The improved female villains regained their memories.

Guiguzi thought of that day again, the day he asked them about their aspirations.

So this kid has been up to no good since then. He really is starved for love. Fusu, Li Zhujun, Zhou Jinyu, Ye Buxin, they all misjudged him.

This is truly the most selfish, yet the greatest person.

May you live a life filled with love.

Yang Pingsheng, you've finally gotten what you wanted.

He reached out, pulled up the fishing rod, and sure enough, caught nothing.

He patted himself and stood up: "I'm not fishing anymore, I'm going home."

Yang Pingsheng quickly stood up: "Master, are you leaving already?"

"Ah."

"Stay with me a little longer."

"Get out, get out! Let your wife go with you. You've already collected so much love, isn't that enough?"

"It's like this, Master. I just counted, and among all the loves I've given you, it seems like I'm really missing the master-disciple bond. I'm always the villainous master, but no villain has ever been my master. How about I find a way to give you a villainous destiny, and then you..."

boom.

Guiguzi kicked him, instantly shoving this new world's will, the sole ruler, into the river.

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Today was truly a strange day.

Su Murong skipped court, and so did everyone else, even the current prime minister and the newly returned adventurers.

Not only that, but today we were supposed to discuss the preparations for the Guardian Heaven Sect, but unexpectedly, the sisters Ling Tiandu and Ling Tianxin, who are the leaders of the Guardian Heaven Sect, also skipped the court.

Xu Weibang was in a real bind, especially after seeing the leave requests they submitted in unison; his face darkened.

What are all these people doing?

Ignoring them, Xu Weibang waved his hand, signaling the start of today's morning court session.

He hadn't expected that all those who had asked for leave were in the same place.

In a pavilion not far from Fairy Valley in the suburbs.

Wen Shihan stepped forward.

Behind her were Luo Benmo, Xu Anlu, Xu Anyin, and Su Murong.

Inside the pavilion, Song Panning, Jiang Mochang, Li Chumo, and Shi Guijia were already seated. Song Panning, in the middle, slightly raised her eyes, saw the five people walking up, and smiled slightly.

"Please have a seat, everyone."

No sooner had she finished speaking than a voice rang out from the side: "So it's so lively here. Aren't you going to court? Are you classmates having fun in private?"

It is the jealousy of the heavens.

She stood beside the pavilion, smiling with her hands behind her back. Ling Tianxin shrank behind her, looking at the villains in the pavilion with some fear.

"Sister, I cast a divination today, and it's the first line of the Stripping Hexagram." She said timidly, "They're classmates and close friends, so what if they skipped class? Why did we come along?"

Ling Tiandu didn't answer; he just stood there, smiling as he looked at the crowd below.

Someone in the pavilion burst into laughter first, and then everyone joined in. The laughter startled the birds roosting on the mountain, their dark plumage spreading out in the morning sun.

“We have some private matters to attend to today. General Tianju is welcome to come as well. Please make yourself at home.” Song Panning cupped her hands and said, “There isn’t enough space in the pavilion, so please stand there, General.”

Ling Tiandu nodded and agreed with a smile.

Everyone present was laughing, except for Luo Benmo. She sat there with a cold face, scanning everyone around her.

"Aren't you being hypocritical?"

She said, "If you want to fight or do something else, just say it. I don't have the patience for that."

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A heart of a serpent, a smile that hides a dagger, honeyed words that conceal a dagger, a Buddha's mouth that is a snake's heart, a beautiful woman who brings disaster, a jackal's heart, a wolf's gaze that sees through a kite's eyes, poison as venomous as a bee or scorpion, beautiful bones that can be turned into blades, a smile that brews poison, tears that temper a cold edge, lips and teeth that are frosty, eyes that hide karmic fire, gentleness that binds and kills, blood-embroidered silk robes, needles hidden in ashes.

All you villains, are you done acting?

Ladies and gentlemen, are we not going to perform anymore?

Are you not going to act anymore?

well.

Very good. Very good. Very good. Very good. Very good.

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The laughter stopped.

The sisterly affection and camaraderie were gone; flames of vicious hatred filled the air. Even though they had indeed shared a close relationship for over a decade and memories of growing up together, those memories were quickly overshadowed by more and more.

Luo Benmo's words stirred up a torrent of memories. Everyone glared at each other, but Su Murong, with a smile, picked up the teapot on the table, poured tea into a cup, and handed it to Luo Benmo.

"Look, my elder sister still has such a fiery temper. I think the world is at peace now, and there are no enemies we need to fight. We're all family, why fight and kill each other..."

Luo Benmo looked at her coldly, refusing to take the teacup she offered, and said in a cold voice, "My intuition tells me I can't drink this. You've poisoned it."

Su Murong was stunned for a moment: "I didn't, I wouldn't do that..."

She suddenly realized something and turned to look at Song Panning.

Song Panning smiled and said, "I prepared the teacup, but I swear I didn't poison it. Su Murong, don't be afraid to admit what you did."

"Go to hell, you heartless woman, how could you frame me like this?"

Su Murong angrily raised his teacup and smashed it at Song Panning.

The Azure Sky in his arms suddenly poked its head out, its demonic aura extinguishing the teacup, and it angrily spat its tongue at Su Murong.

"Hahahaha." Li Chumo slammed his fist on the table and laughed loudly: "Aren't you all tired of this? We've finally reached an agreement and come this far, and now we're all enemies. We're all villains, and we're all people who won't back down. If you get a little more, I get a little less. At a time like this, do you still expect civilized negotiations?"

“That’s right.” Xu Anyin hid behind Xu Anlu and shouted, “What kind of skill is poisoning? If you’re so capable, fight me head-on.”

She and her sister are both in a relationship, so this advantage is on her side.

"Xiao Yin," Xu Anlu said calmly, "I won't help you this time."

"Oh, is that so?"

Xu Anyin suddenly made a move, his arm enveloped in fire spirit energy, and struck Xu Anlu's head.

Xu Anlu grabbed her wrist with her other hand.

The two sisters were the first to start fighting.

“Actually, we can talk,” Jiang Mochang said. “After all, we’ve been through so much together, so it’s only natural that…”

Shi Guijia calmly said from the side, "Okay, you can be the mistress."

The table suddenly cracked.

Countless talismans appeared around the pavilion. Jiang Mochang's forehead veins bulged, and he looked at Shi Guijia with a twisted expression: "What did you say? Shi Guijia, say it again."

"I told you to get as far away as you can." Several magical artifacts rose up, protecting Shi Guijia, and she wore a ferocious smile: "Ugly freak, are you deaf?"

As spiritual energy surged, Luo Benmo directly used his spiritual energy source, and in an instant, dark clouds filled the sky.

The blue sky transformed into a giant python, and the pavilion collapsed with a deafening roar.

Song Panning stood atop Qing Tian's head, looking down at the villains below, and raised her finger.

"It seems we've reached an agreement."

A large formation was deployed, isolating the inside from the outside.

She grinned menacingly and said, "Come on, no one will discover this grand formation containing rules. Let's fight to the very end."

"Only by winning over that person can you be the first to go to him."

Spiritual energy surged, chaos roared, and within the great formation, heaven and earth were overturned.

Ling Tianxin was stunned. What was wrong with these people? Had they suddenly gone mad?

She tried to pull her sister away, but saw her sister also clench her fists and walk forward.

She screamed in fright, "Sis, what are you doing?"

Ling Tiandu turned his head slightly and returned Ling Tianxin's sinister smile.

"Just like them, fight to the very end."

"After all, I'm part of the villains too."

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Half a stick of rouge marks the old vow; in the depths of lamp ash, one recognizes a past life.

Where the nine layers of brocade and silk have been burned to ashes, the sound of moths flying towards swords still lingers.

They've changed? Ha!

They've improved? Ha!!

They've fixed it? Haha!!!

Isn't this festering rouge scabbing over?

This dead ember... hasn't it reignited?!

Has it changed? Has it improved?

No, no, no!

They've always been like that, and they'll always be like that!

Their nature is entangled, they are immortal and indestructible.

Remember, remember, remember quickly!

Remember your identity, recognize your true nature!

And so, a lifetime of joy!

Chapter Zero: Yes, it's been a long time.