The improved female villains regained their memories.

Yang Pingsheng glanced at the system and hugged it to his chest.

The soft orb of light emitted a gentle glow, yet it could not dispel the chill.

"nothing to say."

Yang Pingsheng said softly:

Winter has come.

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The New Year is approaching. In the fox tribe, the eve of the Lunar New Year for humans is not called New Year's Eve, but "the end of the old year".

"Get rid of the old" means sweeping away all old things and waiting to welcome the arrival of new things. Every year at this time, the fox tribe holds a temple fair, and the most beautiful fox of the year is selected at the temple fair.

Whether adults or children, everyone looks forward to the annual temple fair. Singles can find their soulmate at the fair, while married people can pray for blessings and receive the protection of the Celestial Fox Ancestor. Children also eagerly imitate the adults and hold their own "Most Beautiful Fox Person" competition.

The only exception is the girl.

She stood alone on a rock outside the woods, at the highest point of the tribe. The noise from the outside world contrasted sharply with the silence on the inside. The light couldn't penetrate the darkness of the woods. The girl watched silently.

The temple fair usually lasts for half a month, during which time girls have plenty of time.

However, once this step is taken, there is no turning back. She sighed softly, but still made up her mind.

During the temple fair, apart from a few old fox people, most of the tribe would gather there, which gave the girl an opportunity. She covered half of her face with a cloth and stood in front of the culprit's house.

"That's right, these fruits of yours were rotten to begin with."

"A pile of rotten fruit, it won't get you much in return."

"Nobody wants ugly fruit."

Those words, even today, remain like poison in the girl's heart; she and her accomplices will never forget them.

Previously, the revenge was directed at accomplices; now, it's the teenage girls.

stab-

A fire broke out.

In the fox tribe, harming or insulting one's fellow tribesmen is a major taboo, let alone killing or arson. The girl has already done the first two, so one more won't make a difference.

Flames burned, burning outside the house, burning in the girl's eyes. On the cold, snowy day, the burning house brought a touch of warmth, which the girl watched indifferently.

Thick smoke billowed into the sky, and soon people at the temple fair noticed something was wrong. Then, the sound of running water could be heard one after another.

Before that, the girl's figure had already disappeared into the darkness.

She watched the adults running around, watched the culprit's parents frantically trying to put out the fire, and watched the adults being drawn to the scene, so she set off for the temple fair.

That girl is still over there.

Hearing that her house was on fire, the girl was very anxious, but there was nothing she could do to help. She could only sit in a corner and cry. The entire temple fair had been in chaos due to the sudden incident, and her friends had been taken away by their parents, leaving her all alone.

The girl removed the cloth from her face, walked over, and said in her previous timid tone, "The clan leader is looking for you."

The girl was already terrified, and upon seeing the girl, she asked fiercely with a hint of tears in her voice, "What does the clan leader want with me?"

"The clan chief said your parents went to fight the fire and asked you to stay with her first," the girl said weakly.

The girl nodded, treating the girl as merely a messenger, and said, "Lead the way."

The two walked one after the other until they reached a dark path, at which point the girl realized something was wrong: "This isn't the way to the clan leader, where are you taking me?"

The girl stared blankly behind the young woman, then suddenly spoke: "Clan leader."

The girl was startled and turned to look behind her, only to see complete darkness.

boom!

The next moment, pain shot through her brain, and she was knocked to the ground.

"what you do!?"

She was shocked and furious, covering her head and shouting angrily. But before she could react, the girl grabbed the stone and hurled it high into the air.

Bang, bang, bang!

The girl's body gradually calmed down.

"I'll kill you."

The girl spoke coldly, and even though she was already a corpse, her movements did not stop.

"That's all."

Chapter 418 People, always must leave.

"What? Another murder case at the fox tribe?" Lan Xiu looked at Zhi Xinghan in surprise.

With the end of the year approaching, the cultivation manor was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and everyone was preparing to take a good rest during the New Year. Lan Xiu was also preparing to pack his bags and go back to his hometown for a visit, but he did not expect to encounter such a thing the day before he was to leave.

Zhi Xinghan nodded solemnly and said, "This time is different from the past. The murderer first set fire to attract attention before killing the victim. The victim died on a deserted path, and only the members of the Fox People tribe know about that path. This is enough to prove that the murderer is someone from the Fox People tribe."

"Did the murderer think we wouldn't go back?" Lan Xiu frowned.

Zhi Xinghan remained silent for a moment, then said, "No matter what, we have to go again."

As the year draws to a close, the two return to the fox tribe once again.

Led by the capture team, they arrived at the cellar where the bodies were stored.

The body lay inside the wooden coffin.

At the prime of her life, she was now a corpse, her head missing and her lower body covered in wounds from sharp weapons.

The two men circled the corpse, observing it closely, trying to find a breakthrough.

"What do you think?" Zhi Xinghan asked.

"The head is missing, and it looks the same as the previous murder case. The difference is that the original bite marks have been replaced by a sharp weapon," Lan Xiu said. "It seems that the murderer also realized that he could no longer keep up the disguise, so he simply used a sharp weapon to create wounds in order to confuse the case."

"These wounds appear messy and could cause a lot of bleeding, but they are not actually fatal. The blood from the wounds is coagulated and mostly pools around the edges, which indicates that the murderer caused these wounds after killing the victim. There were no drugs in the victim's body, nor were there any signs of demonic or spiritual energy contamination, indicating that the victim voluntarily went with the murderer to the side path."

Zhi Xinghan smiled faintly and asked, "What does this mean?"

“The former suggests that the fatal wound was likely to be in the head. The killer cut off the victim’s head to prevent us from investigating the real fatal wound. The latter suggests that the victim was very likely to know the killer. At the very least, the killer made the victim lower their guard!” Lan Xiu said.

Zhi Xinghan nodded in satisfaction: "The murderer was in such a hurry to commit the crime that he inadvertently revealed his weaknesses."

He turned his head slightly and said to the members of the capture team who came down with them at the door, "Please inform your chief that we will be troubling you during the New Year this year."

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During the Lunar New Year, all the lecture halls of the Kongling Sect would take a break.

For outer disciples, the long lifespan of immortals is still far off, so they cherish each year's New Year celebrations even more.

Today was the last class at the Martial Arts Hall. Yang Pingsheng arrived at the door early to wait for Li Chumo.

Inside the martial arts hall, the martial arts instructor was explaining the breakdown of the moves in detail. After his explanation, the students began their free-for-all sparring. There were no groups, no teams, and no weapons. They were to make good use of their fists and fight to the very last moment.

The free-for-all is a special course in the martial arts hall. According to the martial arts masters, you either have to be strong enough to take on a whole group of people, or you have to be cowardly enough that the strong ones don't even notice you after they've fought to the death.

After the martial arts master finished speaking, the entire martial arts hall immediately descended into chaos. There were shouts of anger and shouts of beatings. Some of the more intense beatings even involved teeth and feet. Anyway, the Kongling Sect had plenty of pills, so the martial arts master wasn't worried about hurting the opponent.

Yang Pingsheng stood on a high place, and the system had transformed into a bat, perched on Yang Pingsheng's shoulder.

"The chaotic battle is truly spectacular, but the villain is, after all, an orc. In such a scene, she shouldn't be at a disadvantage," the system commented.

The students fought back and forth, their fists stained with blood. They were all wearing the same clothes, making them difficult to distinguish from a distance. But Yang Pingsheng spotted the gray figure immediately.

"Yes, she shouldn't be at a disadvantage."

But the truth is, Li Chumo was the one who was beaten.

She huddled in the far corner, wary of being targeted and beaten by those around her.

The system exclaimed in surprise: "The villain's physical abilities are quite good, how could he be beaten up?"

That's really strange.

Li Chumo is a beastman. Even without learning [Beast Transformation], her physical strength is several times greater than that of her peers. Although she is only eleven years old, she already possesses strength surpassing that of adults. These thirteen- or fourteen-year-old children are generally no match for her.

However, she remained motionless, as if dead.

If this had happened before, given her unruly personality, these people would have had their legs broken long ago. The martial arts instructors from the training hall complained to Yang Pingsheng that Li Chumo was extremely ruthless, cutting off the men's fertility and disfiguring and tearing the women's hair. Although the training hall had no restrictions, Yang Pingsheng said that Li Chumo's methods could not be so despicable.

Today, however, I've changed my mind.

Or was it not a change of heart, but rather that she took those words to heart? Yang Pingsheng wondered.

That question: "Will you leave in the future?"

Even in winter, even as time marches on, even as you continue to smile in front of me.

Do you still remember those words?

The system tilted its head and thought for a moment, then blurted out out of the blue, "She had an upset stomach today!?"

Yang Pingsheng reached out and flicked it on the forehead.

Soon, the practice ended, and the last class of the year at the Martial Arts Academy also came to a close.

The martial arts master invited someone to perform a healing-type killing move, gave them a final lecture, told them not to forget to exercise during their annual leave, and then announced the disbandment.

The disciples scattered with a commotion, leaving in twos and threes, leaving only Li Chumo alone as he walked out the door.

"Xiao Mo".

A familiar voice rang out, and Li Chumo suddenly looked up at the door.

"Master!"

Even in the cold winter, there is warm sunshine.

The wind kept blowing, carrying snow, blurring the figure of that person, and also blurring the passage of time.

Ignoring the astonished looks of the crowd, Li Chumo rushed over as always and threw herself into his arms.

"Master, what brings you here today!?"

She spoke happily, wagging her tail, while glancing triumphantly to the side.

The faces of the men who had been beating her turned grim.