The Villain Is Being Courted by the Proud Hero

[Self-deluding Dragon-Aotian hero × ruthless beauty heroine]

Su Jiu is the jade-faced Yama, famous throughout the capital. He's the emperor's attack dog, empowered by imperial authority to execute first and report later. He's always been reckless and unrestrained, until he accidentally falls into the water on his way to serve as a senior instructor at an academy and has a long, vivid dream.

In the storybook world, his world is nothing more than a male-oriented Dragon-Aotian novel. The Dragon-Aotian hero slays monsters and demons on his way to becoming the ruler of both humans and demons. As a villainous boss standing in the protagonist's way to power, Su Jiu is destined to die by his sword.

Looking at the academy's gathering of prodigies from across the land, Su Jiu spots the legendary Dragon-Aotian standing at the very edge and gives a cold laugh.

Then I'll nip this threat in the bud!

At the midterm rankings, Su Jiu mercilessly points out the flaws in the Dragon-Aotian's techniques, humiliating him in front of everyone when he'd been hoping to show off.

Afterward, the Dragon-Aotian carefully considers Su Jiu's words, has a flash of inspiration, and breaks through his bottleneck.

Knowledge and cultivation +1

During an off-campus practical assignment, Su Jiu takes the other students with him and leaves the Dragon-Aotian alone to face a beast tide. The Dragon-Aotian holds the rear and fights them off, and ends up obtaining a precious beast king's core.

Treasure +1

In combat class, Su Jiu takes advantage of the fact that the Dragon-Aotian hasn't fully matured yet. Drawing on years of fighting experience, he slams him hard into the ground. Dust flies everywhere, and the other students can't bear to watch.

After training, as the Dragon-Aotian checks how he feels, he discovers that the blockage in his chest, which had troubled him for days and resisted all attempts at refinement, has suddenly cleared!

Cultivation +1000

The medical cultivator sighs as he wraps a bandage around him. “You really should stop picking fights with Lord Su...”

The Dragon-Aotian clutches his freshly set ribs, looking like the only sober man among a crowd of drunks. He can't exactly say that this is just Lord Su's way of showing me how much he favors me, so he merely clears his throat and chokes back his emotion. “You don't understand. We were super close, and he even touched me!”

Seeing that this man was on track to become the greatest in the world even sooner than the book had said, Su Jiu finally couldn't take it anymore. One night, he summoned him to the lakeside, intending to eliminate the threat once and for all.

His face was still as cold and flawless as ice-carved jade, showing not a trace of warmth. “I called you here because there's something important I want to tell you.”

The Dragon-Aotian takes his hand and replies with heartfelt sincerity, “I know. I love you too!”

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Tips:

1. A self-deluding, good-dog Dragon-Aotian hero × a ruthless beauty heroine. The heroine isn't a bad person.

2. 1v1, both are each other's first, happy ending. A bit freewheeling; blurb subject to revision.

Theme: A beauty gives me a golden-inlaid blade.