I Truly Am The Villian

"We’ll talk after you bring the Leaf of Life to me," Xu Zimei said.

"Where do I find you?" Yao Shengnan asked.

"Let Xiao Guizi accompany you. When the time comes, you two can come to the Baili Family together," Xu Zimei smiled.

After drifting for five days, the ship finally docked slowly at the shore.

During this period, the direction of the ship was always controlled by the couple from Wuhua Mountain.

"Young Master Xu, I cannot thank you enough for your great favor. If there is ever anything you need, feel free to come to Wuhua Temple anytime," Wu Qianjun said earnestly to Xu Zimei before leaving.

"I will. I reckon it won’t be long before we meet again," Xu Zimei replied with a smile and a nod.

As the couple from Wuhua Mountain soared away into the distance, Xiao Guizi also left with Yao Shengnan to prepare for the retrieval of the parent leaf of the Leaf of Life.

The huge ship docked at the shore, which was a large-scale ferry point.

The ferry point was bustling with activity, with people coming and going, and countless ships from the north and south docking there almost without exception.

As the ship slowed to a stop, the Yuan Family members who were already prepared to greet them on the shore immediately boarded the ship.

"Commander Yuan, have you brought the things? The gift for congratulating the inauguration of the Baili Family’s Saintess must not be mishandled," a loud voice called from below deck.

A young man in a white luxurious robe ascended, accompanied by a middle-aged man, with dozens of Yuan Family servants following behind.

As this young man stepped onto the ship, he saw the vast cabin fall into an eerie silence.

Apart from the bodies of the Yuan Family members, there was no one else left.

"What happened here?" The youth’s face changed dramatically as he stared at the bodies strewn across the ship.

The middle-aged man beside him also frowned slightly, stepping forward to the already deceased Commander Yuan and opened his Storage Ring.

He took out a light blue box, opened it, and seeing the plain-colored precious jade still inside, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"If not for wealth, what else could they have been scheming?"

......…

The history of the Baili Family dates back tens of thousands of years since the Era of Emperors began.

Back then, a man named Baili Changkong emerged, wielding the World-Ending Bow and the Thousand Calamities Arrows.

In the battle for Destiny, he fired eighteen arrows in succession, suppressing the entire firmament, and no one could come close to him.

Ultimately, with one arrow he secured his rule and bore the Destiny of that era.

Under his protection, the Baili Family of that time grew rapidly.

Xu Zimei walked along the seashore, heading northwards. This endless river divided the core area of the Eastern Continent in half.

This was also the dividing line between the Chi Family and the Baili Family.

As dusk fell, he arrived at a city.

"Mysterious Chi City!"

The sunset glow spilled over from behind the city walls, enveloping the entire ancient city within it.

Birds in the sky interwove with the evening clouds overhead, and clumps of white clouds under the twilight turned into fiery Fire Refining Clouds.

The name of Mysterious Chi City came from a Monster Beast.

Legend has it that when the Mysterious Chi Beast was young, it was abandoned on the bank of the endless river and later picked up and raised by a couple in the city.

Several eras ago, there was a great war between the Baili Family and the Chi Family.

When the Elders of the Chi Family came to slaughter the city, the Mysterious Chi Beast blocked them, delaying their attack.

The Baili Family members later arrived and rescued the city, but the Mysterious Chi Beast also paid with its own life.

Above the city, there is a statue that resembles a dragon but is not quite a dragon.

It was built by the people to commemorate the Mysterious Chi Beast.

Upon entering the city, one would find that it is actually a small city, not very prosperous, and instead somewhat sparsely populated.

The barren trees on both sides, paired with the city’s current scene, made it look extremely desolate.

Xu Zimei found an inn in the city and prepared to stay for the night before heading to the Baili Family the next day.

On this vast expanse of land, the Baili Family is located in the southeast of the territory.

They live within Hundreds Miles City, which is different from the Chi Family’s city.

The Chi Family’s city is only inhabited by their family’s direct and collateral lines, and outsiders are not allowed to settle down.

But in Hundreds Miles City, anyone can settle.

It is said that a long time ago, Hundreds Miles City was only inhabited by their own family members, but later some people settled around Hundreds Miles City.

Moreover, since the Baili Family did not oppose it, more and more people came to settle down, and ultimately, the area of Hundreds Miles City expanded time and again, already becoming a large city on par with Mixed Yuan Ancient City.

Xu Zimei chose a familiar spot by the window, and at this time, there were also a few people sitting around the inn.

However, what these people discussed the most was still the recent coronation ceremony of the Baili Family’s Saintess.

"Big brother, would you like to buy some flowers?" It was at this moment, that a tender voice sounded beside him.

Xu Zimei turned his head to see a little girl holding a basket of flowers standing timidly in front of him.

Although the girl’s clothes were ragged, they were very clean.

Xu Zimei looked at the little girl’s face and felt it was very familiar as if he had seen her somewhere before.

"Big brother, will you buy flowers?" the little girl pursed her lips and continued to ask.

"Sure," Xu Zimei replied with a smile.

"Then what kind of flowers would you like, big brother?"

"What sort of flowers do you think are appropriate to bring to the deceased?" Xu Zimei asked.

The little girl looked startled, then giggled, "So big brother, you haven’t forgotten about me."

"Ten Mile Town, Hu Yingying, Nightmare Beast," Xu Zimei said with a light smile, uttering a few phrases.

He had almost forgotten that incident; to cultivate the Destiny branch of the Heavenly Path, he had acquired the Nightmare Beast in advance and also had a clash with the people from the Divine Gate.

But afterwards, as the Chaos Pearl awakened, Xu Zimei had set foot on the path to creation, and the Nightmare Beast became tasteless to eat, regrettable to discard.

"Big brother, do you want to talk here with me or should we change locations?" Hu Yingying said with a smile, "You don’t have to be afraid, big brother. We’re not going to hurt you, we just want to make a deal with you."

"Lead the way, little sister," Xu Zimei said with a smile, standing up.

As the two walked on the empty streets, the cold wind blew, and as dusk fell bit by bit, there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the streets.

Together, they entered the depths of a secluded mansion within Mysterious Chi City.

In the courtyard of this mansion, an old man with white hair was sitting under a poplar tree.

There was a tea table under the tree with a pot of freshly boiled tea on it.

"True Martial Holy Sect’s current Saint Heir, I’ve heard much about you," said the white-haired old man with a smile as Xu Zimei arrived.

"I wouldn’t dare claim such," Xu Zimei, sitting at the tea table with ease, asked with a light smile, "I wonder what the Divine Master wants with me?"

"You know me?" the old man was taken aback, surprised for a moment, then laughed, "Interesting, very interesting."