After her transformation and rebirth, she manipulates the innocent and ruthless to overthrow the wor

Birds chirped softly on the branches. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, making the trees rustle. The birds flapped their wings twice and flew away without looking back.

Under the tree, Xiao Ran saw a familiar woman who smiled at her with slightly upturned eyebrows.

“Mother…” she rushed over.

But as she got closer, she noticed tears welling up in her mother's eyes, one or two drops falling onto her.

Xiao Ran wanted to wipe away the woman's tears, but when she raised her hand, she couldn't reach her.

"mother!"

tick-

Xiao Ran suddenly opened her eyes, her whole body wracked with excruciating pain.

"Hiss." Her heart pounded. She looked at herself and saw that she was covered in wounds of all sizes, and her clothes were soaked.

She looked around and realized that she was in a cave that was narrow at the bottom and pointed at the top.

The cave was bottomless, with stone cones hanging from the ceiling. Water droplets rolled off the cones and finally dripped onto her.

The cave was very quiet, with only the dripping sound of water droplets creating an eerie atmosphere.

She rubbed her groggy head and looked around.

She must have woken up at the entrance of this cave, because there was a long river outside the cave entrance.

She must have fallen into the water, which is why she survived.

However, she made the right bet.

Because she knew that from the moment Chen Zijin was saved by her, the trajectory of their past lives had already changed, and now that she had fallen off the cliff, she was now to bear the consequences of Chen Zijin's actions.

But she didn't know if this step was worth it.

At first, she went to great lengths to save Chen Zijin only so that she could get her to help monitor Chen Ruonan.

She wanted to know the exact relationship between her aunt and the Chen family, and having an inside man would make things easier for her.

But by a twist of fate, she became Chen Zijin's scapegoat.

And what about that stranger who appeared later? Why did he want her to die?

Could it be that they are her father's enemies?

She shook her head. What she should be worried about now are the rebels who killed the Chen family's illegitimate daughter in her previous life.

Now that she's become the scapegoat, it's her turn to face these things.

She struggled to her feet, the pain making it difficult for her to stand upright. She leaned against the stone wall and made her way to the cave entrance.

The weather outside was gloomy and rainy, with occasional thunder. The river below was bottomless, and the surrounding terrain was rugged, with nowhere to put one's feet.

So she was lucky enough to drift into the only cave in the vicinity.

If that method doesn't work, then we can only...

Xiao Ran looked at the other side of the cave, which was pitch black and completely devoid of light.

But she resolutely walked in that direction because she felt the wind.

If there is wind, it means there must be an exit on the other side.

She walked for a long time before finally noticing that the end of her vision was slowly beginning to brighten.

But she slowed down, bent over, and stopped.

someone!

Two men dressed as bandits were seen; one sat against the wall with a pale face, while the other lurked furtively at the cave entrance.

The man leaning against the wall clutched his arm and cried out in pain, "Has he caught up with us yet?"

The person who had been secretly observing from the cave entrance turned around and said, "I didn't see anything, so there probably isn't anything there."

Then he added, "Brother Qiangzi, what... what should we do? We still need to inform the Third Boss."

The man named Qiangzi just sat on the ground, his forehead covered in cold sweat, gritting his teeth and saying, "Who the hell cares about believing or not? I'm about to... die from the pain!"

"But... but if we delay the Third Master's business, what will he say..."

"You dare go out now? That living devil will kill you!" Qiangzi retorted angrily.

“That’s true…” The man walked over and sat down next to Qiangzi, looking dejected.

Xiao Ran was still confused when she heard this. She leaned against the stone wall and sat down to rest. She didn't understand what had happened, but she couldn't let the two of them find her. She was seriously injured and not confident that she could deal with two people.

After a while.

"He's playing us for fools!" Qiangzi suddenly roared in anger.

The other person just looked out of the cave with a sorrowful expression. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the sky was slowly darkening.

"No, we can't just sit here and wait to die. Go inside and see if there are any other exits." Qiangzi pointed to the location where Xiao Ran was.

Xiao Ran's heart tightened.

"Brother Qiangzi, let's forget about it." The man seemed a little downcast, unconsciously drawing something on the ground with a wooden stick. "How about we go out this way? If we delay the Third Master's business..."

This person seems to be very afraid of the third leader.

"You're all you think about is the Third Master? It's not just the two of us who know about his affair with the officials. If it weren't for us, plenty of others would have gone after him. Are you really going to risk your life for him?"

After saying that, he noticed the man was still sitting listlessly on the ground. He was furious and shouted, "If you won't look for him, I'll go find him myself!"

Then he got up, bandaged his wound, and limped deeper into the cave.

"Hey, wait for me." The person behind him dropped the wooden stick in his hand and got up to catch up.

As they drew closer, Xiao Ran knew she was no match for them. She quickly considered what to do.

correct!

She pounded on the stone wall, making strange noises.

"Brother Qiang, did you hear anything?" The man was a little timid. He slowed his pace and grabbed Qiangzi.

"Who cares what he is? You're afraid of some beast!" Qiangzi shoved him aside, drew his knife, and shouted inside, "Come out!"

Although she was annoyed by being called a beast and felt humiliated, she needed to calm down.

Qiangzi was getting closer and closer to her, and he was about to discover her figure disappearing into the darkness.

Then came the more urgent sound of raindrops coming from the doorway, accompanied by a deafening clap of thunder.

The timid man only glanced back once before he was so frightened that he fell to the ground, trembling, his hand still pointing incessantly at the hole.

"He...he's here..."

A young man in black entered through the rain. His hair was casually tied up, but because it was soaked, it clung tightly to his cheeks, with raindrops constantly dripping from the ends.

His eyes were terrifyingly black, and there was a trace of blood on his face. The glaring red and the eerie black pupils blended together, making him look like a ghost from hell.

He held swords in both hands, one of which was stained with blood.

Qiangzi didn't care about any of that. He drew his sword and slashed at the enemy. Although he was injured, he showed no sign of weakness: "You little brat, do you really think you can be the king of this valley?!"

The boy barely dodged, then immediately lunged forward with lightning speed, his sword flashing like lightning, and in the blink of an eye, it was at Qiangzi's neck.

He looked at the two men with cold eyes, as if they were two insignificant ants.

"One last time. Where did he go?"

The timid man immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "I...I really don't know where the second-in-command went..."

The boy looked at Qiangzi in silence, then pressed the sword deeper into his neck, whereupon a few drops of dark red blood seeped out. "You know?"

Qiangzi burst into laughter, "Kid, don't think that just because the boss ordered everyone to avoid you, you can go around asking about this without any restraint. Let me tell you, you'll never find that person in your lifetime, hahahaha."

Having said that, he raised his knife again and slashed down, but this time it was different from before; this time he was going to... die.

"Brother Qiangzi!" Seeing his older brother fall to the ground, the other timid man, despite trembling with fear, gritted his teeth, drew his knife from his waist, and slashed at him, shouting, "I'll fight you to the death!"

The boy merely chuckled for a moment before his sword pierced the man's throat, and the two corpses lay neatly on the ground.

Seeing the unexpected turn of events, Xiao Ran couldn't help but cover her mouth.

Such a fast sword...

The boy used his sword to pry open the man's collar and took out a letter. After glancing at it, he tossed it away expressionlessly.

Xiao Ran watched as the envelope slowly drifted down, eventually being pierced into the ground by the boy's sword.

Then...

The boy drew another sword from behind him and pointed it at where Xiao Ran was.

"come out."