Wang Hai accidentally transmigrates into a book, becoming the villain Marquis Zhongyi. At the start, due to court disputes, he raids and confiscates the forces of the protagonist Xiao Fan's clan, accidentally activating the Destiny Villain System. Relying on his foreknowledge of the original plot, he moves step by step, intercepting opportunities from all sides, and capturing miraculous arts and rare treasures such as the Xuanyang Undying Skill, the Demon-Brewing Pot, and the Soul-Breaking Divine Pupils. He meets and accompanies extraordinary women like Xiao Liyue, Lin Ruoxue, and Ao Ling'er. Maneuvering among multiple factions including the empress, the state preceptor, and vassal kings, he clashes and plays chess with various chosen sons of destiny, stirring up the winds and clouds of the world in the guise of a villain, and forging a counter-attack path of rising against the current.