The improved female villains regained their memories.

He did his best, but ultimately he couldn't save the life.

He has many time-based killing moves, but he will never go backwards.

"Let's go..."

Before he could finish speaking, a baby's cry suddenly echoed throughout the room.

"Wow……"

Yang Pingsheng stopped and turned around abruptly.

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"Luoyi, Luoyi!"

"Waaaaaaah!!!"

Although they were far apart, at that moment, the cheers and the baby's cries seemed to be connected by some kind of serendipity.

Chapter 348 You Are Not My Daughter

"This child..."

"He's just an ordinary kid, nothing special."

The system scanned the area and floated beside Yang Pingsheng: "Pingsheng, what do you think? If we really want to save her, do we have anyone we can entrust to do so?"

That's for sure.

The final plan was about to unfold, and the system and Yang Pingsheng simply didn't have time to arrange things for this little guy.

The surrounding villages were all destroyed, and people were barely able to take care of themselves, let alone such a little guy.

"Ah, this little guy seems to be..."

After scanning again carefully, the system discovered that the little guy's heart seemed to be not very good.

Having unusual hair color is nothing unusual in this world, but having congenital physical defects is a real problem. People here often believe that a child's congenital defects are a curse, and many abandon or discard them.

Yang Pingsheng held on without moving. The surrounding ruins emitted a burnt smell. He looked up and saw the billowing black smoke gradually dissipating, revealing the blue sky.

"We can't just leave her here."

"...Looking at you like this, wait a minute, you're not thinking of dumping this child on the female villain, are you?"

"Will it hinder the Heavenly Dao Plan?"

"Well... no, not really."

"In that case, let's revise the plan a little."

"..."

"Is that not allowed?"

"It's not impossible."

As far as the system is concerned, as long as Canon returns to its normal state and stays quietly, the presence of this little guy is not a problem.

But... it glanced at Yang Pingsheng with some surprise, looking at his expressionless face. Could that guy take care of the child after leaving the little one to the desperate Shi Guijia?

Yang Pingsheng must have considered this point, but he still decided to go this way. This behavior was somewhat out of character for him, but oh well, after thinking about it, the system realized that Yang Pingsheng's actions were understandable, since he had no other choice.

"Shi Guijia's match is over, let's go."

"Ah."

The highly anticipated Royal Weapon Forging Competition has come to a close.

From the royal family to the common people, everyone was talking about Shi Guijia's ultimate victory. Winning the title of number one in the world with a ninth-grade magic weapon was a first in history. However, Shi Guijia herself didn't care. She ignored everyone's discussions and, after the competition, followed the introduction of her servants to meet the emperor.

"sit."

In the emperor's private study, the emperor smiled and gestured for Shi Guijia to sit down. Apart from him and his bodyguards, there was no one else there.

"What do you want?"

"Can't I even have a chat with my own daughter? All these years, you and your sister..."

"Stop." Shi Guijia interrupted, "I have no relation to the royal family. Even my surname is my mother's. If you want to talk about something, talk about it. Don't bring up family ties. It makes you seem hypocritical."

"Hehe, your temperament is just like your mother's. Very well, I'll get straight to the point..."

The conversation in the study went on for a long time, until the light outside faded and the twilight shone on the leaves, layer upon layer, revealing a sense of sadness.

After expressing his opinion, the Emperor gave his final summary.

"Over the years, I have never expected you to have any sense of belonging to the royal family. Do whatever you want, but there is one thing: you must never touch that conjecture of yours. That is a major taboo. I have told you so many secrets about the sacrifices, you should understand."

Shi Guijia remained silent.

"The art of weapon refiners considers more than just the workings of society. Your conjecture is far too alarming. If magical artifacts possess human hearts and human nature, do you know what that means?"

"Man is both a miracle and an abyss. Miracles bring hope, but abyss brings destruction. Heaven created man and will never allow man to create a new species. I am the chosen one of Heaven, the Son of Heaven, and naturally I cannot go against the will of Heaven."

"If you want to spread the art of weapon crafting, teach it, and break the royal monopoly, no problem, I will not stop you. But there is only one rule: you must never touch the taboos of [Heaven]. If this world is abandoned by [Heaven], then there is only destruction to come."

The Emperor spoke cryptically about the heavens. Shi Guijia wanted to ask something, but was asked to leave.

She stood at the palace gate, the setting sun casting a long shadow over her, and even after she came out, she still didn't understand the emperor's meaning.

Is this just a deliberate attempt to mystify, or is there another meaning behind it?

She didn't quite understand.

She only understood one thing: the Emperor told her to abandon her conjecture because [Luo Yi] was a ninth-grade magic artifact born from that conjecture.

Unfortunately, it is only a ninth-grade artifact. Shi Guijia estimates that to fulfill that conjecture, he would probably have to create the legendary tenth-grade magic artifact.

She shook her head, clearing her mind of distracting thoughts.

Whether this way or that way, she didn't want to think about it anymore. What the Emperor said about the heavens had nothing to do with her, and that conjecture didn't necessarily have to be fulfilled.

For Shi Guijia, the royal family did not stand in her way, she obtained the title of the world's number one weapon refiner, and she fulfilled her promise to Yang Pingsheng. There was nothing happier than these things.

Like a gust of wind, she went to find her lover with joy.

When Yang Pingsheng and the system arrived at Dandelion Garden, the sun had already set. The baby in his arms was fast asleep, and he was discussing the next steps with the system beside him.

"Are you really going to do this?"

"Is there a problem?"

"It won't hinder the plan, but I didn't expect you to be so ruthless."

“It’s better for Shi Guijia to treat her badly than to let her starve to death in the wild.”

"That girl has a very bad temper. Aren't you afraid that if you leave, the villain will abuse the child?"

"Then you'll make a move?"

"Leave her at someone's doorstep; her fate is in their own hands. Let's see if she's tough enough."

"Fine, let's do it my way."

As they were talking, a golden figure appeared not far ahead.

The system reacted quickly and shrunk back. Just as it did, the figure rushed into Yang Pingsheng's arms like a gust of wind.

"Pingsheng, as you said, I have fulfilled our promise. Let us get married!"

She said breathlessly, her cheeks flushed, that she wasn't angry that Yang Pingsheng hadn't come to watch her final battle today; to her, these things were completely unimportant.

What matters is staying together forever.

"Huh? What is this thing?"

The strong tremor made the sleeping baby cry. Shi Guijia then realized what was happening, got up and looked at the baby in the swaddling clothes with a face full of questions.

"This is..."

"What an adorable child! Ping Sheng, whose child is this?"

Instead of the expected outburst of anger, Yang Pingsheng breathed a sigh of relief and wore a peaceful smile as he watched Shi Guijia play with the baby.

"I have an idea that I'd like to discuss with you..."

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The rest of the story remained unchanged.

Just like in previous lives, the arrival of the child did not prevent Yang Pingsheng from leaving, and everything unfolded as if it were a script.

At the very last moment, after Gui Jia sacrificed her spiritual root, Yang Pingsheng's departure was already inevitable.

Similar to the script of Jiuwu and Zhizi Xun, the system also made Yang Pingsheng use a time-space killing move, sacrificing his own life to lock Shi Guijia's physical state in that time period.

This is a forbidden killing move that comes at the cost of life.

From then on, Shi Guijia remained in a state of broken spiritual roots for a long time. She could neither die from the broken state nor repair them. If she used spiritual energy, she would have to endure the pain caused by the broken spiritual roots.

The most ruthless aspect of this move is that, because her golden spiritual root is shattered, Shi Guijia can no longer use the Vajra Refining Method. She is no longer the refining master she once was.

"Yang Pingsheng, I hate you!"

In the darkness, Shi Guijia let out a roar like that of a wild beast.

"You bastard liar!"

"You've ruined me! If Zhi Zixun hadn't told me the truth, how much longer would you have kept me in the dark?!"

"Bastard, bastard!!!"

In the darkness, the baby cried.

Shi Guijia glared fiercely at them and grabbed the iron hammer beside her.

Shi Guiyan, who had been anxiously watching her older sister, immediately rushed over, hugged Shi Guijia's waist, and cried out, "Sister, no matter what, the child is innocent!"

"I don't have such a child, this guy is just a bastard!"

“I know you hate Yang Pingsheng, but this little one doesn’t know anything, she did nothing wrong.”

"..."