Chapter 1: I Am the Villain
"Fourth Young Master…"
The woman called out softly, her voice delicate and sweet. Even though she was already exhausted, she still didn't dare act carelessly.
If the Fourth Young Master got upset, she'd suffer quite a bit.
The handprints on her soft backside still hadn't faded.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host… Villain Points +500.]
[Notification: Host currently possesses 1300 Villain Points.]
Fu Tianling lay flat on the bed, listening to the system notification echo in his mind. The corner of his lips curled into a sly smile.
"If you dare do it, why fear being seen?"
"Fourth Young Master… this servant… this servant feels so sore. Aren't you finished yet?"
"Heh. I won't lie to you. With this young master's skill, even if Su Huanxue came here she'll end up kneeling and begging for mercy."
"Young Master, don't… brag like that. If that female devil came you'd be so scared you wouldn't even…"
Before the beautiful woman finished speaking, a splash of scorching, sticky blood suddenly sprayed across Fu Tianling's face and body.
His expression froze.
The next second, the beautiful woman's head rolled off her shoulders.
"Holy shit!"
Bright red blood burst from the severed neck like a fountain.
Fu Tianling blurted out an instinctive curse as his eyes widened in shock. Behind the headless corpse, a breathtaking face slowly appeared.
Her eyes were as deep as an abyss. Her exquisite face carried a frost cold enough to freeze the air. A single beauty mark on her right cheek perfected an already flawless appearance.
She looked like a heavenly immortal, yet the killing intent radiating from her body was terrifyingly heavy.
At that moment Fu Tianling had no mood to admire her beauty. His instincts screamed that this icy beauty came here for him.
There was a saying. Even if you lose the fight, you can't lose your momentum. When enemies meet on a narrow road, the brave wins.
His aura couldn't lose.
Fu Tianling shoved the corpse off his body and remained sprawled across the bed just like before. He lifted his chin slightly and looked at her with lazy arrogance.
"I am Fu Tianling, Fourth Young Master of the Prime Minister's Manor. Whoever you are, leave immediately. This young master will pretend nothing happened."
The icy woman heard that and slowly parted her red lips.
Her voice came out cold and clear, each word sharp as ice.
"I heard you were planning to make this Protector kneel and beg for mercy?"
Protector?
Fu Tianling stared at her in disbelief before asking carefully, "You're… Su… Su Huanxue?"
The woman simply looked at him without speaking. But the icy stillness in her eyes already gave him the answer.
"Are you kidding me…"
Fu Tianling immediately grabbed the blanket and wrapped it around himself while staring at her with caution.
That persistent female devil still found him in the end.
Not long ago he transmigrated into a novel he never finished reading. Even worse, he became a cannon fodder villain who couldn't survive past the third chapter.
And the person who killed him was Su Huanxue.
This woman was one of the most famous figures in the entire world.
Not because of her beauty, but because she had killed far too many people.
Fu Tianling finally managed to transmigrate once in his life. There was no way he'd accept dying like this.
So after arriving in this world, he refused to follow the original plot. Instead he relied on his golden finger to grow stronger while searching for a chance to change his fate.
Yet somehow, she still came.
Was this what people called destiny?
Or did the world's storyline automatically repair itself?
Either way, this girl was terrifying. Offending her was the last thing he wanted.
After thinking quickly, Fu Tianling revealed a friendly smile.
"Sister Su, don't be angry. I was only joking earlier. May I ask what brings Sister Su to see me? If it's within my ability, I'll go through fire and water without hesitation."
"My sister is dead. Your second brother killed her." Su Huanxue spoke calmly, as if the dead person was a stranger.
Fu Tianling fell silent.
In the original storyline someone tricked Fu Tianling into sleeping with Su Zi. Afterward Su Zi was killed and the blame was pinned on him.
Su Zi was Su Huanxue's younger sister and an important spy she planted inside the Imperial Capital.
That scheme made Su Huanxue kill Fu Tianling directly. Prime Minister Fu Canglong flew into a rage and led a bloody purge against the Demon Sect.
The entire land drowned in chaos.
Other factions seized the opportunity to profit from the chaos. Anyone with a brain could tell it was the beginning of the Prime Minister Manor's destruction.
Fu Tianling might not have finished the novel, but he still understood how these plots worked.
That was why after transmigrating he refused to follow the script. He kept as far away from Su Zi as possible.
Whether she lived or died didn't matter as long as it had nothing to do with him. If he had no connection to it, the female devil wouldn't come looking for him.
But somehow that damned Fu Wuming killed Su Zi anyway and dragged the female devil straight to him.
Fu Tianling thought for a moment before putting on an innocent expression.
"Sister Su, how about we pretend we never met today? Go to the Prime Minister Manor and kill my second brother instead. What do you think?"
Su Huanxue stared at Fu Tianling, and her expression never changed.
"I can't beat him."
Five honest words.
Fu Tianling didn't know what to say.
"You can't beat him so you come trouble me instead? The world famous Su Huanxue actually behaves like this?"
Fu Tianling looked completely wronged as he questioned her.
"Because you're his fourth brother. And you're a useless waste. So I came for you."
Su Huanxue didn't sound mocking. She simply stated the truth.
Fu Tianling blinked.
Being honest was a virtue, but sometimes people should leave each other a little dignity.
Fu Tianling looked into her icy eyes.
"You want me to kill my second brother, Fu Wuming?"
Su Huanxue blinked once. Her voice remained cold.
"You're useless, but you're not stupid."
Fu Tianling laughed helplessly.
"Even you can't beat my second brother. Yet you want a useless man with no cultivation to kill him? Sister Su, you must be joking."
"First, you already entered Ninth Rank, so you do have cultivation. Second, you're his younger brother. You'll eventually find an opportunity to kill him. Poison works as well."
"What poison could possibly kill a peak Grandmaster?"
"You don't need to worry about that. This Protector will provide it."
"Can I refuse?"
"You can, but then you'll repay my sister's life."
"Sister, you're a Fourth Rank Grandmaster. Bullying a Ninth Rank nobody like me?"
"Members of the Demon Sect always bully the weak and fear the strong."
Fu Tianling fell silent.
How could someone say the phrase bully the weak and fear the strong so calmly?
Why don't you just take my role as the villain too?
Fu Tianling muttered casually, "Tch. This young master is very hard. Aren't you afraid?"
Smack.
A loud slap echoed through the room. Five finger marks instantly appeared on Fu Tianling's left cheek.
"This Protector understands that kind of joke. Think before speaking dirty."
Fu Tianling thought bitterly. I can't beat you, and I'm not even allowed to joke. You might as well just kill me.
So he stopped talking and simply opened his mouth.
Su Huanxue stared at him for a moment. A hint of curiosity appeared on her flawless face.
"What are you doing?"
Fu Tianling replied helplessly, "Aren't you planning to feed this young master the Demon Descent Pill? Hurry up. My mouth's already open."
The Demon Descent Pill from the Demon Sect was an infamous poison pill as there was no antidote to be found outside.
"Pretty smart. Too bad you're a useless man who only knows how to sleep with women."
Su Huanxue commented casually. At some point a black pill had already appeared in her right hand.
She stepped closer and placed the pill into Fu Tianling's mouth.
At the exact moment she did that, the corner of Fu Tianling's lips lifted slightly into a faint smile.