The improved female villains regained their memories.

Fate?

What was she really thinking? Li Chumo looked at her hands. What did she really consider her master to be?

She once told her master that she wanted to change her identity and didn't want him to treat her like a child. So, how did her master see her at the last moment before he passed away?

She wanted to know, but she would never know.

In the very end, only Yang Pingsheng uttered a single sentence: "Hmm."

Li Chumo couldn't read anything from that flat tone.

She didn't even dare to think about what her master was thinking at that time.

What were his feelings when he uttered that calm "Hmm?"

The more she thought about it, the more pain accumulated in her heart. Having a heart is truly a terrible thing. People and things that she originally didn't care about have all turned into things that Li Chumo couldn't understand and piled up there, making it impossible for her to get rid of them.

"..."

Something flashed before his eyes, and the auditory hallucination penetrated deep into his brain. Li Chumo's body swayed slightly, and he was about to fall.

The surrounding servants were startled, but no one dared to go up and help her.

Everyone held their breath, watching the leader of the werewolf tribe reveal a rare moment of vulnerability.

"What are you all looking at!?"

However, the next second, Li Chumo returned to normal. The power of the Great Void mixed with demonic energy, combined with Li Chumo's cold voice, made them lower their heads again.

The intense light and shadow fell upon her, and in that brief moment of distraction, she came to understand many things.

She cared too much about Yang Pingsheng, so much so that she didn't want to let go of anything related to him, even if it was a minor character.

She could have easily dealt with the target brought by the cloaked man, but because that man had received help from Yang Pingsheng, she wanted to destroy him.

In the end, it all comes down to Yang Pingsheng.

She glanced around at the kneeling people, snorted coldly, and returned to the main hall.

The room on the second floor still smelled wonderfully of violets. Li Chumo used her demonic energy to carry a table full of delicious food and walked into the depths of the flower bushes.

She carefully helped Yang Pingsheng up, using her demonic energy to fix him in place, and pushed all the food on the table in front of him.

Hatred, love, regret, heartache—none of these matter anymore.

Most importantly, what does Li Chumo want to do?

She used to love the story of "The Tears of the Lantern," enjoying the plot twists and the scholar's remorseful pleas for mercy. But now, she doesn't. The scholar and the fox demon could easily be replaced with a different story.

The ending shouldn't have been like this.

“Master, you used to take care of me, now I’ll take care of you.”

When Li Chumo picked up the soup spoon and held it to Yang Pingsheng's lips, she vaguely heard that calm "hmm".

yes......

That's it.

This is what I originally wanted.

The blizzard that year, the farewell that year.

She had lost several years of peace and comfort.

Up to this point, she thought this was what she wanted, but in the end, she discovered that it wasn't.

That's always been what she wanted.

“We will not be separated, Master.”

She remembered the past, when she was bullied and clung to Yang Pingsheng's back, saying, "Master, I don't want you to leave me."

Master's reply was: "Don't cry, Xiao Mo, I won't leave."

He did not leave.

Never.

It was I who made him leave.

She regretted it.

He regretted colluding with the evil cult.

He regretted killing his master.

If she could do it all over again, she would never do it this way. She would make her master take her answer seriously, she would find true peace with her master, and she would curl up in her master's arms, feeling eternal warmth.

Just like when she was a child, she would run straight into her master's arms, laughing and shouting, "Absorb!"

She will hear more stories, receive more affection, and travel the world with him.

She will stay with her master.

"Master."

Li Chumo put down the soup spoon, her voice trembling, unable to control her emotions any longer.

she cried.

People with sensitive hearts are naturally prone to tears.

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boom!

From somewhere deep within the cold, damp cave, a tremor echoed back into the cavern's depths. At its very center, the Flower-Faced Tree wearily opened its eyes, its demonic energy emanating outwards to sense the surroundings.

...There are no enemies.

The sound came from a rabbit. It had probably been running too fast and hadn't realized it was there when it ran headfirst into a rock.

As long as they're not enemies.

The Flower-Faced Tree still exudes a demonic aura, and its tail bears numerous scars. Ever since the Demonic Sect discovered her whereabouts, the pursuit has never ceased. At first, it consisted of only low-level minions, but gradually, as the other side learned of her strength, they began to send more powerful individuals to hunt her down.

She didn't know why the other party valued her so much. Logically speaking, compared to other remnants of the righteous path, someone like her should be someone the demonic sect wanted to recruit. But for some reason, the demonic sect wanted to kill her, to the point that even the sect leader himself had to take action.

The Hua Yan Tree was injured by Xiao Qitian. That guy took a path she couldn't understand, and his strength far surpassed that of an ordinary Celestial Immortal. With just one strike, he broke through her protective demonic aura.

She had no choice but to run away.

During her escape, Jiang Mochang contacted her, telling her that the other party had also received some kind of hint and was going to eliminate her, Jiang Mochang's backup plan. Before the girl returned, Hua Yanshu could only deal with the pursuit on her own.

Fine.

Hua Yanshu initially thought it would be resolved, believing that the only one capable of fighting was Xiao Qitian, and that the others were not a threat. However, she soon realized that she was wrong.

Xiao Qitian was serious; not only did he participate, but his protectors also joined in.

As the encirclement gradually shrank, the former chieftain of the fox tribe was eventually forced to retreat to the area of ​​her tribe that she knew best.

How embarrassing!

She looked down at the wolf girl sleeping soundly in her arms, her severed tail hanging down behind her, looking pitiful.

It's truly pitiful; the child followed her all the way.

The child was rescued by Jiang Mochang. Hua Yanshu didn't know what the child had been through. She only heard Jiang Mochang say that the child's bloodline was too poor, and that becoming a werewolf was the biggest mistake of her life.

But she has her talent.

Because of this talent, Jiang Mo often asked Hua Yanshu to protect her.

She initially thought it would be a simple task, but it turned out she was overthinking it.

Ten years of fleeing and killing have made this child grow up a lot. She has grown from a thin and weak little wolf girl into a young woman. However, because she has always been by the side of Hua Yanshu, her mind is still a little immature.

Over time, Hua Yanshu developed feelings for the child. However, due to their different bloodlines, she was unable to teach the child cultivation.

She couldn't even provide her with a stable life; she could only use all her power to protect her.

The girl had been gone for quite a while. Hua Yanshu had thought that maybe there would be results in three months, or at most a year if they waited a little longer. He never expected that he would have to wait for ten years.

Jiang Mochang told her that the girl was about to succeed. As long as the girl returned successfully, the situation would immediately change, and Hua Yanshu would be able to get what she wanted.

But how long will it take to fully recover?

Hua Yanshu sighed softly. The encirclement had shrunk to this extent; she couldn't hide for much longer.

They had no choice but to either break through or surrender.

She had tried to break through several times already, but this time, she felt that the Demonic Sect would not give her another chance.

What's more, she even came to [that guy's] (referring to Li Chumo) territory.

Footsteps came from the cave entrance, and Hua Yanshu immediately tensed up. She spread her demonic energy over and found that it was a fox-person who came, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

The fox-man entered, and upon seeing the Flower-Faced Tree, immediately bowed excitedly: "Chieftain!"

Not everyone is satisfied with the current situation.

Back when Hua Yanshu rebelled, the Cultivation Palace took over the fox tribe. At that time, many people complained. When the righteous path declined, the Cultivation Palace collapsed, and the Demonic Sect took over the Central Plains, the fox people discovered that the Demonic Sect was even worse than the Cultivation Palace.

Hua Yanshu had been in power for a long time, and many people remembered her good deeds. Compared to the other two sides, her good deeds were even more precious. In addition, Hua Yanshu had escaped alone back then, so there were still many loyal followers of Hua Yanshu in the tribe.

The fox-person in front of me is one of the most loyal followers of the Flower-Faced Tree.

"How is the situation?" Hua Yanshu asked.

“The Demonic Sect’s screening is very strict. Since you are the chieftain of the Fox Clan, our tribe is the main target of their investigation. But don’t worry, we have erased all traces. The Demonic Sect will not be able to find you,” the fox said. “This place is a secret passage that you cultivated yourself to protect us. No one knows about it except me.”

Hua Yanshu sighed softly.

Back then, she cultivated the Demonic Sect's altar and built many escape routes so that her fox-people tribe would have more ways to retreat after the righteous path was defeated. She never expected that the way to retreat she designed for her people would now become her own way to retreat, which made her feel a little sad.

"Thank you for your help."

“No trouble at all, Chieftain, we all want you back!” The fox-man shook his head, his voice filled with emotion: “You have no idea how miserable we have been all these years.”

They were bullied by the cultivation center and the demonic sect. Now that Li Chumo has become the head of the werewolf tribe and the leader of the orc alliance, they still have to suffer from the bullying of their neighbors.

Hua Yanshu listened in silence, feeling somewhat distressed, and could only offer words of comfort: "I will find a way to resolve this."

"We are all waiting for the clan leader!" The fox-man nodded vigorously, then suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "By the way, clan leader, you'd better stay here these days. I heard that some remnants of the righteous path have infiltrated, so the demonic sect won't be able to leave for a while."

"Remnants of the righteous path?" Hua Yanshu raised his eyebrows: "Tell me in detail."