The improved female villains regained their memories.

"Outside."

He opened the window, and a spring breeze blew in.

Luo Benmo was on a tree outside, carefully passing the food he was holding into a bird's nest.

Several baby birds chirped and poked their heads out, pecking at the food in Luo Benmo's hand.

The spring breeze made his silver hair dance, and Luo Benmo's face was filled with a happy smile.

Yang Pingsheng looked at it and suddenly spoke up: "...Isn't this pretty good?"

The system's voice rose eight octaves: "Seriously, bro? You're overflowing with sympathy again?"

"……No."

"What do you mean you don't have it? You clearly do. Your next sentence will definitely be 'Let's just forget about it.'"

"……May I?"

"Of course not, boss. Get this straight, Luo Benmo is a born villain. You've forgotten all the things she did, haven't you?"

“I haven’t forgotten, but…”

He was speechless.

Those suppressed emotions have dissipated, and he realized this as the system awoke.

last step.

The final blockade.

"Stop being indecisive, my brother."

The system's voice announced the verdict.

"Let's put this last shackle on our heads and then head to another world."

The final shackle - the cave of suffering.

The Suffering Cave has two parts: the front part is specifically for imprisoning demonic cultivators and criminals, while the back part is a naturally formed tunnel.

These tunnels are located underground and are intricately connected. They are inhabited by underground mythical beasts and also give rise to some secret treasures.

In the final year, Yang Pingsheng brought Luo Benmo to the Suffering Cave.

In the fourth year, the problem with the Soul-Imbuing Array was solved. The Immortal Sword Sect found something to replace the Sword Soul Heart, and Luo Benmo no longer needed to go there every month.

Subsequently, a huge disagreement erupted within the Immortal Sword Sect regarding Luo Benmo's arrangements. Ling Feizi, along with Fairy Liuli, strongly defended Luo Benmo, and in the end, the Immortal Sword Sect Master reluctantly agreed to Ling Feizi's proposal. After all, Luo Benmo's spiritual root was already destroyed, and the remnants of the Bloodthirsty Clan had been mostly eliminated, so he simply gave Ling Feizi face.

Gu Tianzhen attempted to assassinate Luo Benmo multiple times, but was stopped each time by Ling Feizi. The girl roared and questioned her master about why, then turned and left, citing an upcoming mission as the reason, almost severing ties with her master.

Luo Benqing followed Gu Tianzhen the whole time. He seemed to only care about Gu Tianzhen, and he neither asked about nor cared much about his older sister Luo Benmo.

Upon arriving at the Cave of Suffering, Consort Ling was standing there. She pressed a mechanism, and the stone door slowly opened.

The deep passage was revealed. Yang Pingsheng had long ago asked Ling Feizi to clear out all the criminals inside. Now, it was deep, quiet, and empty.

Luo Benmo stood next to Yang Pingsheng, holding his hand tightly.

"Master, are you really sure?" Ling Feizi asked from the side.

He glanced at Consort Ling, nodded, and condensed a fragment of light in his palm, handing it to her.

"This is the last thing. From now on, I have nothing more to teach you."

Consort Ling accepted it, and as if sensing something in the depths of her being, she smiled:

"This is probably the last time we'll see each other."

"Ah."

"Understood. I will follow your instructions. From now on, the Cave of Suffering will be a forbidden area of ​​the Immortal Sword Sect, and no one will be allowed to approach it."

Thank you.

Consort Ling has left.

Before leaving, she looked intently at Yang Pingsheng's face, as if trying to remember him.

This boy, who gave her a glimpse into profound mysteries, a boy with a melancholic air, she wanted to remember him.

She knew she would eventually forget him.

Goodbye, Ling Feizi murmured, glanced one last time at the uneasy Luo Benmo, and then left completely.

A breeze blew, and sunlight shone. Yang Pingsheng held Luo Benmo's hand and asked, "Are you scared, sister?"

Luo Benmo shook his head: "I'm not afraid."

As long as she was with Yang Pingsheng, she was not afraid of anywhere.

"Then let's go in."

"it is good."

The deep tunnels are dark, where sunlight cannot penetrate.

Long, long ago, a ten-year-old girl, carrying a three-year-old boy on her back, walked step by step into a dark, dense forest where sunlight could not penetrate.

"What's your name?"

"Yang... Ping... Sheng".

"My name is Luo Benmo. Remember, from now on, I am your older sister. Call me sister."

"sister……"

“I will not abandon you. This is my promise to you. Luo Benmo will never abandon Yang Pingsheng. I mean what I say.”

She kept her word; whether in the mountains, in the den of villains, or in Lingquan City, Luo Benmo would never abandon Yang Pingsheng.

But Yang Pingsheng could not do it.

"My life."

"What's wrong, sister?"

Will we always be together?

Yes, we will always be together.

The stone gate slammed shut with a loud rumble, cutting off the sunlight.

The boy and girl stepped into darkness once again.

The darkness that is destined to end.

---

The two settled down in the cave of suffering.

When Consort Ling was relocating the criminals, she also renovated this place. There are stone beds, bronze mirrors, and a spiritual spring formed underground.

A stone gate separates the area behind it; further in lies the deepest part of the Suffering Cave, a maze of passages where earth beasts roam and it's easy to get lost.

Lingfeizi specially set aside a space to raise mud piglets and mud grass. The mud piglets ate only mud, and the mud grass could grow without sunlight; the siblings survived on this food.

Fire cannot be started underground, but that doesn't matter, as Lingfeizi left behind a large amount of Flaming Sun Stones in the Cave of Suffering. Lighting and fire-making both depend on this.

Life underground was dull, but Luo Benmo was very happy. He spent his days quietly playing with the wood carvings made by Yang Pingsheng.

In the final year, in the darkness where no one was around, the siblings huddled together as if the whole world belonged to them.

"elder sister."

"Ok?"

"Let's take a walk."

The Suffering Cave is very large; if you mark your way, you won't get lost.

The two walked silently through the passage, their eyes meeting only thick mud. Occasionally, a small dark shadow would flash by, making grunting noises to identify itself as a mud pig, which would then become the siblings' dinner.

Yang Pingsheng pursed his lips, recalling the past, his face softening.

"elder sister."

"Ok?"

"You're the one who keeps your promises the most, aren't you?"

"Ok!"

"Then...would you like to live here forever?"

"it is good!"

She agreed.

Luo Benmo is a person who values ​​her promises; once she agrees to something, she will definitely do it.

The final shackle that the world's will placed on Luo Benmo was herself.

His thoughts gradually became muddled. Yang Pingsheng took a deep breath, the damp air mixed with earth filling his lungs, and he smiled wearily.

"Sister, I love you."

Yang Pingsheng collapsed after that day.

The time to leave was fast approaching, and Yang Pingsheng's rejection reaction began to appear.

The world wants to drive him away.

"Sister, come here."

He lay on the stone bed and waved to Luo Benmo.

"Here, take this."

New wood carving.

The wooden carving depicts her carrying him on her back, which Yang Pingsheng considers the most beautiful scene.

At that time, he met his older sister.

He had that scene sculpted as a final memorial.

Luo Benmo took the medicine, his brows furrowed with worry: "Pingsheng, are you feeling very unwell? I... I'll go out and get you some medicine, okay?"