The improved female villains regained their memories.

Such a fate cannot be extinguished by man or by Heaven.

Despite harboring despicable thoughts, Nangong Qingyang didn't show it outwardly and spoke to him openly and frankly.

Fusu stayed at the academy for three days, and the two chatted for those three days, so they could be said to have hit it off immediately.

Before leaving, Fusu gave Nangong Qingyang a jade pendant and said, "Miss Nangong, this is my token. If you need anything in the future, you can come to the Prince's Residence in Qin to find me at any time."

He said, "I, Fusu, consider you my friend."

Those who share the same ideals are friends; those who love and care for each other are acquaintances.

Fusu treated her as a friend, and she genuinely wanted to treat Fusu as a friend as well.

But.......

She held the jade pendant, watching Fusu gradually disappear into the distance.

Why are you a Qin citizen?

That bright destiny seemed so dazzling compared to her fate filled with death.

Fusu was a true gentleman.

But Nangong Qingyang was a true villain.

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Time flew by at the Jixia Academy, watching the leaves turn from green to yellow and then gradually wither.

Nangong Qingyang is still busy, busy for the world and busy for himself.

Her fate became intertwined with the fate of the world, subtly influencing the destinies of most people.

At the Guardian Heaven Sect, because most of the divine beasts were asleep, only Bai Ze was in charge.

Bai Ze's envoy visited the Jixia Academy, and Nangong Qingyang made contact with him several times, trying to gain the support of the Protectorate Sect.

The reason why the King of Qin dared to unify the world was because of the inaction of the Heavenly Guardian Sect.

She earnestly persuaded the envoy, accusing the Qin state of having the heart of a tiger and wolf, not only completely destroying the Zhou Dynasty and seizing its dragon vein, but also wantonly attacking the six states and disturbing the world.

However, Bai Ze's envoy made it very clear that this was a matter for the human race, and the duty of the Heavenly Guardian Sect was to protect the Heavenly Dao, not to interfere in human affairs.

If the Heavenly Guardian Sect didn't have so many sleeping divine beasts, the situation would be completely different. But unfortunately, only Bai Ze and a few reclusive divine beasts are awake, and these divine beasts are all led by Bai Ze. Nangong Qingyang flipped through the records about Bai Ze in the academy and knew that Bai Ze respected the rules and agreements.

If I say I won't interfere, then I absolutely won't interfere.

Nangong Qingyang tried several times, but eventually gave up.

To reverse the fate of the Chu Kingdom's demise, she had to find another way.

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Besides her, Xiang Ju also grew up.

The boy was no longer the shy boy who would only hide behind her. Relying on the favor of the future master of the academy, he gradually became lawless.

Nangong Qingyang was busy with the complicated affairs of the academy, so he naturally had no energy to discipline him.

It wasn't until dozens of disciples jointly filed a complaint, accusing him of assaulting a fellow disciple, that Nangong Qingyang realized the seriousness of the problem.

That evening, she unusually put on a cold face, took a ruler, and looked at the helpless Xiang Ju.

Why are you attacking a fellow disciple?

Xiang Ju remained silent.

Nangong Qingyang made him extend his hand, then struck his hand with a foot: "The academy rules forbid harming fellow disciples, have you forgotten?"

Xiang Ju gritted his teeth: "I haven't forgotten!"

"You didn't forget, yet you still did it. You knowingly committed the crime, so why did you hit them?"

Xiang Ju fell silent again.

Nangong Qingyang could only ask them one by one, "Did they hit you?"

"No."

"Did they insult you?"

No, not at all.

"Then why did you hit them?"

Xiang Ju remained silent again.

No matter how Nangong Qingyang questioned him, he refused to reveal the reason for attacking them.

Finally, Nangong Qingyang calmed down and said, "Fine, I can't control you anymore. It was my fault for being nosy. You've grown up and have your own ideas. From now on, you should move to another place so I won't have to say anything more."

She had only said it casually out of anger, but she didn't expect him to panic.

"Sister, I was wrong." He grabbed Nangong Qingyang's sleeve, his tone pleading, "I'll tell you, please don't be angry."

"explain."

"I... I don't like them."

What is the reason for this?

Enraged, Nangong Qingyang punished him by making him stand outside all night and forbidding him from finishing his meal.

In the middle of the night, she pushed open the door and went out, and saw the boy leaning against the door, fast asleep with his eyes closed.

Thinking of her own despicable actions and the boy's future fate, she couldn't bear it in the end and carried him into the house.

Looking at his appearance, she would recall their first meeting at the Xiang residence.

She intruded into the boy's fate, and she also ruthlessly used him as a scapegoat.

Faced with this life-threatening ordeal, she searched through all the books in the academy and consulted everyone, but still could not find the answer.

She had no other choice but to accept the answer her master gave her that year.

Shi Zi believed that one's fate and death are unchangeable; "Those who study fate will surely die by fate," and this was his philosophy.

But the knowledge that master passed on that year was not like that.

Fate can be changed, but dying because of fate has nothing to do with fate itself.

She doesn't know which answer is yet.

She wiped the boy's face and gently covered him with the blanket.

All she knew was that she was truly despicable right now.

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There is another key figure who will help them overcome their fate and death.

When she was abducted, she used the power of fate to bind herself to a child who had miraculously survived in that small courtyard.

Looking at her fate line, she knew that the time was almost up. The child she had unconsciously bound to had now arrived near the academy by chance.

This winter, due to the impact of the war, a large number of refugees came to the State of Qi.

Nangong Qingyang requested to go down the mountain under the pretext of resettling refugees, and Shi Zi granted his request. Xiang Ju originally wanted to go with him, but was dissuaded by Nangong Qingyang.

She wanted to bring that person back by herself.

The cold winter eclipsed life, eclipsed the earth, and eclipsed the cries of the displaced.

She walked along the official road of the capital and saw a desolate scene.

The children's faces were thin, their eyes filled with fear of the unknown and longing for home. Their small hands, tightly clutching their parents' clothes, were their only sense of security. The old man's back was hunched, the years and war etched deep marks on him. He walked with difficulty, his cloudy eyes filled with the will of death.

Nangong Qingyang led people to settle them down and provided them with food, which finally brought a glimmer of hope to these people's eyes.

A little girl took the food from her hand, looked at her, and whispered, "Thank you, fairy sister."

Nangong Qingyang touched her head and felt that familiar sorrow again.

She is a selfish person who only cares about herself. Even now, when she is helping refugees, it is for her own purposes.

She has always been a despicable person.

The titles of virtuous man and gentleman were perhaps never meant for her.

His gaze swept over the group of people, finally settling on a boy who had fallen in the distance.

He reeked of foul odor, his hair was filthy like a bird's nest, and half of his body was covered in pustules. It was hard to imagine whether he was still alive.

Nangong Qingyang walked over, showing no disgust at all, put him in his arms, and took out a handkerchief to gently wipe his face.

"Is he still alive?"

She saw those chapped lips move, and that hand grab her clothes desperately.

"save......."

He only said this one word.

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Nangong Qingyang took him straight to the capital of Qi and found the best medical clinic to treat him.

It was at this moment that she realized that this was not a boy, but a girl.

The clinic staff fed her pills and used celestial techniques to heal the damage to her body caused by years of survival. During this time, Nangong Qingyang did nothing but watch quietly.

The knowledge and power of destiny bestowed upon her by her new master, who allowed her to access the academy and obtain a wealth of information, enabled her to successfully understand the destiny between her and the girl.

In his quest for greater power, Qin general Li Si ordered his men to collect children from the six states, intending to mold them into the most loyal and devoted warriors.

If they are simply orphans, then we will nurture them according to our abilities. If they are related by blood or marriage, then after nurturing them for a period of time, we will let them kill each other, and then take away the one who survives.

Although Nangong Qingyang was blindfolded in that courtyard, she had already activated the power of destiny, so she was very aware of the changes in fate within the courtyard.

Li Si's men took away the surviving boy, but the girl who should have died did not die. Although she was seriously injured and half-dead, she did not die.

Even when Xiang Yan came over, she didn't notice the girl. Of course, Nangong Qingyang didn't remind her either. She needed the girl to grow up in the midst of wandering. Only in this way could she become the girl's light, just like she had with Xiang Ju.

From this perspective, she really is despicable.

To become the light for those in the depths of despair, the only pillar for those who cannot go on living, every time Nangong Qingyang remained silent, she was essentially no different from those culprits.

She wanted the girl to struggle in the mire of death, until she met her today.