The improved female villains regained their memories.

Two people were talking nearby. Yang Pingsheng listened for a moment, and the strange pronunciation was the way ancient humans spoke. A strange power helped him understand it, and he also felt that he could say such words.

'The blue world is a replay of past scenes. If I could move freely, wouldn't I be able to change history?'

'That voice clearly wanted me to understand something; if I could do anything, then...'

As he was thinking, the two people who were talking noticed him, and one of them walked towards him.

"Xiao Yi, what are you still doing here? The boss is waiting for you over there," the man said to him.

Boss?

Yang Pingsheng secretly memorized the word and walked in the direction he pointed.

After taking only a few steps, the man said curiously, "Xiao Yi, are you going now?"

Yang Pingsheng stopped in his tracks.

The man then said, "Aren't you in a hurry to sell the herbs? The sun hasn't set yet. Once it sets, they won't buy them anymore."

“I… I want to see the boss first,” Yang Pingsheng said, mimicking Xiao Yi’s tone.

The man gave him a strange look, then turned back to continue his conversation with his companion.

It's really strange, Yang Pingsheng thought to himself. Xiao Yi is just a little girl. She's injured right now, and it's one thing that no one cares about her, but why is everyone so indifferent?

Yang Pingsheng did not rush there, but first looked around to observe the surroundings.

There were many humans in the settlement, and they seemed to be scattered in small groups. Because it was close to the flood front, people would often organize a small team to head towards the flood.

What Yang Pingsheng found strange was that these people ignored him completely. Even though he was injured, not a single person wanted to ask him a question.

That indifferent sense of rejection made Yang Pingsheng very uncomfortable.

He thought that since he was allowed to control the situation, he might as well go and see what was happening on the front lines of flood control.

So he left the gathering place, but before he had taken a few steps, he suddenly felt a pain in his neck and his vision went black.

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"Xiao Yi, what are you still doing here? The boss is waiting for you over there."

Yang Pingsheng suddenly opened his eyes.

He clutched his neck, his breathing becoming slightly rapid.

The man looked down at him, his brows furrowed slightly: "Xiao Yi, didn't you hear me talking to you?"

"Okay, I'll go in a bit."

"?"

Just like before, the man gave him a strange look, but didn't think much of it before turning back to continue talking to his companion.

Yang Pingsheng took a deep breath; at least now he was certain of two things.

First, although he has a high degree of freedom, if he does not proceed according to history, he will return to the very beginning of this scene.

Secondly, the voice was likely intended to help him better immerse himself in the story, giving him different perspectives to understand this period of history.

Third, and most importantly, someone wants to kill Xiao Yi.

There is still too little information. Yang Pingsheng still doesn't know why the human race has such a big problem with Xiao Yi, let alone who wants to kill Xiao Yi.

This time, he didn't rush to find the so-called leader, but chose to wait in the human settlement.

After waiting for a while, the idle crowd suddenly began to gather.

"The master has arrived."

"Great! Now that the adults are here, we'll have a solution."

"Heroic Yu, please give us strength!"

The crowd erupted in celebration.

The name Yu stirred something in Yang Pingsheng's heart. He was about to step forward to take a look when someone grabbed his hand.

It was that middle-aged man from before. He glared at her angrily: "What are you still doing here? Do you want to die if the adults see you?!"

?

Before Yang Pingsheng could react, the man picked him up and stuffed him into a basket full of clothes.

He couldn't see what was happening outside, but he could hear the crowd cheering louder and louder.

"My people!"

A loud voice rang out.

As the sound rang out, a familiar energy surged forth. Yang Pingsheng instinctively widened his eyes; he was all too familiar with this power.

This is the power of the sword spirit's heart.

"Today, on our way to control the floods, we encountered the demon race trying to stop us. Look at us, we are humans, upholding the ideals of justice, and we are only thinking about quelling the flood disaster and saving countless people from danger. But the demon race, they are born with strange and eccentric natures, do not understand human reasoning, and actually obstruct our actions to save all living beings."

"Humans and demons have never been able to coexist peacefully since ancient times. As humans, we are filled with passion, have unwavering beliefs, and a great desire to bring blessings to future generations. This path of flood control is the only way for us to achieve peace and prosperity, and we must not allow it to be wantonly destroyed by the demons. They have no idea how many lives have been lost and how many families have been destroyed by these floods. We have come to control the floods, we have come for a greater cause, and we must not back down because of the demons' obstruction."

"Now we must unite as one, as steadfast as when we piled up earth and stones to control the flood. The tools in our hands can be used not only to control the flood, but also to resist the demon race. I firmly believe that we are righteous and powerful, and we will surely be able to sweep away the demon race's obstacles, return this raging flood to its course, and restore peace to the earth."

"Everyone, follow me and charge forward! Clear away the demons' obstacles and accomplish the great task of controlling the floods!"

The crowd erupted in cheers.

"Yu, Yu, Yu!"

Yang Pingsheng heard a deafening sound that drowned out the rushing floodwaters. Just then, the wooden frame suddenly collapsed, and he rolled out along with his clothes.

It turned out that there were too many people, and one of them was pushed to the back and accidentally knocked over the wooden frame.

Yang Pingsheng stumbled out in a disheveled state, bumping into several people whose clothes were clearly different from the others.

Upon seeing him, one of them immediately roared, "What are you doing here?!"

The clamor of the crowd suddenly fell silent.

The middle-aged man next to him was startled and stammered, "Sir, this, Xiao Yi, she..."

"Well, so a half-human, half-demon hybrid has infiltrated our flood control team. Who's in charge here?"

"Sir, the boss...."

Yang Pingsheng felt as if his feet were dangling in the air, his clothes tightly constricting his skin.

The man lifted him up like an animal, without any courtesy.

The crowd parted to both sides, and the person who had just given the speech walked over.

"what happened?"

Yang Pingsheng looked up and saw the legendary Yu.

He didn't have the resolute appearance he had imagined, nor the awe-inspiring aura of a superior he had expected. Like everyone else around him, he was dressed in rags, had dark skin, and his face wasn't particularly handsome. Perhaps due to years of flood control work, he only gave off a sense of vicissitude.

The only unusual thing was that he was tall, broad-shouldered, and very strong.

Two elegantly dressed people followed behind him. One of them glanced at him and said, "Yu, this is the little girl."

"A half-human, half-demon bastard, just like the Tushan clan blocking our way now," another person sneered.

Yu the Great slowly approached, looking down at the man from his elevated position.

"Kill them."

His figure blocked out the sun, and his voice was terrifyingly cold, a stark contrast to his earlier speech.

'what? '

Yang Pingsheng was startled. Just as he was about to say something, the person holding him said something happily and then pulled him toward the center.

"and many more!"

Yang Pingsheng struggled desperately, but the man didn't care about that.

"Yu, Yu, Yu!"

Amid cheers, he swiftly chopped off Xiao Yi's head with his knife.

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"Xiao Yi, what are you still doing here? The boss is waiting for you over there."

Returning to the beginning, Yang Pingsheng dismissed the man with a few casual words and began to sit down and organize the information.

First, he understood why everyone disliked Xiao Yi so much, and he also understood the predicament the water control team was facing—this area was the territory of the Tushan clan, and those fox people believed themselves to be demons, which brought a lot of trouble to the water control team.

This place is relatively close to the front of the flood, and it is very likely the first camp to fight against the Tushan clan, which is why Yu the Great came here to give a speech.

But some questions remain unanswered: how did Xiao Yi sneak in? Why did everyone around her ignore her? And most importantly, who assassinated her?

Yang Pingsheng understood what he needed to do now: to continue advancing history, he first had to keep Xiao Yi alive.

Leaving the gathering place was definitely out of the question, as there was an assassin lurking behind him watching him. But staying also posed a problem, as Yu the Great was about to give a speech, and if he were discovered by Yu the Great's men, Xiao Yi would still be beheaded.

So how did Xiao Yi survive in history?

"Although this body is that of a beastman, it cannot transform into a beast, so it cannot use demonic energy at all." Yang Pingsheng had a headache.

This time, he didn't just sit and wait to die; he decided to find a place first.

He found a quiet tent and had just crawled inside when someone jumped out and shouted at him, "Help! Xiao Yi has stolen something!"

Yang Pingsheng: "?"

Where did this person come from?

People gathered around and began to verbally attack Yang Pingsheng. When Dayu arrived with his men and heard about this, he did not hesitate to cut off Yang Pingsheng's head.

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"Xiao Yi, what are you still doing here? The boss is waiting for you over there."

This time he decided to hide on the earthen slope.

He timed it perfectly; Yu the Great was almost here. And since no one around was paying attention to him, he took the opportunity to slip up and climb to the top of the earthen slope.

But someone was faster than him.

He had just hidden himself when he felt someone grab the back of his neck and tightly cover his mouth.