The improved female villains regained their memories.

"Ok?"

"Remove all the surveillance cameras inside the house; there's no need for them anymore."

".......good."

The two remained silent.

With Wu Yun's death and Ye Buxin's coma, the two spoke less and less to each other. The slight feeling that Zhou Jinyu had shown while waiting on the official road earlier that day vanished completely by nightfall.

Yang Pingsheng didn't turn around to look at her: "If there's nothing else, that's fine. Senior sister, it's getting late, I need to rest."

"it is good."

Retreating to the doorway, Zhou Jinyu watched Yang Pingsheng's retreating figure and suddenly asked, "Junior brother, if I had fainted today, would you have done the same?"

Yang Pingsheng replied without turning his head, "Senior sister, you only have one true friend."

"......I see."

Zhou Jinyu said softly, "Junior brother, get some rest."

With a bang, the door slammed shut.

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In Fusu's room, the bright spiritual fire flickered, filling the entire room with light.

Meng Ying brought over the pills for today and asked Fusu, "Young Master, was it alright for me to say what I said today?"

Fusu picked up the pill and nodded: "Okay."

My inner doubts are growing, and they're almost showing on my face.

Seeing Meng Ying's curious yet hesitant expression, Fu Su chuckled and said, "Ask if you want to. When have I ever refused to answer you?"

"I'm afraid if I ask too many questions, you'll find me annoying."

"It's okay, ask me whatever you want, I won't mind."

Meng Ying hesitated for a long time before saying, "Young master, is that Yang Pingsheng really that important?"

Fusu nodded: "Important. Only he can help me realize my ideal."

"Isn't your ideal, young master, to make Qin last for eternity? But Yang Pingsheng is from Chu, what if he...?"

"He wouldn't. He's not like my junior sister, and besides..."

Fusu suddenly laughed: "Who said my ideal is for the Qin state to last for thousands of generations?"

"Is not it?"

"Never."

No?

Many years ago, Meng Ying was taken to the palace by her father. While her father was talking to the King of Qin, she ran off to play in the palace garden by herself.

In the garden, she saw a man squatting on the ground watching ants.

What are you looking at?

"I'm watching ants."

What's so interesting about ants?

"Ants are amazing creatures. They are small, but they can move objects much larger than themselves. Although an individual ant is weak, when they come together they can move huge rocks and solve many problems. Don't you think they are amazing?"

“But they are still very weak.” Meng Ying stretched out her hand and crushed all the ants to death. “Look, they are not that great at all. I crushed them with one hand.”

"You ran him over?"

"Crushed to death."

“But…” Fusu pointed and said, “There are ants here, there are ants there, look there, there are ants there too.”

As he pointed, he said, "There are so many ants there, you can't possibly kill them all."

"Then let's just ignore them. Why should we care about ants? Nobody cares about ants."

“Yes, nobody cares about ants,” Fusu muttered to himself, saying something Meng Ying couldn’t understand, “just like the heavens don’t care about us.”

Chapter 619 Fool

You gave me a papaya, I returned a beautiful jade. It wasn't just a repayment, but a token of our enduring friendship. —From the Book of Songs, "Papaya"

My junior brother is a very good person; I've always held that belief in my heart.

I left the mountain earlier than him. When I joined my senior brother's camp, it was during the most ferocious time when the Qin state was conquering the world. During those days, not only was the world in turmoil, but the Qin court was also in turmoil.

The human heart is treacherous, colder than countless cold nights. Living in such an era, only a lifelong bond can bring me a small warmth.

That was a gift from my junior brother, but I didn't give him a gift in return.

I know that he and I are actually the same kind of people. We are equally humble, like the dust under people's feet. Only when the wind blows can we kiss each other.

Therefore, I cherish him, cherish the things he gave me, and cherish my feelings for him.

Call me humble or despicable, it doesn't matter.

Because that's what I live for.

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Fusu found a secret room specifically for treating Ye Buxin.

In the dimly lit secret room, Yang Pingsheng covered her with a blanket, sat down by the bed, and looked at the information about the Jixia Academy that Zhou Jinyu had given him.

Nangong Qingyang, Qi Pengju, and Yang Pingsheng silently recited the two men's names, and, in conjunction with Ye Buxin's instructions, repeatedly reviewed the intelligence about the two men in front of them.

Fusu and Nangong Qingyang are going to fight for their fates, not only for their own lives, but also for the future of the world.

If Fusu can win over Nangong Qingyang and make him submit, then the remnants of the six states will be leaderless, and Qin will be able to rest easy.

Conversely, if Nangong Qingyang wins, the newly unified Qin Dynasty will face disintegration.

Fusu's confession, Ye Buxin's confession, the future of the world—all of these things crowded into Yang Pingsheng's mind, giving him a headache.

In the intelligence she compiled, Zhou Jinyu also mentioned that wherever Nangong Qingyang was, the Mo family would respond with actions to varying degrees. She analyzed that Nangong Qingyang had likely already taken control of the Mo family.

Yang Pingsheng, however, did not think so.

He had dealt with the Mohists before and knew that they were a bunch of stubborn people. It was more about using them than controlling them.

Considering that the other party possesses the power of destiny, this is not difficult at all.

He put away the intelligence, stood up, and continuously used real-world combat-triggered killing moves to attack Ye Buxin.

He looked at the unconscious Ye Buxin and sighed, "Wait until you wake up."

He was waiting for her to walk together on the road they hadn't finished walking.

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A few days later, Fusu and Zhou Jinyu, carrying countless treasures, entered the secret chamber.

Ye Buxin lay in the center of the secret chamber, surrounded by arrays, magical artifacts, secret treasures, and other celestial resources, like stars around the moon.

Yang Pingsheng asked, "Will this work?"

Fusu said, "It should be able to alleviate the problem. After all, I've been surviving on these things since the life exchange. But I have practiced the cultivation techniques taught by my master. My junior sister's body isn't as strong as mine, so I don't know if it will be of any use."

Zhou Jinyu watched from the side with a frown, without saying a word.

All the secret treasures, magical artifacts, and formations were activated, and Ye Buxin's body was quickly engulfed by spiritual light, so much so that even Yang Pingsheng could not see it clearly.

"Let him recuperate for a year first," Fusu said. "I will send someone to keep an eye on him. Pingsheng, you just go about your business."

Yang Pingsheng shook his head: "I need to see it before I let it through."

Fusu had to remind him: "Pingsheng, don't forget, my father also needs your help."

He said, "A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. You trust me with your junior sister in your life, don't you?"

Yang Pingsheng didn't say anything more, but secretly made a spatial mark.

After leaving the secret chamber, Yang Pingsheng bid farewell to Fusu, made an appointment for the next time he would enter the palace, and then walked into his room.

But in the corridor, Zhou Jinyu quickly grabbed him.

"Yang Pingsheng," her eyes reddened, "you're completely devoted to Ye Buxin, but don't you think about yourself at all?"

Yang Pingsheng calmly replied, "What does 'senior sister' mean?"

Zhou Jinyu trembled, almost crying: "How long are you going to keep the Gu worms of the Linlang Sect a secret?"

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In addition to ingenious methods, the magical arts of the Chu Kingdom also included the use of Gu worms.

Gu worms are a means of controlling people. The life and death of the person implanted are entirely in the hands of the worm planter. The royal family of Chu used this method to ensure the loyalty of cultivators.

Disciples who join the Linlang Sect must consume the sect's Gu worms. Normally, the Gu worms will not act up, but if a Linlang Sect disciple has any thoughts of betrayal or other intentions, the Gu planter will make the Gu worms take action.

Yang Pingsheng calmly replied, "So that's what you were talking about, Senior Sister. Don't worry, the Gu worms have no effect on me. Ye Buxin has already suppressed them for me."

"But that woman didn't remove it for you!" Zhou Jinyu choked up and said angrily, "She didn't remove it for you, but instead took over the control of the Gu worms in your body from the person who originally planted the Gu in you. With the destruction of the Chu Kingdom and the Linlang Sect, she is now the only one who controls the Gu worms in your body. Your life and death are in her hands."

Tears streamed down her face: "If you hadn't fainted and I hadn't checked you out, I wouldn't have known about this. In my life, this is your confidant, this is the person you risked your life to save."

Zhou Jinyu ended her sentence there, her tears continuing to fall, dripping onto Yang Pingsheng's clothes and onto her fair hands.

Yang Pingsheng remained silent; he should have known that Zhou Jinyu would bring this up with him.

Nobody's a fool. Before Ye Buxin fainted, Zhou Jinyu knew about this but kept quiet because she planned to resolve the matter by eliminating Ye Buxin. Now that Ye Buxin has fainted and Fusu has promised to protect her, she has no choice but to bring it up.

She hoped to get the answer she wanted from Yang Pingsheng.

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But Yang Pingsheng was destined to disappoint her: "The Gu worms implanted by the Linlang Sect cannot be removed. Ye Buxin has her reasons for not helping me remove them. Besides, she is my confidante. I trust her to control the Gu worms."

Zhou Jinyu burst into tears, her voice filled with sorrow. She was truly at her wit's end: "Pingsheng, how could you be so foolish? Why did you believe what she said? In this world, everything has its counters. What killing move can't be solved? What ingenious method can't be used to counter it? Immortal techniques restrain each other, even Gu worms are no exception. Ye Buxin has so many techniques at her disposal, and she's a member of the Chu royal family. How could she not take it? How could she not take it? She just doesn't want to!"

Yang Pingsheng knew what Zhou Jinyu was worried about. A sudden fear welled up in his heart, just like Nangong Qingyang's sadness, and it came suddenly.

He said, "Senior sister, I..."