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

The night was deep, and the moonlight shone down like water. The boy carried Xiao Ran on his back and climbed onto the roof. His figure was as light as a swallow, and his lightness skill left blurry traces in the night sky. He swept over the houses and soon arrived at the entrance of the village.

After looking around, he found a quiet, secluded corner and carefully put Xiao Ran down.

Xiao Ran's face was as pale as paper, her body trembled slightly, and she felt a strong sense of discomfort welling up inside her.

She quickly found a tree and sat down.

Whether it was the events of today or the boy's excessive speed, she felt extremely uncomfortable and was unable to continue.

After putting Xiao Ran down, the young man simply stared silently at the brightly lit Liuyun Village.

Following that gaze, she sensed that the boy seemed to have something on his mind.

"What happened that day?" she asked weakly.

The boy turned around, his eyes filled with turbulent emotions, but he quickly regained his composure, and she heard him clearly speak:

"That afternoon, I found that I could move my body, so I went out of the stone cave and found the short sword that you had put down."

"But soon, I hadn't taken two steps when I saw the Fifth Leader fighting a group of men in black. When I got there, the Fifth Leader seemed to be exhausted, while the men in black seemed to have plenty of energy left. They hung the Fifth Leader, who was barely alive, upside down from a tree and watched as his brothers were dismembered."

“I didn’t want to get involved, but those people were very skilled in martial arts. As soon as I moved, they sensed my presence and attacked. But I knew I had only recently recovered and it was not convenient to fight them for long, so I killed a few of them and escaped from the encirclement while they were distracted.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but wonder if the young man was exaggerating, but seeing his calm expression, she knew he was simply stating the truth.

"What's wrong?" The boy noticed her gaze and turned to ask her.

She shook her head. "You continue."

Although he was somewhat puzzled, he continued, "They chased me for a long time until dawn. Finally, I went to the edge of the village, and they stopped chasing me."

As he recalled the events, he suddenly felt something was off: "There seemed to be no one in the village at that time?"

Xiao Ran did not answer his question, but she knew the answer perfectly well.

Of course, there was no one there. At that time, everyone in the village was in the square pointing out the traitor, and in the end, they even pointed her out.

The boy continued, "Later, I remembered my promise to you, so I went into the stone cave."

At this moment, Xiao Ran's expression became slightly solemn, and her eyes turned cold.

But the boy was completely absorbed in his own thoughts and continued talking to himself: "I found the other sword you took in the cave, so I knew you had been here."

"I'm sorry, I broke my promise." The boy suddenly turned around and looked at her apologetically.

Xiao Ran did not respond to his apology, but instead asked, "Then how did you know I was locked up in jail?"

“I didn’t know.” The boy recalled, “I returned to the bamboo house that day when I couldn’t find you.”

"...Is that bamboo house on the mountain your house?" Xiao Ran was a little embarrassed because she had stayed there briefly for a few days.

"Mm," the boy replied.

He recalled that when he returned to the house that day, he was surprised to find that his clothes had been taken away, but after seeing the remaining reeds in the house, he understood everything.

"Then why did you come to the village today?" Xiao Ran asked again.

“Yesterday I searched the whole mountain forest, but I couldn’t find you. Today I thought I’d go to the village to look for you, but my identity makes it inconvenient.” The boy didn’t continue.

He then changed the subject, saying, "After I went out, I found a strange person in the mountains. The person was dressed in a black robe, but he was not masked."

Xiao Ran asked, "Is it the Sixth Master?"

“Hmm,” the boy replied, “He was very wary, so I lost him in no time.”

He suddenly remembered that such a scene seemed to have happened not long ago.

Seeing that the young man seemed to be deep in thought, Xiao Ran became a little anxious and asked, "And then?"

"...Later, I went to the village and searched for you for a whole day, but I couldn't find you."

Seeing Xiao Ran's expectant expression, he had no choice but to continue, "But they suddenly gathered together that night, and I thought I might see you in the crowd, so I hid in the shadows, but..."

"I saw the Sixth Boss again."

Xiao Ran: "And then you followed him and saved me?"

The boy swallowed hard and slowly uttered a soft "hmm".

Xiao Ran didn't ask the boy any more questions; she was simply piecing together the information she had gleaned from him.

The sixth leader's "purification" was actually a way of exchanging information, something she had thought about while in prison.

But when she first discovered the letter from Qiangzi, all she knew was that the Third Master had correspondence with the person named 'Yuan' above her. But wasn't the Sixth Master's twice-monthly retreats redundant?

Could it be that the higher-ups don't trust the third-in-command, so they appointed the sixth-in-command instead?

Xiao Ran sensed something was wrong; doing so in this chaotic village would undoubtedly increase the risk of exposure.

...Or perhaps they weren't working for the same person? Xiao Ran suddenly remembered the disdain in the Sixth Leader's eyes when she mentioned the Third Leader in prison.

But undeniably, they all shared the same goal: to incite Liuyun Village to rebel.

Then, just like in his previous life, he slaughtered and exterminated all the refugees of Liuyun Village, ultimately branding them as rebels. This both eliminated the refugees whom the government hated and enhanced the government's prestige.

And behind this, Emperor Jingyang may be involved.

Thinking of this, she shook her head. Putting that aside, the fact that someone knew she had fallen off a cliff and survived was enough to give her a headache.

Seeing the girl in front of him with a worried expression in the moonlight, and then suddenly raising her hand to tap her head, the boy asked, "Are you still feeling unwell?"

Xiao Ran suddenly looked up at him. Her eyes, which had been dark and unclear, slowly cleared under the moonlight, and her eyebrows lifted slightly.

She said defiantly, "I don't want to leave the valley. I want you to take me to the Third Master's room."

He was taken aback, then turned away in silence, but in the end he couldn't resist the girl's pleading gaze.

"Give me a reason."

"The reason is that you broke your promise."

The boy suddenly turned his head and saw Xiao Ran winking at him. Although it was a threatening statement, her tone was full of the mischievousness unique to a young girl.

It reminded him of someone, a woman who had been unruly and spoiled towards him when he was a child.

"it is good."