The improved female villains regained their memories.

A long time ago.

A valley somewhere.

Night fell, and a torrential downpour began.

Mud and rainwater mingled, and the blonde woman, enduring excruciating pain, broke down in tears.

"Why, why is this happening?!"

The sky was empty, and no one answered her voice.

A portal of light appeared, and an old Taoist priest led a young girl out.

The old Taoist priest walked slowly in the rain, with the young girl following closely behind, her eyes filled with sorrow.

Looking at Shi Guijia, who was distraught and crying hysterically, she felt a pang of pity and asked the old Taoist priest, "Master, is this really what we have to do?"

“Everyone has their own destiny, and this is her destiny. She should accept it. Besides, I am showing her the truth.”

The old Taoist priest smiled slightly, and with a flick of his finger, countless images flooded in, including the Guardian Heaven Sect, Ling Tian's Jealousy, the Human Chess Project, and so on.

"what!!!"

Overwhelmed by the powerful memories, Shi Guijia clutched her head and howled in anguish.

The girl couldn't bear it, but still asked, "Master, if we do this, will the girl really do as we say?"

“Of course,” the old Taoist priest said with a smile. “I have already completed the deduction. All I need to do is give her the truth, and Shi Guijia will naturally follow our steps.”

"but……"

"It doesn't matter. Going mad is her fate. For the sake of my master's grand plan, she must go mad."

The girl stopped talking.

The blonde girl's initial shock gradually turned into fear and helplessness, before she finally calmed down.

The rain poured down, and the girl's eyes lost all their luster.

The old Taoist priest smiled leisurely and stepped forward to ask, "Shi Guijia, do you believe in past lives?"

A glimmer of light returned to the young girl's eyes as she looked at the old Taoist priest: "My past life...?"

"Yes, in your past life, you were called Zhi Zixun, the chosen pawn of the Heavenly Guardian Sect, while Yang Pingsheng was the villain named Jiuwu."

The old Taoist priest chuckled and said, "It's quite a coincidence. In your past lives, your tokens were gardenias and dandelions. In this life, your identities have been reversed, but your tokens are still gardenias and dandelions. I must say, this is your fate."

"life……?"

"Yes, it's fate. In your past life, you drove Jiuwu into despair, and he later committed suicide. His body fell into Shenlong Lake and disappeared, while his soul drifted to another world and became Yang Pingsheng in this life. You, on the other hand, remained faithful to him and died in this world, and your soul stayed in this world as well."

"But who could have imagined that in this life you would be favored by the heavens and born with the destiny of a villain, you would become the villain instead, while Yang Pingsheng would be chosen by the system and become a human pawn."

The old Taoist priest chuckled, smacked his lips, and shook his head: "This is fate, the destiny of the human chess piece and the villain."

Shi Guijia stared blankly, like a broken doll.

The old Taoist priest instilled in her not only the truth, but also memories of her past life.

"The language of gardenias is..."

"I hope I can wait for you forever."

"The most outstanding royal weapon refiner died by Shenlong Lake."

Shi Guijia stared blankly, her empty gaze gradually moving upwards to look at the sky.

I am... Shi Guijia?

I am... Zhi Zixun?

I am the villain, I am... a human chess piece.

I am, the human chess piece!!!

"The Way of Heaven, the Way of Heaven? Haha ...

Shi Guijia suddenly burst out laughing.

All the grievances, despair, and pain were transformed into Shi Guijia's unrestrained laughter, a hearty laugh that echoed to the heavens.

"Everything is for the sake of Heaven's Way, the human chess piece, hahahahahahahahaha, the human chess piece, hahahahahahahaha!!"

In the pouring rain, covered in mud and water, she looked like a madwoman, tearing at her hair.

"Human chess, human chess, hahahahahaha!"

"I am Shi Guijia, hahahahaha, I am Zhi Zixun, hahahahahahaha, I am a pawn, I am a pawn, hahahahahaha, the way of heaven, the way of heaven, hahahahahahaha, I am a dog too, I am too, I am too, hahahahahahahahahaha!!"

He was both crying and laughing, appearing completely insane.

The old Taoist priest looked at Shi Guijia and nodded in satisfaction.

“Let’s go. Once Li Chumo comes to find her, Shi Guijia will take action on her own after the two of them join forces.”

The girl frowned and said, "But, this..."

The old Taoist priest sighed. He knew the child's faults all too well. He figured that the person in charge had brought the child along to help the plan run smoothly and to temper her character.

The old Taoist priest didn't want to explain, but he knew that if he didn't, the child would remain curious forever. So he spoke up, "Do you know what fate is?"

He pointed to the wild geese in the torrential rain: "This is fate."

He then pointed to the fish in the swollen river: "That's fate."

Finally, he pointed to the girl and himself: "This is all fate."

He said, “What is called destiny is the origin, which originates from heaven and earth. Heaven and earth endow people with this origin, thus giving birth to different people. How to distinguish them is to look at their origin.”

Some people like salty food, while others like spicy food.

"Some people are lustful, and some are greedy for money."

"Some people are willing to die for others, while others are willing to let others die."

"These are all fundamental."

The old Taoist priest sighed and said, "Actions are made based on instinct, and that gives rise to ability. People are driven by instinct to make all sorts of actions. These actions seem to be random, but they can be traced back to their source to predict the other party's future actions."

"But the other party's future actions are uncertain, because the two energies of heaven and earth are changing, and people will also change with the changes of the two energies of heaven and earth. For example, a person who likes spicy food may move to a different place or, after a period of time, stop liking spicy food and switch to salty food. This kind of change is called luck."

"So-called fate is like this. The reason why that great man is so powerful is because he sees through the essence. It's like a fish swimming in the river that suddenly mutates and flies into the sky. Ordinary people like us can't do that. All we can do is gently tug at the threads of fate and guide the outcome in a direction that is favorable to us. This is how we seek good fortune and avoid misfortune."

The girl remained silent.

After a long silence, she finally spoke, "But will doing this really lead to the result we want?"

"The most amazing thing about fate is that you can indirectly influence the result you need simply by taking action elsewhere."

The old Taoist priest smiled slightly and said, "People have different perspectives. You can't understand why our actions would affect that girl. The root cause is that you don't understand Shi Guijia's [essence/principle]."

"She is an uncontrollable dictatorship."

"This is her essence, and therefore, it is her destiny."

"The reason why that person went to such lengths to create such a definition for them is, to put it bluntly, to take control of their lives directly from the root."

Ultimately, it's just a matter of fate.

The old Taoist priest and the young girl left, leaving behind only a distraught woman in the world.

The old Taoist priest's words clearly reached Shi Guijia's ears.

She gradually calmed down, leaving only the majestic chest rising and falling.

"Hehehe, hahahahaha!"

She suddenly laughed.

Even with tears streaming down her face and her reason nearly collapsing, she still managed to smile.

She didn't know who the old Taoist was, nor did she know why the Heavenly Guardian Sect, the Heavenly Dao, and so on were doing this. She only felt that she was in an endless abyss from which she could never escape.

In a past life, I was a pawn; in this life, I'm a villain. Two lifetimes of torment, and all I get in return is one sentence...

……life?

But on what grounds?

She stretched out her hand towards the dark sky.

Why?

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just now.

Shi Guijia's outstretched hand struck the dragon heavily, unleashing a burst of energy, and she pressed down on the dragon's head.

"You mere insect!!" With her memories returning, she spoke in human language, her eyes flashing with ferocity. She gripped the dragon's body with both hands and gradually increased her strength.

boom!

With a burst of power from both arms, his aura was unparalleled, shattering the dragon's might. The true dragon let out a miserable cry and fell into Shi Guijia's hands.

The screams soared to the heavens as the true dragon's energy was absorbed, and Shi Guijia grew stronger once more.

The dragon's might has vanished completely; even a true dragon is nothing more than a phantom.

She opened her gaping maw and stuffed the real dragon into it.

The counterattack that Heaven's Origin had painstakingly accumulated had thus become her sustenance.

The tyrant's power was terrifying.

At this moment, the outer shell of the castle below also disappeared completely, leaving only a ball of light.

Bi Fang's pupils shrank, and he said, "This is bad! She's absorbing the essence of the Heavenly Dao. If this continues, she'll become a half-step immortal!"

"Let's charge in!" At this moment, even the good-natured lucky cat became ruthless, covered in blood, blocking the stream of light, and moving its body closer to the source of light.

Dionysus was covered in blood, with not a single piece of good flesh left on his body, but even so, he did not stop.

Upon seeing this, Yang Pingsheng immediately controlled the [Extraterrestrial Visitor] to attack.

However, as soon as he got close, Huang Rui used his illusionary magic on him.