The villainous bosses from their past lives have all been reborn.

Yuan Xiu leaped from the high building of the governor's mansion, his figure flashing a few times in the night sky as he headed towards the Yuan residence.

A bright moon peeked out from behind the clouds, its light illuminating the earth. Yuan Xiu's figure lingered in the air for a short time, occasionally falling back down. He caught a glimpse of the restored buildings and the patrolmen who had died in the aftershocks of his last encounter with Yuan Cai, and the sensations became increasingly clear.

The day has begun!

The dead and the destroyed buildings were restored to their original state at the moment of midnight.

Soon, Yuan Xiu arrived outside the Yuan residence and, upon seeing the wide gate, fell into deep thought.

Based on the existing clues, we can conclude that—

Yuan Cai possesses the ability to restart time and space; this ability must have been acquired after his rebirth.

Yuan Xiu doesn't yet know how this ability is activated, its range, or how many times it can be activated. But one thing is certain: he is not affected by this ability.

If that's the case, we can also deduce that Yuan Xiu was different from the ordinary people in Yanzhou City; once he died, he was probably truly dead.

Even if time and spacetime were to restart, he would never come back to life.

Thinking of this, Yuan Xiu narrowed her eyes.

Since he gained this ability after being reborn, he should logically possess it. Why hasn't Yuan Xiu sensed anything unusual over the past few years?

Just as Yuan Xiu was lamenting the injustice of fate, the gate of the Yuan residence opened, and Xiao Yi led the Yuan family's guards out.

Seeing Yuan Xiu standing outside, Xiao Yi seemed somewhat surprised, as if he had forgotten those unpleasant memories.

"Rokuro, what are you doing here?"

"Brother Xiao Yi, what are you doing?"

"The servant Jin San'er who brought you your meals is dead. The master was worried about your safety and sent me to bring you back! I didn't expect you to have already arrived!"

Has Jin San'er died again?

Yuan Xiu felt somewhat surprised, but without hesitation, she said:

"Quickly take me to see my uncle; I have important news to report!"

Regardless, the most urgent task is to find Yuan Cai. Yuan Cai has already died three times at his hands, and the intelligence gathered by him is growing ever larger. If he manages to go into hiding and make ample preparations, the next time could be very dangerous.

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The dim light illuminated an ugly face. Looking at Yuan Cai who had hurriedly arrived, the ugly man curled his lip in disapproval. However, this ugly man seemed to know Yuan Cai quite well, and asked:

"How many times have you died?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Cai did not conceal anything and said:

"three times!"

After listening, the ugly man remained silent and led Yuan Cai into the house.

The dry room was filled with a peculiar smell, a mixture of herbs and blood. After leading Yuan Cai into the room, the man casually said:

"You should stay here and hide for now!"

Yuan Cai, however, lacked that leisurely air and said:

"Lord Qiu, Yuan Liulang is looking for me everywhere. I'm afraid he won't be able to hide for long. Knowing his temperament, he won't give up until he finds me."

Lord Qiu listened, but did not take it seriously, saying:

"I told you long ago, Yuan Laoliu was the leader's prey, but you insisted on making a move ahead of time, disrupting the leader's strategy. Fortunately, you didn't come away empty-handed; you finally learned that Yuan Laoliu, like us, is a person destined for greatness with innate wisdom. Obtaining this information can be considered making amends with the leader!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Cai realized that Qiu Gong was completely unaware of the current situation and explained:

"Yuan Xiu's cultivation level has probably reached the Grandmaster level."

"So what? Lower Rank, Middle Rank, Upper Rank, Grandmaster—the ten realms of martial arts. Even if you reach the top, you're still just a mortal! Didn't you say that Old Man Yuan doesn't have any profound techniques?"

Yuan Cai nodded and said:

"That's true. I didn't sense any power resonating with me from him; otherwise, I wouldn't have been deceived by him for so long. But what exactly is this mystical technique?"

He possessed power, yet he didn't understand what power was. Although Yuan Cai had long been in league with the Demonic Sect, he was unaware of many of the sect's secrets.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Gong put down the stone pestle he had been using to grind ink, turned to Yuan Cai, and explained:

"The past life is over, and we are reborn in this life. At the moment we, the chosen ones, reappear in this world, some of us awaken unique powers. The leader and the elders named these mystical techniques. Afterward, the leader and the elders of the sect spent a lot of time exploring them and finally came to a consensus. The existing mystical techniques can be divided into five levels."

At this point, Lord Qiu slowly said:

"Dust awakens, rules are broken, fate is shattered, only the heart remains, and heaven's hatred prevails!"

Yuan Cai listened, seemingly lost in thought, and asked:

"So, what level is my profound skill?"

"Break your fate! Therefore, in my teachings, you too can be called a Breaker of Fate!"

Yuan Cai was somewhat surprised by Qiu Gong's words. He felt that his abilities were already extraordinary, yet he was only ranked third.

"And what about you?"

Upon hearing this, Lord Qiu's expression changed, but he still managed to utter the following words:

"No rules!"

Yuan Cai, seemingly oblivious to Qiu Gong's expression, continued to press:

"What is the realm of the First-Rank Heavenly Hatred?"

Qiu Gong was getting impatient and said:

"You don't need to know, just know that in the entire Northern Kingdom, only the sect leader possesses such a profound skill."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Cai felt a surge of intense desire for revenge and said:

"In that case, we should gather our men and kill Yuan Xiu!"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Gong stopped him, saying:

"Do you think possessing profound skills makes you invincible and able to act recklessly? If that were the case, my Northern army would have already marched south, flattened the capital of Great Zhou, and unified the world! Even mortals could now kill us. Besides, Yuan Laoliu is just like us, a man chosen by Heaven!"

Yuan Cai dared not refute, and asked:

"What should we do then?"

"You should stay hidden for now! Once things calm down, sneak out of Yanzhou City and we'll go back to the Northern Kingdom together. We've been here for two years already, and we've done pretty much everything we needed to."

Yuan Cai listened with some concern and said:

"We shall follow Lord Qiu's opinion!"

Qiu Gong gripped the pestle and continued pounding the medicine. A silence fell over the room.

Yuan Cai and this Qiu Gong were not close friends; they only joined forces because they both served the Demonic Sect. Now, the two were together. Qiu Gong didn't want to speak, and Yuan Cai didn't know what to say, so he could only say:

"Is there enough food here?"

"Don't worry, there's enough for you to eat."

"That's not what I meant. I killed the servant who prepared food and herbs for you, so if it's not enough, you should prepare more as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Gong was taken aback, then turned around and asked:

Why?

"This scoundrel betrayed his master for personal gain and has long been bribed by Yuan Laoliu. However, I don't completely trust him either, so please rest assured, Lord Qiu."

"You idiot! Who is Yuan Laoliu? Isn't this just admitting your guilt in front of him?" Qiu Gong was like an ant on a hot pan. "We can't stay here any longer, let's go!"

No sooner had Qiu Gong finished speaking than the door outside the room was blown open with a loud bang.

Yuan Xiu strolled in slowly from outside, and looking at the two of them, he smiled like a hunter who had found his prey:

"So it's you, Rat-Killer! Your name is quite fitting, you really love burrowing!"

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