Reborn as the Black Moonlight of the Male Lead in a Wish-Fulfillment Novel - Chapter 1

City Lord’s Mansion.

Shu Chen’s white robes trailed on the ground as he stood quietly under a pomegranate tree laden with red fruits. He was exceptionally handsome, his dark hair falling loosely around him, looking as pure and graceful as a jade tree facing the breeze, causing the servants outside the courtyard to frequently slow their steps and steal glances at him.

The youth, who looked like an immortal descending from the heavens in the eyes of outsiders, was currently staring blankly at the trunk of the pomegranate tree, pondering the likelihood of a pomegranate falling and killing him.

On a completely ordinary night, Shu Chen had felt the long-overdue urge to take a bath. Everything was prepared, and just as he sat down in the bathtub, a sudden wave of headache struck him.

When he opened his eyes again, he was standing right here.

Shu Chen stood rigidly for half an hour, secretly pinching his thighs and arms over a dozen times. Not once did it fail to hurt; it was impossible to convince himself that he was dreaming.

During this half of an hour, what worried him the most was that body left behind in the bathtub. Without consciousness to control it, wouldn’t it drown by itself if he suddenly returned? Death wasn’t terrifying; what was terrifying was that he wasn’t wearing any clothes. If someone found him, even by some fluke he hadn’t died, it would still be utterly mortifying.

[Have you figured it out? Do you want me to give you a hint?] A sudden voice rang out in his mind, startling Shu Chen, who was immersed in grief.

[Stop trying to startle me out of nowhere. Don’t bother looking; you wouldn’t find me even if you sliced open your brain.]

He was already in a bad mood, and hearing these punchable words made him feel even more gloomy. But since he had just arrived and had questions that needed answers, Shu Chen could tolerate it for now.

To prevent himself from talking to himself and being mistaken for a fool by others, he asked in a low voice, “Who are you? Where is this?”

[Actually, you can just converse with me in your mind. You don’t need to speak out loud, or you’ll be treated like a fool.]

Just as Shu Chen wanted to ask how to converse, that annoying voice sounded again.

[That’s right, just like this. As long as you want me to, I can know what you’re thinking, including the sentence you just used to complain about me.]

Although this thing didn’t speak very nicely, it was currently his only source of information. In this unfamiliar environment, Shu Chen inexplicably gained a bit of confidence.

With many questions to ask, Shu Chen lifted his feet and walked toward the table in the courtyard. He sat down, looking all set for a long heart-to-heart talk.

“Alright, you can answer my previous question now, if you’re willing.”

[According to the terminology of your world, I should be called a system. As for the second question, I don’t really want to answer it. Let’s just transfer the information directly into your brain. Are you ready?]

Ever since he was a child, Shu Chen had always been able to keep his emotions in check. To him, getting angry was simply a loss outweighing the gain. But this time, he was genuinely pissed off. As soon as the system finished asking that question, it crammed a massive amount of stuff into his brain, a forced sale. Since it hadn’t planned on letting him answer anyway, it shouldn’t have bothered asking in the first place.

A massive influx of information suddenly rushed into his brain. Shu Chen instinctively used one hand to support his head against the table, shielding his furrowed brow.

The method was a bit extreme, but the efficiency was undeniably high. The information played rapidly in his mind like a movie on fast forward, and Shu Chen quickly grasped the general situation.

He had transmigrated into a book.

It sounded mystical, but upon understanding the background of this world and witnessing the flame at his fingertips, he calmly accepted reality.

The book he transmigrated into was titled Cultivation Sovereign’s Growth Manual, a standard upgrade-style satisfying web novel. True to its name, the entire text was about how the male protagonist overcame difficulties and ultimately climbed to the pinnacle of the cultivation world.

Meanwhile, Shu Chen, who shared the exact same name as him in the novel, was one of the obstacles the male protagonist had to overcome. As a powerful and influential immortal second-generation heir, he stubbornly dragged things out until the very end before being counter-killed by the male protagonist.

After finishing the story, Shu Chen changed to supporting his head with both hands and asked the question he wanted to know most, “Can I still go back? Surely you don’t expect me to play the role of Shu Chen and walk through the plot before I can return, do you?”

Don’t let his usual poised, cold, and aloof demeanor fool you; when he had nothing better to do, he did read novels. Although his perspective on reading books was different from ordinary people, he still understood the basic operations of transmigration fiction.

After a brief silence from the system, it said in all seriousness, “You sure understand a lot. Then let’s begin issuing the main quest.”

[Just as you thought, there will be a series of branch quests afterward.]

Being careless for a moment, Shu Chen had forgotten that this thing could read his thoughts. Hearing this, he immediately reined in all his stray thoughts.

[The main quest is: According to the plot I give you, do your utmost to oppress the male protagonist and help temper his character. The hidden quest is: Within the allowable scope, train and break in the male protagonist so that he submits to you body and mind.]

[I’m treating you pretty well, aren’t I? Telling you the hidden quest so straightforwardly.]

Shu Chen recalled the key plot points that had just entered his brain and blurted out, “You’re a villain system, aren’t you?” Which decent system would go out of its way to pit itself against the male protagonist like this?

The system’s tone sounded somewhat exasperated, [Yes, I am a villain system, and you are the ultimate villain.]

Shu Chen acted as if he were meeting himself for the first time and muttered to himself, “Could it be that deep down I actually want to be a bad guy? Otherwise, why would such an immoral task find its way to me?”

System: [You know it. Also, the reward for the hidden quest is very high. If it fails, it will also affect the main quest. It belongs to a mandatory task, so don’t slack off.]

Shu Chen confirmed once again that his system was not normal.

[Did you sever your connection with me?] The system’s tone lacked certainty. According to its understanding of Shu Chen, it was impossible for him to think nothing upon hearing those words, yet it couldn’t believe he could find a way to shield himself in such a short amount of time.

Shu Chen replied, “Turns out the method is this simple.” He reopened his brain to the system, letting it know his thoughts.

“Don’t you think it’s going too far to read my thoughts when I don’t want you to? Fair cooperation can last long; you shouldn’t demand too much either.”

The system’s tone sounded rather unwilling, [Well played!]

Shu Chen: “Thanks for the compliment.”

[Then hurry up and get to work on the quest. Don’t forget that you still have someone hidden in your room.]

That’s right, the male protagonist was currently hidden in the basement. The reason was baffling: when the original owner Shu Chen was out, he had been directly knocked over by the male protagonist who scaled the courtyard wall. The young master’s temper flared up on the spot, and he grabbed the male protagonist to start a fight. The male protagonist, a lonely person with nothing to lose, didn’t pamper him either and fought right back. Naturally, the male protagonist, who hadn’t started cultivating yet, was no match for the young master and was easily captured and dragged home. Fortunately, the young master felt that bickering with someone like the male protagonist would damage his own dignity, so he didn’t make a fuss when he brought him back, intending to secretly teach him a lesson all by himself.

And now, teaching the male protagonist a lesson had become Shu Chen’s task.

To this, he only had one thought: This world is sick.