The Sovereign's Shadow: Reborn as the Final Villain - Chapter 8: The Masquerade of Malice

Everyone told Wei Yingluo that her sister had taken her own life. But the mark left on the corpse told a different story. To unearth the truth, she entered the Forbidden City during Emperor Qianlong’s 6th year of reign.

After investigation, she found her sister’s death related to Prince Hongzhou, and became determined to avenge her. The kind Empress Fucha, worried that Yingluo would stray onto the wrong path, took her under her wing. With the help of the Empress, Wei Yingluo grew to be an honest and strong female official in the palace, letting go of her resentment and living her life seriously from then on.

Yet the Empress passed away unfortunately, causing Yingluo to misunderstand Emperor Qianlong. Hostile against each other, could they understand and support each other in the end?

- Description from Novelupdates

I died.A former loan shark with nothing but scars and regrets.Then I woke up in the middle of a BL novel—inside the body of a minor villain fated to die for daring to touch a rare, pregnant male omega.So I did what any sane person would do:I ran. Far from the dukes. Far from the plot. Far from trouble.Then the omega literally fell into my arms.Sunshine-sweet, stupidly pretty, very pregnant... and followed by four of the most dangerous alphas in the kingdom.Now I’m protecting him. And his beta best friend? Cold, calm, clearly hates me... and somehow looks hotter every time he glares.One rare omega. One repressed beta. Four furious dukes.This wasn’t in the script—but neither was falling in love. Twice.NB: Love triangle, eventually turns into poly relationship.Alpha- Beta- Omega relationship.SMUT scenes, viewer discretion is advised.

Trigger Warning:This story contains dark themes, including abuse, non-consensual situations, emotional trauma, humiliation, and violence.Reader discretion is advised.°°°°°“I will make you suffer, mate. I’ll break you until the only escape you have is to end your own life,” he hissed, shoving her backward.“Undress, get on the bed, and get on all fours!”••••••••••••••Sofia was considered a burden and was never loved because she weighed a few pounds more than what was considered the perfect slender figure. Her younger sister, Lola, was the apple of everyone’s eye—the complete opposite of Sofia. Lola had it all: a beautiful face, a slim body, and she was even dating Damien, the soon-to-be Alpha. Everyone believed Lola was destined to be his mate.The future Luna.The perfect choice.Then fate turned cruel.Lola died, and Sofia was condemned for murder when a damning video showed her pushing Lola to her death. Overnight, she became a murderer in everyone’s eyes—even to Damien, the Alpha heir she secretly loved.On the day of her execution, Sofia is offered a choice.Die…Or live as a sex slave to the Alpha heir who hates her.Soon, word spread.Everyone heard about the famous Alpha Damien’s sex slave.Powerful men began to come forward—Alphas, Betas, and allies of the pack. Some were curious. Some wanted a taste of her. Others wanted to prove their strength by claiming what Damien despised.And with each passing day, the line of men grew longer.Then came the real trouble.Damien’s uncle stepped into the picture. A respected Alpha. Calm. Influential. A man no one ever questioned. From the moment he saw Sofia, his interest was clear. He wanted her—and unlike the others, he had the power to challenge Damien.Soon, Damien was no longer the only one laying claim to her.For the first time, he had a real rival.

When Li Yu woke up, he found that he had traveled to the game world of “Avenue Eternal”.

At this time, there is still half a year before the player arrives.

The evil demon catastrophe has not yet begun, and the forbidden areas of death such as the rotten swamp, the golden desert, the ghost country of the Yinshan Mountains, and the boundless monster sea are still silent. The whole world is calm.

Li Yu took advantage of his foresight and took advantage of the opportunity to develop wretchedly.

After the game is launched, along the Qingshui River, players often see a senior NPC with a glittering ID fishing.

Whenever the players approached excitedly to chat to see if they could apprentice or trigger tasks—

“What? You want to worship me as your teacher?”

Li Yu shook his head: “Excuse me, your qualifications are too poor. But Pindao once lost a Chilong jade pendant in the zombie cave. If you find this thing, I can teach you a spell.”

“Do you want to learn alchemy?” Li Yu smiled slightly: “There is a group of evil cultivators in the Wugui Cave of Qilao Mountain, as long as you can eliminate the evil for the people, and bring their magical instrument Xinjin and copper bottle to me, How about Pindao passing on your alchemy skills?”

“You want to worship Zixia Sect?”

“Do you want to learn alchemy?”

“It’s all right.”

Li Yu said meaningfully:

“But you have to understand one truth, there is no free lunch in this world!”

…

It was not until hundreds of years later that many top figures fell and disappeared, and the players also changed one after another, but Li Yu was still active in the world of dry ground, and he was even about to rise through calamity.

Many players have to sigh: This NPC is too strong!

- Description from novelbuddy