The improved female villains regained their memories.

Yang Pingsheng said, "Becoming an immortal isn't guaranteed, let alone becoming an immortal yourself. Yan Yong said Su Fengqing has a destiny to become an immortal, so what are you going to do? Use Su Fengqing to become an immortal yourself?"

Murong Xu shook her head: "Of course not."

Yang Pingsheng asked, "Then what do you want to do...?"

Murong Xu took out a jade pendant from her bosom, and the jade pendant also emitted the same light as Liu Yin.

Yang Pingsheng immediately understood that this was the energy of the world's will.

He glanced at the sky without leaving a trace, and understood the World Will's plan, as well as the reason why the World Will tacitly allowed Murong Xu to stay by Liu Yin's side.

It turned out to be the case.

“Brother Pingsheng, I’ve always thought you were very knowledgeable and extraordinary, but seeing you so unsurprised now, I won’t explain further.” Murong Xu smiled. “I want to go to the Ascension Platform. Can I ask Su Fengqing and Sikong Xuan for my help?”

"...This thing is bad." Yang Pingsheng still advised, "It's no coincidence that it appeared near you, you..."

"But it can bring back the shade of willows."

Yang Pingsheng remained silent.

“Without the shade of willows, all that’s left in the world is gray, a gray world. There’s no meaning to my life.” Murong Xu held the jade pendant, the faint light shining on his face, revealing a bitter smile.

"This is love in my life."

With that, he finished his last glass of wine and stood up.

The sea breeze ruffled his curly hair, and his eyes shone brightly.

He bowed and took his leave, then turned and walked away.

Step by step, they left their footprints on the beach.

He suddenly asked loudly, "Ping Sheng, if Jiang Mochang were like this, would you do what I did?"

Yang Pingsheng was stunned for a moment: "I..."

"If you hesitate, then I have won."

He laughed heartily, didn't look back, and just left.

At the end of that round, Yang Pingsheng heard that one night, Feixiantai was illuminated by a beam of light.

The light was very bright, illuminating heaven and earth.

Some say that they saw the man illuminated by light and then disappear, which was a sign of ascending to become an immortal.

Some say that the man was a sinner who had angered the gods and thus incurred divine punishment.

Right or wrong is no longer important.

That night, Yang Pingsheng watched Murong Xu leave, suppressing all his emotions, and did not stop her.

He won?

No, he was merely being used by the world's will; he was just a tool, a tool to revive the female protagonist.

A tool used by emotions.

Yang Pingsheng stood by the sea all night, watching the sun rise little by little.

His hidden place is love; he placed his hidden place here.

He himself was a tool, Jiang Mochang was a tool, everything...

He clenched his fists, thinking of the secluded place where his true love resided.

He must truly fall in love with Jiang Mochang.

Aren't love and exploitation in conflict?

Isn't that...?

He watched the sun rise slowly, illuminating his desolate heart.

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When Yang Pingsheng found Sikong Xuan and Su Fengqing, Sikong Xuan was already dead.

Su Fengqing is still alive, and surprisingly, the side effects of his innate immortal body have disappeared.

The disappearance of the side effects means that her spiritual energy will not erupt. If it will not erupt, then her innate immortal body will be of no use. Su Fengqing is now no different from an ordinary person.

The members of the Mangrove Gang all dispersed and lived in this village incognito.

In the woods outside the city, Su Fengqing erected a tomb for Sikong Xuan.

Yang Pingsheng stood with her in front of the grave, watching the girl lower her eyes and carefully wipe every part of the tombstone.

The wind rustled the leaves, and the girl suddenly murmured, "Brother Pingsheng, where do you think people go after they die?"

Yang Pingsheng knew the answer, but of course he wouldn't answer the girl, so he shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"They say people are reincarnated after they die, is that true?"

"do not know."

"Hehe, it would be troublesome if Brother Sikong were reincarnated." The girl stuck out her tongue and laughed shyly, "Then he would lose all his memories, and he wouldn't recognize me."

The girl counted on her fingers and said, "I have so many things to return to Brother Sikong, one, two, three... If he doesn't remember me and has changed his appearance, how am I supposed to find him?"

"......"

The girl lowered her hand, sighed, and said, "I don't know where Brother Murong has run off to. If he goes to find Sister Liuyin, I'll have a real headache. After all, I owe them a lot, and I'll have to pay them back in my next life."

She started talking to herself, "I made a promise with Brother Sikong to travel together, to go to many, many places, to see snow-capped mountains, to see flower fields, to see the sea. Sister Liuyin teleported us here, so close to the sea, but I still didn't get to see it with Brother Sikong."

"......"

"It's all my fault for being so weak. If only I could control my constitution... even just being sober at the time would have been fine. Then I could have seen it with Brother Sikong, and Brother Sikong wouldn't have..."

The girl kept talking, and Yang Pingsheng stepped forward and put a hand on her shoulder.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Brother Pingsheng, I've talked to you so much again." The girl smiled apologetically. "It's getting late, isn't it? Sister Mo Chang must be waiting for you. I'm always troubling you to come with me. I can come by myself next time."

"Cry if you want to."

".......Why?"

"I'm going over there, you can stay here," Yang Pingsheng said. "Cry if you want to."

"...I'm sorry."

Yang Pingsheng put his hand down and walked to wait outside the woods in the distance.

He heard suppressed moans coming from inside, thick with sobs. Gradually, the sound grew louder and louder, startling a flock of birds into flight.

The crying continued for a long time, until night fell, from day to night, until the girl's voice became hoarse.

Looking at the soft moonlight, Yang Pingsheng saw cruelty within beauty for the first time.

Chapter 531 Love is...

what is love?

Yang Pingsheng wanted to find the answer.

He has retained the memories of his reincarnation. People say that the more memories one has, the longer one has lived. According to the timeline of the main world, he is considered an old monster.

It's not that he's never experienced love; because he has many identities, he has faced a lot of love, such as with Zhi Zi Xun.

At that time, he was in a villainous relationship with her, and the reason for their passionate interaction was due to the influence of human nature.

Humans tend to amplify their inner emotions; even a small amount can ignite a wildfire.

Even Zhi Zixun, who was a human chess piece, could not escape.

Using people's will is not impossible, but this secluded place is different. This secluded place requires Yang Pingsheng to truly fall in love with Jiang Mochang.

The kind that no one appreciates.

This is what Yang Pingsheng doesn't understand. Human will is not a bad thing, because it is ultimately human thought, and in his eyes, it exists in the same way as other tools.

As long as the task can be accomplished, why worry about what kind of tools are used?

Human intentions can help him, whether it's him or Jiang Mochang, so that they can enter into love as before.

Isn't that true love?

He wanted to make changes, but the secluded place refused him.

To change Jiang Mochang and get her to help him out of his predicament, he must first truly fall in love with her.

The question is, what exactly constitutes love?

What, then, is love?

Yang Pingsheng did not find the answer at the end of that cycle, so he decided to find the answer in the next cycle.

The answer can be found in those four people.

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You ask me what love is?

Liu Yin placed the teacup in front of Yang Pingsheng, somewhat surprised that he had come to see her alone to ask this question.

In her view, Yang Pingsheng was a person with secrets in his heart. Such a person would only come to her to talk about serious matters—like Sikong Xuan. She never expected that he would come to her for such a rare occasion to ask this question.

“Love is a very complicated thing,” Liu Yin replied with a smile, poured herself a cup of tea, and sat down in front of Yang Pingsheng. “It involves too many things: love for parents, love for children, love for a partner. The meanings of different kinds of love are different.”

Yang Pingsheng picked up his teacup, then put it down again, and asked, "Can love make one person give everything for another, including their life?"

“Of course, there are many such examples. Although the world is not good, there are always people who will do something for love.” Liu Yin said, “It’s just that people don’t trust each other now, so even the love between parents and children has become precious.”

"Then, leader, would you give your life for Murong Xu?"

"Huh? Why are you talking about him?"

Will it?

Liu Yin fell silent.

She picked up her teacup, but then put it down just like Yang Pingsheng, and said earnestly, "I would give my life for everyone in the Mangrove Forest Gang."

"As for Murong Xu..."