The Supreme Villain Falling to the Female Lead’s Advances — Makes Sense, Right? - Chapter 2:

Chapter 2: The Overpowered Protagonist, Jiang Lin’s Plan:

“Damn author, why don’t you just make the protagonist invincible already! In this situation, how the hell am I supposed to play!” After finishing the novel, Jiang Lin cursed out loud. It wasn’t without reason—what lay before him was enough to make him feel suffocated. This scenario was far more terrifying than any difficulty he had faced before.

Although Jiang Lin was the young master of the number one family in the Great World, and Xiao Dong was only the young master of a third-rate Xiao family, who was Xiao Dong? He was the protagonist! At this point, he had already slaughtered his way through the Small World.

Not only that, aside from having the Medicine Immortal Grandpa, he already possessed three heaven-defying treasures. 

First, the innate spiritual treasure Nine Heavens Teleportation Shuttle, which could travel freely through any spatial secret realm. 

Second, the divine artifact Kunlun Mirror, which could send him back three days in times of crisis. Third, the dao treasure Chaos Pearl, which could contain all things under heaven and earth and serve as a perfect cultivation sanctuary.

In short—everything was prepared, and all that was left was for him to show off. This was… utterly ridiculous!

As for reconciliation, the tragic outcomes of his previous attempts to reconcile with a novel protagonist were still fresh in his memory. 

In this novel, the Jiang family behind him was the direct culprit who killed Xiao Dong’s parents. 

That was the greatest grudge possible in all novels. 

Wouldn’t the protagonist want to annihilate the entire Jiang family, grind their bones to dust, and erase them completely? Moreover, the protagonist of this novel was ruthless and vengeful to the extreme.

What made Jiang Lin even more distressed was that he was currently afflicted with the Defiled Blood Gu. 

Nine days ago, the original Jiang Lin had already crossed paths with Xiao Dong. The cause was that his adoptive father had just arrived in the Great World and, not understanding the rules, accidentally blocked Jiang Lin’s way, resulting in Jiang Lin severely injuring him to the brink of death. This enraged Xiao Dong, who secretly struck back, planting upon Jiang Lin the ancient incurable poison—the Defiled Blood Gu.

This sinister gu, once fully matured, could contaminate the bloodline and continuously degrade it. Only Xiao Dong could refine the Clear Water Pill to suppress it. 

According to the plot, tomorrow would be the day the Defiled Blood Gu matured into its complete form. From then on, he would have no choice but to beg Xiao Dong, buying Clear Water Pills and continuously sending him cultivation resources.

Later in the plot, Jiang Lin’s cultivation would not only fail to improve but would even regress. His bloodline would be devoured bit by bit by the Defiled Blood Gu until he finally went mad, was turned into a puppet by the Demon Ancestor Hongmeng, and ultimately killed by one of Xiao Dong’s harem.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lin’s eyes darkened as he tapped his fingers on the table. This starting point was simply certain death. 

To win this game, he either had to kill Xiao Dong or wait for Xiao Dong to become a Divine Monarch and kill the Demon Ancestor Hongmeng. But given their life-and-death enmity, if Xiao Dong became a Divine Monarch, the first to be destroyed would be the Jiang family and himself.

Therefore, the only option was to kill Xiao Dong. 

On the surface, his background and cultivation seemed higher than Xiao Dong’s, but in reality, none of it was useful. Not to mention the protagonist’s heaven-defying luck, at this stage, Xiao Dong had already grown formidable. With those three golden fingers in hand, Jiang Lin could never outplay him.

So the main mission now was to survive. The first step—remove the Defiled Blood Gu. This gu was like a sword hanging over his head, ready to cripple him at any moment. Everyone thought the Defiled Blood Gu was incurable, but Jiang Lin, familiar with the plot, knew that destroying the source of the gu would instead turn it into a surge of blood energy that could refine his true qi.

And the source of the gu was one of Xiao Dong’s three golden fingers—the Kunlun Mirror. Within it was a secret realm capable of nurturing Kunlun spirit beasts, and in critical moments, it could reverse time. No one knew whether Xiao Dong at this moment was from three days in the future or the normal timeline, but with this artifact in hand, Jiang Lin had no chance to turn the tables.

Therefore, the Kunlun Mirror had to be dealt with as soon as possible. Then, using his knowledge advantage, he would plan ahead and find the opportunity to strike Xiao Dong down in one blow. “Unfortunately, there’s no time to set things up. Today, I must get rid of the Kunlun Mirror!”

Currently, the plot was at the point where Xiao Dong had dominated the Small World and had just been brought back by his clan in the Great World, yet had not drawn much attention from the people there.

Jiang Lin glanced around, taking in his surroundings. He was at the Zhang family, one of the Four Great Families. This time, he had come to invite the Zhang family’s eldest daughter, Zhang Wanmeng, on an outing. The original owner had been an extreme bootlicker toward her.

A sharp light flashed in Jiang Lin’s eyes as a plan began to form. Zhang Wanmeng was the third female lead in this novel and was engaged to Xiao Dong. However, there was no scene of breaking off the engagement in the book, because soon after, Xiao Dong would reveal his peerless talent, stunning everyone.

“Since there’s no annulment in the original, I’ll create one. That’s what makes a power fantasy complete, right? What do you say, our great protagonist…” Jiang Lin’s gaze sharpened, and a faint smirk curled his lips. Having played the villain for so long, a complete plan quickly took shape in his mind.

“Sorry to keep Young Master Jiang waiting. May I ask the reason for your visit?” A pleasant voice rang out. 

Jiang Lin looked over to see a woman in a spotless white robe, graceful as a startled swan, her stunning face exuding aloofness. There was no need to guess—this was the main female lead, the Heartless Zither, Zhang Wanmeng, the Zhang family’s only daughter and one of the four dao heirs of the top sect, Dao Heaven Sect. She was the goddess the original Jiang Lin had groveled after for years.

Seeing the person he needed, Jiang Lin smiled faintly and spoke in a gentle tone, “Wanmeng, have you been resting well these past two days?”

Zhang Wanmeng’s eyes flickered with complexity at his false courtesy. Remembering the three test questions from the trial, she was certain that this Jiang Lin before her was not the real one. She widened her eyes, wanting to see his true face, but in the end, she was defeated by the acting skills Jiang Lin had honed over countless scenario runs—flawless. 

Could it be the Heavenly Dao Marriage System malfunctioning? 

Before her was clearly the very image of a typical spoiled young master.

Seeing her daze off, Jiang Lin frowned. “Wanmeng, what’s wrong?”

She quickly came back to herself. “Thank you for your concern, Young Master Jiang, I’m fine.”

Jiang Lin went straight to the point. “Wanmeng, do you know Xiao Dong?”

Zhang Wanmeng was momentarily stunned, unable to recall such a person, and shook her head.

“Xiao Dong is the son of the former ‘God of War’ Xiao Zhan. He’s just returned from the Small World. I recall that years ago, Xiao Zhan seemed to have arranged a marriage contract with your father…” Jiang Lin said meaningfully.

So that’s it! 

In an instant, Zhang Wanmeng understood Jiang Lin’s “thoughts.” He had always treated her as his possession, and learning of her engagement must have displeased him. She thought, I’ll explain the situation later to calm him down—this should increase his favorability toward me.

“That engagement was just a joke, and with Xiao Zhan dead, it doesn’t count anymore.”

“With red paper and black ink, how is it a joke? Xiao Zhan may be dead, but Xiao Dong is still alive.”

“I will never marry Xiao Dong…”

“Wanmeng, you don’t want a single life lost over a mere marriage contract, do you?” Jiang Lin’s tone was calm, but there was already a cold glint in his eyes.

Zhang Wanmeng felt a flash of irritation but, thinking of Jiang Lin’s petty nature, found it reasonable. For the sake of favorability, she suppressed her temper and asked, “Young Master Jiang, what do you mean?”

“Go to their door and annul the marriage,” Jiang Lin said bluntly.

A Zhang family elder hurriedly interjected, “Young Master Jiang, absolutely not. Going to their door to break off the engagement is no different from a slap in the face. It would be better to send a letter instead…”

“I agree!” A crisp voice interrupted the elder’s words.

The elder froze, and even Jiang Lin was momentarily stunned. He had already planned how to threaten Zhang Wanmeng—using the Zhang family ancestor’s failing lifespan, the declining Zither Sect, and their current political pressure. But unexpectedly, she was so cooperative. 

Was it because his implied threat had worked? As expected of the male and female leads—they protected each other even before meeting?

Well, that was fine. It saved him the trouble of wasting words.

[Ding! Favorability +1!]

Hearing the voice in her mind, Zhang Wanmeng’s soul trembled. 

It worked! For the Nirvana Pill, she had no choice. Her master could not wait much longer, and she couldn’t refuse Jiang Lin any more. This was a good opportunity…

The Zhang family elder, knowing he could no longer change the outcome, sighed deeply. “When will you break the engagement? I’ll notify the Xiao family in advance.”

“Better now than later. Let’s set out immediately. What do you think, Wanmeng?” Jiang Lin asked forcefully. He was going to destroy the Kunlun Mirror today.

“Alright,” Zhang Wanmeng agreed without hesitation. For her master’s sake, the Xiao family would have to be wronged. For twenty years, the Zhang family had strongly supported them—surely it wasn’t too much to sacrifice a little of their reputation at a critical time.

[Ding! Favorability +2!]

More favorability gained. Not bad. But if it only increased by one or two points at a time, when would it ever be enough? It seemed he would have to do something with a greater impact. “Then Wanmeng, let’s depart now.”

“Alright.”

The Zhang family elder pressed a hand to his forehead, his face full of gloom. What madness had his young lady caught, going along with this wicked young master’s nonsense? Marching so publicly to break off an engagement was no different from declaring war. No, he had to warn the Xiao family in advance. All of this was Jiang Lin’s fault.

At the Xiao family’s reception hall, Jiang Lin observed the terrain, already certain of his method. Directly attacking and subduing Xiao Dong was impossible. Even though he was in the Nascent Soul Realm and Xiao Dong was only at the peak of the Golden Core Realm, in a power fantasy novel, which protagonist didn’t have the means to kill above their level?

In this plot, Xiao Dong already had several abilities to kill across realms. In the Small World, he had even slain a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. On top of that, Jiang Lin was still under his gu poison…

That left only one option—using underhanded tricks. 

Poison. 

In any situation, poison was the most effective method, whether striking upward or against many foes. However, this poison had to be something that wouldn’t be detected by the “Medicine Immortal” Duan Tianya inside Xiao Dong.

There was only one choice—the Illusory Soul Bewitching Powder, a top-tier soul-affecting drug. It was Jiang Lin’s hidden trump card, appearing more than two hundred chapters later in the plot. It had successfully evaded the Medicine Immortal’s notice and caught Xiao Dong off guard. Although Xiao Dong had later turned the situation around, the poisoning itself had been a success.

As for administering it, it could not be done by Jiang Lin directly. The best method was to have Xiao Dong trigger it himself.