After nine lifetimes of reincarnation, the yandere villainous heroine descends.

After seeing the two women off, Shen Shuchou looked at the crape myrtle branches being tossed about by the wind in the courtyard, his brows furrowed, seemingly lost in thought.

As the breeze gradually intensified, an ominous premonition rose in his heart, reaching his throat.

What did she mean?

The next moment, a childish voice suddenly broke into the howling wind.

Shen Shuchou's thoughts were abruptly cut off. He looked down and saw that Tantai Chigu had already walked out of the room at some point.

Looking at the puzzled expression on her face, he was momentarily confused: "What...what do you mean?"

"It's what she meant by having a baby."

Tantai Chigu looked up at her with her small face.

Upon hearing this, Shen Shuchou suddenly realized that the little girl had overheard everything he had just said.

"What do you mean? Aren't you hungry? I'll go make something to eat."

Shen Shuchou had no intention of explaining to Tantai Chigu at all, and turned to turn around as he spoke.

But the little girl's next words made him stop in his tracks.

"What do you need to do to have a baby? Can I have one for you?"

Tantai Chi Gu looked up and asked.

Shen Shuchou felt helpless, but he replied as if possessed, "We'll talk about it when you're older."

"Really? How can I grow up?"

The little girl quickly pressed for an answer, a strange light flashing in her dark pupils.

"Eat well, and you'll grow up slowly."

Shen Shuchou said.

Tantai Chi stood there alone, engraving these words firmly in his heart.

In the days that followed, perhaps it was Shen Shuchou's casual remark, or perhaps it was her bewildered curiosity about having a child.

The little girl seemed like a completely different person; she actually started eating properly.

Although she occasionally throws a tantrum, she seems no different from any other child on a daily basis.

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The vast, boundless sky was shrouded in darkness from all directions, and the darkness tonight was greater than usual, with not even a ray of starlight showing.

The bright moon, which should have been shining, seemed to fear some unknown entity, timidly hiding in the folds of darkness, refusing to show itself.

This land, shrouded in the deep darkness of night, is a forbidden place connecting three regions, its vastness far surpassing the forbidden areas surrounding Changming Village in the past.

The forbidden land, seemingly lurking in the darkness, appears calm on the surface, but countless ferocious and terrifying forbidden creatures are all turning their gazes toward a certain point in the sky.

There, something even more terrifying than them is approaching at an alarming speed.

The next second, the deathly silent sky was suddenly cleaved in two by a sword beam that stretched across the heavens and earth!

The light was not an ordinary bright color, but rather carried a sharp force that seemed to shatter the heavens and the earth, tearing open the dark curtain as soon as it appeared.

The darkness had no time to retreat under the sword's light; it was crushed into dust and fell like fireflies.

The night sky, which was originally as thick and heavy as iron, was now like a piece of rotten wood that had been cleaved by a giant axe, with a gaping hole stretching for thousands of miles from the very center, revealing the chaotic and unknown void behind it.

A powerful wind swept across the land with the sword's edge, causing even the rock formations deep within the forbidden zone to hum and tremble.

As the blazing light, powerful enough to incinerate everything, subsided slightly, two figures breaking through the air currents appeared in the distant sky.

At the very front was a young man with dark wings that blotted out the sky.

He was covered in blood, and even his pair of wings were now broken, the tattered membrane trembling in the airflow.

In his arms, he was tightly protecting a girl who had fallen into a coma.

This winged youth was none other than Ya Ye, the master of the Abyss Temple, who had met Shen Shuchou once before.

The one who could injure Ya Ye to such an extent was none other than Gu Jian, who, since the Jade Balance Sword Sect reappeared in the mortal world, wielded the sword of the world and wished to sever the forbidden path of the world.

In that battle, Gu Jian's sword intent alone pierced through the air and shattered Ya Ye's wings, scattering blood across the sky.

This wasn't even the point where Gu Jian truly drew his sword; it was merely a glimpse of its sharpness as the sword rang and broke free of its sheath.

Crow Night, severely wounded, didn't even have time for the chill of despair to creep into his heart before he swept away the unconscious Gu Qingran and the Crow God statue, transforming into a bloody shadow and fleeing in panic.

Behind him, the forbidden land where he had once lived was instantly shattered into dust by the residual power of that sword intent, leaving not even a speck of dust behind.

In the years that followed, Gu Jian relentlessly pursued the fleeing Ya Ye. With his extraordinary abilities, catching up with him was merely a matter of raising his eyes.

But he didn't. He simply followed behind as if strolling leisurely, his sword never drawn again, yet he already made Ya Ye feel like he had a thorn in his back.

As Ya Ye gazed at the figure that remained neither too close nor too far, a surge of humiliation welled up within him. Yet, he also knew that the only way to escape this supreme swordsman was to lead him to an even deeper forbidden land.

After several escapes, Ya Ye had led Gu Jian across four forbidden lands.

Each time he stepped into a new forbidden place, a faint glimmer of hope would ignite in his heart.

Gu Jian behind him did pause slightly at this moment, but in just a few breaths, the figure that followed him like a shadow approached again, his steps slow but carrying an undeniable pressure.

The forbidden land, which had just harbored deadly dangers, was instantly cleaved in two by a sword beam that swept across the sky, turning into dust and ruins.

The myriad strange creatures lurking within, regardless of their cultivation level, were all annihilated into smoke by that unparalleled sword intent, leaving not even a trace of their remnant souls.

Hope was barely born before it was crushed by despair. The three forbidden lands that followed could not escape the same fate and were all flattened by the sword intent.

The place that resisted the longest could only hold out for the time it takes to burn half an incense stick before it completely collapsed under the dazzling sword light, even the dust was stained with the chilling sword energy.

This forbidden land, connecting three places, beneath his feet, was Ya Ye's last hope.

If this place still cannot stop Gu Jian, his already exhausted body will have no strength left to support him as he escapes deeper into the darkness.

Behind him, Gu Jian's sword light, tearing through the darkness, not only cleaved through the heavy night but also revealed countless pairs of deep, dark eyes in the forbidden land below.

One after another, terrifying forbidden creatures were exposed to Gu Jian's gaze, but none of them could catch his eye.

For this number one swordsman in the world, the only ones truly worthy of his sword are the three masters who truly control these three forbidden places.

"Crow Night!"

The next moment, a sound as ancient as withered wood rubbing against each other suddenly emanated from the depths of the forbidden land, piercing through the howling wind and reaching right to one's ears.

Upon hearing this, Ya Ye's heart tightened, and he quickly raised his voice in response, "Please, Venerable Ancient One, lend me your assistance!"

The reason he staked his last chance on this place was because there was a forbidden being in this forbidden land whom he knew and had a close relationship with.

"It's no trouble to help you."

The ancient being's voice rang out again, tinged with scrutiny, "But why are you protecting a human in your arms?"

Upon hearing this, Ya Ye's heart sank, and he knew something was wrong.

The gaze that had been faintly directed at the ancient venerable one behind him suddenly became like a sword blade chilled to the bone, firmly fixed on his back, carrying an unmistakable chill.