The Villainous Prince Refuses to Simp and Leaves the Female Lead in Tears - Chapter 1:

Chapter 1: Reborn as a Villainous Cannon Fodder Prince and Abandoning the Female Lead

Great Qin Empire, Jixia Academy.

On the martial arena.

Smack!

The crisp sound of a slap rang out. Instantly, every cultivator present turned to look.

At the center stood two men and one woman.

Liu Ruyan, dressed in an ice-blue feather robe, stood tall and flawless, her figure elegant and refined like an immortal descended into the mortal world. It was she who had just raised her hand and struck Qin Hengyu across the face.

She stared at him coldly and said, “Qin Hengyu, I warned you before. If you continue targeting Ye Xingchen, I will cut ties with you completely. I will no longer be your so-called Royal Consort.”

She continued, her tone sharp, “You are an Royal Prince, yet you are so narrow-minded, constantly going after Ye Xingchen, an orphan?”

After the slap, her originally delicate and jade-like face turned even colder, devoid of warmth. Her phoenix eyes were beautiful but slightly furrowed, and deep within them lay unmistakable disgust. Her voice was as pleasant as birds singing together, yet her tone was icy and distant.

The cultivators present showed no surprise. Some even seemed impressed.

“In this place, the only one who dares to slap the Royal Prince is Fairy Liu.”

“The Royal Prince dotes on her so much. There is nothing he can do.”

“Fairy Liu is truly aloof. She disdains the title of Royal Consort, and that is how she keeps the Royal Prince in her grasp.”

“More than just the title. The Royal Prince gave her a sacred artifact. He chased her persistently three times before she accepted it, and she still blamed him for disturbing her cultivation.”

“I heard that for her to become Royal Consort, he knelt before the Great Emperor for six days. He had never knelt for anyone before. Is that true?”

“Of course it is. The entire continent knows it. Only he is so deeply devoted to Fairy Liu. If it were any other woman, even ten-thousand-year profound ice would have melted.”

“Do not compare Fairy Liu to ten-thousand-year profound ice. The Royal Prince will not allow anyone to speak ill of her.”

Qin Hengyu stood there in a black robe embroidered with golden dragons, wearing a feathered crown. His features were handsome and sharply defined, as if carved from jade. His dark eyes seemed to contain stars, and his bearing was noble and imposing like a soaring dragon.

Yet there was a trace of foolish devotion in his expression, as if he were deeply infatuated.

At that moment, he looked at Liu Ruyan, and confusion flickered deep within his eyes.

What is this?

As the memories surged into his mind like a flood breaking through a dam, they overwhelmed him.

Royal Prince?

Simp?

In an instant, Qin Hengyu frowned slightly. Something felt wrong. His mind seemed to freeze for a moment.

When he fully absorbed the memories, he drew in a sharp breath.

The good news was that he had transmigrated.

He had entered a fantasy novel he once read and become an Royal Prince.

His father, though not the strongest among the Great Emperors, was still a Great Emperor. Now gravely injured after cutting his own cultivation, he was barely holding on.

Even so, he remained a Great Emperor who ruled a vast region, commanded followers, and established his own Holy Land.

The bad news was that he was not the protagonist.

He was a simp, a foolish villain and cannon fodder.

The woman before him was the female lead of the novel, Liu Ruyan.

In the early stages of the story, relying on his identity as Royal Prince, he had designated Liu Ruyan as his Royal Consort. Because of the cultivation technique she practiced, he had even kept himself pure and never touched her.

But after his father died, Liu Ruyan betrayed them. Using the Holy Land’s resources and connections, she nurtured the protagonist Ye Xingchen.

In the end, that shameless couple destroyed him and the entire Great Qin Empire, and then came together as righteous lovers.

Damn it.

Just recalling the plot he once complained about made his chest ache.

How could an Royal Prince fall so low?

It was like a wealthy millionaire in his previous life being scammed by a gold digger and then jumping off a building.

The original Qin Hengyu was the current Royal Prince. His guardian was at the Saint Realm, a figure capable of founding a sect anywhere else. Even in other Holy Lands, people would show him respect for his status.

As an Royal Prince, his vision had been broad from the beginning. He knew of the so-called Path to the Heavens, the struggle among Great Emperors, and even the enemies beyond the domains.

His father was dying and could not protect him for long. Nearly all resources and hopes had been placed on him to inherit everything.

Yet he had immersed himself in being a simp?

Even if he wanted women, that would not have been a problem. Across the Five Regions and Thirteen States, how many peerless beauties existed? How many exceptionally talented women?

If he were not picky, there were even several female Great Emperors from the river of time.

And yet he chose to hang himself from a single tree.

He was obsessed with Liu Ruyan, remaining chaste for her sake, while the protagonist Ye Xingchen won her over with nothing more than a roasted chicken.

Was he insane?

If Liu Ruyan had truly been extraordinary, that would have been one thing.

But she was nothing more than a wild pheasant.

It was only because the Royal Prince had favored her that she rose from obscurity, entering high society and receiving admiration.

Her family was insignificant, just a small clan on the border of the Great Qin Empire, often harassed by demonic beasts.

It was only through Qin Hengyu’s arrangements that her family moved into the Great Qin Empire.

Within her clan, there was not even a single Saint. Their cultivation levels ranged from Body Tempering Realm, Qi Sea Realm, Palace Opening Realm, Divine Power Realm, Dragon Ascension Realm, King Realm, Emperor Realm, Venerable Realm, Saint Realm, to Emperor Realm. Even their one Emperor Realm expert had been piled up with the Holy Land’s resources.

Without his support, such a family would not even have qualified to survive within the Great Qin Empire.

Later, by feeding off the Holy Land’s resources, they rose to become a first-rate clan.

The original Qin Hengyu had truly been the ultimate simp.

He gave Liu Ruyan confidence, allowed her to string him along, endured humiliation, and even handed her Great Emperor scriptures, which she then leaked to Ye Xingchen.

After that shameless couple destroyed the Great Qin Empire, they smeared many people to justify themselves.

His father, who had once guarded the heavens, was labeled a traitor, while they were praised as righteous heroes.

What nonsense.

Perhaps because of his silence, Liu Ruyan’s anger grew.

She stared at him and said coldly, “Qin Hengyu, did you hear me? In the future, do not call me your Royal Consort. I never wanted a marriage contract that controls me.”

She added, her disgust undisguised, “With my talent, Liu Ruyan can obtain everything through my own efforts.”

She hated that Qin Hengyu relied on his lofty identity as Royal Prince to stand above her. Unlike Ye Xingchen, who treated her as an equal and cared about her feelings.

To her, Qin Hengyu only threatened her family and forced her to sign the engagement, then used sacred artifacts to move himself emotionally.

A hypocritical man who was simply lusting after her beauty.

Qin Hengyu looked at her calmly.

After digesting all the memories, only one thought remained in his mind.

Do not be a simp.

Liu Ruyan did not want to be Royal Consort?

He was already thinking about how to kick her out.

He had just escaped a miserable life and become an Royal Prince with boundless possibilities. Cutting ties with a self-righteous woman was nothing less than double happiness.

He raised his head and said clearly, “Fine. As you wish, the engagement is annulled.”

Liu Ruyan froze. “W-What did you say?”

How could Qin Hengyu possibly agree?

Should he not apologize and promise to meet her conditions?

Qin Hengyu did not give her time to reconsider. A faint smile appeared on his lips as he said, “What I mean is that tomorrow I will personally visit the Liu family and annul our engagement.”

He continued, enunciating each word clearly, “From now on, you will have no connection whatsoever with the Great Qin Empire. The title of Royal Consort will no longer have anything to do with you.”

His voice was not loud, yet it resounded like a great bell.

The entire martial arena fell silent.

Annul the engagement?

Sever all ties?

Liu Ruyan would no longer be Royal Consort?

After a long pause, the cultivators looked at one another.

Only one thought filled their minds.

The sky was about to change.