The improved female villains regained their memories.

Even the innocent and lively Xu Anlu will eventually become a female villain, feared by the Heavenly Dao.

A female villain without spiritual roots.

A female villain with two souls in one body.

Yang Pingsheng wondered if the truly terrifying one wasn't Xu Anlu, but rather Xu Anyin.

Since the system wasn't giving him any instructions, he just sat there without moving. The middle-aged woman got up and went to call Xu Anlu, returning after a while looking disheveled.

"Grand Tutor, I just remembered that there are still some matters to attend to at the palace. This child will probably have to stay here for a while longer. I'm so sorry to trouble you."

“It’s alright,” Yang Pingsheng replied. “That child is very smart and is doing quite well here.”

The middle-aged woman left her things behind, said goodbye, and left. Yang Pingsheng got up, walked to Xu Anlu's room, and knocked on the door.

"Xiao Lu".

The door opened, and the little girl stood in front of it with her head down.

"Grand Tutor".

She kept her head down, so her expression was not visible, but her shoulders trembled slightly, and her voice was choked with sobs, as if she had just been crying.

Why not go back?

“I…” She looked up, her eyes glistening with tears.

This was the first time he had ever seen her cry.

Slightly touched, Yang Pingsheng reached out and wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes, asking, "Why are you crying?"

"I don't want to go back."

"why?"

"I like the Grand Tutor, and I want to be with him."

As Xu Anlu spoke, she stepped forward and threw herself into Yang Pingsheng's arms.

“My mother has someone else. She likes someone else, so she can’t possibly like me.”

In the little girl's heart, there is only one spot for liking someone.

Yang Pingsheng didn't know what kind of person Ling Yan'er was, but he thought that since she was a mother, she must love her child.

Are the protagonist and the antagonist, mother and daughter, really going to end up fighting each other?

Seeing that Yang Pingsheng seemed to be wavering, the system added, "Xu Anlu was not born to Ling Yan'er."

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"Ling Yan'er is a virgin."

"??"

"What, is it so strange? I've already said she's the female lead, do you think the world's will would let the male lead be the one to take over?"

Okay, he had nothing more to say.

He bent down, embraced Xu Anlu, stroked her long hair, and sighed softly:

"Fine."

However, he wondered to himself, if Ling Yan'er was not Xu Anlu's biological mother, then where was her biological mother?

Chapter Sixty-One: Hidden Ambition

Xu Anlu stayed.

Although she was a princess, she was insignificant in the grand scheme of the dynasty, not to mention that she was not the emperor's biological daughter at all. If this were exposed when she returned, it would only make Ling Yan'er feel bad.

Hearing that she didn't want to come back suited Ling Yan'er's wishes. Let her stay where she wants. Although the Grand Tutor was old, he was still a force to be reckoned with, and Ling Yan'er had always wanted to control him. With Xu Anlu staying there, she could serve as her pawn.

Ling Yan'er is an ambitious person. What she wants is power, the country, the world, and the title of the first female emperor in history.

What she wanted could only be given by an immortal.

Yang Pingsheng was unaware of these things; the information the system provided him was incomplete, making it difficult for him to judge what kind of people the male and female protagonists were.

All he can do now is comfort the female villain in front of him.

Then, I lived with her.

"Grand Tutor, Grand Tutor, look, I caught a rabbit."

On a bright, sunny day, she grabbed the rabbit's ears and excitedly ran to Yang Pingsheng, showing it to him.

She acted as if nothing had happened; she had cried a few days ago and was fine, but now she was back to her lively self.

Yang Pingsheng looked at the rabbit kicking its legs frantically and sighed, "Do you want to eat it?"

Xu Anlu's eyes widened: "Why would you eat such a cute rabbit?"

Why catch it if it's not going to eat it?

"I just wanted to show the Grand Tutor. Look how cute she is!"

The rabbit was almost in tears. It was just out eating grass for no reason, and it never expected to fall into the hands of such a little tyrant.

The little bird flew down and flapped its wings, also expressing its protest.

"Hey? Little tuft, do you like it a lot?"

"Chirp."

"Then I'll give it to you."

Xu Anlu put the rabbit down, and with a kick of its little legs, the rabbit disappeared in a flash.

"It got away!"

"Chirp~"

"It's all your fault!"

Xu Anlu chased after him, cursing, and then returned dejectedly, only to find Yang Pingsheng lying on a recliner with a pen and a bamboo stick in his hand.

"Grand Tutor, what are you doing?"

Her bad mood about the lost rabbit vanished instantly. Curious, she came over and discovered that Yang Pingsheng was drawing.

He paints landscapes—the mountains and fields not far away are his landscapes.

"Grand Tutor, aren't you going to class today?"

"Take a day off."

"I see..."

The little girl squatted behind him, watching intently.

The system gave him the drawing skill, so it's not surprising that it attracted the female villain.

The painting of Ling Yan'er was hidden under the bed before, I don't know what I kept it for.

Xiao Hua walked to Yang Pingsheng's side and whispered:

"Sir, another delivery has arrived."

Xu Anlu chose to stay, and Ling Yan'er didn't react much. However, the middle-aged woman kept sending things over.

The middle-aged woman was named Ling Shui'er, who was Ling Yan'er's younger sister and Xu Anlu's aunt.

The Ling family is a prominent family in the Great Yan Dynasty. Ling Shui'er is skilled in martial arts. This woman has always been hiding behind Ling Yan'er, willingly serving as that woman's weapon.

The system provided him with some background information: Ling Shui'er had a husband before, but he died, leaving her a widow. She had no intention of remarrying, so she focused on helping her sister establish herself in the palace.

She did a lot of dirty work for Ling Yan'er.

Xu Anlu chose to stay. This woman frequently sent things here, and it was hard to say whether it was her own idea or Ling Yan'er's.

Yang Pingsheng asked the system, but the system did not give a direct answer, only saying that he would find out later.

And then he became a riddle teller.

Yang Pingsheng was painting, too lazy to know.

"Just accept it. What did you give me today?"

"Some fresh vegetables and pork, and clothes for little Lu."

"Is it the same man who came yesterday?"

"No, it's a different person today."

"Changed again?"

"Hmm, it's changed again."

The person delivering the items was different each time. Yang Pingsheng frowned slightly, as if he had thought of something.

"Go ahead, I won't be back for dinner tonight, so don't worry about me."

"Are you going out, sir?"

"Ah."

"Ok."

The system allowed him to enter the city tonight, alone.

He probably had a plan, but the fact that he wasn't allowed to bring the female villain along made him a little confused.

The system never does anything pointless; everything it makes him do will inevitably involve the female villain. So tonight…

"Grand Tutor, can you teach me to paint?"

The voice beside him interrupted Yang Pingsheng's thoughts. He looked at her, put down his pen, and said, "Okay."

"Huh? Grand Tutor, aren't you going to paint anymore?"

"I'm not drawing anymore."

The system made him stop.

Xu Anlu looked at it and suddenly asked, "Grand Tutor, may I have this painting?"