CH 1

“……”

“…… senior brother?” 

A boy’s voice rang out. The child’s voice was a bit hoarse and aloof.

Shen Xingcong didn’t react when he heard this form of address. He just felt a splitting headache and his lower body was stiff as if he was lying on the cold floor.

Could it be that he came home drunk and fell asleep on the ground?

He thought confusedly. 

Then, there was a rustling of cloth. It seemed like someone was approaching him. The cloth brushed over his ears and a coldness touched his neck.

Like a cold and slippery snake, it curled up around his neck, then tightened up—

“!”

Shen Xingcong couldn’t breathe and opened his eyes instantly.

An unfamiliar ceiling interlaced with wooden beams came into view. He gasped heavily after recovering from his fright and touched his neck, but the feeling from before was all gone.

“Senior brother, are you okay?”

A question came from the side.

Shen Xingcong looked sideways and found a boy of twelve or thirteen with white skin, black pupils, and a delicate appearance squatting beside him. If it weren’t for the faintly visible Adam’s apple on his neck, he might be mistaken for a little girl. 

The boy was clearly good-looking. But for some unknown reason, Shen Xingcong unconsciously shuddered when he was stared at by those pitch-black eyes.

He subconsciously touched his neck again.

The boy’s eyes moved down and landed on his neck.

Shen Xingcong didn’t know what the other person was looking at, so he didn’t dare to move for a moment. 

After a while, he heard the other person talk: “It’s already so late.”

The corners of his mouth slightly curled up as he spoke and the chilling gloomy temperament just now seemed to be only an illusion.

Only then did Shen Xingcong come back to his senses. Seeing the boy get up, he subconsciously pulled the other person to a stop: “Hold on—”

The moment their body touched, he obviously felt the other person’s body stiffen, but it was extremely subtle. Soon, he looked at the other person seemed to be smiling again and his expression looked normal. 

“What’s wrong?”

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As a five good youth of the 21st century, he firmly believed in the Scientific Outlook on Development and didn’t believe in gods or ghosts. Besides that, reading novels was also just for seeking enjoyment.

However, things have reached this stage, and he had no choice but to believe that it seems he had transmigrated?

So far as to transmigrated into a book. 

Because the moment he got up, the book’s contents came pouring into his mind like a tide.

This was the novel he had read before. Because when he saw a character with the same name and surname as himself in the supporting role column, he clicked in out of curiosity.

What he never expected was that the “Shen Xingcong” in the book couldn’t even be called a supporting role at all and was just known as cannon fodder with a low IQ. From his appearance to death, he has always been filled with hatred and never stopped looking for trouble.

In the beginning, “Shen Xingcong” appears as the elder brother of the male protagonist Shen Hanling. 

Because of his jealousy of the male protagonist’s innate talent, he (SXC) stepped on and slandered him (SHL) in various ways. He even committed the rebellious act of murdering his “brother” by poisoning. In the end, his entire family cast him aside, and half of them drove him out.

But the original owner naturally couldn’t just restrain himself like that. Relying on tricks, he entered Xiaoyao Sect and became an outer disciple of the sect. There, he found another “pitiful little boy” who was bullied and humiliated by him.

Shen Xingcong gradually recalled the original contents. Looking at the boy in front of him again, his state of mind wasn’t as peaceful as it was at the beginning.

“Xiao… Lin?” 

He tentatively called out his name.

The boy tilted his head.

… sure enough.

Shen Xingcong swallowed his saliva involuntarily. 

This seemingly harmless fellow in front of him was actually the most powerful and hateful villain throughout the book – the “great demon” who looked like a “pitiful little boy” on the surface.

If the original owner was merely the stepping stone for the male protagonist Shen Hanling at most, Xiao Lin was practically an insurmountable mountain for the male protagonist.

In the original book, not only did the male protagonist suffered repeatedly, but he also killed the male protagonist’s close relatives. He was playing with people’s hearts and doing all kinds of evil. It could be said that he was the most hated character in Shen Xing Series. 

As for what the villain had done, there wasn’t any explanation until the end of the entire book. Yet, there was only one reason that cannot be called a reason.

—Natural demon was born cold-blooded and ruthless.

Thinking back on this great demon’s life experience, it was indeed unfortunate. He was abandoned since birth, then the household’s village that raised him was brutally slaughtered by the demon cultivator. If the elder of the Xiaoyao Sect didn’t happen to pass by, he might have died there on the spot.

The elder of the Xiaoyao Sect saw that he had an aptitude for cultivation, so he brought him back to the sect and arranged him as an outer disciple for the time being. 

At this time, the elder probably never expected that his unintentional act of kindness would bring disaster to the entire sect in the future.

Xiao Lin lost his emotions and desires since childhood. He was unable to feel happy and never even feel pain. There was only the sense of emptiness spreading in his body, and it worsened as he grew up.

Therefore, he didn’t feel sad when the village was slaughtered, and he didn’t feel grateful when he was rescued. Even when he was bullied and humiliated daily by the original owner, who was a rotten person, he didn’t have the slightest psychological fluctuation.

Because of this general idea, the great demon’s conduct in the future would be even more incomprehensible… and outrageous. 

Shen Xingcong remembered that Xiao Lin’s spiritual roots were currently damaged, so his cultivation progress was stagnant. In the eyes of others, his cultivation talent was mediocre. Therefore, he was still an outer disciple.

Later, he got a lucky chance to restore his spiritual roots, and his realm improved rapidly. Even faster than the male protagonist, who was called the Proud Son of Heaven.

Afterward, cultivation seemed to be Xiao Lin’s only “interest”.

Due to his natural demon seed, he could improve his cultivation by killing people. At first, he just restrain himself by killing the vicious demon beasts who had committed crimes. Later on, perhaps he felt it was too slow, or he was fed up with the sect’s rules. 

Xiao Lin finally set his sights on the orthodox cultivators.

Born in the orthodox immortal sect with a good appearance and adept in disguising himself, the cultivators originally were unwary of him.

The kind senior gave all his teaching and the graceful women secretly promised their hearts. As a rising star, Xiao Lin was nearly on an equal footing with the male protagonist in the entire Lingyuan Continent.

It wasn’t until the day when blood stained the immortal gate that the cultivators realized this man’s wolf ambition. 

—Even after killing his master and Dao companion, his expression didn’t change at all.

Just like before, the elegant childe’s face was brimming with a smile.

Shen Xingcong still vividly remembered his mood when he saw that plot section. He just wished he could go into the book and smash this damned man’s head.

… but now, he actually transmigrated into it? 

Shen Xingcong was in a complicated mood.

As it happened, he even transmigrated into the most seeking-death cannon fodder in the book. Judging from the current situation, Xiao Lin has likely been his junior brother for some time.

In other words, he has been beaten by the original owner for some time.

“…” 

Great!

Shen Xingcong was still immersed in his loathing for the villain of the original book. After all, the villain killed his favorite character in the book.

Even though that character treated Xiao Lin extremely well, he still had a sword piercing through his heart as his tragic fate.

Just thinking of that plot section has made his heart twitch. 

…

Speaking of which, could this be a chance that Heaven gave him?

Shen Xingcong suddenly thought of something. In order to avoid the worst ending of the original book from happening, let him prevent it before it happens?

For example, take advantage of the villain before he grows up to be a worthy person. 

Take advantage of his defect and take his life?

The author has something to say:

Since someone asked, the main protagonist only regards Xiao Lin as a fictional character at the moment, without dwelling on it.

Translator notes:

Hello! I’m a new translator here, and this is my first project. I love to read BL novels, and it motivated me to try translating, so I decided to become a translator!  And FYI, I prefer to translate as I read, so I also won’t know how this story will end. Let’s begin this journey together!