The improved female villains regained their memories.

When that time comes, it will be time for her, Wen Shihan, to die in his place.

But she would not forget that only Yang Pingsheng truly understood this path; Wen Shihan was merely a clumsy imitation. Now that both of them had reached the stage of enlightenment, Yang Pingsheng did not explain the specific steps involved in achieving harmony with the Dao.

Wen Shihan asked several times, and the answer he received was always, "We'll talk about it when we get to the Underworld."

Wen Shihan knew that Yang Pingsheng would not let her merge with the Dao in his place, even though his elder brother might still be trying to find ways to circumvent the rules.

But Wen Shihan's learning talent was so amazing that even she could guess the conditions for achieving Dao.

She has made up her mind.

Between her life and her brother, she chose the latter.

No matter the time, she would choose the latter.

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Xu Anlu managed to consolidate the imperial palace and forcefully prevent internal strife from breaking out in the Qian Kingdom.

The surviving Red Spirit Robe was of great help to her. Now that things had come to this, this royal immortal had seen the situation clearly. With her old friend dead, she chose to stand on the side of the villains.

With Xu Anlu, Xu Anyin, and Song Panning, the imperial palace no longer has any powerful immortal forces and can only bow down to them.

Some people still remember Prince Xu Nianren, but the power of Immortal Xu Anlu is strong, and Xu Anyin is even more domineering. Anyone who disobeys will be imprisoned, which makes the court officials lose the will to resist.

The other villains are also working hard to restore their power. Su Murong rescued the Four Spirits and helped them regain their memories with the help of Yang Pingsheng's Great Dao True Mark. Shi Guijia locked herself in a certain hall, asked for a bunch of secret treasure materials, and no one knows what she is making.

The one who suffered the greatest loss was Li Chumo. The orc alliance no longer existed, and Hua Yanshu, Qing Xuelan, and others were nowhere to be found. Now she was all alone.

But Li Chumo didn't seem to care.

Song Panning had a deep talk with her, and the two talked from day to night, quickly reaching a consensus.

The other female villains didn't know what consensus they had reached, only that after they came out of the main hall, Li Chumo stood on Song Panning's side.

Su Murong was the first to know the news. She had Zhuque keep an eye on Li Chumo, intending to contact him first, but Song Panning acted faster than her.

After pondering for a long time, Su Murong chose to enter the main hall of Shi Guijia.

When Yang Pingsheng returned to the capital with Luo Benmo and Wen Shihan, he discovered that the female villains in the palace had already paired up.

Xu Anlu, Xu Anyin, Su Murong, Shi Guijia, Song Panning, Li Chumo.

They all reached an agreement.

Yang Pingsheng, who could see through the essence, glanced at it and then fell silent.

With the three powers locked in a stalemate, he found it difficult to make a move.

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The sound of the clapper pierced the darkness of the third watch, and a layer of frost rose on the bluestone slabs of Zhuque Street. The lanterns of the night patrolling marshals dimmed a hundred paces away, and the moat reflected the lone lamp on the corner tower. The ripples on the water shimmered the lamp's reflection into specks of golden scales, as if the red carp kept at the bottom of Taiye Pond in the imperial palace had swum into the human world.

As the midnight watchman's drum resounded over the three layers of white marble steps, the dragon-carved imperial path in front of the Qianyuan Hall glowed with a cold, bluish light. The night eunuch, carrying a sheep-horn lantern, retreated behind a pillar. In the lamplight, the swaying tassels brushed against the fangs of the dragon heads on the stone railing, startling the fiery figures that had been entrenched there.

A wisp of mist drifted in from the gate, entwining the tail of the ridge beast on the roof ridge, while red slowly burned in the shadows—that was the spiritual energy left behind by Xu Anyin.

Inside the main hall, shadows surged like dark dragons, and darkness seeped into the room. Xu Anlu opened her eyes, slowly exhaled turbid air, and after destroying half of the traces of the Great Dao, she finally managed to create a wisp of true meaning.

Only after the true meaning has been accumulated enough times can she transform the first wisp of pure Dao true trace.

This is a long and arduous road.

She looked up and saw Xu Anyin standing in the shadows. He must have come in a while ago, but he didn't disturb her because she was cultivating.

"what happened?"

"Sister, Li Chumo has moved to Song Panning's place and has completely sided with her." Xu Anyin was somewhat embarrassed and angry. "That guy is really ungrateful. I invited her so many times but she ignored me. It seems that she is determined to stand with Song Panning."

Among all the female villains, Wen Shihan is Yang Pingsheng's shadow, Luo Benmo is arrogant and proud, the other female villains each have their own plans and are the most opinionated, while Li Chumo, who has lost her power, has become a very important force. Xu Anyin knows that the two sisters cannot cooperate with the other female villains, so if they can bring Li Chumo over, it will undoubtedly be much better.

The two of them were Yang Pingsheng's students, and Li Chumo was Yang Pingsheng's apprentice. Logically speaking, they were the ones who should be able to cooperate the most.

But to their surprise, Song Panning acted much faster than they did.

"Xiao Yin, how many times have I told you? Li Chumo can date whomever he wants. Don't force him." Xu Anlu frowned and said, "Besides, don't you know what the situation is? Is this the time to form cliques?"

"Sister," Xu Anyin said, feeling wronged, "didn't you already decide to do it? I was just afraid you'd be at a disadvantage..."

"What do you mean by disadvantage or advantage? The most important thing now is for everyone to unite and fight against the great enemy." Xu Anlu rebuked sharply, "Look at you, trying to win over this person one minute and guarding against that person the next, acting all jealous and vying for attention. You don't look like an empress at all."

"Sister, I..."

“Xiao Yin!” Xu Anlu looked at her seriously.

Xu Anyin immediately lowered his head, all the words he wanted to say stuck in his throat, like a defeated rooster.

Xu Anlu stood up, patted her head, and said softly, "Don't worry about what others do; what's important is what we ourselves should do."

"Yes, sister, I understand," Xu Anyin said meekly, bowing her head.

Xu Anlu sighed helplessly as she looked at her like this.

"Xiao Yin, you need to mature a bit."

Having gone through so much together, everyone is growing. Wen Shihan is no longer just a simple follower, Luo Benmo has learned to take others' advice, and Song Panning is more unfathomable than before. In the new world, she is the first to notice something is wrong and cooperates with Yang Pingsheng to complete a series of actions to save the villains.

Xu Anlu understood that if her younger sister continued as before, she would definitely cause trouble in the upcoming battles.

"In short, don't do anything unnecessary; let's wait until Pingsheng returns..."

At this point, Xu Anlu paused, then revealed a joyful expression: "Pingsheng is back!"

Xu Anyin looked at her in surprise: "Sister, how did you know?"

"I have spread the traces of the Great Dao throughout the capital, so I can detect any movement in the space."

"...Sister, what's wrong with you?"

She meant to say that your action was rather unnecessary.

But seeing her older sister's delighted expression, she remained silent.

Oh well, as long as she's happy.

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"Xu Anyin's killing move has been withdrawn."

In the pavilion of the Royal Garden, Li Chumo suddenly spoke.

“Yes, I think so too.” Song Panning nodded. “Xu Anyin is stupid, but her sister isn’t that stupid. At a time like this, maintaining stability is the most important thing.”

Li Chumo looked at Song Panning as if trying to see right through her: "So what do you plan to do?"

“Her sister has already taken control of the capital. With Xu Anlu’s abilities, she will definitely be monitoring the entire city. That way, she will know the moment Yang Pingsheng returns.”

Song Panning said calmly, "But I won't do that. Yang Pingsheng's next goal is to rescue the last villain, Jiang Mochang. I have to do my best to help him plan. I don't have time to do such a thing."

As she spoke, she looked up at Li Chumo and said, "That's why I came to find you, isn't it?"

Song Panning's search for Li Chumo was not what Xu Anyin had imagined.

Because it all started with Li Chumo. She was the first to come into contact with Jiang Mochang, and it was she who pushed Shi Guijia to create Luo Yi in order to influence the villains.

As the connector, Li Chumo knows all the causes and effects. If you want to understand what kind of person Jiang Mochang is, you can't go wrong by finding her.

This was Song Panning's true purpose.

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Li Chumo picked up the teacup next to him and took a sip.

She slowly exhaled and said, "If I really told you everything, Master would hate me."

“That’s just your guess,” Song Panning said. “Yang Pingsheng won’t blame you. On the contrary, he’ll be happy that you told me these things.”

I don't think so.

"Really? So you regret it?"

He regretted revealing Jiang Mochang's information and conspiring with this viper-like woman.

Li Chumo smiled and put down his teacup.

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The moonlight shone on her, and at that moment, she even had the shadow of a wolf.

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“I don’t regret it,” she said softly.

"Because I think the best ending for Jiang Mochang is to perish together with Ye Buxin."

Chapter 718 Only Su Murong

Song Panning could tolerate other female villains, but she couldn't stand Jiang Mochang.

From Li Chumo, Song Panning learned that Jiang Mochang was the beginning of everything. She was the first person besides Ye Buxin to know Yang Pingsheng. Before losing his memory, Yang Pingsheng entrusted everything to her.

Without her, Li Chumo could not have defeated the wolf girl and reclaimed his destiny; similarly, Shi Guijia could not have developed the life-protecting artifact.

She was not the beginning of everything, but she was the key to everything.

“Yang Pingsheng has returned, and I can no longer fathom his strength or his memories,” Song Panning said.

In that case, it would be more reassuring for her to see Jiang Mochang and Ye Buxin perish together.

At first, Li Chumo couldn't understand what the other person was thinking, but Song Panning made her understand with just one sentence.

"Jiang Mochang is a madwoman, and only a madwoman like her could stand up to Ye Buxin for so long in Taixu."

They can't tolerate madmen, and madmen can't tolerate them either.

The best ending for a madman is to die alongside the monster in the Great Ruins.

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But Li Chumo still had concerns.

"Although I would have liked it if they had died together," Li Chumo said, "I don't want to upset my master, and Jiang Mochang has helped me, so I can't be ungrateful."

Song Panning smiled, a smile tinged with disdain.

"I thought orcs would be more straightforward, but it turns out they can hide their desires just like us humans?" Song Panning said, "Jiang Mochang did help you, but Yang Pingsheng will definitely organize us to rescue her after he returns. In that case, you'll have repaid her kindness. Besides, her dying together with Ye Buxin to help Yang Pingsheng eliminate a major threat is her own business. What does it have to do with us?"