After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

"The victim turning into a perpetrator is an old trope. I often watch TV dramas where they say things like, 'Because I've suffered, I understand others,' which is all bullshit. More often than not, people who have suffered will choose to vent their frustrations on others in a much larger way." 6

“Every year I see many talented students emerge, only to be suppressed by established scholars. These students suffer from the suppression, and when they finally succeed, they start suppressing other new students. This cycle repeats itself without stopping.”

After years of hardship, a daughter-in-law becomes a mother-in-law, and then the mother-in-law will treat her daughter-in-law well.

No, most daughters-in-law who have suffered at the hands of their mothers-in-law will use even crueler methods to pass on the suffering they endured to their daughters-in-law.

The person opposite her, Dong Guanzheng, never saw her as a daughter-in-law or a student from the beginning. He saw her as a mother-in-law and a professor who suppressed newcomers.

Therefore, even though Nuwa asked the Winter Official to try refining pills with people and torturing them, he didn't think his Imperial Observatory was wrong at all. Even if Zhou Yan helped the old Taoist priest restore his past cultivation, he wouldn't object to the pill refining. At most, he would go back and kill the palace maid who had hurt him to vent his anger.

Then continue using the virgin's menstrual blood to refine elixirs.

You have disappointed me.

Zhou Yan's smile faded.

"I thought a great cultivator like you would be able to distinguish right from wrong."

Zhou Yan originally thought that after experiencing it firsthand, the old Taoist priest would understand how cruel he had been in the past.

Dong Guan frowned slightly; he clearly sensed that Zhou Yan's words carried a deep meaning.

"Fellow Daoist..."

Dong Guan suppressed his disbelief and asked expressionlessly.

"You're not targeting us because we use Gui water in medicine and alchemy, are you?"

Zhou Yan countered with a question.

"What, are your acts of wreaking havoc on the world not enough for me to take action?"

This emperor of the Great Meng Dynasty recruited thousands of palace maids every year to refine elixirs, and countless high-ranking officials at all levels of the province, state, prefecture, and county also privately raised young girls to be used in medicine and elixirs.

In Beiyang County, where Zhou Yan previously lived, such a small place, with only a Jingtian Temple, they still had to capture dozens of young girls as materials for alchemy. In a small mass grave outside the city, there were hundreds of skeletons of young girls who died while refining pills.

Zhou Yan couldn't imagine how many people this emperor's desire to attain enlightenment had killed.

Dong Guanzheng still looked at Zhou Yan with the same expression he used to look at an idiot, and this time he even laughed loudly. ba∶∈

"How can you be so childish?"

"Do you know how many corrupt officials there are in this dynasty? Do you know how many people starved to death a few years ago when the Great Eastern Prefecture suffered a drought, and those officials who delivered disaster relief funds did so for their own selfish reasons?"

Dong Guan straightened his chest.

"Our Imperial Observatory dares not claim to be completely free of corruption, but we have always prayed for the well-being of the people, resulting in national peace and prosperity, and saving countless lives..."

So what does it matter if a few people die for the sake of one's own path?

Based on their own merits, they deserve all of this.

How stupid is Zhou Yan to come looking for trouble just because a few people died?

Zhou Yan didn't say anything, but stepped forward and stood in front of Dong Guanzheng, then grabbed Dong Guanzheng's neck with both hands.

"The Winter Official said calmly."

"You want to kill me?"

Dong Guanzheng clearly sensed the murderous aura emanating from Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan said calmly.

"You've wasted all your cultivation. When you go to hell, remember to tell Yama that it was I, Zhou Yan, who killed you. That way, I can record a few more merits."

Dong Guan said nonchalantly.

"This old Taoist has accumulated countless merits. Even in the underworld, he will enjoy the Record of Merits, and might even be granted a position as a deity..."

Dong Guanzheng had long been prepared for death, but Zhou Yan's killing of him actually brought him a sense of relief.

Zhou Yan snapped the old Taoist's neck.

Chapter Nineteen Killing

Zhao Wuji did not know Zhou Yan, and did not even know Zhou Yan's name.

But this didn't stop Zhao Wuji from thinking every day about whether Zhou Yan, Nuwa, and his current situation were real.

How can I get out of this false world?

Because this thought came too frequently and his emotions were too intense, when Zhao Wuji saw Zhou Yan, instead of immediately drawing his sword and killing the young man as he had expected, he just stared blankly as Zhou Yan walked past him.

After a long while, Zhao Wuji turned around and looked at Zhou Yan's departing figure.

A young eunuch walked up from behind Zhao Wuji and bowed.

"Your Majesty, would you like me to call a sedan chair to carry you?"

Zhao Wuji is currently very favored by the emperor, and the little eunuch can't resist trying to ride on his coattails.

Zhao Wuji's gaze remained fixed on Zhou Yan, who was walking away. A few seconds later, Zhao Wuji gritted his teeth and said...

"Who was that eunuch who just left?"

The eunuch beside Zhao Wuji pondered for a moment.

"He is Xiao Fugui, a servant who just entered the palace ten days ago."

Zhao Wuji nodded, said nothing, and limped away.

……

Yanfu Hall.

In the small courtyard in front of the palace, more than thirty palace maids stood in a row. Before them stood the Sixth-Rank Imperial Astronomical Observatory official, and behind him, two Eighth-Rank Imperial Morning Observers, all standing quietly, their three pairs of eyes darting back and forth between the maids.

The raw material for refining the elixir of immortality is the menstrual blood of virgins. To ensure the purity of the raw material, Taoist priests from the Imperial Observatory would periodically inspect whether the elixirs were still virgins.

If someone loses their virginity, they will be arrested and beheaded.

However, the palace maids were well-behaved today. After the three Taoist priests from the Imperial Observatory scanned the maids and confirmed that each one was a virgin, the sixth-rank official, Wuguanjianhou, turned and left.

The remaining two officials waved their hands, summoning several eunuchs to bring bowls of medicine for the palace maids who had undergone medical examinations.

Standing in the corner, the Winter Official slowly raised her head, her expression complex as she looked at the elixir of immortality that a eunuch had brought to her.

He'd been here for three months. Because of his less-than-ideal looks, Dong Guanzheng didn't need to engage in dual cultivation with the current emperor, and was constantly being bullied by him. (Thinking)

But as a low-ranking palace maid, An Ningbai, who had lived a life of luxury in the Imperial Observatory and had countless people doing things for her with just a word, now had to do all sorts of chores, eat meals with very little meat, and be scolded by the head palace maid for the slightest mistake.

During these three months, An Ningbai was caught and slapped five times, and was punished by not being allowed to eat thirteen times. In addition, the damage caused by this elixir made An Ningbai's hands and feet ache every day when she worked, and her whole body ached terribly when she rested at night. When she went to the toilet, she could see her metabolic waste products tinged with blood.

I should be dying, but this body is dragging on with these injuries, refusing to die no matter what.

The Winter Official accepted the elixir and drank the soup under the watchful eyes of the young eunuch.

The young eunuch took the soup bowl with satisfaction and then went to take soup bowls from the other palace maids.

The cleanup was done quickly; in less than a quarter of an hour, the eunuchs, along with the five officials from the Imperial Observatory who had finished their work, left Yanfu Hall.

As soon as the group left, several dark figures covered An Ningbai. Before the owner of one of the figures could even speak, he slapped An Ningbai across the face. Heaven knows that Dong Guanzheng, who was once known for his ability to tear apart tigers and leopards with his bare hands, was now sent staggering back several steps by this slap and fell to the ground.

After a long while, Qi, the frail and weak Dongguan finally raised his head and looked weakly ahead.

Three palace maids stood there. One of them, a burly maid, had her facial muscles twitching. Her eyes, which were squeezed into small corners by the flesh on her face, were filled with a ferocious rage as she stared at the Winter Official.

Dong Guanzheng was not a commoner who had been submissive and oppressed since childhood. As a proud and determined person, he had been bullied several times in the palace. So he secretly hid a pair of scissors, waiting for the palace maids who bullied him to come and bully him again, so that he could fight back with his life.

But an unexpected event occurred during the resistance. Just as Dongguan was about to kill someone, he suddenly lost his strength and could only let the scissors pierce the bully's clothes before he was unable to move forward.

Realizing that she had almost been injured or even killed, the bully flew into a rage and led a group of sisters to beat up Dong Guanzheng.

That time, Dong Guan was beaten so badly that his ribs were broken and his internal organs were ruptured. For a normal person, this would definitely be a fatal injury.

Dong Guanzheng felt a sense of relief as her life slipped away. After being moved back to her dormitory room and sleeping for one night, her ribs and internal organs were miraculously healed the next day.

From that moment on, Dong Guanzheng knew that he was trapped inside this body.

A burly palace maid with triangular eyes walked up to Dong Guanzheng. Dong Guanzheng clenched his fist. As a former high-ranking official, his anger aroused a strong desire to resist, but this desire to resist was contrary to his physical strength.

In his anger, Dong Guanzheng's physical strength rapidly declined, and the more he tried to resist, the less able he became to resist.

"Ah……"

The palace maid opposite Si raised her foot, and a chubby foot landed, stepping on Dong Guanzheng's ankle without reservation. Dong Guanzheng's face quickly turned red.

The fat palace maid opposite her sneered.

4. "Work hard today, or you won't get to eat."

The plump palace maid turned and left with her sisters.

With one eye closed in pain, Dongguan gritted her teeth as she watched the women leave. Her foot was fractured, and even without taking off her shoes, he could see from her bulging socks that it was swollen like a pig's trotter.

Today, the Minister of Winter Affairs is cleaning two palaces, going back and forth countless times.

If it can't be completed...

It's not just about not having enough to eat.

Dong Guan was gritting his teeth as he got up. He didn't know how to get out of this predicament, but he knew he couldn't let the mastermind behind the scenes have his way.

Isn't the mastermind behind this wanting to see themselves suffer?

Don't you want to see yourself suffer more?

I'll work hard and rise from a lowly palace maid whom everyone can bully to a high-ranking head maid of the third rank. Then the Minister of Winter Affairs will really want to see who's behind this...

Can't we still find amusement in ourselves?!

"Um……"

As soon as Dong Guan got up, his foot hit the ground with a sharp pain, and he fell back to the ground.

Human beings have their limits. After a fracture, you cannot rely on willpower to make the bone heal. After a hole is cut in your body, you cannot rely on willpower to replace the function of internal organs.

Dong Guanzheng is far superior to normal people in both mind and spirit, but when faced with physiological problems, he still cannot ignore them by willpower alone.

Dongguan gasped in pain, hot tears streaming down his face.

A hand suddenly reached out from the edge of Dong Guanzheng's field of vision and stood in front of him. Dong Guanzheng looked up in confusion.

She had hardly any friends in the Nine Blessings Palace, and no one ever cared when she was bullied. Now this... 5□→

That child!

Dong Guanzheng's eyes were wide open.

He saw the culprit he would never forget in his life, the one who had made him who he was today.

That unknown young man who killed Qingxu, a disciple of the Imperial Observatory!

Zhou Yan, looking down at him, gave a mocking laugh.

"Mr. Dongguanzheng, you've become so adorable after three months apart."

Dong Guan isn't exactly outstanding in appearance right now, but she has a cute, chubby face, and her delicate features, combined with her weak constitution, make her more and more charming the more you look at her.

Dong Guanzheng wasn't angry; he just gave a nonchalant snort, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

In the current situation, Zhou Yan is the butcher and he is the fish on the chopping block; any anger or rebuke he utters is merely a source of joy for Zhou Yan.

So, without uttering a single word or a harsh threat, Dong Guanzheng will suffocate you, the mastermind behind the scenes.

Dong Guanzheng has lived for over a hundred years and knows very well how to make the enemy unhappy.

"Hehe, you have quite the temper."

Zhou Yan bent down, slipped one hand under Dong Guanzheng's knees, and wrapped the other arm around Dong Guanzheng's back, lifting the "girl" up in a princess carry.

Dong Guan's eyes widened, a slightly incredulous expression on his face.

Zhou Yan turned his head slightly and looked directly at Dong Guan.

"I just don't know if you'll still be able to maintain this temper when I humiliate you later."

Dong Guanzheng was immediately overwhelmed with shock. Having lived for over a hundred years, Dong Guanzheng had never imagined that one day he would become a woman and be violated by another man.

But being a seasoned and shrewd person, he remained completely unmoved on the surface.

I absolutely cannot let this beast in front of me see me in such a shameful state.

Even if he was humiliated, Dong Guanzheng would not let himself show any humiliation or anger; this was the only form of resistance he could offer.

Princess Zhou Yan carried Dong Guan Zheng out of Yanfu Palace, past Changning Palace, and arrived at a detached courtyard. They entered the courtyard and then went into the bedroom.