Villain Path

Chapter 2. Make this villain canon!

The meeting of the RR League Lords was held in the same notorious hall, which Shen had already had a chance to briefly think about. Now he walked, led by his older brother. In front of the doors, he stopped, turned to Shen and began to straighten his clothes and disheveled hair.

Shen turned pale. Walking through his castle, he still hadn't found a mirror, and then it just slipped his mind, so he had absolutely no idea how he looked after all that had happened! And that is when the original Shen had always been a model of grace and elegance!

"Does something hurt?" Shian worried, noticing the pale face of his brother.

Tears almost welled up in Shen's eyes due to that thoughtful tone. Brother Shian, and this is after all that you have already endured from Shen! Truly a model of sincerity and generosity. How did you even become the Leader of the League with such a temper?

It was doubly sad to think about how that person would end up. Impaled by the sword of his own younger brother, who in a frenzy hacked him into two unequal pieces! Shenn almost staggered as he thought about what a terrible scum his new image was. And why of all the characters he got the villain?

Maybe this is karma? In fact, reading various novels, Shenn often rooted for antagonists. Unlike straightforward (and somewhat dumb ) good, evil seemed more multifaceted and more interesting. However, all such plots developed according to the classical scheme, initially interesting villains sharply lost a hundred IQ points when they met the main character, revealed all their plans, behaved as cruelly and illogical as possible, and in the end received their retribution. There was no point in rooting for such characters, but Shenn caught himself thinking that he got frustrated about this too often and shouted into the void: "If I were in his place, I would have never acted so stupidly!!"

Definitely karma. Got what he shouted for.

Shian, who was still staring at him, tightened his grip on his wrist.

"Everything's alright," Shen assured hastily. "Come on, they are already waiting for us."

The Leader of the League nodded and gave Shen one last searching look before turning away and pushing open the heavy doors. His younger brother was somewhat strange today, more docile, or something. And although he liked this Shen more, he looked ill.

The ten lords of the ten peaks of the RR League gathered in a large circular room. Right off the bat, Shen thought. And each of them hates me. More precisely, it was the original Shen who hated everyone, and everyone responded in kind.

When they entered, most of them only greeted Shian.

"Lord of Lotus Peak," a beautiful middle-aged woman approached him.

By human standards, she would already be a super decrepit old woman. But we are talking about cultivators who have achieved immortality. Therefore, the woman seemed only a little older than Shen himself (who was, by the way, not so young as well, which was not reflected in any way on the young pretty face). Coming closer, she cooed in a gentle melodic voice:

"How are you?"

She was one of the few who remembered Lotus Peak and Shen himself before the transformation into a villain and the main villain's castle. That was probably why she always treated him more favorably than others, as if not noticing his causticity and snarkiness.

"Lord of Peak of Immortal Beauties," Shen nodded.

In fact, the peak was called modestly : Peach Blossom Peak, but "among the people" it was known as Peak of Immortal Beauties. Call things by their proper names, that's it.

But instead of getting angry, Se Sial only pulled out her fan and fanned herself, expressing slight embarrassment.

"Deep Darkness is all right, not worth your concern," continued Shen, not very eager to play those games.