The Empress Wants Me Dead Every Day (Novel)

Lin Ming wakes up in a world of court intrigue holding his father's inheritance: absolute power, universal hatred, and a very short life expectancy. His plan is simple — play the harmless wastrel and stay alive. Then the system arrives with one rule. Anger the Empress. Get stronger. Every time Ye Qinghuan loses her composure, he levels up — martial spirit root, the Blind Swordsman's legacy, each reward stranger than the last. Lin Ming isn't running anymore. If the world wants a villain, he'll be the worst one it has ever had.