The improved female villains regained their memories.

Luo Benmo lay there, letting the raindrops fall on her.

She felt as if her heart had died.

From birth until now, she has asked herself if she has done her best. She wants to be a good daughter, a good friend, and even a good older sister.

However, her father, friends, and brother ultimately failed to fulfill their responsibilities.

The father is not like a father.

Friends are not like friends.

The younger brother doesn't look like a younger brother.

"The one who's wrong... isn't me, it's them."

"I've done my best," Luo Benmo told herself. No matter what position she was in, she had always done her best.

But why, why was her fate so tragic?

Just because of that fortune teller's comment that I was born evil?

I've done my best, so why is it still evil?

The heart is ashamed.

Just then, a cry rang out across the sky.

"Sister... Waaah, sister..."

The heart was revived.

She struggled, limping, and walked toward the sound of crying.

The child sat on the ground, his body scattered around him, the air thick with the stench of burning flesh.

He was probably only three years old, all alone, with no one around him.

Luo Benmo was also all alone; everyone around him was gone.

"If you're willing, I'll be your older sister from now on. I won't abandon you."

As if possessed, she uttered those words.

"I mean what I say."

She did it every time.

Be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good older sister.

She did it all.

But why?

Luo Benmo got out of bed.

On the bed, Yang Pingsheng clutched his neck in pain, panting.

She didn't look back again and walked out.

When she looks up at the starry sky, her vision gets lost in the starry sky.

What is evil?

She has figured it out.

Throughout her journey, as a daughter, friend, sister, and now the leader of the mountain stronghold, she has done her best. She has played her role well, but there are always others who cannot play their corresponding roles well.

They don't value promises, don't understand their status and position, and can't play their roles well.

A father should act like a father.

Children should act like children.

An older sister should act like an older sister.

A younger brother should act like a younger brother.

A leader should act like a leader.

Subordinates should act like subordinates.

To go against these proper ways and to break one's own promises is evil.

Luo Benmo prides himself on keeping his word and playing his role well, therefore, others must also play their roles well.

"Hahaha...hahahahaha, hahahahahahaha!!!"

Dark clouds once again obscured the stars.

The thunder dragon rolled, and Luo Benmo laughed wildly, looking up at the sky.

How foolish I am! I've been so foolish to dwell on those few trivial questions for so many years.

What is evil?

Evil is when people don't value their promises and don't play their roles in the world properly!

what is love?

People value their promises and play their roles well in this world; that is love!

What is a promise?

To keep one's word and only say what is appropriate for the role one plays—that is a promise!

For example, in a family, if the father doesn't do what a father should do, the mother doesn't do what a mother should do, and the children don't do what children should do, then the family will break apart, and evil will be born.

Conversely, if every member of the family does their part, they will naturally live in harmony, love each other, and love will naturally blossom.

Parents say things that are appropriate for their role as parents, and children say things that are appropriate for their role as children. In this way, everyone will naturally keep their word, and that is what a promise is!

The answer is so simple.

The fortune teller was wrong, terribly wrong. The villains weren't Luo Benmo, but her parents, her friends, her brother, and those ignorant mortals!

Restoring everything to normalcy and letting everyone play their role well—that is the greatest good and the greatest love!

Thunder roared in the night sky.

The ferocious expression on Luo Benmo's face disappeared, and he returned to his usual calm demeanor.

She turned and went inside, where she found a whip.

Lying in bed, Yang Pingsheng was a little scared. In the dark night, he could only see a blurry figure walking towards him: "...Sister?"

"Little brother, I just hurt you. I'm sorry. I didn't do what I should have done."

Snapped!

A crisp slap.

Luo Benmo's left cheek swelled up quickly, and a trace of blood even trickled from the corner of his mouth, demonstrating the force of the blow.

"But you haven't done what you should have done as a younger brother either."

The whip, with a whooshing sound, struck Yang Pingsheng hard on the body.

"what!"

He gasped in pain and couldn't help but cry out.

"As a younger brother, you should always care about your older sister, not some beggar."

You should put me first, understand?

As Luo Benmo spoke, the whip in his hand struck through the air once more, turning into afterimages.

"what!!"

It hurt, it hurt so much. Luo Benmo's whip was imbued with lightning spiritual energy, and every lash caused Yang Pingsheng excruciating pain.

Luo Benmo's reasons were utterly absurd; from choking him to whipping him, she used the same excuse. Yang Pingsheng didn't even have time to think about why his sister was suddenly acting this way.

"Sister, please stop hitting me," Yang Pingsheng pleaded almost desperately. "Can't we talk this out properly?"

The whip stopped, and Luo Benmo looked at him: "Do you know your mistake?"

"I……"

“You don’t know, you don’t even know the evil in yourself.” Disappointment appeared on Luo Benmo’s face. “No, little brother, this won’t do.”

They started fighting again while they were talking.

She knew she had to correct her brother's evil ways.

This is her responsibility.

It was also her love and kindness.

Chapter Sixteen: Unyielding

The branches outside the window sprouted new buds, still glistening with last night's dew. Yang Pingsheng exhaled, changed into a long, light green robe. The robe was made of expensive, comfortable fabric, and suited the thirteen-year-old Yang Pingsheng perfectly.

The system's voice sounded: "If all else fails, give up."

From the moment Luo Benmo changed that year until now, Yang Pingsheng has not only failed to change Luo Benmo, but has been completely controlled by him. Various red tape, rules, and regulations, even down to the details of what should and shouldn't be said, are in place; failure to comply results in beatings. Since absorbing Gu Tianran's spiritual root, Luo Benmo has become increasingly morbid, and Yang Pingsheng has suffered greatly at his hands over the years.

Gu Tianran's death enraged Gu Bixuan, the city lord of Lingquan City. He ordered a thorough investigation, but ultimately came to nothing. Luo Benmo had been acting under the guise of Liu Mazi, and since the killer of Gu Tianran was a short man, and from other people's perspectives, Liu Mazi had no reason to kill Gu Tianran, no one suspected Luo Benmo.

Meanwhile, Luo Benmo himself took advantage of the opportunity to expand his power and build up his den of villains.

For those evildoers, Luo Benmo's actions may not necessarily be oppressive. The reason it may not be oppressive is that all the rules Luo Benmo establishes are accepted wholeheartedly by the evildoers, even to their delight. As long as you accept her rules and her role, all your evil deeds are insignificant compared to her influence; Luo Benmo will protect you.

The reputation of this den of villains grew louder and louder, attracting criminals, bandits, and notorious thieves from the imperial court to travel great distances to seek refuge there.

Luo Benmo simply revised the rules again. No matter if you are a good person or a bad person, a gentleman or a villain, as long as you abide by Luo Benmo's rules, you will receive her protection.

The gang of villains has rapidly expanded its influence and now numbers 100,000.

They not only seized control of the entire Hengduan Mountains, but also brought the surrounding villages and towns under their sphere of influence. Currently, only Lingquan City remains outside the clutches of these villains.

The system has seen it all over the years, which is why it advised Yang Pingsheng to give up. It knows what he's going to do, but it's extremely pessimistic about his chances.

"Let me try."

Yang Pingsheng looked at himself in the bronze mirror, his face solemn: "Otherwise, I will not be satisfied."