1: Chapter 1 Your Excellency, Saintess, you didn't want this either...

(PS: There will be tension with the female lead in the early stages, and the first kill is taken in Chapter 46. After taking the first kill, there will be some yellow text, so please take care of your health.)

In the capital, in a secluded pavilion.

Inside the pavilion room, incense smoke curled, and candlelight flickered.

Chen Shanzhi sat by a large, intricately carved round table, toying with a white jade wine cup in his hand.

Just half an hour ago, he had undergone Transmigration into a single-player RPG game where he had achieved full completion.

His role was the Heir Apparent to the ultimate villain of the game, the Marquis of Zhenguo.

A tragic villain who, in the early stages of the game, was controlled by a Gu planted by one of the female leads, the White Lotus Sect Saintess, Jiang Yingrao.

Chen Shanzhi closed his eyes, and a detailed walkthrough of the entire game appeared in his mind.

Including the plot, encounters, character personalities, preferences, and so on.

As long as he focused his thoughts, he could find the corresponding content.

Unsurprisingly, this was the Golden Finger he had acquired upon his Transmigration.

Furthermore, even more fortunately, he had transmigrated half an hour before the plot where Jiang Yingrao sets a trap to plant the Gu.

This gave Chen Shanzhi enough time to change the plot.

According to the original plot, he, this playboy Heir Apparent, had kidnapped the younger sister of the protagonist, Tang Liu.

Then, the protagonist, upon learning the news, would come knocking, beat him into a serious injury, and Jiang Yingrao would seize the opportunity to plant the Gu.

He clearly had a bodyguard at the Xuanguan Peak, yet he insisted on bringing a guard at the Xuanguan Eight Apertures, only to be beaten down in a few moves by the protagonist at the Xuanguan Seven Apertures.

"What a cliché plot," Chen Shanzhi chuckled.

In this game, there were many female leads with distinct personalities, and most of the encounters were associated with a certain female lead.

The original protagonist could go from a commoner to killing the Marquis of Zhenguo, who was ranked first on the immortal stele heaven rank, thereby standing at the pinnacle of martial arts, and even eventually overthrowing this Great Jiang Dynasty.

The various female leads by his side were responsible for at least seventy percent of that success.

Since he had transmigrated into the Heir Apparent to the Marquis of Zhenguo, he had to survive.

Then these female leads and the encounters behind them naturally could not be given to that Tang Liu.

Seize his encounters, claim his beauties, and finally step onto the pinnacle of martial arts to have a look.

Only then would this Transmigration be worth it.

"Bang bang."

Two light knocks suddenly came from outside the door, interrupting Chen Shanzhi's surging thoughts.

"Heir Apparent." It was the voice of his personal bodyguard, Coachman Zhao Da, kept very low.

Chen Shanzhi walked slowly to the door and cracked it open: "Has he arrived?"

"He's almost here. I heard from Zhao Er who rushed back that the Aura Tang Liu burst out with on the road far exceeded the Xuanguan Seven Apertures. Fortunately, you, Heir Apparent, called him over in advance."

Zhao Er was the Martial Artist by the original Heir Apparent's side who had opened all twelve major Xuanguan apertures and reached the Xuanguan Peak.

Chen Shanzhi nodded: "I know. Withdraw for now, and remember to act according to the plan."

"Yes."

Since the lead actor had arrived, it was time for this play to begin.

Chen Shanzhi looked up at the bed, where a beautiful young girl was tied up, appearing to be about eighteen years old.

The tightly bound ropes cinched the girl's not-so-thick green dress.

Making the girl's breathtaking curves stand out even more.

Especially those jade legs, straight and slender, tightly pressed together in shame and anger, making one's throat go dry.

The girl's name was Tang Xiaowu, one of the female leads in this game, and the most cherished younger sister of the original protagonist, Tang Liu.

But in reality, her true identity was the Saintess of the Witch Clan, and she naturally had other purposes for coming to the capital.

She was the key to unlocking the entire Wu Clan side quest, and this side quest contained the only red-grade Body Refining Cultivation Technique in the entire game.

Closing the door, Chen Shanzhi turned around and walked to the bedside.

Although Tang Xiaowu was tied up on the bed with a cloth gag in her mouth.

Her beautiful eyes seemed to hide knives, staring fixedly at Chen Shanzhi.

If looks could kill, Chen Shanzhi would probably have been hacked into a thousand pieces by now.

Carefully sizing up Tang Xiaowu, Chen Shanzhi had to admit that this girl was excessively beautiful.

Saintess of the Witch Clan, burdened with a mission, deep in enemy territory, deeply in love with the protagonist.

Such a female lead was actually very easy to manipulate.

A trace of disdain appeared in Chen Shanzhi's eyes; he really didn't understand the predecessor. If he had even a little bit of brain, he wouldn't have used such a low-level tactic as kidnapping.

However, since it was all for the sake of the plot, it was understandable.

Calming his thoughts, Chen Shanzhi reached out and pulled the cloth gag out of Tang Xiaowu's mouth.

"Chen Shanzhi! If you dare to touch a single hair on me, my brother will definitely tear you to pieces!"

Tang Xiaowu's voice was crisp, carrying a bone-deep chill, yet not a hint of panic could be heard.

"Your brother? Are you talking about Tang Liu?"

Chen Shanzhi smiled and sat on the edge of the bed. He wasn't in a hurry to get handsy, but instead reached out to tidy up her slightly messy sideburns.

"He is indeed a good brother, but right now, he is probably still rushing here in a panic."

Tang Xiaowu's body stiffened, and then she gritted her teeth and said: "Since you know, why don't you let me go!"

"My brother is a Genius in the Heaven Class of Four Seas Academy, and he has been summoned by the Palace Master.

If you kidnap a student of Four Seas Academy, and my brother reports it to the Academy, even as the Heir Apparent to the Marquis of Zhenguo, you won't be able to bear the consequences."

"Kidnap a student of Four Seas Academy?" Chen Shanzhi leaned forward and whispered into Tang Xiaowu's ear.

His warm breath sprayed onto her sensitive earlobe: "I remember clearly that who I kidnapped was the Saintess of the Witch Clan. Could it be that I remembered wrong? Miss Tang."

Chen Shanzhi's voice was extremely low, yet it exploded like a thunderclap in Tang Xiaowu's ear.

"Miss Tang, as the Saintess of the Witch Clan, you have infiltrated the capital. You must be plotting something big."

"Tell me, if I were to open the window now and shout, letting the people from the Jiantian Division come to see, what would happen?"

Tang Xiaowu's face instantly turned deathly pale, and the anger in her eyes instantly transformed into terror.

Fu Qingyun of the capital's Jiantian Division is currently ranked sixth on the immortal stele heaven rank and is someone who stands at the pinnacle of the entire martial arts world.

If her identity were exposed, let alone completing her mission, whether she could walk out of this capital alive would be a problem!

She stared fixedly at the playboy Heir Apparent in front of her, but her heart was churning with turbulent waves.

How could he know her true identity?

"You... what do you want?" Tang Xiaowu's voice softened, carrying a hint of trembling.

Chen Shanzhi was very satisfied with her reaction. He reached out and gently brushed her delicate cheek, the touch as smooth and soft as cream:

"It's very simple. The reason you and I are here today is that I was set up by someone."

"What do you mean?" Tang Xiaowu was stunned.

"At tonight's wine party, someone drugged me. The goal was to use your brother Tang Liu's hand to ruin my reputation."

Chen Shanzhi spouted nonsense without blushing or skipping a beat: "So, I need Miss Tang to cooperate with me in a play."

"What kind of play?"

"A play that makes your brother think that we are two people in love."

Chen Shanzhi pointed to the room next door: "In a while, your brother will appear in the room next door. As long as he thinks you are not being forced, he won't break in and clash with me."

"This way, the charge of me kidnapping a student of Four Seas Academy will not hold. And the matter of Miss Tang being the Saintess of the Witch Clan will also not be established."

"Impossible!" Tang Xiaowu was filled with shame and indignation, her pretty face flushing red: "Even if I die, I won't..."

"Shh~" Chen Shanzhi raised his index finger and pressed it against her lips: "Don't be in such a hurry to die. You must know that if your identity is exposed, not only will you die.

Your precious brother Tang Liu, as an accomplice to harboring an alien race, what do you think will happen to him?"

Tang Xiaowu's delicate body trembled violently, and her eyes instantly turned red.

As the female lead by the male protagonist's side at the start of the game, Tang Liu was her Achilles' heel.

Chen Shanzhi didn't rush her, just quietly listened to the movement outside the door.

Relying on his own Xuanguan Five Apertures hearing, he heard rapid footsteps; it should be that Tang Liu who had arrived.

Immediately after, there was Coachman Zhao Da's blocking voice: "Oh, isn't this Young Master Tang? Why have you appeared here?"

"Get out of the way!"

"You want to go in? That won't do. My Heir Apparent is currently on a date inside at the invitation of Miss Tang."

Tang Liu looked coldly at the two people in front of him. The one who spoke was only at the Xuanguan Eight Apertures; as long as he made a move, he could defeat him in a few moves.

But the other person, although he hadn't spoken, emitted an unfathomable fluctuation from his body.

That was likely the bodyguard at the Xuanguan Peak by the side of that useless Heir Apparent.

The intelligence was wrong! According to the intelligence he had received, there was only one guard at the Xuanguan Eight Apertures by this Heir Apparent's side.

After learning the news, he had been too anxious and too arrogant. If only he had brought that thing with him.

Even if it was the Xuanguan Peak, he wouldn't be afraid at all.

But what should he do now?

Xiaowu was in the room. If he was even a second late, she might be defiled by that playboy Heir Apparent.

Thinking of this, a look of determination appeared in Tang Liu's eyes.

"Forget it!"

It seemed he had no choice but to use that secret technique that would damage his martial arts foundation.

But just at this moment, the person named Coachman Zhao Da in front of him spoke:

"Young Master Tang, don't be anxious. The Heir Apparent just told me, if Young Master Tang doesn't believe it."

"You can go to the room next door and listen to the conversation between Young Miss Tang and the Heir Apparent."

"If, at that time, the Heir Apparent really uses force or drugs or anything of the sort, Young Master Tang, you can directly intervene and then report it to the Jiantian Division."

After saying this, Coachman Zhao Da stepped aside and gestured with his hand: "Young Master Tang, please?"

Tang Liu's anger dissipated slightly, and he calmed down a little.

He thought that if he used that secret technique, not only would he be unable to stay at Four Seas Academy, but he would also be hunted by the Jiantian Division.

Without the resources of Four Seas Academy, he didn't know when he would be able to exact his revenge.

Since the person before him said so, he would go to the room next door to observe for a while first.

If something were truly amiss, he would be closer, making it easier for him to act.

Thinking of this, Tang Liu snorted coldly and followed him.

Hearing the sound of the door opening in the next room, Chen Shanzhi looked at Tang Xiaowu with a playful gaze:

"He has entered. Miss Tang, the life or death of your good brother rests entirely on your whim."

Tang Xiaowu closed her eyes, two lines of tears falling, her teeth almost biting through her lips.

After a long while, she squeezed a single word through her teeth: "Fine."

The corners of Chen Shanzhi's mouth curled up, and a glimmer of success flashed in his eyes.

With a flick of his wrist, a burst of energy severed the ropes on Tang Xiaowu's body.

"My apologies, Miss Tang."

Chen Shanzhi pressed forward, leaning his entire body against her.

"Ah!" Tang Xiaowu exclaimed, subconsciously wanting to resist, but was reminded by Chen Shanzhi:

"Don't move around. There is a hole in the wall next door; he can see."

Chen Shanzhi pressed against her ear, his voice low and magnetic: "If you don't want your brother to rush in and throw his life away, you had better cooperate with me."

Tang Xiaowu's body trembled violently, and tears of humiliation soaked the pillow.

"Chen Shanzhi, just you wait." She gritted her teeth and said viciously.

"Wait? I don't want to wait right now."

Chen Shanzhi didn't care at all and reached out to wrap his arm around her slender waist.

"Relax a little."

Chen Shanzhi chuckled in her ear: "If you don't play the part completely, how can we deceive the person next door?

You wouldn't want your brother to know we are just acting, would you?

Only by making him believe we are truly in love can we provide him with the greatest protection."

"Mmph." Tang Xiaowu let out a stifled groan.

It was both out of shame and because of the large hand Chen Shanzhi had placed on her waist.

She was the Saintess of the Witch Clan, usually aloof and high above; when had she ever been treated so frivolously?

Moreover, this person was a notorious playboy!

Meanwhile, in the room next door, Tang Liu was pressed tightly against the wall, his eyes blood-red.

Through the concealed small hole in the wall, he could vaguely see the scene in the room opposite.

Two bodies were intertwined, and under the red candlelight, their clothes were in disarray.

"Don't... Heir Apparent... Mmh..."

"Call me 'good brother'."

"Good... good brother."

This was... his sister's voice?

It carried a hint of trembling, a hint of coquettishness, and a hint of... submissiveness that he couldn't believe!

"Xiaowu!"

Tang Liu's fingers dug fiercely into the wall.

His fingernails broke and bled, but he couldn't feel a shred of pain.

Why was it like this!

Why didn't she resist? Why didn't she call for help?

Could it be that they were truly in love?

"No! This is impossible!"

Tang Liu roared in his heart, wanting to rush over, smash that wall, and pull those two scoundrels apart.

But he didn't dare; he was afraid that if he really broke through...

His most beloved sister would develop a rift between them.

He was even afraid that Tang Xiaowu would henceforth openly do these things with that playboy Heir Apparent.

At least for now, she was still doing it behind his back, which proved that she still had him in her heart.

It was just that Xiaowu was naive and had been blinded by that Heir Apparent.

It must be like that; after all, Xiaowu was different from those other common, vulgar women!

He still had a chance to win her back from that playboy Heir Apparent.

Then, he heard the conversation inside.

"Mmh~ Xiaowu, you smell so good." Chen Shanzhi's teasing voice came through clearly.

"You wretch... be gentle..."

Tang Xiaowu's voice, as faint as a mosquito's buzzing, was like a sharp knife stabbing fiercely into Tang Liu's heart.

However, what he didn't know was that at this moment, Tang Xiaowu was having the soft flesh on her waist pinched by Chen Shanzhi, and she was in tears from the pain.

This "be gentle" was entirely because it hurt too much; as for the three words "you wretch"...

That was because Chen Shanzhi had threatened her that if she didn't say it, he would directly expose her true identity.

Before his Transmigration, Chen Shanzhi had been an ESFP, a born natural actor.

To make the effect realistic, he had used almost every trick in the book.

The Saintess of the Witch Clan, with her true strength, could crush him to death with a single finger.

But at this moment, she could only let him manipulate her; this thrill made Chen Shanzhi's adrenaline skyrocket.

"That should be about enough."

After tossing about for half an hour, Chen Shanzhi felt that the Dao Heart of the person next door had probably shattered into pieces.

He let go, rolled over to lie on his side, and with a long arm, pulled Tang Xiaowu directly into his embrace.

"Xiaowu, let's sleep."

Tang Xiaowu's body was as stiff as iron, and just as she wanted to struggle, Chen Shanzhi's voice came to her ear.

"Don't move; that kid is still listening next door."

Chen Shanzhi closed his eyes and said lazily: "If you don't want to throw away all our previous efforts, don't move around.

If you don't move, we'll just sleep normally, but if you move around and stir up my fire, then I can't guarantee anything."

Tang Xiaowu bit her lip; shame, grievance, anger... all sorts of emotions surged into her heart.

But in the end, she still didn't dare to push Chen Shanzhi away.

Because she had come to the capital with a mission, and her task in the capital did not allow for failure.

Then, she heard a dull thud from the room next door.

It sounded like someone had hit their head against the wall, full of powerlessness and despair.

Tang Xiaowu's heart felt as if it had been torn apart.

I'm sorry, brother...

For the sake of our clansmen, and for your sake, I am forced to endure this.

I know that if you knew the truth, you would definitely forgive me.

Her eyes turned red, and she kept repeating these words in her mind to numb herself.

The red candles burned out, and there was silence all night.

With soft fragrance and warm jade in his embrace, Chen Shanzhi slept quite soundly that night.

But Tang Xiaowu, in his arms, did not sleep the whole night.

She listened to the movements next door until the sky grew slightly bright, when those heavy footsteps staggered away.

Every step felt like it was stepping on her heart.

When the sunlight shone through the window lattice onto the bed, Chen Shanzhi finally woke up leisurely.

His embrace was already empty, leaving only a faint, lingering fragrance—the unique scent of a young girl, which was exceptionally pleasant.

"She ran away quite fast."

Chen Shanzhi sat up, stretched his body greatly, and looking at the messy bed, a playful arc curled at the corners of his mouth.

This hurdle could be considered passed.

He hadn't suffered any serious injuries, and there were guards at the Xuanguan Peak outside the door, so Jiang Yingrao had no chance to plant the Gu in him.

And he had even conveniently given that original protagonist...

...a big green hat that, although not worn in reality, was already glowing green in his heart.

This feeling was really not bad.

"Heir Apparent!"

Coachman Zhao Da pushed the door open and entered, carrying wash water with a fawning expression: "That Tang Liu left early in the morning, looking dejected as if he had lost his soul.

Heh, it really takes the Heir Apparent's brilliance; without even moving a weapon, you made that kid return in defeat."

"That's right, learn from it in the future."

Chen Shanzhi took the hot towel and wiped his face: "By the way, did Miss Tang say anything when she left?"

"She didn't say anything, just that her complexion was a bit pale, and her walking was a bit... ahem... not quite steady."

Coachman Zhao Da chuckled, revealing an expression that all men understood: "However, before she left, she glanced in the direction of our mansion, and that look... tsk tsk, it was a bit scary."

Chen Shanzhi didn't care at all and casually threw the towel back into the basin, splashing water everywhere.

Women, after all, the more they hate you, the more they cannot forget you.

Especially a Saintess like this, who carries a heavy mission and is arrogant at heart.

Once dragged down from the altar and tainted by the mud of the mundane world, she can never go back.

"You did well last night."

Chen Shanzhi praised Coachman Zhao Da, then straightened his clothes, but his eyes became profound.

Since she failed to plant the "Heart-Devouring Life-Sharing Gu" in him last night, that ruthless enchantress would likely not let it rest.

He had disrupted Jiang Yingrao's plan, and he didn't know what countermeasure she would come up with next.

If there really were follow-up actions, then it would no longer be the original plot of the game.

He had also lost the advantage of knowing the intelligence in advance.

"Jiang Yingrao, oh Jiang Yingrao..."

Chen Shanzhi walked out of the room, facing the dazzling morning sun, and narrowed his eyes.

"Since that's the case, I have no choice but to strike first!"