The improved female villains regained their memories.

Neither her mother nor her friend came; only servants came and went. But the ailing princess did not want to see so many people, so she sent them all away.

In the end, only it stayed with her.

Princess Wang opened her eyes groggily and saw it sitting by the bed. Its green body had already taken shape, and it even had long, flowing hair. It vaguely looked like a girl.

Seeing that the princess had opened her eyes, it put down the secret scroll in its hand and said irritably, "Awake?"

Wang Ji felt unwell: "I feel so bad..."

It said coldly, "I've already checked you. You just caught a chill. Don't act like you're going to die."

Wang Ji smiled helplessly: "Then I'm also very upset. Can't you say a few words to comfort me?"

It said, "Why don't you ask your friends to comfort you?"

Princess Wang asked, "Didn't she come?"

It countered with, "What do you think?"

Okay, it seems he really didn't come.

Princess Wang thought for a moment and said, "My father is so angry that he has confined me to my quarters, so she probably won't be able to come."

It nodded, without arguing: "What you think is your business."

Now it is no longer content to be trapped in the secret room. After figuring out how to make its green plants grow, it split off some green plants to various parts of the palace to help it gather intelligence.

It knew why the princess's friends weren't coming, but it was too lazy to say.

Wang Ji lay on the bed, looking up at the ceiling and thinking quietly. After a long while, she sighed, "It's good that you're here with me."

It remained ruthless: "I am you, we are essentially the same, and now, strictly speaking, you are accompanying yourself."

Princess Wang laughed: "That's good too. The scariest thing in this palace is lying here all alone, with no one around to talk to."

It said, "It seems you also desire a confidant, after all, we are essentially the same."

Princess Wang remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "Perhaps so. Who wouldn't want someone who understands them?"

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Princess Wangji wasn't in any particular mood today, but she was very angry.

The green stalks that had broken away kept coming and going, some even venturing out of the palace to explore the city.

However, after so much time exploring, it discovered that no one could be its confidant.

It gradually became irritable.

When Wang Ji returned, she saw that it had smashed everything in the secret room and shrunk back into a green ball, staying in the shadows. She couldn't help but find it a little funny, after all, it was the first time she had ever seen it have such intense emotions.

"What's wrong? Are you so angry because I haven't had time for you these past few days?"

It transformed back into human form, stepped out of the shadows, and coldly looked at the princess: "Stop being narcissistic. I won't be happy just because you pay attention to me."

"I thought so too, so what happened?"

It recounted its search for confidants, only to find none of them were a good match, and complained to the princess, "I think they're all idiots, good-for-nothings. I wouldn't even despise them as my subordinates, let alone as confidants."

Wang Ji found it increasingly amusing: "Why are you so arrogant? If you're this arrogant, you'll never find a kindred spirit."

Its rebuttal was well-reasoned: "If they were my confidants, they would understand my pride."

Princess Wang bent down to tidy up the various things it had smashed, asking as she did so, "You didn't let anyone see your true form, did you?"

It said, "No, I'm very careful, don't worry."

After it grew up, the princess never objected to it going out. They had a tacit understanding and both understood what it meant for its true form to be discovered.

Fortunately, although it was arrogant, it was not reckless, and the intelligence it gathered did indeed help the princess a lot.

After tidying up, Princess Wangji made tea for it and comforted it with a smile: "Alright, calm down. Even if you find a soulmate, won't I still have to go and make contact with them? I can't leave the palace right now. If you really find someone outside the palace, what am I supposed to do?"

It grumbled, "Your status as a princess is such a hassle. You can't do this, you can't do that. If it were me..."

It suddenly stopped talking.

Princess Wang placed the poured tea in front of it and looked at it curiously: "What if you did that?"

"...No, it's nothing, forget I said anything."

It went to investigate, and the princess went to do the work; this was their tacit understanding, because they were the same person.

But if...

It looked up at the princess drinking tea across from it, and its desires began to grow wildly.

Yes, they have been the same person from beginning to end.

Then why can't she be a princess?

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If she were a princess, she would try to shed this identity and venture into a wider world.

If she were a princess, she would directly turn against those who tried to exploit her and cultivate her own power.

If she were a princess, she wouldn't care about the state of Chu. On the contrary, she could use Chu and its current situation to achieve her own goals.

If she were a princess...

Yes, why not a princess?

They were originally one person, and its purpose truly became life itself, to become a real person.

Since we are human, we should have memories, a birth, relatives, a soul, and so on...

Princess Wang Ji had everything, but he had nothing.

It has nothing but its essence.

And as long as it possesses these, it might be able to find a confidant. Once it finds a confidant and has a place to entrust its emotions, it can then overcome the taboos of life and truly become a person.

In this way, it is no longer empty-handed.

Desire is like magma surging deep within the earth's veins, now transformed into blood, flowing through its limbs and bones, devouring everything within it.

It longs for a confidant, it longs to become a person.

From that moment on, it set its course.

Chapter 647 I Am a Monster

When a matter is perilous, the sage understands it and alone preserves its usefulness. He adapts his reasoning to changing circumstances, mastering strategies and discerning even the smallest details. He starts with the tip of an autumn hair and extends it to the root of Mount Tai. His external applications, even the most subtle and nascent schemes, all originate from overcoming obstacles. — *Guiguzi*, Chapter Four: Overcoming Obstacles

What ultimately leads to a complete break begins with a tiny point deep in one's memory. That point is small, perhaps it was saying an extra word today, or eating an extra piece of pastry one day. That tiny point is buried deep in memory and eventually expands into a rift.

Yang Pingsheng stood in the snow and looked back; all he saw were Ye Buxin's corpses.

The voice still lingered in my ears: "My best friend, my confidant, you are the object of my affection. You know this clearly, you are very clear about this. Compared to them, my feelings are the purest."

Yes, her feelings were truly pure. She was a monster who imitated humans, and he was a human who imitated monsters. They leaned against each other, and on some unknown night, in the same cold winter, right at Guigu Gate, they became confidants.

Her heart was genuine; there was no pretense whatsoever.

"In my life, you are the only person who knows my true face."

"You know my past, you know everything about me, you know my biggest secret."

"You are a genius, and I am a genius. As long as we are together, nothing can stop us."

"My heart is with you, and God can be my witness."

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Wang Ji felt that it had been acting strangely lately.

In the past, it would always sit there, waiting for me to come back so I could feed it pastries and tea.

But it has lost interest in all of this lately, staying in its secluded room and not even letting the princess disturb it.

Wang Ji thought it was probably doing some kind of research, so she didn't disturb it.

It wasn't until late at night a month later that it emerged from the secret chamber, took a strand of the princess's hair while she slept, and then returned.

Princess Wang Ji never suspected it, after all, she and it were of the same nature, who would be wary of their own shadow?

This is the first small dot.

In the dark, sealed room, a spiritual fire burned slowly, its green flames boiling like water.

Enveloped in a spiritual light, it murmured to itself: "Soul, body, memory..."

It made the final decision, stating the key point: "The most important thing is consciousness."

Once it absorbs the princess's consciousness, it will become the princess.

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Its recent behavior has become increasingly bizarre.

Princess Wang could sense it.

It began to follow her closely, watching her from where it couldn't be seen in the crowd, mimicking her behavior, actions, and every move.

It was a quick learner, and in just three days, she discovered that its movements and some of its little habits were almost identical to hers.

She could always feel the gaze on her back, and when she turned her head, she would see the green hidden in the shadows.

Occasionally, she would wake up in the middle of the night and see it standing at the door, watching her from a distance as she lay on the bed.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" she asked with concern.

It watched her from the darkness and silently replied, "No, it's nothing."

As it observed the princess's life over the past few days, its desires grew ever stronger.

It longed to be her.

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Princess Wang was indeed a very lonely person.

It had only heard the princess describe life in the palace and sensed the loneliness in her words before, but it was only after witnessing it with its own eyes that it could truly understand that loneliness.

Her relationship with her parents was very distant, separated by etiquette and manners. Her siblings were also competitors, and even many of the servants were spies of unknown origin. Living in such an environment, let alone confidants, even friends were rare and precious.