The improved female villains regained their memories.

In October, Su Murong issued an edict to the people: the weather is getting cold, hurry up and plant wheat.

In November, Su Murong issued an edict to the people: the laws have been revised, everyone should study them and not violate them.

In December, Su Murong issued an edict to the people: During the New Year season, the government will provide subsidies to the widowed, orphaned, lonely, and disabled. Do not take advantage of their plight; whether in villages, towns, or cities, the government should step in and help them. Furthermore, I will be taking a few days off in the first month of the lunar calendar and will not issue any further edicts.

Su Murong was the only one who would issue edicts to the entire world so readily, and in plain language no less.

The officials dared not offer any advice, fearing they would be beaten.

Years later, the barbarians invaded again. Su Murong personally led her troops to fight them. This time, she led three armies to attack and completely crushed the barbarians. The barbarians split up, with one group continuing to flee north, while the other group submitted and offered up their witchcraft and magic, vowing never to rebel again.

When Su Murong returned to the capital in triumph, he passed through Liuyun City and ordered the city to rest for three days.

She looked at the graves of Su Rouxue and Gui Jianchou, knelt on the ground, and slowly kowtowed.

"Mother, Master, I've come to see you."

Gui Jianchou died a few years after Su Murong identified the barbarians. Before he died, he passed on all his knowledge of drawing talismans to her.

Now, Su Murong is famous throughout the world, and Gui Jianchou and his popular talisman will be remembered for eternity.

After Su Murong finished his worship, he held a banquet in Liuyun City, which was attended by everyone from officials to commoners.

Everyone got completely drunk, drinking from morning till night. The bonfire burned high, and the children sang songs around it.

Su Murong, enraged by the drinking, suddenly drew his sword and stood up to the heavens, shouting loudly in the presence of everyone, "Gentlemen, let me introduce the house I have built."

"The house I built has no immortals or mortals inside."

"The house I built has no nobles or slaves inside."

“The house I built has no gambling or prostitution.”

"The house I built has no poverty or hardship."

"The houses I built have no corrupt officials or bureaucrats inside."

"Gentlemen, this is the house I built that I'm introducing to you!"

"This is the house I've always dreamed of, the house I've longed for since I was a child."

"Now, I can proudly tell you—"

"—I've completed it!"

Chapter 166 Five Generals Cause Chaos in Yan

The state of Yan was destroyed.

The moment the Lingquan collapsed, the fate of the Yan state was sealed.

A month later, after observing the situation, Wang Tiande strode into the Central Plains.

Guan Yunpeng's troops encountered him head-on. Both sides fought a small battle with the aim of testing each other. However, due to the addition of the immortal's combat power, the elite troops, which were originally strong due to alchemy, were defeated. The small battle turned into a big battle.

Wang Tiande became the first cultivator in the world to cultivate a spiritual root. In this battle, he displayed great power, severely injured Guan Yunpeng, and achieved a complete victory.

Guan Yunpeng led his remaining troops to retreat to Donglin. In addition, the other three armies that heard the news also stopped their advance.

The Southern Army returned to the Western Wilderness, the Liu Army stopped in the Southern Commandery, and the Xiang Army occupied the Northern Border. The world was divided into five, and each of the five generals occupied one of them.

With the resurgence of spiritual energy, more and more cultivators are emerging. Everyone realizes that the original system is no longer suitable for the times. However, establishing a new system will inevitably require giving up a lot of vested interests, which include not only their own but also those of their relatives and friends. Therefore, this step is very difficult to take.

Wang Tiande occupied the Central Plains and possessed intelligence on cultivation techniques, giving him an immediate advantage. Instead of reforming the system, he used his strength to suppress the masses, forcing them to submit to him and learn the secrets of cultivation from him. With a combination of harsh measures and leniency, he subdued those who sought his help.

Time flew by, and three months later, Wang Tiande convened a meeting attended by all the cultivators under his command.

Su Murong was among them.

"I have seen your strength. In order to improve quickly and compete for the world, I have a plan."

Wang Tiande sat at the head of the table, smiling as he gestured for people to distribute the booklets: "If you follow my method, you will soon be able to cultivate spiritual roots."

The booklet contained one of the many cultivation methods that the mysterious person had transmitted to him, called the Blood Demon Technique.

Among cultivators, there is a distinction between the righteous and the evil. The righteous cultivate spiritual energy in accordance with the laws of heaven and earth, acting with integrity and uprightness. The evil, on the other hand, follow crooked paths and use any means necessary to increase spiritual energy.

The Blood Demon Technique is a typical cult practice. Those who cultivate it need to combine human blood with spiritual energy to cultivate a unique blood spirit root.

Luo Benmo's blood spiritual root is twofold: firstly, her talent allows her to transform the spiritual root devoured by others into blood spiritual energy, thereby nurturing a blood spiritual root; secondly, she is a born immortal body and a rare dual spiritual root physique, which is why she has two spiritual roots.

Unlike Luo Benmo, the Blood Demon Technique uses blood spiritual energy mixed with human blood, which is impure. This causes problems such as insufficient spiritual energy supply and stagnation in the later stages of the nurtured blood spiritual root. However, the advantage is that it can accelerate the absorption of spiritual energy and nurture the spiritual root at lightning speed. Even people with extremely poor talent can cultivate a spiritual root within half a month.

Apart from a few exceptionally gifted geniuses, most people can only cultivate one spiritual root. Righteous cultivators rely on heaven and earth to cultivate their spiritual roots in a proper and orderly manner. Only evil cults use this method to cultivate spiritual roots.

The Blood Demon Technique is just like that.

Wang Tiande's plan was simple: in this era of great strife, he needed to ensure that his subordinates had sufficient fighting power, but he couldn't allow them to surpass his own strength, because otherwise he would lose control. Under these circumstances, the Blood Demon Technique was undoubtedly the best choice.

With the revival of spiritual energy, and without the guidance of a good teacher, these people had no idea what was right or wrong. They were all grateful to Wang Tiande for saying that this technique could quickly cultivate spiritual roots. Only Su Murong remained silent, watching in deep thought.

After the meeting, she returned to her tent and casually tossed the Blood Demon Artifact onto the table. Little Vermilion Bird curiously hopped up to look and asked, "My lord, what is this?"

"Rubbish."

She replied, got out of bed, and went to find something.

He took out a worn-out wooden box, opened it, and looked at the contents. Su Murong lowered his eyes, lost in thought.

Two candies were placed in the corner of the wooden box.

"My lord, are we not going to disband today?" Little Vermilion Bird asked.

"I've quit."

She closed the wooden box, put it away again, and turned to stand up.

"Hey, hey, hey? My lord, have you given it up?!"

The little Vermilion Bird cried out in surprise. It flapped its wings and flew to Su Murong's shoulder. Although surprised, its words were still filled with joy: "That's great! I told you that thing was bad. Now that you can give it up, I don't have to worry anymore!"

But then it became worried: "But won't you be upset, my lord?"

"I don't feel uncomfortable."

With candy in my hand and sweetness in my heart, I feel no discomfort at all.

Su Murong walked through the military tent, ignoring everyone who greeted her. She simply walked straight through, stopped, and looked at the people not far away.

"The injury is almost healed. You won't need any medication starting tomorrow. Just get some rest."

The person in the distance was moving through the wounded and sick camp, offering comfort to each and every one of them.

He had long, flowing hair, wore a blue robe and white clothes, and had a gentle expression. Time had not left many marks on him; on the contrary, it had made his gentle and refined temperament even more mellow, showing him at the most beautiful age.

Su Murong just stood there watching, without stepping forward.

Little Vermilion Bird looked at her and asked, "My lord, who is he to you?"

"he is……"

Su Murong spoke, but his words remained unspoken in mid-air.

Inside the chest cavity, something is breaking apart, then slowly reforming, becoming a broken heart.

"He/She is...a very important person."

Little Vermilion Bird blinked and asked, "Is it more important than the Lord's mother?"

Su Murong always talked about her mother, so in Xiao Zhuque's heart, her mother was the most important person to Su Murong.

"Equally important."

"Oh, that's really important."

Little Zhuque shut her mouth and watched with her.

If it's so important, why not step forward?

It tilted its head and looked at its master, who remained silent and did not utter a word. Finally, it lowered its head and pursed its lips.

It was as if too many unspeakable words were tied together, turning into emotions that Little Vermilion Bird couldn't understand.

During his imprisonment, Yang Pingsheng would always come over. Every night in the prison van, Su Murong was no longer alone, but had Yang Pingsheng by his side.

That person stayed with her through the endless night until she was released.

She had a lot to say.

She wanted to tell Yang Pingsheng to thank him for saving her.

She wanted to tell Yang Pingsheng that she was no longer willing to accept defeat.

She wanted to tell Yang Pingsheng that she had not forgotten what she had said back then.

Yes, there are many things I want to say and many things I want to do.

But not now.

She looked at Yang Pingsheng, at the man with a gentle smile, giving instructions to each wounded soldier, as if it were his birthright.

She just stood there watching, and then slowly walked away, step by step.

Chapter 167 The Cause and Effect of the Misunderstanding

"System, has she left?"

"Let's go, let's retreat."

Back in his tent, Yang Ping let out a long sigh of relief. Sure enough, maintaining a gentle smile for a long time was not an easy task, let alone in front of a group of grown men.

"Is this really okay?"

"Don't worry, don't you trust me to handle things?"

Yang Pingsheng said nothing more. He walked to the table and began to organize the medicinal herbs for the day.

Three months ago, the spiritual spring collapsed, and cultivators awakened one after another. Su Murong was released by Wang Tiande because he had the potential to become an immortal.

Of course, she herself did not explain to Yang Pingsheng the reason for her release; Yang Pingsheng found out from the system.

The plan was temporarily suspended. The system didn't explain why, only saying to wait. So Yang Pingsheng waited for three months. During those three months, he did what he was supposed to do and truly became a military doctor.

During this time, he thought about communicating with Su Murong, but for some reason, Su Murong had become distant from him since he was released. He would not acknowledge Su Murong when they met on the street, and Su Murong would avoid him when he took the initiative to visit him.