The improved female villains regained their memories.

Yang Pingsheng looked at her and said, "We've been traveling all night, do you want to rest for a while?"

"What are these? If I want to be clear-headed, I can just use clever methods." Ye Buxin glanced at him sideways. "Don't underestimate me, Ping Sheng."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but yawn again.

Yang Pingsheng couldn't help but burst into laughter, and Ye Buxin, feeling embarrassed and angry, nudged him with her elbow.

Stop laughing!

"Okay, I won't laugh anymore."

Yang Pingsheng's smile faded, and Ye Buxin turned her face away, saying after a long pause, "Well, I'll close my eyes and rest for a while. This place is very close to the capital, but we still can't be careless. I'll leave the guard duty to you..."

As she spoke, she turned her head and found that Yang Pingsheng had already leaned against a big tree and closed his eyes to rest.

"Tsk..."

Ye Buxin pouted and, mimicking his gesture, leaned against the tree and closed her eyes.

Before long, her breathing became even and she calmed down.

A gentle breeze blew by, and she tilted her head to rest on Yang Pingsheng's shoulder.

Raindrops fell, and apart from that sound, the whole world seemed to quiet down.

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As soon as the news of the King of Qi's surrender reached the capital via a talisman, the King of Qin issued a relocation order.

Most importantly, in the court, he specially ordered Prince Fusu to handle this matter. Now, all eyes, whether open or covert, are on this child of the King of Qin.

Ying Fusu.

In the young master's residence, Zhou Jinyu was undoubtedly the most skilled at overall planning. She went to the palace overnight and discussed planning with Fusu in front of everyone. She was busy for many days and didn't have time to send a message to Yang Pingsheng.

Second Senior Brother Li Zhujun also came. He wasn't good at coordination, but Fusu still sent him.

Zhou Jinyu frowned. She had never had a good relationship with her second senior brother, not because of anything he had done, but simply because she disliked his demeanor.

Especially those squinty eyes, always smiling, like the demeanor of a petty person.

It took more than ten days to finalize all the management matters. Fusu then dismissed everyone and specially hosted a banquet to invite Li Zhujun and Zhou Jinyu, saying that since Qin had unified the world, the disciples of the Ghost Valley Sect should get together first.

Once outside the palace, things became much easier. Zhou Jinyu secretly sent out a talisman and then leisurely made her way to the young master's residence.

Indeed, there was no one else at the banquet. Fusu sat in the main seat, with Li Zhujun and Zhou Jinyu on his left and right respectively. The spacious hall was empty except for the disciples of Guigu.

After several rounds of drinks and dishes, Fusu dismissed the others and said, "A few days ago, I received a message from my master saying that my junior brother and junior sister have come down from the mountain and are coming to seek refuge with me. He asked me to take care of them."

Zhou Jinyu had already received the news, but he didn't show anything unusual at this time. He just drank his wine silently. Li Zhujun, on the other hand, smiled and said, "That's good. Now is the time when you need people, Senior Brother. Moreover, you have a good relationship with Junior Brother. They are all brothers. They would never betray you."

Suddenly, he changed the subject and said, "It seems that the junior brothers and sisters are deeply cultivating the art of concealment. Now that Qin has unified the six kingdoms and the world, this art has no place to be used."

Zhou Jinyu frowned. Li Zhujun's subtext made her uncomfortable. She wanted to say something, but after thinking it over, she gave up.

However, Fusu seemed not to understand and laughed loudly: "I know that kid Yang Pingsheng, and I like him very much. Although I am not familiar with Junior Sister Ye Buxin, I have heard that they have become close friends, so I suppose they feel the same way about me."

Li Zhujun stopped speaking.

Fusu's meaning was simple: he accepted it. Since he accepted it, he naturally wouldn't say anything more, but he kept glancing at Zhou Jinyu sitting opposite him out of the corner of his eye.

Zhou Jinyu remained seated, smiling along, her true thoughts unreadable.

After addressing his junior brothers and sisters' questions, Fusu returned to the recent events, saying, "My father relocated the nobles of the six kingdoms and wealthy merchants to the capital, entrusting me with this task. Such an important matter is one that I can only trust two people. Although the general outline has been finalized in the palace, I still need to entrust the specific implementation to you two."

This matter is indeed of great importance.

With 120,000 households and over 600,000 people from all over the country, their languages, cultures, and spiritual paths are all different. It is indeed a very troublesome thing to manage them in a unified manner.

Putting aside the trouble, the main problem is that there are spies from various factions hiding here.

What is most worrying is the Jixia Academy. Qin conquered Qi by surprise, and because of the surrender of the King of Qi, Qi's vital forces were not eliminated. The Jixia Academy even voluntarily disbanded, and it is unknown how many disloyal people will infiltrate it.

Thinking of the information he had obtained earlier, Zhou Jinyu said, "Senior brother, since I have decided to follow you, I will do my best to complete this matter. However, with such a large number of people, there will inevitably be those with ulterior motives. Therefore, in my opinion, the most troublesome thing about this matter is your safety. You should reduce your comings and goings, and the young master's residence should also suspend the recruitment of retainers to prevent those with ulterior motives from infiltrating."

“That’s right.” Li Zhujun nodded with a smile. “Junior sister is right. Your safety is the most important thing. None of us know if the people from the six kingdoms are hiding any special methods. It would be bad if you, senior brother, fell into their trap.”

Zhou Jinyu wanted to say something more, but saw Fusu wave his hand and say, "Alright, alright, I know you're worried about me, I'll be careful."

The words were stuck in my throat, but I eventually swallowed them.

Zhou Jinyu had already informed his senior brother about the Jixia Academy's target, Fusu, when he entered the palace. Although his senior brother listened attentively, he was extremely resistant to closing the Prince's residence. His answer to Zhou Jinyu at the time was: "If someone comes from afar to seek refuge with me, but I shut them out and refuse to see them, this is not the way of a wise ruler."

Fusu wanted to make good use of the Guiguzi's Talismanic Sayings, to see with the eyes of the world, hear with the ears of the world, and think with the hearts of the world, so he did not want to close the Prince's Mansion.

Zhou Jinyu didn't think there was anything wrong with this idea, but she felt that the current situation was special and could be changed. However, Fusu had already made up his mind, and she had no other choice.

Seemingly sensing Zhou Jinyu's worry, Fusu smiled and said, "Junior sister, don't worry. I have always taken what you told me very seriously. I have already asked General Meng Tian to find a master to protect me."

At this point, Fusu turned his head and smiled at Li Zhujun: "Speaking of the Meng family, there is another matter. Junior brother, the Meng family and the Li family have a long-standing feud. I would like to mediate between them. Do you think you can convey my intention to Prime Minister Li Si?"

Li Zhujun stiffened, and Zhou Jinyu frowned as she looked at the other person.

"Hehe, don't worry, Senior Brother, I will pass on the message." The stiffness lasted only a moment before Li Zhujun smiled again and nodded to Fusu.

Fusu nodded, looked back at Zhou Jinyu, and suddenly changed the subject again: "By the way, junior sister, I'm afraid that junior brother and junior sister won't know the way when they get to Wangdu. I've been busy lately, so I'll have to trouble you to settle them in first."

He laughed and said, "It just so happens that you also have a way to contact them, right?"

This time it was Zhou Jinyu's turn to freeze.

But soon, she relaxed just like Li Zhujun and smiled, "Don't worry, Senior Brother, I will take good care of the junior brothers and sisters."

"Ah That's good."

Fusu chuckled and raised his glass.

"I am very happy today. First, I am happy that my Qin Kingdom has been unified, and from now on the people of the world will no longer be troubled by war. This is for the public good. Second, I dislike the fact that my disciples of the Guigu Sect have always killed each other. Now, in the last generation, my junior brothers and sisters can get along well with me and create a prosperous world. Their good reputation as ruler and minister will be remembered for generations. I am naturally happy. This is for my private good."

With the spiritual fire burning, Zhou Jinyu, sitting below, could clearly see the light in Fusu's eyes.

She recalled her master's evaluation of her eldest brother: a future wise ruler.

She subconsciously looked at Li Zhujun and found that Li Zhujun had already straightened up with a wine glass. Not daring to be negligent, she followed suit and picked up her wine glass and straightened up as well.

"Since I'm following my senior brother, I'll be willing to die for him!" Li Zhujun said with a smile.

“Me too, I’ll follow my senior brother even unto death,” Zhou Jinyu said.

Fusu shook his head and said loudly, "Following me doesn't mean you'll die. Junior brothers and sisters, you are all very talented. I hope for lasting peace in the world, and I also hope that your talents can be used to help the world."

“You are not following me, but the righteous path of this world. Your talents are not for my service, but for the service of all the people of this world.”

"Come, drink this cup with me!"

Fusu drank it all in one gulp, and Li Zhujun and Zhou Jinyu dared not slack off, so they followed suit and drank it all in one gulp as well.

Rain pattered outside, and dark clouds gathered in the darkness.

The lurking monster lay in the darkness, its body soaked by the rain.

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Ye Buxin, this is not her real name.

She abandoned her true name and bloodline, and felt deeply ashamed when others were proud of the Chu royal family.

A fire destroyed everything, burying her mother and her childhood memories.

From then on, Ye Buxin was the only one in the world.

When she first met Yang Pingsheng, she and her men had stolen royal treasures and were relentlessly pursued until they were finally surrounded in a bamboo forest.

The man, clad in armor, walked towards them with his hands behind his back, his arrogance immediately apparent to Ye Buxin.

She was inexplicably annoyed; what was this person so arrogant about?

The man walked over, stood still, and looked at her across his hand.

"Where is the treasure?"

"What do you think?"

"Hand it over, and I'll spare your life."

Do you have the right to control my life and death?

"You're surrounded, what are you still being arrogant about?"

"Those who presumptuously control the life and death of others, don't know who's so arrogant."

The two couldn't agree on what to say and started fighting on the spot.

His subordinates tried to step forward, but Yang Pingsheng slapped them all away with one palm strike. Helpless, Ye Buxin had no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

boom!

The two exchanged a palm strike from a distance.

The moment the shadows separated, Yang Pingsheng looked at Ye Buxin with slight surprise: "What kind of move is that?"

"Oh."

Ye Buxin was too lazy to answer and struck out with another palm.

Clever Use - Overwhelming Force

The powerful palm strike was like a tidal wave, sending all the other Linlang Sect disciples flying, while Yang Pingsheng stood still.

boom!

His armor shattered layer by layer, revealing his finely dressed upper body.

“It’s a wonderful application of Taoism.” Yang Pingsheng frowned. “No, there’s very little spiritual energy here. It seems to have been modified.”

He was enveloped in spiritual energy, remaining steadfast and unmoving, like Mount Tai.

"Humph!"

Yang Pingsheng vanished as if by teleportation, appearing before Ye Buxin.

"Is this your killing move? No way!"

Ye Buxin sensed something was wrong, but it was too late.

The spiritual energy erupted directly, hitting her face.

The opponent's movements were so fast that Ye Buxin didn't even have time to see the situation clearly before she used her ingenious technique again.