The improved female villains regained their memories.

Mu Xiaobai and Du Wanli were seriously injured, while Jiu Shen and Jiu Ba Huang were brutally beaten. Even Tian Bu Lian, who was usually calm and composed, was forced to flee in a sorry state.

With Yang Pingsheng's blessing, the four female villains became even more powerful, almost overwhelming the people of the Guardian Sect.

"The popularity is soaring!"

Su Murong shouted excitedly, and wisps of human energy flowed out from Tian Bulian's five orifices. She suppressed it tightly to prevent too much energy from being lost, but at this moment, Wen Shihan's yin spiritual energy had already climbed up.

"Hmm? Senior Sister?"

Tian Bulian was startled and turned around to see Wen Shihan following like a ghost, his crying mask particularly eerie. She looked at the two people behind Tian Bulian who were shrouded in spiritual energy, and her gaze locked onto Mu Xiaobai's face.

"Hehe, I knew where my senior sister's soul went. Turns out it went to the main world."

Wen Shihan smiled slightly, his voice coming through the crying mask, carrying an eerie tone: "Good senior sister, you should die too."

The crescent moon of Yin energy lunged at Tian Bulian, who gritted his teeth, enduring the loss of human energy while raising his hand to defend himself.

While the heavens showed no mercy in this battle, on the other side, Jiu Ba Huang and the God of Wine were not idle either.

The blood-red thunder dragon roared ferociously, flying towards the god of wine with its lightning whip. The god of wine was beaten until he was covered in blood and retreated step by step.

Lei Long, of course, did not spare Jiu Ba Huang either. Luo Benmo unleashed his power, attacking two at once while Xu Anlu stood by and occasionally had her younger sister unleash a soul-type killing move to interfere.

"Holy crap, how come this kid is so fierce?" Nine-Eight Desolation was completely overwhelmed and its defenses crumbled instantly with a single swing of the lightning whip.

“During the meeting, Xiaoling said that these female villains are all tough to deal with, and this one is the most capable fighter among them.” Dionysus gave a wry smile. “Otherwise, I should…”

"No! You absolutely cannot use the truth. This is what Xiaolinger repeatedly told me. Just hold on a little longer. Xiaolinger said she has already used her backup plan."

"Row……"

The man and the beast simply adopted a defensive stance, letting Luo Benmo attack them at will.

At the highest peak, Song Qihao, carrying the Azure Sky, slowly landed in front of Song Panning and Yang Pingsheng.

"My descendants, this is all I can do." A cold wind swept up from the peak, and Song Qihao said with a smile, "Your plan has been completed. The appearance of this fragment of mine was limited to a certain extent. From now on, you will have to walk the rest of the road by yourself."

"Kid," Song Qihao said, glancing at Yang Pingsheng, "be good to my descendants."

Yang Pingsheng bowed respectfully: "Thank you for your help, senior."

Song Panning watched quietly without saying anything.

She knew that her ancestor had truly reached the end.

But she couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "You don't have any backup plans, do you?"

Song Qihao was slightly taken aback, then burst into laughter: "This time it's really gone."

He patted Qingtian's head, looked at her and said, "Qingtian, I'm leaving now. From now on, you should follow them and pursue your own happiness."

Qing Tian looked up at him, her delicate face filled with indescribable emotions: "Qi Hao, are we... saying goodbye?"

"Well, goodbye."

His lower body began to transform into spiritual particles, which slowly dissipated.

“That kid over there is right. Maybe I should thank those guys from the Heavenly Guardian Sect. Without them, I wouldn’t have met you, Qing Tian.”

"It's so good to have met you."

He smiled helplessly and said, "By the way, the design on your body was too ugly. Why did you carve that kid's face? I'll change it for you. From now on, you're free."

"Qingtian, this time, you are truly free."

Song Qihao disappeared.

The wind rustles the blue sky's skirt, ceaselessly.

Song Panning walked behind her and touched her hair.

As fellow villains, no one understands Qing Tian's feelings better than her.

The human and the villain are merely prisoners bound together by what they call emotions, whether familial or romantic, driven by human will. No matter how much they are added, it ultimately leads to destruction.

Just like the ancient legend of lovers committing suicide together, if one of the loving couple dies, it will also drag the other's heart into hell.

"If you want to leave, you can."

Song Panning stroked Qingtian's head and said gently, "You are no longer the villain, Qingtian."

"You have successfully reincarnated, and the will of heaven on your body has long been dispelled. In this life, you are unable to cultivate both spiritual and demonic energy. Now you are just an ordinary demon beast."

"You are now completely free."

Qingtian remained silent.

She gazed into the distance, just as she had done in her daily interactions with Song Panning over the years. She would always sit on the threshold in a daze, her eyes turning cold, revealing a detachment and composure that many young girls lacked. Only in front of Song Qihao would she reveal the small emotions that should be present in this state. Now that Song Qihao had left again, she had become the same as before, only this time, there was something more to it.

"Xiao, Xiao Ning..."

She tugged at Song Panning's hand and asked, "You're a descendant of Qi Hao, right?"

Song Panning was taken aback, knowing what Qingtian was about to say, she smiled helplessly and nodded: "Yes."

"Then, protecting you is the same, isn't it?"

"Yes."

"Then, from now on, I will protect you."

"Is this really a good idea?" Song Panning asked. "With your abilities, you could find a nice place to have children and live a good life."

Qingtian shook his head.

Snakes are very stupid creatures.

Unable to remember their specific appearance, their small heads and physical characteristics preclude them from having high intelligence. Their perception is based on the disturbance of airflow and the temperature of heat sources. Even if they cultivate with demonic energy, the snakes' intelligence does not improve much.

In her previous life, Qing Tian was the queen of the snake clan. She was arguably the most intelligent among the snakes, but even so, she was stubborn and inflexible.

So she said, "I have found my happiness."

After saying that, she transformed into a small snake and burrowed into Song Panning's arms.

"Oh dear, that's really true."

Although Song Panning said this, she revealed a satisfied smile. So far, she had basically achieved all the goals she had set.

She sat down on the spot, took out a handkerchief from her bosom, spread it on the ground next to her, patted it with her delicate hand, and smiled at Yang Pingsheng, "They'll be fighting for a while, and it won't be clear who wins for a while. Come and sit down."

"..."

"Don't even think about going to fight. You're just a lowly immortal; you'd be lucky if you could even offer some assistance. You know Su Murong is special, so just come and sit here. Oh, and by the way, remember to take off your armor. It's too ugly; it doesn't suit my taste at all."

"..."

The armor dissipated as spiritual energy, but the sword spirit within their chests continued to beat powerfully. The armor on the female villains who were still fighting remained intact.

Yang Pingsheng sat down next to Song Panning. Song Panning then spread a tablecloth between them and magically produced a teapot and tea set, using spiritual energy to heat them before using them.

The scalding hot tea flowed into the delicate teacups. She handed one to Yang Pingsheng and said:

"Please use it."

They're quite particular.

Yang Pingsheng took it, and she picked up her own cup and sipped it slowly.

"Ask whatever you want. I've said it before, there should be no secrets between a goddess and her followers."

Yang Pingsheng stopped drinking the teacup just as it reached his lips. He paused. The meeting three days ago had only finalized the plan for this trip and informed Yang Pingsheng about various aspects such as the Human Chess and the Heavenly Guardian Sect. However, she hadn't said much about Song Panning herself.

"If you don't disappoint me, I will definitely tell you then." That's what Song Panning said at the time.

Yang Pingsheng did have many questions, including when she came to the main world, why she got involved with Xu Baxian, and what the deal with Su Murong meant. But in the end, he silently drank his tea and asked nothing.

However, even though he didn't ask, Song Panning continued talking to herself.

"With the help of Xu Baxian's influence, Xiaoyan established an intelligence agency for me in the capital. She discovered that the Wan Jin Chamber of Commerce was being operated by the current Emperor of Qian Kingdom, Xu Weibang. Why would an emperor operate a chamber of commerce? Out of curiosity, I had Xiaoyan join in as well, and through some maneuvering, I successfully made her the regional head of the chamber of commerce."

"It's quite a coincidence. She happened to be the person in charge of the Southern Nine Heavens City region, and Su Murong was a member of the Wan Jin Chamber of Commerce. At that time, she was having her four pets search for Tong Chen Guang's whereabouts. I was curious why a mortal would want Tong Chen Guang, so I had Leng Yan investigate her. And that investigation was quite something..."

Song Panning sipped her tea, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"He has no birth registration, no detailed information about his relatives and friends, no parents, and is completely alone, as if he appeared out of thin air in this world. What's even more amazing is that such a person is accompanied by four spirit beasts, and he is still a mortal. Being a mortal is one thing, but he actually wants to be with Chen Guang."

"That's why I'm certain that this guy is also a villain."

Song Panning sipped her tea, her eyes lowered, and continued, "As for Xu Anlu and Xu Anyin, it's even simpler. Through Xu Baxian's description to me, and the people I placed around the Third Princess, all sorts of clues tell me that this guy has two souls in his body. In addition, the second soul keeps causing trouble. In order to help the first soul, he even funded the enemy country. If I hadn't known a little about formations, Xu Baxian wouldn't have been able to complete the final counterattack, and the situation in the Northern Border wouldn't have been resolved. Of course, Xiaoyan also helped us a lot. She gave us the supplies that were intercepted by the Third Princess in the name of the Wan Jin Merchant Guild. Otherwise, many soldiers would have starved to death."

Hearing this, even Yang Pingsheng couldn't help but ask, "What about Wen Shihan and Luo Benmo? Also, how did you find me?"

"These two... On the day I returned with Xu Baxian, to avoid being assassinated by the Guardian Heaven Sect, I entered the city through another gate under the name of the Chamber of Commerce. That night, Xu Anlu and Luo Benmo fought fiercely. Although it was concealed by some means, it couldn't hide it from me."

"After all, the entire capital city is under the cover of my formation."

Song Panning's words were startling and terrifying upon closer examination, making one break out in a cold sweat. Who could have imagined that right under the emperor's nose, in the political center, a mere earth immortal would use an array to shroud the place, without even the immortals enshrined in the palace noticing?

Not to mention the three immortal-level old monsters, even the hidden old monster, the only royal true immortal Fang Wu, was not detected.

Song Panning sipped her tea leisurely and said unhurriedly, "So, although Xu Anlu used a method I don't know to hide the fighting inside, her method itself can be detected by my formation. Moreover, since it was covered by my formation, I can naturally analyze the cause of her ability. That's why I watched the whole thing through the formation that night you fought."

Yes, that's right. On the very night Xu Anlu came knocking on the door, there was a pair of eyes watching the whole time.

Yang Pingsheng sighed. Even after transmigrating to the main world, Song Panning's habit of peeping hadn't changed.

"Does that mean..."

"That's right. Ever since that night, I've been keeping an eye on you all and I've pretty much figured out your personalities."

"...You."

"Don't worry about it, I'll peek at you when you shower anyway."

"puff."

Yang Pingsheng almost choked to death on the tea.

However, Song Panning remained oblivious, continuing to speak to herself: "Wen Shihan lives next door to you every day, all talk and no action, afraid of being discovered, he doesn't even have the courage to steal food, but he's incredibly angry at anyone who raids you at night, so he simply acts as your night watchdog. Luo Benmo, this woman's intuition is terrifyingly strong. I reckon she might have sensed something's wrong, which is why she hasn't made a move against you yet. But I'm sure if her intuition allowed her to act, she would definitely act decisively. In that case, let's create a situation where her intuition deceives her, making her think there's never been an opportunity to act. Xu Anlu and Xu Anyin, one is so naive it's like she has no brain, the other's mind is so chaotic it's like she doesn't have a brain at all. In front of you, all they know is to maintain the student persona, they don't even take responsibility when they fall behind in their studies, no wonder Yang Pingsheng doesn't treat them like women. As for Su Murong, this woman is shameless. To stay by your side, let alone treat her as a concubine, I reckon she would even accept being a servant. A woman who tramples her own self-respect underfoot is not worth mentioning."

After saying that, Song Panning spread her hands: "In short, they are all losers."

"..."

Yang Pingsheng couldn't respond, not because he lacked the courage, but because he genuinely didn't know what to say.

Despite his harsh words to the Heavenly Guardian Sect, he reveals a melancholic side when he's with girls. To be honest, he doesn't know how to handle these feelings right now.