The improved female villains regained their memories.

His gray hair was studded with snow, and his eyes, gazing at the sky, always held a hint of expectation.

He took the food and put it back in her hand: "This is for you."

The little girl shook her head, not taking it this time: "I've already eaten!"

She ran away quickly, then turned back to wave to Yang Pingsheng before running off again.

Yang Pingsheng watched her departing figure and smiled helplessly.

Upon entering, he found the system hadn't returned yet. He put down the food in his hand and, as always, began writing in his diary.

After finishing writing, he stopped writing. It was almost dark, and since there were no candles, he emitted a spiritual aura to illuminate the space.

The system hadn't returned yet, so Yang Pingsheng waited for a while, then stopped, changed his clothes, and went to sleep.

The system returned late at night, radiating frustration.

"What the hell is this?"

It mumbled something, then huddled into the sleeping Yang Pingsheng's arms, looking somewhat distraught.

Yang Pingsheng was startled awake and found himself holding a ball of light in his arms. He couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

"I didn't understand the female villain's actions."

"What did she do?"

"She recognized Wang Tiande as her godfather, then sold his intelligence to the demon race, and then to the Guan family, but then she turned around and sold the Guan family's inside information."

Yang Pingsheng tilted his head and slowly typed a question mark.

Chapter 153 The Eve of the Meeting

Thanks to the system's daily reports, Yang Pingsheng had a very clear understanding of Su Murong's situation.

He knew that Wang Tiande was his godfather; he knew that he was making connections with the Guan family's informants; and he knew even more that he was involved with the demon race.

But Su Murong's actions tonight were something he really hadn't expected.

The barbarian offensive against the Yan Kingdom has been confined to the northern border. Ten years ago, their offensive was unstoppable and they were about to break through the northern defenses and march south to attack the Central Plains, but they were abruptly blocked.

Because Guan's army has arrived.

The Guan family army is currently the most capable army in the Yan Kingdom. Barhu and Eagle's prediction was not wrong, but they made a mistake in underestimating the self-disciplined leader of the Guan family army—Guan Yunpeng. This man is truly loyal to the emperor and loves his country. Unlike all other army leaders, he uses his own salary to support and train the army.

Guan Yunpeng has a well-organized team of alchemists and logistics personnel who can continuously supply pills to ensure the army's combat effectiveness. This has led to the fact that the elite of the Guan family army can even contend with the barbarian shaman gods.

The eagle clearly exaggerated the status of the Witch God. Stronger Witch Gods can indeed fight against immortals, but that's the strongest Witch God. Other powerful Witch Gods are only at Yang Pingsheng's current level. The Guan family elites, who have been empowered by the fifth-level pill, might not be able to defeat a Witch God one-on-one, but fortunately, they have the numbers!

Demonic energy is ultimately inferior to spiritual energy. Humans who use demonic energy to cultivate will eventually have their cultivation broken. Moreover, while fifth-grade pills are easy to refine, the cultivation of a Witch God is not. Your Witch God only has a few hundred people in total, and each death is a loss. But the system of my Guan family army is there. As long as the military system exists, the Guan family army can produce countless humanoid monsters who have consumed fifth-grade pills.

The two sides fought a major battle at the Beiluo River. As a result, the barbarian attack stopped, but Guan's army was also unable to advance north and recover the lost territory.

The territory of the Yan Kingdom was divided into the Northern Border, the Central Plains, the Southern Commandery, the Eastern Forest, and the Western Wilderness. The barbarians occupied the Northern Border, which was equivalent to seizing one-fifth of the Yan Kingdom's territory. The Yan Emperor was naturally unhappy about this, but due to the issue of the Spirit Spring, he could not ask the immortals to take action. Therefore, he ordered the various generals to lead their troops north.

Here, the Yan Emperor made a fatal mistake: he did not establish a clear commander-in-chief for this northward expedition. There was only the title of general commander. Guan Yunpeng, who had this title, was unable to organize the generals who were fighting their own separate units. Everyone was fighting their own battles, and they were reluctant to sacrifice their own men. Therefore, it was difficult to expand the results of the battle.

Guan Yunpeng fought desperately, but Barhu, having recovered, began to mobilize his troops to besiege Guan Yunpeng.

The two sides were locked in a stalemate, with each unit continuing to siphon off profits. The war dragged on for ten years.

The northern border was under Wang Tiande's jurisdiction. Logically, as one of the five generals, he bore undeniable responsibility for its loss. However, this fellow somehow managed to avoid being punished by the Yan Emperor. Instead, he was ordered to continue leading troops to reclaim the northern border, thus redeeming himself through merit.

Wang Tiande's troops are currently heading towards the capital. This was triggered by a sudden proclamation issued by the Yan Emperor to all units, ordering them to cease wasting time with the barbarians and return to the capital immediately. This unusual proclamation has caused fear and suspicion among the generals. After all, there were previous rumors that the Yan Emperor's health had suddenly deteriorated; now, with this proclamation added to the mix, could it be...?

It was difficult to guess, but they could not disobey the imperial decree. The generals of various units slowly made their way to the capital while pondering the situation.

Guan Yunpeng was the most loyal to the emperor, so he was the fastest, having already reached Shili Slope, less than three days' journey from the capital. As for the other five generals' troops, the [Southern Army] returned to the Western Wilderness and circled around there; the [Liu Army] did not head north, so they came from the Southern Commandery, saying the terrain was treacherous and might take a few days longer; and the [Xiang Army] reported encountering a small group of barbarian troops and was currently fighting, and would continue after the battle.

Needless to say, Wang Tiande's troops were still on the official road and hadn't even left the northern border.

In general, apart from Guan Yunpeng, all the other troops are dragging their feet. Everyone is frantically trying to gather intelligence from the capital, thinking it won't be too late to go there after they have a clear understanding of the situation.

Against this backdrop, Su Murong made a series of perplexing moves tonight.

It was perfectly normal for Guan Yunpeng to have an inside agent within Wang Tiande's army. Guan Yunpeng was loyal to the emperor and loved his country, but he was not a gentleman. He had long suspected that Wang Tiande intended to betray him, so he had sent many spies to his side.

Wang Tiande likes to adopt sons and daughters. In other words, this guy likes to be a father. As long as you have some ability, he will adopt you as his son or daughter. Su Murong got such a father by relying on his alchemy skills.

With this identity, Guan Yunpeng's inside man was unwilling to let go of this opportunity, but he never expected that Su Murong would turn around and bite him.

What surprised him even more was that Su Murong had already released the information before giving it to him. Not only did he not understand it, but even the system couldn't understand it.

"I understand. Heaven defines her as a shameless person who puts profit above all else. We should analyze it from this perspective. Su Murong did this entirely for profit!"

The system provides a conclusion.

"Look, by improving the Five-Colored Powder, we can make a profit from Wang Tiande, sell intelligence to the demon race, make a profit from the demon race, and then betray Guan Yunpeng's inside man, making another profit from Wang Tiande!"

Seemingly convinced that it had found the answer, the system said smugly, "As for that carrier pigeon, I guess she also wanted to make some money off Guan Yunpeng."

Is that so?

Yang Pingsheng held the ball of light, neither confirming nor denying the answer.

"As expected, this guy is all about profit." After a while, the system muttered again.

"That's how all female villains are."

Human actions are always purposeful, and Su Murong's purpose was nothing more than self-interest. From the perspective of definition, the system could easily deduce Su Murong's motives.

It all boils down to two words: profit.

Once you figure this out, you'll understand why the plan was done this way.

"We need to start planning tomorrow."

"I know," Yang Pingsheng replied, hugging the ball of light, turning over, "Let's go to sleep."

He closed his eyes, but couldn't fall asleep for a long time, his mind still echoing with what the system had just said.

Meanwhile, in the military camp, Su Murong, who had just stepped out of the interrogation tent, looked up at the sky.

The dark depths of his eyes reflected a sky full of stars.

Chapter 154 Drug Addiction

The next morning, Wang Tiande's troops arrived.

Yang Pingsheng opened the door and heard the wails of the entire village. Wang Tiande's troops were not some lawless force; at this moment, they were forcibly conscripting militia and looting the villagers' belongings.

Yang Pingsheng had seen this scene many times in the past ten years. He sighed softly and was about to take a step when the system's voice sounded: "You can't stand out this time."

Yang Pingsheng paused for a moment, then casually continued walking: "I know."

"Execute the plan directly."

"Ah."

He just swaggered around with his doctor's wooden case slung over his shoulder, practically blatantly acknowledging that I was a doctor.

Sure enough, he hadn't gone far when two soldiers came over. After questioning him, they forcibly dragged him to the military camp and made him treat the wounded soldiers.

Yang Pingsheng did not refuse and silently began to treat the patients. It wasn't until after noon that he emerged from the tent where the wounded and sick were staying.

The combination of spiritual energy and medicine was remarkably effective. The leader hailed him as a divine healer and recommended him to his superiors. Upon hearing this, the superiors quickly took him and introduced him to Wang Tiande.

Upon hearing this, Wang Tiande laughed three times and said "good" several times. Then he looked at Yang Pingsheng and asked, "Sir, with such superb medical skills, it would be a waste to use your talents to treat the common people in the countryside. If you are willing to follow me, I am willing to reward you with a large sum of money."

Yang Pingsheng agreed, and when he came out, there was a full plate of gold bars. The leading soldier led him to a clean tent.

"From now on, this place belongs to you. If you need anything, you can call me."

After the soldier finished speaking, he left, leaving Yang Pingsheng alone in the tent to tidy up.

After tidying up briefly, Yang Pingsheng walked out of the tent.

Looking out, the endless rows of tents rose and fell like mountains amidst the swirling yellow sand. The howling wind roared with deafening fury, and the banners fluttered in the wind. At the far end of the field of vision, the majestic commander's tent stood high up, exuding a palace-like aura.

Yang Pingsheng, wearing his cloth clothes, frowned slightly, knowing that Wang Tiande had no intention of moving forward.

He planned to stay there for now and observe how things unfolded.

Feeling heavy-hearted, as if she weren't at sea, Yang Pingsheng sighed, thinking only of the mistreatment the villagers were going to suffer. Turning her head, she vaguely saw someone watching her not far ahead.

Su Murong.

Amidst the swirling sandstorm, she stood at the battalion commander's gate. The howling wind tossed her hair, which was coiled like a braid on her head. Her clothes were simple, but made of better materials than those of others. She stood there looking at him, her shadow stretched long, long by the sun.

"Xiao Rong?"

Just then, the sound of wind arose, drowning out Yang Pingsheng's voice.

Although the system told him that this was the most likely scenario, Yang Pingsheng still felt a little disappointed when it actually happened. He shut up and walked over step by step.

"According to the plan, you will meet Su Murong soon. Just go to her and say hello. It's normal if she is indifferent to you. After all, she values ​​interests, and you only spent some time with her when she was a child. It's been ten years, so it's normal that she doesn't remember you."

"In short, just stay naive and follow the plan; the rest is up to you."

The system's words echoed repeatedly in Yang Pingsheng's mind. He walked over step by step and finally stopped in front of Su Murong.

Su Murong has grown taller; now she's only half a head shorter than Yang Pingsheng.

"Xiao Rong, is that you?"

Yang Pingsheng laughed as he spoke.

"I always thought you were dead. It's so good to know you're still alive."

As if he had just thought of something, Yang Pingsheng suddenly reached into his pocket, took something out, and handed it over.

"Give!"

There are two pieces of candy in the palm of my hand.

Su Murong's gaze fell on Yang Pingsheng, then settled on his palm, and remained fixed there.

She neither spoke nor answered, but turned and went into the tent.

The system reacted as expected.

"Hmph, just as Heaven said. But there's nothing we can do. This guy only cares about profit. Your feelings for her mean nothing to him."

It analyzed the situation smugly in Yang Pingsheng's mind, and then said, "Alright, let's go and prepare for the next phase of the plan."