Villain: Fairy, please offer your loyalty

Thanks to Ye Chen's tireless efforts, coupled with Gu Fan's already high-profile style, Gu Fan's reputation as "the number one villain in the cultivation world" quickly spread far and wide.

......

Yunlan Sect, Imperial Palace.

When Gu Fan heard the report from his subordinate, a Golden Immortal, he was not angry at all; instead, he laughed so hard he almost fell over.

"Hahaha! This Ye Chen is a real talent! I was just worried about my villain stats increasing too slowly, and he actually offered to help me get defeated?"

While enjoying the grapes that Xiao Ling'er had peeled, Gu Fan said to the system, "System, I give Ye Chen full marks for this propaganda war."

Just then.

A system notification sounded.

[Ding! A new Lady of Destiny has been detected approaching!]

Name: Jiang Qingge

[Identity: Holy Maiden of Cihang Jingzhai, the foremost holy site in Zhongzhou; one of the main heroines in the original novel]

[Personality: Compassionate, overly saintly, extremely naive (easily deceived)]

[Current objective: To believe the rumors and come to influence the host]

"Oh, the Holy Mother has arrived?"

Gu Fan's eyes lit up.

This is his favorite type of female lead.

Because it's so moisturizing.

As soon as the words were spoken, a clear and ethereal voice resounded throughout the Yunlan Sect, carrying with it a righteous and awe-inspiring aura:

"Primordial Holy Son Gu Fan! I, Jiang Qingge, have heard of your perverse actions in the mortal realm and have come to advise you to repent!"

"Lay down your butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot. As long as you are willing to give away all your wealth and release those innocent women, I, this humble Taoist priest, am willing to chant scriptures for you for forty-nine days to wash away your sins!"

Inside the main hall.

Nalan Yanran and Xiao Ling'er exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of speechlessness in each other's eyes.

Are there really such naive and innocent people out there these days?

"Let her in," Gu Fan waved his hand.

"Today, I, the Holy Son, will give this Holy Maiden a vivid lesson in social practice."

A moment later, a stunningly beautiful woman dressed in white, holding a whisk, and radiating a holy glow, gracefully entered.

Her appearance was pure and ethereal, otherworldly, like a fairy who had stepped out of a painting.

However, at this moment, the fairy was frowning, looking at Gu Fan with a pained expression:

"Young Master Gu, you also come from a prestigious family, so why do you commit such heinous acts? Forcibly abducting women and bullying others with your power—do you even have the concept of 'morality' in your heart?"

Gu Fan didn't rush to refute, but slowly stood up and walked to Jiang Qingge.

"So you're Saintess Jiang, right? You're saying I've committed heinous crimes?"

Gu Fan smiled.

"Is your so-called justice just standing on a moral high ground and pointing fingers? Have you ever witnessed real human suffering?"

Jiang Qingge was taken aback: "I have been cultivating in the mountains since childhood. Although I have not been deeply involved in worldly affairs, I still know good and evil..."

"Alright, stop reciting."

Gu Fan interrupted her, and with a wave of his hand, the surrounding scenery instantly changed.

The once magnificent palace has vanished, replaced by a desolate landscape of barren land and countless starving corpses.

This is of course not real; it is a super illusion created by Gu Fan using the magic weapon given to him by his father—called "Les Misérables".

"Where...where is this?"

Jiang Qingge's face immediately turned pale.

She saw ragged old people gnawing on tree bark, emaciated children scrambling for food in the mud, and countless ordinary people dying in despair.

This was like a nuclear bomb-level visual shock to the saintess who had been pampered since childhood and had only ever seen cranes and spiritual herbs.

"This is a corner of the Cangyun Continent."

Gu Fan stood with his hands behind his back, his face filled with compassion.

"Saintess Jiang, you keep talking about justice and moral reform. Then tell me, can your Buddhist teachings feed them? Can your doctrines help them survive?"

Jiang Qingge could barely hold onto the whisk in her hand.

"I...I can go begging for alms to help them..."

"Begging for alms? That's only a few coins!"

Gu Fan chuckled and suddenly pulled out a black card that radiated golden light from his pocket.

"Your so-called justice can't save them, but my spirit stone can."

"There are 100 million top-grade immortal crystals in here."

"With just a word from me, this money can be transformed into food, medicine, and houses, saving millions of people in this illusion... no, in this world."

Jiang Qingge stared blankly at the card, her worldview beginning to crumble.

Faced with absolute wealth, her utopian theory appears so pale and powerless.

"Do you want to save people?"

Gu Fan leaned close to her ear, his voice filled with seduction.

Do you want to do truly great good?

"Sign a master-servant contract with me. As long as you become my personal maid for three years, I will immediately donate this 100 million immortal crystals to charity."

"You traded three years of your freedom for the lives of millions. Saintess Jiang, this is true 'boundless love,' this is true 'If I don't go to hell, who will?'"

Jiang Qingge was caught in an extreme internal struggle.

On one side are the strict rules and regulations of the holy land, and on the other side are the lives of millions of people.

Ultimately, her overflowing maternal instincts prevailed.

She looked at the suffering people around her, tears welling in her eyes, and then looked at Gu Fan with a resolute expression:

"Okay! I'll sign!"

"If you can save them, this humble Taoist priest... this humble Taoist priest is willing to serve you like a slave!"

Gu Fan laughed inwardly, but put on a touched expression on his face, and immediately took out the contract of servitude that he had prepared beforehand:

"The Holy Maiden is truly righteous! Come, just put your handprint here, I'll take care of the rest."

Watching Jiang Qingge press her red fingerprint on the contract of indenture with trembling hands, Gu Fan barely managed to suppress a laugh.

What kind of saintess is this?

This is practically a case of someone slipping through the net of nine-year compulsory education!

They're so easy to fool!

"Alright, the contract is in effect."

Gu Fan put away the contract, and the surroundings returned to the luxurious palace.

Jiang Qingge was stunned: "What about the refugees?"

"Oh, I've already sent people to rescue them."

Gu Fan made up a story off the top of his head.

Then he pulled Jiang Qingge, who was still in a daze, into his arms and waved to Nalan Yanran and Xiao Ling'er, who were not far away:

"Come on, let me introduce you. This is our new sister. From now on, we should all be honest with each other and get along well."

"As for that kid Ye Chen..."

Gu Fan thought to himself.

"If he knew that the sacred and inviolable Holy Maiden of the Righteous Path in his heart had already sold herself to me, I wonder if he would be so angry that he would explode on the spot?"

......

The next morning.

Sunlight streamed through the pearl-embroidered gauze curtains and fell upon the dragon bed.

"Holy Son, it's time to change your clothes..."

A soft, gentle voice, tinged with shyness, rang in my ears.

Gu Fan opened his eyes groggily, and what came into view was a beautiful face that was now flushed with a blush.

It was Jiang Qingge, the Holy Maiden of Zhongzhou, who had been spouting "righteousness and persuasion" just a few days ago, but had now changed into a maid's outfit.

She held a jade basin for washing in her hands, and knelt obediently by the bed, her head bowed. Where was the aloof demeanor of a righteous saintess?

"hiss……"

Gu Fan tried to sit up, but felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

"Tsk, I was careless."

Gu Fan rubbed his kidneys, inwardly complaining.

It's still a bit of a stretch that the damaged spiritual root hasn't been fully repaired!

Xiao Ling'er looks so delicate and weak, but I never expected her to have such a strong physique after awakening the bloodline of the ancient clan.

And then there's this Saintess Jiang, who thinks, "If I don't go to hell, who will?"

"Is this what it means to experience pain and pleasure simultaneously?"