I Transmigrated as a Doomed Villain and Awakened a Rebate System, Then Pampered the Protagonist’s Fiancée to Heaven - Chapter 1:

Chapter 1: The Weakest Villain, Rebate System

-Ethereal Sect Outer Division.

“Wait, what?”

Chu Qiuran stood frozen in place, dumbfounded.

He could accept transmigrating, and being the villain wasn’t completely intolerable either. But why did it have to be the weakest villain in the entire novel?!

As a modern youth from the 21st century, Chu Qiuran’s greatest joy in life was reading web novels. Just recently, he had finished one, and then, after a bold move crossing the road, he got slammed into by a car and sent straight into this very book.

Transmigrating into the novel was one thing, but why did it have to be as the weakling who dies within the first three chapters?

According to the novel’s plot, he was one of the lackeys of a minor bully among the registered disciples. That bully’s boss had a crush on the protagonist’s fiancée, and the protagonist happened to be a good-for-nothing. Plus, the fiancée hated him. So now, they were about to gang up and beat the protagonist.

Wait a second!

If he remembered correctly, wasn’t this the moment the protagonist was about to explode?

I don’t want to die yet!

“Ye Feng, you actually dared to stand still when you saw me coming? You’ve got some guts,” Guan Zhentong said while cracking his knuckles. His two lackeys sneered maliciously on the side, and not far behind them stood Chu Qiuran, his face pale as a sheet.

They were marching straight to their deaths!

Across from them, Ye Feng responded with a cold smirk. After awakening his bloodline and learning a peerless sword technique, he had been itching for a chance to test his moves. These fools had delivered themselves to his doorstep.

“The ones with guts… are you!” Ye Feng’s cultivation suddenly erupted. The pressure of the 3rd stage Qi Refining Realm surged out, causing everyone except Chu Qiuran to burst into laughter.

A mere 3rd stage Qi Refining cultivator was actually flaunting his power in front of people at the 9th stage Qi Refining Realm? Had he lost his mind?

Chu Qiuran, on the other hand, wore an entirely different expression. If he didn’t take a stance now, he’d be doomed for sure!

“Hngh!” Chu Qiuran suddenly leapt forward and kicked Guan Zhentong square in the back.

Guan Zhentong had expected Ye Feng to strike first, or maybe even a righteous outer sect disciple to step in out of nowhere. 

But never in his life did he imagine his own lackey would stab him in the back!

That kick landed solidly, slamming Guan Zhentong to the ground and covering him in dust.

“Chu Qiuran! Are you insane?! You want to die? I’ll send you to hell right now!” Guan Zhentong roared as he got up, glaring at Chu Qiuran.

But Chu Qiuran quickly rushed to Ye Feng’s side and shouted, “I was once blind, but now I see the light! I can’t stand by and watch you bully the weak! Today, I’ll fight you to the bitter end! As long as I still breathe, you won’t lay a finger on Ye Feng!”

What???

That one sentence left everyone dumbstruck. 

Ye Feng looked at Chu Qiuran as if questioning whether he was dreaming.

Was this betrayal even logical?

Obviously not.

The three on the opposing side were even more shocked and confused—especially Guan Zhentong. He knew what kind of person his lackey was. Always bootlicking, lecherous, gambling, and harassing the female disciples. And now the guy was claiming to be a righteous man?

That didn’t make any sense!

Perhaps Chu Qiuran’s words were so outrageous that for a moment, no one could react. The air fell into a strange silence.

Guan Zhentong narrowed his eyes at Chu Qiuran and Ye Feng. He didn’t know what went wrong with his lackey’s head, but now that they stood on opposite sides—he could only kill him.

He pulled a longsword from his storage ring and charged. The other two lackeys also drew their swords and followed closely.

Just as Chu Qiuran prepared to make a move and firmly establish his new stance, a mechanical voice suddenly rang out in his mind, rendering him blank.

[System binding successful.]
[From now on, the Rebate System will serve you exclusively.]

“Rebate System? What the hell is that?”

Before Chu Qiuran could even react to the sudden appearance of a system, Ye Feng had already drawn his sword and charged at the trio.

The cold gleam of the sword flashed.

“Ahhh!”

A piercing scream echoed in Chu Qiuran’s ears. When he snapped back to his senses, Guan Zhentong and the other two had already been reduced to corpses, lying in a pool of blood, lifeless.

Ye Feng didn’t sheath his sword immediately. He turned to Chu Qiuran and said, “Since you’ve repented, I’ll spare you today. But if you ever oppose me again, you’ll end up just like them.”

After speaking, he bent down and took the storage rings off the three corpses before leaving.

Chu Qiuran nearly burst into tears.

I survived! I actually lived!

As long as he could get past the death-flag plot, anything after that was manageable.

It wasn’t until Ye Feng had completely disappeared that Chu Qiuran finally calmed down from his excitement.

He opened the system panel and quickly understood what this so-called Rebate System was all about.

[Anything the host gives to the system’s bound person will receive a tenfold rebate.]
[Rebate can only be triggered three times per month.]
[System is currently selecting a binding target. Please be patient.]

After reading the system description, everything became clear.

As the saying goes, near-death brings fortune. Since he had changed the plot, Heaven rewarded him with a system.

But now came the real question: how could he make the most of this system to reap maximum benefits?

With that thought, he returned home, all while digesting the memories of the body’s original owner.

The previous owner had no background, average talent, and came from a mortal family. His parents were both mortals too, and he’d long lost contact with them. After latching onto Guan Zhentong in the sect, he became a bully with a terrible reputation.

Now that Guan Zhentong was dead and he was alive, it was almost certain that Guan Zhentong’s boss from the outer sect would come looking for answers.

“I need to figure out a way to stay alive—”

Before he could finish, the system interrupted him with another prompt.

[Binding target selection complete.]
[Bound target: Liu Ruobing.]
[Next binding refresh in one year.]

“WTF! System, are you insane?!”

Chu Qiuran was nearly scared out of his soul.

Because Liu Ruobing was none other than the protagonist’s current fiancée!

He had barely escaped death from the original plot, and now he had to go gift things to the protagonist’s fiancée? Wasn’t the system pushing him straight into the grave again?!

His emotions crumbled into despair. But regardless of how he felt, he had to find a way to send Liu Ruobing something. 

Otherwise, with his current aptitude, building a foundation would be almost impossible in this lifetime.

Not to mention, Guan Zhentong’s boss—Guan Peng—could show up at any moment.

That man was a proper 9th stage Qi Refining Realm cultivator. If he wanted Chu Qiuran dead, it would be as easy as flipping his hand.