After Ten Years as a Villain, I Returned

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Wen Linyu was a timid and cowardly person. If someone slapped him, as long as they said “sorry,” he would reply “it’s okay.”

That was until he transmigrated into a stallion urban cultivation novel and was tasked with playing the villain who tormented the protagonist the most. If he could endure it for ten years, he could return home.

From then on, Wen Linyu was forced to play the role of a sinister and arrogant demon lord.

But he was cowardly.

So, facing a subordinate who betrayed him, he stammeringly reprimanded the other party for their wrongdoing. When asked to take action, he would cry in fear while gently slapping them.

The real Demon Lord, watching his subordinate enjoying the beating, couldn’t bear it any longer.

Thus, Wen Linyu gained a teacher who taught him how to be a villain step by step.

Under the teacher’s guidance, he became increasingly adept at playing the villain and experienced an unprecedented sense of unrestrained arrogance.

After ten years, Wen Linyu returned to his original world. Not long after his return, the person who had slapped him tried the same trick again.

As the other party’s hand was raised, Wen Linyu slammed them against the wall with a single palm.

Then, gripping the person’s hair, he emotionlessly recited the apology they had prepared in advance: “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it. Can you forgive me?”

The person, covered in blood: “…” If I say it’s okay, will you let me go?

Wen Linyu’s parents recently discovered that their biological son, whom they had brought back from the countryside a few months prior, was very strange.

Their adopted son would complain of nosebleeds and headaches whenever he saw Wen Linyu and would take detours to avoid him.

Their younger daughter, who had called him unfashionable the night before, became infatuated with the accessories he casually made the next day.

The music teacher they specifically hired to cultivate his temperament praised his skills as surpassing her own and wanted to become his student.

Even more bizarrely, perfumers, swordsmen, and even metaphysics masters started inquiring about Wen Linyu.

Wen Linyu’s parents: ???

One night, a week after his return, Wen Linyu’s home was invaded. He prepared to use his finger as a sword, intending to leave the intruder with no chance of escape.

However, his fingertip was grasped, and his spiritual power instantly vanished.

“Who are you?” Wen Linyu asked coldly.

The intruder was the Demon Lord he had once impersonated. The man’s gaze lingered meaningfully on his lips and waist: “After being me for ten years, you think you can take that cultivation for free?”

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我当了十年反派后穿回来了
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Review
7 Reviews


sbob
New sbob
Jun 06, 2025
Status: Completed
ML villain trying to woo MC after MC returns to his original world, with unnecessary misunderstanding.

It tries to do too much for a short story and the characterisation end up not making sense. The ‘villain’ who is violent, bloodthirsty is somehow innocent and naive? Doesn’t even know dual cultivation? Hard to believe.

The initial part is focused on showing MC’s pushover personality, slight growth to how he becomes more ruthless... there isn’t sufficient emotional build to connect to the torture from MC’s parents, so the face slapping wasn’t very satisfying.

So confusing... more>> how MC shuns ML entirely and is physically repulsed until he discovers ML’s identity. I am more for a MC should like ML in whatever form kind of person, so it doesn’t make sense to me how he can flip the switch just because he realizes ML’s identity.

Eh. <<less
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Shrike1978
Shrike1978
Mar 20, 2025
Status: Completed
When being a villain is a good thing cause then you can really stick it to the evil creeps who call themselves family.

Anyway the MC and ML are still principled villains. They only smash bad people. The MC will still help regular people and the ML has learned to not touch them.

I loved the system. It was just too hilarious. There's not much room for development in a story this short, so giving a few strange details ... more>>
Spoiler

Like the system being a chicken who smokes cyber cigarettes and eats cyber snacks while spying on our couple

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does the job well.

It was also nice that among the few side characters some expected good characters were bad and some that could have been bad were okay.

Anyway, it was a really fun story for something so short and I recommend trying it! <<less
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sharl
sharl
Mar 10, 2025
Status: c28
Cute and short, and suprisingly showed some growth for the MC as written in the synopsis... Although it's too short to show you everything. Instead of showing the MC's growth from A to Z, it instead showed his growth as A, B, C... And straight to X, Y, Z.

Well, it's a short story after all. The story could had been longer (and more interesting) if they had shown those stages in-between.
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Devrai
Devrai
Feb 24, 2025
Status: c28
Well, it's OK to read but nothing special. It has all the typical flaws of a short story. Fast pacing, time jumps, unreasonable character "growth ". Though also entertaining at times.

It started pretty interesting.... a doormat like person switching to become a villain and even getting taught by the original villain. This could really have been a bit longer and more detailed.

When MC was back and ML followed it became a drama mess. ML, the original villain, is extremely childish and feels kind of super naive. He is hundreds... more>> of years old but behaves like a s*upid teenager.

The communication seriously lacked.

Maybe I'm too tiny hearted here but it really could have been better. I struggled between 3 and 4 starts and decided for 3 because of the short ending. it feels like there should be some more chapters but it really is ending like in the middle of a sentence. Well not really but it feels like it and the raws also have no extra.

So it is OK to read as a in-between but don't expect too much. <<less
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Fisukisuki
Fisukisuki
Mar 14, 2025
Status: Completed
It's short but clear. No complications, just straightforward.

I love how while MC does have personality change because what he learn and go through, doesn't mean so cold or unfeeling.

Nothing like summary. The Villains is purely the Evil Parents. Who are truly Malicious Evil people. The worst of the worst. And then the relative (I think? I forgot) of the MC who had bullied MC too.

... more>> It's not about Faceslapping. Simply just MC truly crust the Evil people to the ground.

While ML's personality was Refreshing. At first I imagine him would be this Cool Cold Teacher. Didn't expect he has such a Silly Naive side toward Feelings and especially Love.

He's Funny and Absolutely Silly and I love it.

Anyway both characters from the Main CP are Enjoyable and Lovable.

Not perfect but Clear for a Short novel. And I'm Absolutely LOVING I! <<less
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ElianaDiana
ElianaDiana
Feb 22, 2025
Status: --
It's so fluffy I wanna dieeee. The romance and story is quite fast paced but the sweetness btwn ML and MC made my day.

Thanks translator sama. Wishing the author happy days always
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Evisiony
Evisiony
Feb 21, 2025
Status: Completed
Quick face slapping novel, short length so the quality is not comparable to those novels who are truly good. The ML was oblivious, emotionally dumb, at the beginning and the MC's parents were either 1) yelling at the MC, or 2) getting beaten up, very obvious cannon fodder with no other functions than to highlight the protagonist.

So if you're reading this, manage your expectations. I personally think this is actually good for a short story, the only thing that put me off was the ML being a dum-dum but otherwise... more>> this is an okay option for a quick read. <<less
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