You’ve Gone Too Far, Second Senior Brother

The Transmigration Bureau assigned System 987 a newbie. Apparently, he was a real troublemaker, making him just what this world needed to strengthen its underpowered villain faction. He would make his entrance as the second senior brother of Shenhua Sect, the strongest immortal sect, returning from his travels. With his own two hands, he would turn the sect upside down and leave it in chaos. Then he would join the demonic cult led by the villain Luo Wuxin, make a glorious mess of things, and finally meet his end alongside the big bad. System 987: “Got all that, newbie?” Pei Xihe: “Easy. Leave it to me.” Every member of Shenhua Sect has a protagonist’s destiny. The sect has a star-studded cast: the reclusive expert who sweeps the floor, the aloof best swordsman under heaven, the traditional cultivation-progression male lead, the reincarnated goddess and female powerhouse, the universally adored Mary Sue, and more. There’s no way to beat them with strength, so he’ll have to play dirty. Pei Xihe took a look at his merely passable combat skills and turned toward Shenhua Sect. During a trial in a secret realm, in front of all the prestigious sects, he pretended to trip and pulled down his fourth junior brother’s pants. Pei Xihe: “Oh no! Sorry!” His fourth junior brother had shown off his bare butt at the age when he most wanted to look cool. “Aaaaaah! That was way out of line, Second Senior Brother!” He tucked a fanfic pairing his third junior sister with her nemesis into her challenge letter. Pei Xihe: “Oh no! Sorry!” His third junior sister hadn’t even held hands with her crush, but in the story, she’d already had her way with her. “Aaaaaah! That was way out of line, Second Senior Brother!” He accidentally broadcast his stern master flirting with his mistress to the entire sect. Pei Xihe: “Oh no! Sorry!” His master, whose aloof, thousand-year-old heartthrob image lay shattered on the floor: “Aaaaaah! That was way out of line, Second Sen... No, you little rascal!” System: “...Isn’t there a more dignified way to do this? Aren’t you worried you’ll meet a horrible end?” Pei Xihe: “Oh, villains are just like that. We can run wild and enjoy ourselves our whole lives, then take one really brutal beating right before the finale. It’s a great deal!” But in the end, he never made it to the finale. System: “How can such a shameless jerk become everyone’s beloved? What kind of taste does Shenhua Sect have?” Pei Xihe: “Oh, sorry.” “It’s called charisma.” The smiling senior brother held his sword to someone’s throat. “My junior brother’s had a rough time out there. I hope you’ll all be understanding. I said, be. Very. Understanding.” His third junior sister looked haughtily indifferent. “He may be unpresentable, but he is still my fellow disciple.” His fourth junior brother, a Dragon-Proud Hero: “Could you stop doing embarrassing things all the time... Wait, who just insulted him? Step forward and fight me!” His fifth junior sister, a Mary Sue: “Second Senior Brother is the best senior brother in the world! Don’t you dare say otherwise!” The genuine villain, junior brother Luo Wuxin, whom Pei Xihe had planted in Shenhua Sect: “...What have you been feeding them?” Pei Xihe looked surprised. “Huh? Why didn’t you stick up for me? Did I not give you enough of that love potion? Come on, let your senior brother give you another sip...” Luo Wuxin: “Shameless.” System: “W! H! Y! I! S! H! E! B! L! U! S! H! I! N! G!” Pei Xihe: “I told you. It’s called charisma.” Please note: 1. Please lower your moral standards a little while reading. Pei is genuinely shameless, and Luo is only considered decent by villain standards. 2. Supporting characters get a lot of screen time. Theme: Don’t resign yourself to fate.