This villain has become a ghost

The mountains were as dark as ink. It had been drizzling in Dongdu recently, and it had only stopped today. The dark clouds gradually dissipated, and the sky became clear and refreshing, making people feel refreshed.

...When Nangong Mingzhu, Yue Liuyun and others arrived in Dongdu, they found that the imperial palace had been blown up.

Nangong Mingzhu: heart, muscle, obstruction, blockage.

Nangong Qianshang was originally directing the post-disaster reconstruction steadily.

He was very happy to learn that his royal brother had returned, and prepared a sumptuous banquet on the Gold and Silver Platform to welcome Nangong Mingzhu's return.

...But the next second, his royal brother was chasing him around the pillar with a knife.

"I asked you to be the regent, not to play bombing games all over the East Capital..." Nangong Mingzhu almost spit out blood.

He usually looks bright, gentle, and steady, but he behaves so absurdly!

"I didn't expect... you are the one who worries me the most," Nangong Mingzhu pointed at Nangong Qianshang, who was smiling across the pillar, and said coldly, "... Stop right there, I promise not to hit you."

"Forgive me for not obeying your command," Nangong Qianshang threw the Shadow Demon's token to him. Under duress, he ran around the pillar twice more and said with a smile, "I remember... my royal brother never seems to keep his promises."

"You are disobeying the order."

"My royal brother, your words are true and true..."

"..."

Song Zhiyi supported the frail Yue Liuyun and said speechlessly, "...are they...not going to eat?"

"It's okay, don't worry about it," Yue Liuyun smiled and whispered, "...We've already eaten, let them have fun."

"General, are you willing to accompany me... to meet someone?"

Song Zhiyi agreed without hesitation: "...Okay."

Shen Yue asked with concern: "Are you leaving now?"

Yue Liuyun nodded and smiled: "Yeah, goodbye."

-

The quaint room is elegantly decorated with exquisite paintings on the walls.

Triggering a hidden mechanism on the picture frame, the painting slowly moves, revealing the entrance to a secret passage hidden behind it.

The secret passage was narrow and deep, with dim oil lamps hanging on the wall, emitting a faint light. At the end was a clean and flat secret room.

Ye Zhaoxi looked haggard, with chains hanging on his wrists and ankles. He sat calmly on a chair, looking at the very faint light outside the high window.

When she saw someone coming, she just glanced at them indifferently.

But when she saw Yue Liuyun among the people coming, she suddenly reacted, slowly stood up and stared at her: "Is it you?"

Yue Liuyun nodded: "It's me."

Ye Zhaoxi hurried towards her, but was restrained by the chains. He asked in a questioning tone, "...Tell me, I succeeded once, right?"

Song Zhiyi didn't know what this meant and looked at Yue Liuyun in confusion.

Yue Liuyun's heart skipped a beat, and he looked surprised, his voice slightly hoarse: "You knew?"

Judging from her reaction, Ye Zhaoxi had already gotten the answer he wanted. Relieved, he took a few steps back and said, "So... that memory is real. I really succeeded once..."

She murmured in disbelief: "But why... do we have to start all this over again..."

She had clearly succeeded, hadn't she?

She had accomplished everything she wanted to accomplish...

Yue Liuyun coughed softly a few times, stared into her eyes, and said seriously: "Because... because that is wrong."

"Wrong? If it's wrong..." Ye Zhaoxi bit her lip, staring at Yue Liuyun intently, tears streaming down her face, "...then why can you save Nangong Mingzhu, but not me?"

"If you could have come to this world earlier... would you have saved me? Save my family, save everything Ye Mingyan cares about..."

Yue Liuyun looked at her current appearance, and in a trance, he merged her with the timid little empress dowager.

She replied softly, "...Yes."

If the former empath had started this plan earlier, if she had come into this world earlier, she would have done more than she has now...

But her mission must be to save her.

If only everything could change...

Many people will not die.

Unfortunately… the previous empath is dead, the destiny is gone, and nothing can be changed.

Time in this world only rolls forward.

The past cannot be changed, but fortunately, everything is in our hands, and everything will develop in a good direction in the future.

Ye Zhaoxi looked at her, closed his eyes tiredly, and said the same thing as Murong Jin: "...Are you here to kill me?"

"No," Yue Liuyun shook his head and said while coughing, "...I have retired and am now a law-abiding citizen."

As a lifer sentenced to life imprisonment, there was nothing worth doing to her.

"I just wanted to come and see you one last time, that's all."

-

Qingyunzhai.

midnight.

The lights were still on, the shadows were growing longer, and the door was gently pushed open.

"I can't reach you, please be more aware and don't open your eyes..."

"Okay, okay, Master Yue, are we almost there?"

"It's here, it's here..."

Yue Liuyun took Nangong Mingzhu's hand, led him to sit on a chair, and said with a smile: "You can open your eyes now."

I saw a candle stuck on a strange-shaped object.

"This is called a cake. It's the way we celebrate in our world."

Nangong Mingzhu sniffed the object called cake, and the smell was even more strange and indescribable.

He said with a half-smile: "...your world is quite magical."

Yue Liuyun coughed lightly and explained, "I made this myself. The materials are a bit lacking, so it's a little ugly. Please bear with me."

She arched her eyebrows, her face was a little pale, but her smile was warm and sincere:

"Xiao Ming... I wish you a happy birthday."

Nangong Mingzhu's beautiful eyes paused, and she was stunned for a long time.

……birthday?

As far as he could remember, he had never celebrated his birthday, and no one knew when his birthday was, including himself.

Yue Liuyun seemed to understand what he was thinking and chuckled, "Well... you still have to thank Jingtan for that crappy book he wrote."

...And by the way, I'd like to thank her for her photographic memory.

Nangong Mingzhu looked at Yue Liuyun steadily and said with a lazy smile:

"I can't believe... Master Yue is thinking about me so much."

This boring person used to follow Ling Chaomian and called her "Miss Yue", and now he is following Pei Duo and calling her "Master Yue".

Yue Liuyun lowered his eyelashes to hide the emotions in his eyes, clasped his hands together and said with a smile:

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, please make a wish first, and then blow out the candles."

“This is also a ritual.”

Nangong Mingzhu curled his lips and closed his eyes obediently as he was told. His long eyelashes trembled slightly, and under the light, his profile looked handsome and gentle, beautiful and serious.

Then he blew out the candles.

"What wish did you make?" Yue Liuyun asked, holding his cheek.