I Am the Villain Who Gave Up While the Protagonist Begs Me to Try Harder - Chapter 1:

Chapter 1: The Peak of Life.

Great Dominion Empire, royal capital, Jinling.

In the garden of a vast mansion, a man dressed in silk garments that looked luxurious at a glance was lying on a rocking chair. On his left, a beautiful maid in blue was gently fanning him. On his right, a beautiful maid in white was holding a glass cup with a straw in it.

“Xiao Bai, give me a sip.”

“Young Master, come on~ ah~”

Gu Lanyuan opened his mouth slightly, and the maid placed the straw between his lips.

Gu Lanyuan took a sip. “Hiss, ha… this grape juice is a little sour today.”

Xiao Bai hurriedly asked, “Ah? Then should I change it for you, Young Master?”

Gu Lanyuan waved his hand. “Forget it. It’s a little sour, but still acceptable. Xiao Qing, it’s not that hot right now, so you don’t need to fan me anymore. You should rest too.”

Xiao Qing gave Gu Lanyuan a sweet smile. “Young Master, you’re so kind~”

Gu Lanyuan basked comfortably in the sunlight. “Ah~ this is life~”

Gu Lanyuan sighed endlessly in his heart.

In his previous life, he had worked himself like an ox. In this life, he had stepped straight onto the peak of life.

He must have done many good deeds in his previous life. Otherwise, how could he have reincarnated into such a good life?

However, he probably had not finished drinking Meng Po’s soup, because his memories were still there.

With Gu Lanyuan’s current identity, he could walk sideways throughout the Great Dominion Empire.

Gu Lanyuan’s grandfather was the sect master of Azure Sky Sect, the greatest guardian sect of the Great Dominion Empire.

His father was one of the Three Excellencies of the Great Dominion Empire, the Grand Commandant, and he had an excellent relationship with the emperor. The two of them had grown up wearing the same pair of pants.

His mother was the eldest daughter of the Nangong Family, the foremost aristocratic family of the Great Dominion Empire.

Gu Lanyuan’s elder brother was also the Cavalry General of the Great Dominion Empire, second only to the Grand General and the General of Agile Cavalry.

With such an identity, Gu Lanyuan’s backing was simply rock solid. As long as he was in the Great Dominion Empire, his name worked better than anything.

Since Gu Lanyuan’s grandfather was the master of a sect, it also meant this was a world where cultivation existed.

The martial artists of this world were divided into five paths, with ranks from 9th to 1st. After reaching 1st-rank Grandmaster, there were five realms: Enlightenment Realm, Selfless Realm, Free Heart Realm, Void Breaking Realm, and Dao Fusion Realm.

However, Gu Lanyuan had no intention of cultivating. A person only lived once, and everyone pursued different things. Gu Lanyuan wanted to enjoy life properly.

Originally, Gu Lanyuan had a cheat. 

When he was shopping on the street, he had inexplicably picked up one of the Twenty-One Spiritual Contract Artifacts, the Heavenly Divination Scroll.

As for the so-called Twenty-One Spiritual Contract Artifacts, legend said that in ancient times, the greatest forging grandmaster, Ou Yezi, used the bodies of vicious beasts or spiritual beasts, along with various rare materials, and poured his life’s effort into forging 21 special artifacts. Each artifact possessed unique abilities, and they were known as the Twenty-One Spiritual Contract Artifacts.

As one of the Twenty-One Spiritual Contract Artifacts, the Heavenly Divination Scroll was said to have been forged by Ou Yezi using the horn of Baize, a legendary spiritual beast that could speak, understand the emotions of all living things, and know the affairs of ghosts and gods. It could know future events and give the person who obtained it the most reasonable advice.

From the Heavenly Divination Scroll, Gu Lanyuan learned that he was a villain. Correspondingly, he would have an opponent. Fated enemies complemented each other and improved through their rivalry.

Gu Lanyuan belonged to the villain side, while his opponent belonged to the righteous side.

The Heavenly Divination Scroll suggested that Gu Lanyuan should use his existing resources and talent to improve his strength as much as possible, preparing in advance to resist the opponent who was about to arrive.

Moreover, Gu Lanyuan was not the only pair of fated enemies in this world. There were many others like him.

The Heavenly Divination Scroll also told Gu Lanyuan that at a certain point in the future, the most mysterious Spiritual Contract Artifact would appear.

And that Spiritual Contract Artifact could grant one wish to the person who obtained it.

Then why say Gu Lanyuan originally had the Heavenly Divination Scroll?

Because he threw it away.

As for the reason… Gu Lanyuan had come here to enjoy life. Cultivation was exhausting.

As long as he did not do bad things and did not oppose the righteous side, wouldn’t that be enough?

Gu Lanyuan had his own theory.

Why did villains always lose? It was because they could not control the lower half of their bodies. Therefore… Gu Lanyuan made a decision that betrayed his ancestors.

He would become an abstinent man!

Enjoyment was not limited to matters between men and women. As long as he controlled the lower half of his body, no amount of temptation would work on him!

If even that could not help him avoid trouble, then forget it.

When life was good, one should enjoy it to the fullest. Live in the present. As for the future, he would deal with it when the future arrived. As long as he was happy now, that was enough.

“Unfilial son! You’re wasting time here again!”

Gu Lanyuan, who was lying on the rocking chair, jolted. He hurriedly got up from the chair, made a few fake gestures, then pretended to be panting.

At the garden entrance, a man dressed in court robes, looking extremely stern, was glaring furiously at Gu Lanyuan.

This man was Gu Lanyuan’s father, Gu Mingmu.

Gu Lanyuan said breathlessly, “O-Old Dad, I wasn’t wasting time. I’ve been cultivating the whole time~ Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing can testify for me!”

“I… I…”

Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing lowered their heads, their lips trembling without a word.

No matter who they lied to, they could not lie to their lord.

Gu Mingmu strode up to Gu Lanyuan in a few quick steps and directly shoved his fingers into Gu Lanyuan’s hair roots.

Gu Mingmu was so angry that he gave a ferocious smile. “Cultivating the whole time? You really are impressive. You haven’t even broken a sweat.”

Gu Lanyuan’s eyes darted around. “Well, right, I have a constitution that doesn’t sweat easily! Yes, that’s it!”

Smack.

Gu Mingmu slapped Gu Lanyuan on the head, and the pain made Gu Lanyuan clutch his head and squat on the ground.

Gu Mingmu sneered, “A constitution that doesn’t sweat easily? Then why is your forehead covered in sweat now?”

Gu Lanyuan desperately rubbed his head. “Old Dad, if you keep hitting me like this, what if you damage my brain?”

The moment Gu Mingmu saw Gu Lanyuan’s lazy appearance, anger surged in him. “This is all because I hit you too little when you were young. Look at what your mother has spoiled you into! Can’t you learn from your elder brother? He is already the Cavalry General now. He has won so many battles for our Great Dominion Empire. And you? All you know is eating, drinking, and playing!”

Gu Lanyuan stood up and curled his lips. “My brother is a proud son of heaven. Isn’t it enough to have one awesome person in the family? If I were awesome too, then maybe there would be conflicts when it came time to divide the family property in the future. I don’t want any family property. Anyway, my brother will support me in the future, so wouldn’t that eliminate family conflict?”

Gu Mingmu’s eyes widened as he stared at Gu Lanyuan. “Gu Lanyuan! Your old man isn’t dead yet! You actually dare to say such outrageous words. Let’s see if I don’t beat you to death today!”

Gu Mingmu directly pulled out his belt. Seeing this, Gu Lanyuan immediately turned and ran, begging for mercy as he fled.

“Old Dad, I was wrong! I’m really wrong! Ah!”

As someone who was not a martial artist, Gu Lanyuan was caught by Gu Mingmu in an instant, and a belt lashed across his backside.

Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing watched until sweat covered their foreheads.

“Sister Bai, what should we do?”

“In this situation, we can only go invite Madam. Hurry, let’s go. If we wait too long, Young Master is going to be beaten into despair again!”

Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing quickly left the garden and went to find Gu Lanyuan’s mother.