The improved female villains regained their memories.

In his second life, Su Murong became an orphan.

She was all alone, with no relatives in the world, and longed for someone to accompany her.

In a secluded, dark alley, she met a beggar.

It was a dirty little girl.

She was thinly dressed, with cold eyes, lacking the innocence of her peers, only endless indifference and ruthlessness.

Su Murong extended his hand to her.

From now on, she was no longer alone.

The orphan with no relatives finally had her own younger sister. Su Murong cherished this sister very much. Although life was not wealthy, she loved her very much.

Her name is Wen Shihan.

Once, on Su Murong's birthday, Wen Shihan bought a lot of delicious food, ran in, and said breathlessly to her, "Happy birthday, sister."

Su Murong was startled and quickly asked her where she got so much money. Wen Shihan winked at her and told her that she stole it from a butcher shop.

Su Murong knew that the butcher was immoral, had a chaotic private life, was married, and frequented brothels.

"Sister, don't feel pressured," Wen Shihan said to her. "That guy isn't a good person. It's okay if I steal some money from him."

Su Murong saw it all but said nothing.

In the evening, she stood alone in the courtyard, pacing back and forth.

"All I want is a younger sister." She frowned, her eyes revealing worry. "But Xiaohan is the kind of person who will do anything to survive. While that's understandable, if she's willing to do anything to survive today, I'm afraid she might even betray me, her older sister, if she gets a bigger benefit in the future."

Su Murong was well aware of the money Wen Shihan had secretly kept.

She didn't just steal a little money from the butcher; she stole a lot of money.

"To be honest, wanting family doesn't necessarily mean you have to be with her." Su Murong narrowed his eyes slightly. "Perhaps I should make plans sooner..."

Su Murong was hardworking, unlike Wen Shihan, who was good at nothing. She quickly gained the favor of her neighbors and became very popular in Shixi City.

When Wen Shihan was twelve years old, Dao Ranzi, the peak master of Qingfeng Mountain of the Jade Cauldron Sect, traveled the world with his disciple Yang Pingsheng. When they arrived in Shixi City, they saw Wen Shihan's talent and wanted to take her as their disciple.

The immortal personally accepted a disciple, causing a stir in Stone Creek City.

But Su Murong didn't seize this opportunity; the opportunity she saw was with that man named Yang Pingsheng.

Naive, trusting, and helpful—she was the perfect choice.

With a few clever tricks, Su Murong quickly became acquainted with Yang Pingsheng. One night, as the two sat on the edge of a cliff watching the moon, Su Murong said, "My mother died when I was born, and I have no relatives by my side..."

“If you don’t mind, I can be your older brother,” Yang Pingsheng said with a slight smile.

Su Murong had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and immediately threw herself into Yang Pingsheng's arms and acted coquettishly. Although she acted this way on the surface, she remained calm in her heart.

[Yang Pingsheng only accepted me as his sister because he's a good person. But I can take this opportunity to go to the Jade Cauldron Sect with him,] Su Murong thought to herself, [Only by experiencing different worlds can I unlock limitless possibilities.]

And so, Su Murong and Wen Shihan went to the Jade Cauldron Sect together. Since she was brought up by Yang Pingsheng, she was naturally not considered a disciple of the Jade Cauldron Sect, and did not need to practice with them. Not only that, she was also able to stay in a separate room arranged by Yang Pingsheng, and ate with Yang Pingsheng every day.

In contrast, Wen Shihan was much worse off. She had to get up early every day to practice with the disciples, and she could only eat and sleep with them. No one gave her any special treatment.

Su Murong was immersed in this kind of life. Sometimes she would wake up and feel that she couldn't go on like this, but when Yang Pingsheng smiled and patted her head and told her that he had brought her her favorite glutinous rice balls, she would fall back into it.

"Isn't my dream to have someone by my side?" Su Murong thought. "Now that I have such a wonderful older brother, what more could I ask for?"

Although Yang Pingsheng was busy with his cultivation, he never forgot about her. He would take her sightseeing, cook all kinds of delicious food for her, and even coax her to sleep.

Su Murong's life got better and better, while Wen Shihan's life got worse and worse.

Dao Ranzi brought Wen Shihan up the mountain because he saw her talent. Unexpectedly, after Wen Shihan came up the mountain, her talent declined. Recently, she has been making frequent mistakes in her cultivation and her progress has stagnated.

Dao Ranzi grew increasingly disappointed and gradually lost interest in Wen Shihan. Soon, Wen Shihan was marginalized and became an outer disciple.

Although Su Murong would still take the time to comfort her, she no longer cared, because she had everything she wanted.

However, a turning point came on the day Wen Shihan invited her to dinner.

In a private room of a restaurant outside the mountain gate, Wen Shihan poured wine into a glass, handed it to Su Murong, and said, "Congratulations, sister, on finding your happiness."

"W-why are you suddenly saying this?" Su Murong was flustered. He took the wine and said subconsciously, "I have nothing to do with Yang Pingsheng. I only see him as an older brother..."

"Sister, please don't say that. Everyone in the sect knows that your brother dotes on his younger sister the most." Wen Shihan said with a faint smile, "Everyone says that you two don't seem like siblings, but like husband and wife."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, that's what everyone says."

couple.

Yes, if you want someone to accompany you, wouldn't a married couple be better?

If they were siblings, Yang Pingsheng would definitely find a Daoist partner in the future. In that case, he would have to share some of his love with her, and naturally he wouldn't be able to stay with her like he does now.

Therefore, it's still best to be a married couple.

But she is just a mortal, while Yang Pingsheng is an immortal. Is it really okay for them to be together?

What was Yang Pingsheng thinking?

Su Murong felt his mouth was dry, so he picked up his wine glass and took a sip.

Wen Shihan's smile grew even brighter as he raised his glass and said, "I must first congratulate my sister on her good news."

"Sure, sure..."

However, Su Murong fainted as soon as he finished speaking.

When she woke up, she was inside a cave, her limbs were spread apart and she was firmly tied to a stone bed.

Wen Shihan stood to the side, looking at her expressionlessly.

"Sister, you're awake."

"You, Xiaohan, you..." After taking in her surroundings, Su Murong quickly calmed down. She forced herself to remain composed and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"It's nothing. I was just thinking that since you're so popular with Senior Brother, it would be great if he liked me too."

"You, you..." Su Murong's eyes widened in surprise, "You also like your brother?"

"Brother, tsk tsk, how intimately you call him. Sister, you are really wasting your talents. You are clearly the person your senior brother likes the most, the person he cares about the most, but you don't know how to make good use of her. Instead, you are indulging in your childish games."

Su Murong glared at her and demanded, "What exactly do you want to do?"

"What do you want to do?" Wen Shihan smiled slightly. "Do you know why Master keeps Senior Brother by his side all the time and cares for him so much? It's because Senior Brother has a special body. He is an excellent body for replenishing spiritual energy. If you can absorb the spiritual roots in his body, you can greatly improve your cultivation level."

She leaned down, touched Su Murong's face, and smiled sinisterly, saying, "Sister, tell me, if I were you, would I have this opportunity?"

"You're dreaming!" Su Murong trembled with anger. "How dare you, how dare you spy on my brother! Let me tell you, my brother will never like someone as unscrupulous and ungrateful as you."

“Yes, he really doesn’t like me.” Wen Shihan stood up and said frankly, “He likes you. You may not know, but my senior brother has already signed up for the cultivators’ gathering. He plans to use the Azure Jade, the prize, to propose to you.”

Su Murong was stunned.

She was overwhelmed with joy; it turned out that her brother liked her and even planned to attend the cultivators' gathering for her sake.

But then, she was overwhelmed by boundless fear.

She guessed what Wen Shihan was planning to do.

A monstrous aura of yin energy rose from Wen Shihan's body, causing the temperature inside the cave to plummet and terrifying darkness to descend, resembling the distorted face of a demon.

She had actually been hiding her true strength all along.

When Dao Ranzi found her, she didn't even have the potential to become an immortal. After a long period of cultivation, she made no progress, which led Dao Ranzi to leave in disappointment.

But in reality, she had already nurtured a spiritual root and awakened a rare Yin spiritual energy.

“Sister, I have a great script.” Wen Shihan said with a smile, “My beloved younger sister suddenly awakens her spiritual root one day, and it’s a Yin spiritual root that only comes around once in a hundred years. She finally sheds her mortal identity and is qualified to be with her beloved brother, becoming a couple that the world envies. What do you think of this script?”

"Wen Shihan, Wen Shihan!!" Su Murong's eyes were bloodshot with rage. She struggled frantically, ignoring the bloody marks on her wrists from the chains. "I'm your sister. I adopted you and raised you. And now you treat me like this?"

"You're my sister? Heh." Wen Shihan laughed disdainfully. "You're just someone who's afraid of being alone. I can be your sister, and so can anyone else. Anyway, as long as someone can fill your barren heart, that's enough."

"The strong prey on the weak. Only by using any means necessary can one reach the highest peak. Sister, please don't blame me."

Black spiritual energy enveloped Wen Shihan's palm, forming a hand blade.

"I'm sorry, sister, I don't know any immortal techniques, but I assure you, my shaping ability is no worse than those immortal techniques. It's just that it might hurt a little."

"Wen Shihan, Wen Shihan, you ungrateful wretch, you beast! I'm going to kill you, I'll definitely kill you!!"

"Shh." Wen Shihan held up a finger. "You're wrong, sister. You're the one called Wen Shihan, I am—"

"—His name is Su Murong."

Peel off the skin, rub the bones, completely alter the appearance, and reshape it.

Those gentle caresses brought a pain that penetrated to the bone.

Su Murong roared, struggled, and cried wildly.

But it didn't work.

She fainted from the pain, then woke up from it again, going through countless cycles of lucidity and unconsciousness.

"no, do not want……"

In the end, Su Murong shed tears and pleaded through sobs.

"Please don't do this, please, don't do this to me..."

Wen Shihan slapped her impatiently and yelled, "Quiet down, or I'll disfigure you completely!"

Su Murong stopped moving.

She was heartbroken.

The surgery lasted for three days and three nights, not only for Su Murong, but also for Wen Shihan.

Her once black hair turned gray, while Su Murong's hair turned black. Wen Shihan's appearance changed to Su Murong's, but Su Murong became a stranger.

A few days later, Su Murong woke up to find himself lying in a dark alley, dressed in beggar's clothes.

Wen Shihan abandoned her in a completely unfamiliar city, turning her into a beggar.

She stood up unsteadily and ran frantically to the outskirts of the city. She kept running and running until she reached a riverbank, where she looked at her reflection and touched it repeatedly with trembling hands.

"Brother, brother..."

As she watched, a familiar yet strange sadness welled up inside her, and she burst into tears.