NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1:
Chapter 1: Break Off the Engagement? Great!
“The heir of the Northern Guardian Prince is getting his engagement annulled! Come quick and watch!”
“No way! Didn’t his father, the Northern Guardian Prince, just die in battle at the border?”
“Exactly! With his father gone, that useless son has lost all support. The Seventh Princess, who was once engaged to him, is here today to cut ties!”
The Great Xia Empire.
Outside the Northern Guardian Prince’s Residence, white mourning cloths hung solemnly on tall stalks of sorghum.
Over a hundred servants bustled around the estate, preparing for the funeral.
In the main hall, a young man about twenty years old sat in mourning clothes. He was tall and slender, with striking features. But instead of grieving, he looked drowsy, even dozing off.
Suddenly, a grand sedan with a golden canopy arrived outside the prince’s residence with imposing momentum, blocking the entrance.
A eunuch pulled aside the curtain of the sedan and said, “Seventh Princess, we’ve arrived at the Zhao Residence.”
From the sedan stepped a breathtaking woman.
She had a graceful figure, with curves in all the right places, and an aura that was utterly refined and aloof.
Her appearance immediately drew the attention of the surrounding crowd.
“That must be the Seventh Princess, the Emperor’s favorite. She truly is a rare beauty!”
“Hah, a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung. No wonder she’s here to break off the engagement!”
At that moment, the princess’s expression was frighteningly serious.
She stood at the gate and, from afar, spotted the young man napping inside the estate. Her face turned even colder.
“Today is his father’s seventh-day memorial, and he’s still sleeping?”
The eunuch sighed and replied, “Your Highness, I heard he was out all night in the red-light district. He’s likely still hungover.”
“He’s utterly depraved! Worse than a beast!” the princess bit her pearly teeth. “If I had to spend the rest of my life with such a man, I’d rather die alone!”
With that, the Seventh Princess called out loudly to the estate, “Li Yunrui is here to break off the engagement!”
Though her voice wasn’t loud, everyone in the Zhao Residence—inside and out—heard it clearly.
Outside, a crowd of curious commoners had already gathered.
“Hehe, that useless heir is going to give us a good show today!”
“A show? More like a humiliation! Pity the Northern Guardian Prince who spent his life bravely protecting the borders, only to raise such a disgrace!”
“Shameful! What’s more humiliating for a man than being dumped by a woman?”
…
Inside the estate, servants rushed to the heir to report the situation.
But after talking for a long time, the heir didn’t respond at all.
What they didn’t know was that, at that moment, Zhao Wujian—the heir—had two sets of memories rapidly fusing in his mind.
“Your Highness, what should we do? The Seventh Princess is here to break off the engagement!”
“The Prince’s seventh-day ceremony is waiting for you to preside!”
“Your Highness! Please don’t sleep anymore!”
The old housekeeper wailed loudly.
Finally, Zhao Wujian’s consciousness fully awakened.
But it wasn’t the original Zhao Wujian who woke up—it was the soul of someone who had transmigrated from another world.
“Great, I just stayed up all night reading a novel, and now I’ve transmigrated.”
Zhao Wujian mumbled to himself.
“If I had to transmigrate, couldn’t it at least be into a decent role? Why this guy? He’s practically marked for death by the plot!”
He had transmigrated into a novel titled The Most Debauched Imperial Son-in-Law of Great Xia, a classic power-fantasy novel full of wish-fulfillment.
The original protagonist, named Long Zhan, had an invincible master and several powerful senior sisters.
After ten years of training, he descended the mountain to become an official, crushing his enemies and rising through the ranks!
According to the original plot…
Today, Zhao Wujian would be dumped by Princess Li Yunrui.
Unwilling to accept it and lusting after her beauty, Zhao Wujian would drug her and attempt to take advantage of her.
At that moment, Long Zhan would arrive, kill Zhao Wujian with a single kick, and “coincidentally” find that Li Yunrui had been drugged.
To “rescue” her, he would take her virginity in Zhao Wujian’s place.
Because he saved her, not only would Li Yunrui not be angry, she would fully support Long Zhan with the power of the royal family.
As the protagonist, Long Zhan’s ambitions soared.
Later in the novel, he even dethroned the Emperor and ruled the nation.
With a harem of over three thousand beauties, he rotated new women every day for ten years without ever repeating!
It was truly the ultimate fantasy novel!
Zhao Wujian, as a reader, had enjoyed it thoroughly.
But now that he had transmigrated into the character who would be the first to die at the hands of Long Zhan, it was a nightmare!
No way!
He had to change his fate!
Long Zhan had the protagonist’s halo and destiny’s favor—fighting him head-on was impossible.
The best plan was to change the plot.
Since Li Yunrui wanted to break off the engagement, then fine—let her! Let her go, and give Long Zhan no reason to kill him.
The world was vast, and beautiful women were everywhere. As long as he didn’t go near Long Zhan’s women, he could still live a happy life!
“Zhao Wujian, get out here!” Li Yunrui shouted from outside.
She had already stormed into the Zhao Residence.
“Your Highness, the Seventh Princess is about to barge in!” the servants cried.
“Should we tie her up like you usually do?” one of them suggested.
The old housekeeper’s words were instantly overheard by Li Yunrui.
“Tie me up? You perverted scoundrel!” Li Yunrui’s disgusted glare at Zhao Wujian intensified. She was now even more convinced that breaking the engagement was the right move.
But the next moment—
SMACK!
Zhao Wujian slapped the housekeeper across the face.
Having just stood up, Zhao Wujian now wore a stern and serious expression.
“Do you think I, Zhao Wujian, am the kind of man who disrespects women? You dog! Slandering my reputation!”
The old housekeeper was stunned, staring at Zhao Wujian in disbelief…
Your Highness, I’ve helped you tie up more than eighty decent ladies—how can you throw me under the bus just to clean up your image!?
“What are you looking at? With that twisted look in your eyes, you must still be up to no good. Drag him out and beat him!”
Zhao Wujian gave the order, and the housekeeper was immediately hauled away.
To prevent him from spilling more secrets, Zhao Wujian even stuffed a shoe in his mouth.
After handling that…
Zhao Wujian cleared his throat and walked up to face Li Yunrui.
Today, she wore a long purple gown that flowed to the ground with elegance and grace.
The waist was cinched tightly, highlighting her slender figure.
Above that, her chest curved forward boldly, as if threatening to burst free.
Her body was truly exceptional, and her face was soft and youthful.
No wonder the original Zhao Wujian couldn’t resist drugging her.
Too bad that now, Zhao Wujian was a man terrifyingly calm.
“My servant was rude. I apologize to the Seventh Princess on his behalf.”
His tone wasn’t just polite—it was downright unusual.
Li Yunrui, who had been fuming, suddenly showed a hint of confusion.
Seeing Zhao Wujian act so well-mannered, she was briefly stunned before replying:
“Zhao Wujian, your reputation is already ruined. What’s the point of pretending to be a gentleman now? No matter how you beg, I won’t change my mind!”
She had rushed here to break off the engagement because she feared that with his father gone, Zhao Wujian would try to cling to her.
The engagement had been arranged by the Emperor and the late Northern Guardian Prince when the latter still held immense military power in the north.
Even the royal family had to tread carefully before him.
To put the prince’s mind at ease, the Emperor had agreed to the engagement.
The plan was to hold the wedding once Zhao Wujian matured and stopped being so reckless.
But now that the Northern Guardian Prince was dead, who would still want to raise an immature man?
Outside, the murmurs continued.
“If the Zhao heir really loses this engagement, won’t he end up starving on the streets?”
“The prince’s estate may be huge, but it won’t last long if he keeps squandering it. Now that he’s been abandoned by the royal family, I doubt he’ll ever make a comeback.”
“I bet he’s going to shamelessly cling to the princess. Poor thing—such a beautiful flower wasted on a pile of dung.”
Hearing the gossip, Li Yunrui felt even more wronged.
“Zhao Wujian, I’ve made up my mind. If you’re really a man…”
Before she could finish, a strange voice suddenly echoed in her mind.
[This woman is seriously gorgeous, easily rivaling top-tier celebrities. Too bad I can only look and not touch—she belongs to Long Zhan, after all!]
[Thinking about how she’ll eventually bear four children for Long Zhan… tsk tsk, just a breeding tool.]
[What am I even thinking? Why did she stop mocking me? If she’d just keep insulting me, I could break off the engagement right away. I know the plot! As long as I stay away from Long Zhan’s women, I can live a carefree life in this world.]
Li Yunrui’s eyes widened in shock as she stared at Zhao Wujian.
She realized it—she could hear his inner thoughts!