LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 1:
Chapter 1: The Villain Takes It to the Next Level!
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Shen Anyu stared at the bright red stain on the pristine white bedsheet, lost in thought.
In his previous life, Shen Anyu was just an ordinary college graduate—another overworked employee trying to scrape together enough for a house and dowry.
His few sources of relaxation were reading novels and watching short videos before bed, sometimes even brushing up on calculus.
One day, he picked up a novel titled “The Master Descends the Mountain: My Stunning Sister-in-Law”. The author had mastered the essence of Cao Xueqin’s emotional depth!
As the plot reached its most thrilling, heart-pounding moment, Shen Anyu accidentally knocked over a cup of water, got electrocuted, and died—only to be reborn into the very world of that novel.
It had only been two and a half days since Shen Anyu unlocked the secret of his reincarnation and regained the memories of his past life.
This time, he wasn’t just a regular guy struggling his whole life for a house. No—his background was unimaginably prestigious.
From the moment he was born, he stood at a height that billions could only dream of for ten lifetimes!
His surname Shen came from the Shen family of Yanxia, and his given name Anyu contained the An from the An family—both of which were national-level aristocratic clans!
Only the most elite families could be named after the nation itself.
Families like the Xiao family from Modu or the Xiao family from the Imperial Capital were nothing in comparison—mere minor players.
Even overseas, anyone with a bit of knowledge would be in awe at the mention of the Shen and An families of Yanxia.
The Shen family of Yanxia—
A dynasty of wealth and power that had survived for a millennium through numerous regime changes without ever falling!
His grandfather was a founding elder of the nation, long settled in Beihai.
His grandmother was the head of the National Academy of Sciences in the capital, with students and protégés all over the world.
His father held a central position in the Imperial Capital, overseeing state affairs.
His mother controlled the massive Shen Consortium, worth trillions.
And her family? Equally terrifying.
The An family of Yanxia—
His maternal grandfather was a national pillar of defense, a true soul of the military!
His grandmother was the heir to a hidden sect, with unfathomable strength.
His aunt was a female war goddess, the head instructor of the top-tier special forces unit “Fire Phoenix,” and had been granted a general’s rank!
His uncle was a financial tycoon. A single word from him could shake global markets.
His aunt-in-law was a world-renowned musician.
His eldest cousin was the nation’s goddess and a global superstar with countless awards and hundreds of millions of fans.
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Every relative in his family was either incredibly rich or extraordinarily powerful!
Shen Anyu was a true blue-blooded heir, born into a family of unmatched wealth and power!
And among the third generation of the Shen and An families, there were hardly any male descendants—only daughters—making Shen Anyu as precious as Jia Baoyu, born with jade in his mouth.
Naturally, the Shen and An families adored him beyond measure!
With his status, even the most elite heirs and heiresses of the capital would respectfully call him “Brother Shen” and never dare to cross him—let alone offend him!
Unfortunately…
Though he should’ve lived a life of luxury and leisure, Shen Anyu eventually ended up with his family destroyed, becoming a tragic stepping stone crushed under the foot of the novel’s protagonist, Ye Yan.
“Heh… thank goodness I recovered the memories of my past life. Otherwise, I’d be the laughingstock of the world. Who else could lose with a dragon riding on their face?!”
Shen Anyu’s eyes glinted coldly with a sneer forming at the corners of his lips.
The Ye family from Modu, where Ye Yan belonged, was considered a top-tier family on the rise.
But five years ago, Ye Yan’s father overreached and tried to compete with the Shen Consortium for a new district project worth hundreds of billions.
Naturally, he was no match for Shen Anyu’s mother.
But when the deal fell through, Ye Yan’s father took a desperate and insane step—he tried to assassinate Shen Anyu’s mother by orchestrating a car accident.
Fortunately for her, he didn’t know that she came from a lineage of martial arts masters and had incredible strength. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
When the Shen and An families learned the truth, they flew into a rage.
That very night, the once-thriving Ye family of Modu collapsed. Its members scattered like frightened monkeys falling from a tree!
With nowhere to turn, Ye Yan’s father burned down the Ye family mansion in despair, almost wiping out the entire family.
Ye Yan barely escaped with his life. But instead of dying, he was saved by a mysterious master, who taught him peerless martial arts and countless powerful skills.
Five years later, with those skills in hand and backed by his master’s enormous organization—Netherworld Hall—Ye Yan descended the mountain. He began his revenge tour, humiliating everyone, crushing the Shen and An families under his feet, surrounded by beauties, and climbing to the top of the world!
Of course, one major criticism readers had about The Master Descends the Mountain: My Stunning Sister-in-Law was that even after over 2,000 chapters, the novel ended with Ye Yan still being a cuckold.
That left countless readers absolutely stunned.
Ahem… Shen Anyu had read a different version provided by an enthusiastic fan…
“Ye Yan, oh Ye Yan, the one who burned your entire family to the ground was your own father, yet you vow eternal vengeance against the Shen and An families? Are you mentally challenged?”
Shen Anyu couldn’t help but feel baffled by Ye Yan.
Wasn’t the Ye family’s downfall entirely their own fault?
And wasn’t it Ye Yan’s father who burned the place down, killing almost everyone?
Yet Ye Yan harbored hatred against the Shen and An families, spent five years training like a madman on the mountain, all to wipe them out?
There was no reasoning with a lunatic like that.
What worried Shen Anyu even more was that he had only regained his memories two and a half days ago—and Ye Yan’s descent from the mountain was rapidly approaching.
There was barely any time left to prepare.
Facing a protagonist blessed by fate, with peerless martial skills and command over Netherworld Hall, Shen Anyu felt the pressure.
But he wasn’t one to sit around and wait to die. He immediately started preparing.
He alerted his father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, maternal grandfather, maternal grandmother, aunt—every key member of the family.
The Shen and An families didn’t care about Ye Yan. In their eyes, even the Ye family at its peak was one sentence away from being crushed.
But out of love for Shen Anyu, they still put up their guard.
What’s more, Shen Anyu made a bold move. He decided to take away the most important woman in Ye Yan’s life—the first female lead of the novel—Lin Keqing!
Though he had only regained his memories two and a half days ago, that was more than enough time for Shen Anyu.
In fact, all it took was one sentence.
“Lin Keqing, you don’t want anything to happen to your family, do you?”
He remembered saying that—and the way Lin Keqing’s face turned pale in shock, her beautiful features filled with dread.
Shen Anyu found it almost amusing.
He wasn’t the kind of person to wait passively for death.
Of course, he wasn’t threatening her—that was too boring. It was just a deal. Yes, a deal!
Click.
The bathroom door creaked open, and a stunningly beautiful woman with a charming, seductive face walked out.
She was none other than Lin Keqing, the “stunning sister-in-law” whom Ye Yan pined for!
Her pearly teeth bit into her red lips. Even though she was furious and aggrieved, her delicate peach-blossom eyes were filled with emotion as she looked at Shen Anyu.
Her voice trembled, “A gentleman keeps his word. A promise is a promise!”
“Young Master Shen, I’ve done what you asked.”
“You must now keep your promise and save the Lin family!”
The Lin family was only a second-tier family in Modu, with assets worth about ten billion.
Five years ago, when their in-laws—the Ye family—collapsed, the Lin family was heavily affected and had been declining ever since.
Just two days ago, they were targeted with malicious short-selling and were on the brink of bankruptcy.
With no other choice, and to save her family, Lin Keqing had to accept Shen Anyu’s terms.
Deep down, her kind and gentle heart couldn’t bear to see her loved ones fall into despair.
Shen Anyu smiled faintly, picked up his phone, gave a few instructions, and then looked back at Lin Keqing.
“It’s done. As long as I’m here, no one will touch the Lin family.”
Lin Keqing visibly relaxed and forced a small smile.
What she didn’t see was the flicker of amusement in Shen Anyu’s eyes.
Because the one who had ordered the attack on the Lin family… was Shen Anyu himself!
If there’s no need for a deal—create one! Why resort to threats?
With just one command, he had driven a billion-dollar company to the brink of ruin. That was the power of true elite nobility!
As he looked at Lin Keqing, Shen Anyu thought darkly—what kind of face would the heaven-blessed Ye Yan make when he descended from the mountain and found out all this?
It would surely be… very entertaining.