "Lang, marry me."

A man can be that coquettish?

Pei Yu figures his main purpose is to reassure the emperor and his parents. As long as his in-laws have no power or influence, marrying a man or a woman won't make much difference.

Marrying a man would also show the emperor he's determined to have no heirs.

He says, "All right. I'll marry you."

The next day, he hears that the famous courtesan Niangniang has died.

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3. Pei Yu plans to mourn for a year.

At the Mid-Autumn banquet, Meng Jiuzhou, the emperor's maternal uncle, is surrounded by people as he presents a sword dance to the imperial couple. His movements are graceful and fierce, combining strength with gentleness.

But that face... however Pei Yu looks at it, it seems to belong to his wife, who died before they could even marry.

Damn it! It really is him!!!

He was played!

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4. Later, Meng Jiuzhou barely survives a dangerous mission and arrives at the entrance to Pei Yu's private residence with the Second Prince. The Second Prince is welcomed inside. As for Meng Jiuzhou?

Pei Yu taps the threshold with his foot and says coldly, "Want to come in? Crawl."

Huh?

The Second Prince is shocked. The Second Prince has seen it all. The Second Prince stammers, "Uncle, you... he..."

Meng Jiuzhou says casually, "Oh, it's nothing."

"I dressed as a woman and told him I wanted to marry him. He agreed, and the next day I died."

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[Meng Jiuzhou (attack) x Pei Yu (receiving character)]

[Unrestrained yet principled powerful official attack x Gentle, steadfast, decisive general receiving character]

Theme: In your own world, you're the protagonist