The improved female villains regained their memories.

"sister!"

Memories played endlessly on the jade plate.

Outside the window, the first rays of dawn pierced the darkness.

Yang Luo sat in front of the storage door in the backyard, her eyes replaying everything that had happened in the past, her gaze lifeless.

Da da da.

Footsteps could be heard.

"Luoyi, you..."

The door opened, and Shi Guijia returned.

Time seemed to stand still. The light from the jade plate was interrupted, and Yang Luo turned around with a fixed gaze.

The mother and daughter's eyes met. The morning breeze blew quietly, and even the morning mist was perfectly still.

"...Didn't I tell you not to rummage through things?"

Shi Guijia, who was initially anxious, calmed down.

She realized something, walked over, took the CD from Yang Luoyi, and this time did not throw it into the storage room, but put it in her own storage space.

"Mother...you're back."

His eyes were lifeless, and even his words were devoid of emotion.

Shi Guijia looked down at her. Her sea-blue hair hung down to her side, and her fair face was completely bloodless. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't say anything.

Do you care about this a lot?

What's there to care about?

Yang Luoyi, you were born without ever seeing your father. Your so-called mother is nothing but a drunkard who is always drunk. Do you care whether you are their biological child or not?

Thinking about it this way, the original words of comfort turned into emotionless words: "You can skip school for now and stay with me for the next few days."

What are we going to do together?

"You can do anything, as long as you follow me."

"Do not……"

"?"

Shi Guijia looked at her in surprise.

The mother's tall shadow loomed over the small figure. Yang Luo lowered her head, but her words were firm: "No..."

"I don't want to go, Mother."

"Also, I'd like to ask you, what's on the CD?"

"This guy has this side to him too," Shi Guijia thought expressionlessly.

"I want to know what happened."

"I would like to know."

The stubborn words were like a defiant calf, using its tender horns to fight against dangerous wolves and tigers again and again, even if it angered them.

This time, Shi Guijia looked at her seriously, noticing her slightly trembling body, her tightly clenched fists, and the strands of blue hair hanging down.

She really cares about this.

Shi Guijia told herself.

Perhaps, knowing that her biological parents were someone else was a relief for her.

Because it means that there are still people in this world who love her.

Yang Pingsheng brought this daughter to him, but he didn't tell her the specifics. He only said that he had rescued her from the catastrophe.

In that case, her biological parents are likely dead, but that doesn't mean she can't find other relatives.

This day was bound to come sooner or later, Shi Guijia told herself. You carelessly left the CDs here, weren't you afraid that Yang Luoyi would find out about them?

What's so hard to say?

After a long, long time, the girl's clenched fists had turned white at the tips, and tears were gradually welling up in the corners of her eyes. Only then did Shi Guijia speak: "Ah..."

"As you can see, you are not my daughter."

"You were picked up by that man, and I hate that man."

“If your aunt hadn’t stopped me, I would have beaten you to death back then.”

"So, I don't have much love for you, understand?"

"But..." the girl suddenly looked up, her voice trembling with tears, "You are my mother...you are mine..."

……mother.

Yang Luoyi didn't say the word because of her trembling voice, but Shi Guijia knew it.

Her face stiffened, as if frozen in place, and she said, "I am not your mother."

"...Your mother, although I have never met her, I estimate that she is dead, killed in the catastrophe."

The girl stood there, stunned, tears streaming down her face.

Shi Guijia just looked at it and didn't move.

"I have no mother, no...no one..."

She muttered like a zombie, then suddenly ran away.

The figure disappeared from sight without Shi Guijia stopping it.

She went outside, sat by the door, and silently watched the misty street.

Liu Shaoheng arrived, panting heavily.

“Master, I’ve arranged for them to stay at my home. Don’t worry, I’ve spoken to my mother, and she will take care of them.”

"Ah."

"Master, where is your daughter?"

"Ran."

"They ran away?" Liu Shaoheng was stunned. They rushed back so desperately just to protect Yang Luoyi, didn't they?

How did they get away?

"Master, shouldn't we chase after them?"

"...Let me have some peace and quiet. Go and buy me a bottle of wine."

"Oh……"

Liu Shaoheng scratched his head, muttered something, and walked away. Shi Guijia watched him disappear, then her blank gaze returned to the street.

Hey, hey, hey.

She felt her heart pounding violently, and then, with pain.

This was the second time she had felt such intense heartache since Yang Pingsheng left.

Chapter 349 Countdown: Twenty-Two Days

The main world, the Heavenly Guardian Sect.

"The Tengu's life lamp is still there, which means it is not dead, but it has been out of contact for so long, so perhaps it really has just gone out to cultivate."

The Demon King did not answer.

He remained silent in the face of the system's arguments, simply sitting quietly in the main seat, exuding a gentle demonic aura. Before him, a grayish-white furry ball was on the verge of death, its life hanging by a thread by the demon king's demonic aura.

The system wasn't worried when it saw that the Demon King was ignoring it; it knew that the other party had his own reasons.

The ancients chose the Demon King as their successor for two reasons. First, the Demon King was steady and never rushed into anything. Even if he was temporarily at a disadvantage, he would patiently wait for an opportunity to turn the tide. Second, the Demon King himself was very strong.

Among the guardians of the ancient era, the Demon King was second only to the ancient ones. His innate immortal body gave him the talent to use demonic energy at will, without being bound by the human body.

However, the system remains concerned.

In its scan, the monster that looked like a fluffy ball was beyond saving. It was severely injured and had fought desperately to recover its strength. The Demon King had used up his life-force stored up for many years just to save such a small beast, which seemed somewhat unworthy.

But the Demon King insisted on saving him.

At his level of cultivation, he was proficient in weapon crafting, formations, talismans, healing, and other unorthodox methods. He could even perform simple healing by channeling his innate demonic energy.

The system couldn't save him, but the Demon King could intervene and forcibly reverse his life or death.

However, such methods are not worthwhile in the system's calculations.

The Demon King bears a heavy responsibility, and the protagonist's identity is currently unknown. If he were to use his source power and something were to happen to him, then the Guardian Sect would truly have no one left to entrust with its mission.

"Come on!"

Suddenly, the little furball bounced up, and a terrifying demonic aura burst forth from its body, its small form bursting with vitality once again.

The Demon King breathed a sigh of relief: "That's enough."

"Hahahahaha!"

The little furball, having been healed, immediately jumped up and whispered something in the demon king's ear.

The system can automatically recognize demonic language, so it can naturally understand what the little furball is saying. If it weren't shameless, it would definitely be showing a look of great shock at this moment.

At the same time, it also understood why the Demon King was so determined to save the little guy.

Because this guy was actually Tengu's personal attendant, when Ling Tianxin attacked Tengu, only this guy managed to escape at the cost of his life.

"Smack smack smack!!"

The little guy hurriedly recounted his story, and although the Demon King remained calm, his expression clearly turned ugly.

Soon, the little guy finished speaking and quietly shrank back into the Demon King's arms. The Demon King sighed and said, "I didn't expect that Ling Tianxin really had a problem. It's a good thing she didn't know about my friendship with Tian Gou. I also didn't expect that Tian Gou's personal servant would be just a little monster comparable to an Earth Immortal."

Deduction is ultimately just a means, and as long as it's a means, there's always a way to break it.

The system said, "Ling Tianxin has actually mastered the Wuhe Flower, one of the four great treasures of heaven and earth. Judging from Xiao Maoqiu's description, her attack on the Heavenly Dog was obviously premeditated."