I’ll Definitely Play the Stand-in Villain

Shen Yanzhou woke up to find himself inside the original novel—

as the substitute fake heir.

His foster father held immense power, ambitious and scheming to usurp the throne.

His foster mother, outwardly gentle and virtuous, was in truth cold, ruthless, and the mastermind pulling strings from behind the scenes.

The true heir concealed his brilliance, a dragon lurking in the depths, waiting for the perfect moment to reveal himself and seize the stage.

Surrounded on all sides by villains, with such a disastrous beginning—

and looking at the arrogant, detestable face of his new body…

Shen Yanzhou noticed his Negative Emotion Panel:

as long as he provoked others’ emotions, he grew stronger.

At first, he rejected this identity.

But when he discovered that simply standing in front of others made negative emotions pour in endlessly, he laughed:

“Who said being the stand-in villain was bad? This identity was amazing.”

The Great Qian Dynasty had lasted for 1,300 years.

The emperor sought immortality.

The crown prince acted as regent.

The noble clans dominated court affairs.

The imperial court was in chaos.

The western barbarians rebelled, the southern front suffered from waves of demonic beasts, and the northern Yu kingdom watched like a hungry tiger.

It was an age of chaos—yet also the best of times.

A Sword God born in poverty hammered blades in a smithy.

A peach blossom demon, capable of captivating all beings, chanted sutras in a floating temple.

A land-bound Martial Saint, lifespan running dry, gambled everything for a chance to ascend.

A benevolent immortal maiden hesitated at a crossroads, unsure whether to step left or right.

Heroes were destined to rise with the coming storm.

But Shen Yanzhou?

He had no interest in being a hero.

He only wanted to watch Sword Immortals fall to the mortal dust, watch an Empress sink into corruption—

and become the Great Demon King of that world.