The Villainess turns the Hourglass - Chapter 245: Reverse Destiny, Part V

What happens when you realise that in a world of pill popping murderhobo young masters, the true path to cultivation is by making a whole lot of drugs?Let's find out.What to expect?- A lot of spirit animals and pokemon references about them!- Grenades! Nukes! EXPLOSIONS!- Life and Death cultivation stuff- Alchemy Drugs- Far too many memes

“The masterminds are cooler than heroes,” I mutter as I stare at the chess pieces before me. It is easier to be the one who sits in the shadows and moves the pieces, likewise deciding the flow of the game.Heroes will foolishly sacrifice their lives for the good cause and villains will sacrifice the world for their own gain, but masterminds will use both the heroes and villains to their own benefit.Why, you ask? Well, that's because I've lost my life once while trying to be a hero so, I don't want that anymore. I'd rather be a mastermind who molds the world as per my convenience and live peacefully. Because, why not?***[Defender of Divine Glory says you are the hope of this world.]What?[Goddess of Wisdom believes that you will be the one to save the world.]Wait, what?![Propose the Grand Duke the idea of a fake marriage.]And, why would I do that?![Stop the assassination of Prince Eric.]Why would I save him?![The candidates for the throne are:... Who will you choose?]Ah! I give up...It seems like a curse that anyone who wishes for a slacker life in Isekai will have to go through the most troublesome things.In my past life, I died because of one rookie mistake but after being transmigrated in the world of fantasy I've gotten an opportunity to start afresh, but unlike the protagonists who look for their love and glory, I'd rather make money and live a life of a slacker.I have magic, I have power and I have money, what else do I need?Well, that was the plan but this damn system is getting on my nerves. I mean who in their sane mind would want to mess with the complicated royal family and political affairs? But that's not all though.I've also become the saviour of this world. Things just can't be anymore worse!Besides, the penalty of failing this quest is...[Failure: Destruction of the World.]It seems like if I screw up in selecting the right person then the destruction that is going to befall the world won't be stopped.If I speak of my reward then it's this vague thing.[Reward: Fulfillment of any wish.]“If that's the case then, I'd rather choose the person who would be the best fit for the throne.”And that's how I decided that I would become the Kingmaker.

Pei Shu'er finds herself transported into a novel, embodying the notorious role of the Heir's wife. Her husband, the Young Master, is destined to become a charming, powerful, tragic, and disabled villain. Currently, he lies gravely injured and unconscious, and Pei Shu'er is the very catalyst for his dark transformation.From the outset, her husband attempts to strangle her!Surrounded by a family of the elderly, the young, and the injured, Pei Shu'er reluctantly takes on the responsibility of providing for them all. In her left hand, she wields life-saving materials worth billions from her spatial realm; in her right, she brandishes silver needles with the skill to heal the dying.She opens shops, promotes trade, advances technology, and builds cities, transforming the desolate land into the first city defending the border. Single-handedly, she fortifies the frontier and earns the reverence of all as Miss Pei.After curing the villain's leg ailment, he rises through military achievements to become a Great General, and later expands his territory to become the supreme emperor. Having repaid the debts of her original self, Pei Shu'er believes their obligations are settled and presents the divorce papers as per their agreement.The villain, who once sought to strangle her, now stubbornly pulls her into his embrace. “My heart belongs to you. Where else do you think you're going?”

It was supposed to be her sister's wedding night, but she was schemed by her biological mother, drugged, and sent into her 'soon-to-be brother-in-law's' wedding car.When they first met, the man in the wheelchair was as dignified and cold as rumored. Just because she approached him slightly, he grabbed her neck, nearly choking her to death.'A woman marrying into the Fu family must rely on herself to survive, understand?'She nodded frantically, thinking that carefully pleasing him would allow them to live respectfully and peacefully like guests for a lifetime.Yet in the nights and days of accompanying him, she was thoroughly consumed, step by step falling into the trap he had long set.In this life, there is no escape; in this love, it moves the heart.