The improved female villains regained their memories.

Leng Yan understood immediately and asked cautiously, "Miss, are you really sure?"

Why not?

"Royal affairs are as deep as the sea. The struggle between the Fourth Prince and the Crown Prince is no less than the rivalry between goddesses. You are to become the Fourth Prince's advisor. Once the Fourth Prince falls from power, you..."

“Every world has its own rules. My status as the Fourth Prince allows me to better control the rules of this world. So what is there to be afraid of?”

Song Panning said, "Moreover, with my assistance, the Fourth Prince will not fall from power."

As the sun sets, the cobblestone path outside the courtyard is bathed in a crimson glow, resembling a path to purgatory. The light and shadow filtering through the narrow leaves make the blood-red sunset appear somewhat pale.

Back home, Song Panning stood in the courtyard, holding the handwritten royal books given to her by the Fourth Prince. Leng Yan, as always, went to prepare dinner.

Today's meeting did not exceed Song Panning's expectations by much. Xu Baxian had ambition but lacked talent, and Song Panning's appearance filled his gap perfectly. The two agreed that after this meeting, they would break off contact openly, but Xu Baxian would secretly send someone to pick her up. From then on, Song Panning would become Xu Baxian's advisor.

As a prince's advisor, she will live a secluded life, never revealing her face to the public, and from now on, she will only be able to operate in the shadows.

On this point, Song Panning had nothing to say, or rather, she was very happy that it was so.

The rewards are already evident: Xu Baxian gave her books on Heavenly Dao cultivation, as well as the "Demon Taming Technique" and the Eight-Turn Ascension Pill that she currently needs most. The former will allow her to better nurture the snake egg, while the latter will enhance her strength and help her break through to the Earth Immortal realm.

"With Lin Wanjun's body, the previous problems have been resolved. However, since Lin Wanjun has an empty spiritual root, she is inevitably at a disadvantage when it comes to fighting with killing moves. Therefore, we still have to rely on formations."

Song Panning sighed, thinking that she had come to this world and met Xu Baxian again, and that maybe she could ask him for some killing moves to learn and follow the path of immortal killing moves.

As a result, the ethereal spiritual root nurtured within Lin Wanjun shattered her illusions. There was no way around it; the ethereal spiritual root had no attribute counters, so in a clash of killing moves, it was inherently at a disadvantage.

"However, I still have a method of deduction, but for some reason, after coming to the main world, deduction has become more and more difficult and more and more mentally taxing."

The deduction that Song Panning possessed was a divine deduction left to her by Song Qihao; in essence, it was asking the will of heaven.

In the original world, Song Panning could easily perform deductions, but after coming to the main world, deductions became difficult. Whenever she did it too many times, Song Panning would feel tired and nauseous. If she forced herself to perform deductions, she would feel pain deep in her soul.

"When I transmigrated here, I always felt empty, as if something had been taken away from me. Could it be..."

Song Panning frowned. She had ambushed the remnant soul earlier, intending to study it later, but when she transmigrated, the remnant soul forcibly broke free from the array in her brain.

Fortunately, she had taken preemptive action and tampered with the remnant soul, making some marks. As long as the distance was sufficient, Song Panning could find the location where the remnant soul returned.

"That remnant soul is most likely the mysterious person, but we don't know which side he's on."

She also tried to deduce the identity of the mysterious person, but unfortunately, fate did not answer her.

One thing after another flashed through Song Panning's mind, and she quickly made arrangements and found solutions for each of them. But there was one thing she didn't know how to do.

Yang Pingsheng.

Even now, she doesn't know how to look at him.

The goddess once stood under the eaves, gazing at the horizon for a long time, her mind unconsciously drifting into memories.

What did Yang Pingsheng think of her? Song Panning wondered, looking at the swaying tree shadows.

A person playing chess is out of control. Even heroes like her ancestors were unable to extricate themselves from it. Will Yang Pingsheng have the same deep feelings for her as her ancestors had for the heavens?

"Miss, dinner is ready."

Leng Yan walked up behind Song Panning and found that her goddess was sobbing softly again, which made her feel a little at a loss.

"Miss, what's wrong?"

"..."

The pain in her blood slowly crept up, finally gripping Song Panning's heart. She lost her balance and fell backward, only to be caught by Leng Yan.

"Miss, Miss, what's wrong?!"

My life.

She opened her eyes slightly, and there stood the boy under the peach tree, smiling at her.

The bright sunshine and the peach blossoms of spring are his best appearance.

Chapter 278 Engraved on the Soul

Song Panning was having another dream.

On the night she dreamt of playing hide-and-seek, she took Yang Pingsheng and ran out into a thicket full of fireflies. The boy reached out his hand, caught one, and held it out in front of him. At that moment, it felt like he was holding the sun in his palm.

She cried out in delight, partly acting, but also genuinely happy.

On the way back, the starry sky was full of stars, and she smiled, her expression of joy carrying a hint of genuine emotion.

She spoke a lot to the boy, most of it pre-arranged. To maintain her facade, she did indeed conform to the changes that come with age, but...

The boy's image is still etched in her heart.

In this game called childhood sweethearts, there are no winners, only losers.

Song Panning sketched out many scenes and actively established emotional connections. She originally thought that Yang Pingsheng might give everything for her like Song Qihao did, but she overlooked the fact that the target of the game was herself.

In the end, all the images she created became weapons against herself, which she could neither dodge nor escape.

She started having these kinds of dreams after she came to the main world. Sometimes she would examine her soul and discover that it was covered with the three characters "Yang Pingsheng".

After the tender scenes in her dream shattered, only boundless darkness remained. For the first time, Song Panning felt lost. She didn't know what she wanted or where to go. The goddess had lost her way and could no longer lead her followers to the right path.

She clearly had the upper hand, she had already broken free from her original circle, so why...?

In her past life, Lin Wanjun, Song Xingtian, Song Qihao, Ling Shuxin, the mysterious man, and so on, were all just pawns in her game of further action, and Yang Pingsheng was no exception.

She is a pretender, a schemer. Learning to hide her feelings is common for her. In the end, all her scheming in the shadows is actually for the purpose of winning against fate.

But, but...

Only Yang Pingsheng...

Just thinking of this person, this name, makes my heart ache so much I can't breathe. My rationality is torn apart like prey, and my whole body is imprisoned like the blue sky in a cave no one knows, with no way to escape.

The words spoken back then have all become the result of their own actions, and now, there is only one victim left.

During the final farewell...

She had already reached the pinnacle of her acting skills, and at that moment, she could tell that Yang Pingsheng was leaving in pain.

Now, does Yang Pingsheng still remember him?

Is he, like me, lingering over everything in that world, unable to control himself?

If Song Panning reveals her true colors, and Yang Pingsheng knows that she is a reborn person and that everything is a deliberate act, what will he think?

If he knew about those dark thoughts, those deep schemes, all those things that had nothing to do with beauty, what would he think?

If he didn't have his own mission and was just an ordinary person, would he still say to himself, "I swear, no matter what obstacles I encounter, no matter how great the temptations, I will become Song Panning's follower, sharing happiness and hardship, life and death, and never abandoning her"?

Unfortunately, these are all hypothetical scenarios, and regardless of the circumstances, they are no longer important.

People should look forward; dwelling on the past is a sign of immaturity.

Song Panning woke up late at night.

Leng Yan was worried about her and stayed by her bedside all night, without eating anything himself.

"Miss, would you like something to eat?"

"...No need, it's kind of you to stay here and watch over me. Go and eat. Xu Baxian brought the demon-taming method today, and I want to study it."

"But you..."

"It's okay, you go eat."

Leng Yan's worries didn't go away at all. Song Panning comforted her and sent her off to eat.

She knew what she was worried about. Leng Yan had no attachment to his family. After the people he cared about died, his mind and body were all focused on Song Panning. He followed her to the main world without hesitation. What would Leng Yan do if something happened to her?

Song Panning knew this, so she wouldn't let anything happen to her. At the very least, she had to be responsible for Leng Yan. Even if she died, she would make sure Leng Yan was taken care of properly before she died.

Leng Yan left with a worried heart. Song Panning began to study demon training and snake eggs. She needed to keep herself busy and try not to think about Yang Pingsheng.

Training demons focuses on establishing a soul connection between the trainer and the demon. If the demon is already an adult, a soul contract can be signed. If the demon is not yet born, the trainer can feed the demon egg with their own blood and live with the demon egg to ensure that the demon becomes familiar with their aura.

Song Panning did a good job in following Song Qihao's dying instructions, but what troubled her was that the snake demon was not born for a long time, which made her very troubled.

Soon, the Demon Training Method provided her with an answer: if the demon beast egg was raised by a human, it still needed to be bound by a soul link so that the demon beast could receive the power of the soul and be born.

If a demon beast lives with its parents, who nourish it with their own flesh and blood, its soul power will naturally be strong enough. However, if a demon beast egg is raised by a trainer, its soul power will be insufficient, so soul binding is still necessary.

This certainly has its advantages. First, it will be more secure than the bond with an adult demon beast. Second, the growth of the demon beast will also be influenced by the trainer, and because of the soul binding, their abilities will tend to converge.

Most importantly, the markings formed by a young demon beast that has been bound to a soul during its growth will be the most important thing to the trainer's soul. The markings of the demon beast appearing on its body also represent the trainer's mark.

"I see. All that's missing is the soul binding."

Now that she knew what to do, Song Panning acted decisively.

In the courtyard after dinner, under the moonlight, Song Panning constructed an array and carefully placed the snake eggs within it.

Following the instructions in the demon-training method, Song Panning quickly completed all the steps. In an instant, the array lit up, and something connected the human and the demon together.

Leng Yan stood guard beside him, watching all of this with bated breath.

I'm afraid of getting it wiped.

The snake egg developed a crack, and soon, a snake hatched.

It was the size of an adult snake when it was born, and its whole body shimmered with multicolored light, especially its back, which was a blurry mess, as if it was shaping something.

Leng Yan was startled: "Miss, is this alright?"

"Don't worry, the soul link is complete." Song Panning was a little weak, but the corners of her mouth turned up, revealing her joy. "The reincarnation of Qingtian is complete. From now on, it will become my most powerful weapon."

boom!

An aura soared to the heavens, and boundless pressure descended from the sky. The snake demon had just been born, yet its aura was already comparable to that of a celestial being.

"As expected of the reincarnation of the Azure Heaven, he was able to form patterns and emblems right after birth. Hahaha, this kind of strength is comparable to that of a celestial being!"

Song Panning burst into laughter.

But then she froze.

The hazy light on the back has disappeared, and the completed pattern and emblem have revealed their full form.

That was Yang Pingsheng's face.