The improved female villains regained their memories.

Yang Pingsheng said, "There will always be someone who can transcend all of this."

Ye Buxin countered, "Then why can't I make this kind of person loyal to me?"

Yang Pingsheng looked at her.

The girl was looking at him too, and her calm words didn't sound like a joke: "For example, you, why can't you be loyal to me in this lifetime?"

Yang Pingsheng smiled.

"Why?"

Ye Buxin smiled, nodded in satisfaction, and said:

"Yes, why should we? People like us, even if we pledge allegiance to someone, it's only to use them to realize our ideals."

"Throughout my life, I have truly doubted that we were born in the wrong era. People in this era always seek a wise ruler and virtuous ministers. They all want to find a perfect and flawless supreme will, but they have never thought about whether they themselves can become that supreme will."

"What a crazy time, isn't it?"

She then asked, "If someone asked you who you would pledge allegiance to, how would you answer?"

Yang Pingsheng remained silent.

He chose to remain silent and did not give Ye Buxin an answer.

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"Senior Brother is a good person and will surely become a wise ruler in the future. Senior Sister, your loyalty to him is not a wrong decision."

This answer clearly did not satisfy Zhou Jinyu. She took a step closer and said, "I'm asking about you."

Yang Pingsheng fell silent.

Zhou Jinyu said, "Over the years, whatever you asked me, I answered truthfully. You understand, I..."

bang bang.

Someone knocked on the door.

"Who!?" Zhou Jinyu turned her head and shouted.

"Oh, Junior Sister, you're in there." Li Zhujun's voice came from outside the door. "I brought a bunch of things, wondering if Junior Brother could use them. If I had known you were here, I wouldn't have come."

The air in the room felt noticeably more oppressive.

Zhou Jinyu stepped forward and opened the door, and Li Zhujun, with a sly smile on her face, strode in without hesitation.

"Hey, looks like I've come at the wrong time?"

His smiling face reminded Yang Pingsheng of an animal—a fox.

Chapter 597 Unhappy

The sun rose the next morning.

The dark clouds dissipated, and the sunlight shone warmly on me. Green leaves swayed outside the window, glistening with morning dew.

Yang Pingsheng got up very early, pushed open the door, and stood in the corridor.

The servants of the young master's residence were already moving around. Yang Pingsheng glanced around and was able to tell where Ye Buxin was.

He spotted someone and was about to walk over when he was interrupted by a voice.

"Junior brother, you're up very early." Zhou Jinyu walked out from the corner and looked at him with a smile.

The damp air carried a chill, which crept along Yang Pingsheng's skin and gently caressed his hair.

Last night, Li Zhujun interrupted the conversation with Zhou Jinyu, which did not continue. Zhou Jinyu took his leave immediately, and Li Zhujun also left after giving some instructions.

Yang Pingsheng had originally planned to make contact with Ye Buxin's informant this morning, but Zhou Jinyu acted even faster than he expected. He stopped and looked at Zhou Jinyu calmly.

"Third Senior Sister is here very early."

"There's been a lot going on at the young master's residence lately, so we have to get here early."

"Senior sister, is there something you need?"

“Yes.” Zhou Jinyu nodded with a smile: “It’s not easy for all the disciples of our Ghost Valley Sect to gather together. Your senior brother said that we’re going to have a banquet tonight to celebrate.”

"okay, I get it."

“I’m unusually free today,” Zhou Jinyu said. “This is my first time in the capital, Junior Brother. I’ll show you around.”

Yang Pingsheng shook his head at Zhou Jinyu's dark gaze:

"Senior sister, I'm afraid it's not possible today."

Why?

"We're both new to the capital, and neither am I, nor is Ye Buxin," Yang Pingsheng said seriously. "I've already made plans with her to tour the capital together."

After saying this, without waiting for Zhou Jinyu's reply, Yang Pingsheng bowed and took his leave: "Senior sister, I'm going to find junior sister now."

"..."

Before she could utter a single word of approval, Yang Pingsheng turned and left.

His hand remained outstretched in mid-air; the words were never spoken.

She could only say, "There will be a banquet at the young master's residence tonight at 7 PM. Junior brother, don't be late."

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Like Yang Pingsheng, Ye Buxin also got up early and stood on the corridor, quietly watching the busy people in the mansion.

When Yang Pingsheng arrived, her eyes shimmered with green light as she experimented with her latest ingenious use.

A poor soul nearby was uncontrollably upside down, screaming in agony.

Yang Pingsheng sighed, knowing that Ye Buxin's wicked sense of humor had kicked in, so he patiently stood aside and waited.

The man stood upside down for a while, then did a 360-degree spin in the air before slamming himself into the pool. After doing all this, the green light in Ye Buxin's eyes faded, and she looked at Yang Pingsheng: "So early? (Didn't anyone stop you?)"

Yang Pingsheng said, "It's quite early."

"Good morning. We'll have plenty of opportunities to eat at the young master's residence later. This morning, we can try some food from the capital. Is there anything you'd like to eat? (Who?)"

"I only like those few foods, you know that," said Third Senior Sister.

"Alright, let's go then."

The two disappeared from the spot.

Among the busy servants, a few looked up, then immediately looked down and continued cleaning the corridor.

Despite the rare sunny weather, the chill in the air remained. Yang Pingsheng and Ye Buxin casually sat down at a roadside shop, where two bowls of sticky soup and a plate of yellow bean buns were laid out in front of them.

Ye Buxin resumed her arrogant demeanor, picked up a steamed bun, put it in her mouth, and said with puffed-out cheeks, "Li Zhujun has a lot of people."

After investigation, Ye Buxin has identified the source of the surveillance, with Li Zhujun being the most prominent source.

Zhou Jinyu did monitor him, but most of the surveillance was arranged with Yang Pingsheng. Ye Buxin's surveillance was pitifully small, and the remaining sporadic surveillance was arranged by unknown forces, which was even less.

In the vast mansion of the young master, the protagonist Fusu did not arrange for anyone to monitor him, but instead a group of retainers were rebelling against the Heavenly Gang.

Yang Pingsheng recalled Ye Buxin's appearance just now.

She didn't say anything on the surface, but she was clearly angry inside. In addition, the poor monitor was too obvious, so she taught him a lesson.

Yang Pingsheng didn't think she did anything wrong. It's good to hide your talents, but you have to show your strengths occasionally, otherwise the brat will keep causing trouble.

Ye Buxin's attack and the instant disappearance of the two were both displays of their sharpness.

"Calm down." Yang Pingsheng picked up the soup and took small sips.

Ye Buxin nudged him with her elbow: "Am I angry?"

Of course it does. Every time Ye Buxin gets angry, her eyebrows twitch. It's a little gesture she can't help but make, and Yang Pingsheng knows it very well.

He knew better than anyone why Ye Buxin was angry, so he said, "If you're angry, I'll talk to my senior sister about it."

"What are you going to lay bare?" Ye Buxin frowned. "You know how capable my senior sister is. Do you know how vast her intelligence network is? Why don't we use her to our advantage?"

Yang Pingsheng fell silent.

Yang Pingsheng felt he knew what Zhou Jinyu wanted to say, and Ye Buxin also felt she knew.

It was simply to confirm whether Yang Pingsheng could be independent. After all, Zhou Jinyu knew about their close relationship. From Zhou Jinyu's perspective, no one wanted to provide a lot of information only to have another person interfere in the end.

Ye Buxin's displeasure was simple: he should have just obediently been used, but who did Zhou Jinyu think she was, daring to negotiate with his confidante while he was away, and using such a coercive tactic at that.

But Ye Buxin couldn't bear to really fall out with Zhou Jinyu.

Whether it's her or Yang Pingsheng, they both have too few capable people under their command. Putting aside her own situation, Yang Pingsheng's subordinates are mostly old members of the Linlang Sect. Although they all have some ability, they often cannot play a decisive role.

They've just emerged from seclusion, and intelligence is of utmost importance.

That makes sense, but Ye Buxin was still unhappy.

"I already gave her permission to talk to you, which was my bottom line. I didn't expect her to take advantage of me like this." Ye Buxin cursed. "What, does she want to be your confidante too? She distanced herself from me in just a few words. What does she take me for?"

Yang Pingsheng drank silently, then suddenly said, "Your emotions are fluctuating a bit too much."

Ye Buxin glanced at him: "What would you do if I became close friends with someone else?"

Yang Pingsheng remained silent, which would also make him very unhappy.

“You’re right.” Yang Pingsheng nodded, agreeing with Ye Buxin’s reason for being angry. “We’re the same, so if we look at it from another perspective, I would be upset too.”

"Right?"

"Well, don't worry, Zhou Jinyu and I don't get along, and it's impossible for us to be close friends."

Just from the perspective of their shared love for cats, he and his third senior sister couldn't find common ground.

"Hmph, people like us can only be close friends." Ye Buxin raised her head, a faint smile playing on her lips.

Two people who don't understand love raise their bowls at the same time and gently tap them together.

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From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, many close friendships emerged.

Ye Buxin grew up in the Chu Kingdom's royal palace, listening to many stories about soulmates.

From distant past, there are stories of Bo Ya and Zi Qi, and Guan Zhong and Bao Shu. More recently, there are many stories of rulers and ministers from various states.