I Am the Fated Villain – Chapter 215, List of Assassination Targets, Assistance in the Dark

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Now that Gu Changge was in possession of the Mortal Commandment Token, his plans would consequently run much smoother. Besides, with Yan Ji disguising as Jiang Chuchu, the Successor of Mortal Palace, he could have her travel across the world and spread that he defended the people from the Successor of Demonic Arts.

 

Thereupon, even fools wouldn’t dare to suspect him, given that the other Successor of Mortal Palace, Wang Zijin, never once doubted his identity. With the preaching of both Successors of the Mortal Palace, Gu Changge could, once again, cultivate in peace.

 

After all, the words of the Mortal Palace signified power, as it was the oldest defenders against the Successors of Demonic Arts, and no other forces were as knowledgeable regarding the Successor of Demonic Arts as Mortal Palace.

 

As long as Yan Ji didn’t bump into mentors or acquaintances who were close to Jiang Chuchu, her disguise would remain undetected. Since Jiang Chuchu was now trapped in Gu Changge’s Inner World, there was no need to worry about her. Unless she unexpectedly had a breakthrough through some forbidden power, there was no way she could break herself out of the Inner World. Therefore, given that Gu Changge didn’t have to worry about his identity as the Successor of Demonic Arts, he could now focus on the Mortal One’s reincarnation.

 

[Now that the Sky Prince, Ying Shuang, has become my scapegoat, he’s gonna have a hard time trying to clear his name. I figure he’s fled back to Sky Emperor Mountain right after he came into the outside world. Compared to the previous Fortuitous Ones, he’s quite the alert one. But what could that do given that his enemy is me? No matter how strong his defences are, I’ll make sure to eradicate all of them!] In the palace, Gu Changge subconsciously let out a chuckle. In front of him was a jade tablet that clearly inscribed the lifelong journey of the Sky Prince. Apart from that, there was also information regarding ancient princes, heirs of immortals, and abominations in ancient times. And there was even that of a young, self-proclaimed conqueror that had ruled for numerous generations.

“Yue Mingkong even prepared a list of assassination targets for me. It seems she knows what I’m up to. But that’s perfect. I no longer have to run a lengthy investigation myself.” Gu Changge scanned across the list of names on the jade tablet Yue Mingkong purposely left behind for him when she left the Immortal Gu Family Residence. Back then, he paid no attention to it, but now that he took a good look at it, he noticed that the ancient monstrosities and abyssal beings that were about to show themselves were befitting materials for his cultivation.

 

“I must have had a similar list in my previous life, which Yue Mingkong apparently memorised,” Gu Changge muttered as he was about to plan out his next moves. He could either follow Yue Mingkong’s directions to look for the Mortal One’s reincarnation or to locate where the Eternal Overcast might appear.

 

“I can send some men to look for the Eternal Overcast since it’s of no rush. Right now, my priority is to find where the Mortal One’s reincarnation is.” Swiftly, Gu Changge decided his course of action.

 

[The Mortal One’s reincarnation will possesses immense Fortuity, so even if Yue Mingkong discovered it first, she might come to a fruitless result or perhaps even make enemies for herself. Besides, there was no way she could estimate the strength of a Fortuitous One, especially that of the Mortal One’s reincarnation, a monstrous being who had reincarnated for who knows how many times. Ye Ling, who I once let go in the past, is another befitting example. Therefore, it’s best that I take things into my own hands.] With that in mind, Gu Changge revealed a deep grin as he was about to leave. Nonetheless, he would have to drop by Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect.

 

“Ming Lao.” Quickly, he summoned Ming Lao, his loyal servant who travelled to the Lower Realm with him.

“Yes, Young Master!” Dressed in black, Ming Lao respectfully approached.

With the world’s reverence towards Gu Changge, Ming Lao’s identity grew remarkably more admirable each day. Despite being a servant from a different family, he earned the respect of the members of the Gu Family as none dared to underestimate him. Nevertheless, he was very much aware of who gave him such a blessing.

 

“How has Qiuhan been recently?” Gu Changge asked with his arms resting behind his back. It had been quite a while since he left Lin Qiuhan with Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect, so he thought it was time that he pay her a visit.

“Qiuhan is living well in the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect. She’s trained to be the future leader of the Sect. As of now, her alchemy skills exceeded that of her peers in the Sect. Of course, she misses you a lot, Young Master.” Hearing that, Ming Lao couldn’t help but reveal a gleeful face as he joyously replied.

 

After all, Gu Changge asking about her must mean that he didn’t forget her. For someone as influential as him, all he needed was to say a word and all the prodigal damsels of the world would storm into the palace and voluntarily submit to him. 

 

On the other hand, due to Lin Qiuhan’s origin from the Lower Realm, she could never exceed those prodigal damsels no matter how exceptional her Alchemy skills were. Therefore, it was only reasonable that Gu Changge would forget about her.

 

However, now that he asked such a question, Ming Lao was proven wrong. Therefore, it was only natural that he felt moved since he, too, wished that his Successor could earn Gu Changge’s approval.

 

“Oh, I see Qiuhan didn’t let me down,” Gu Changge said with a smile, though he wasn’t exactly surprised. Essentially, she was fortunate enough to be brought to the Upper Realm, and she could finally develop and flaunt her alchemy Talents.

 

“I’ve been quite free recently. Perhaps I shall pay her a visit in Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect,” Gu Changge added. But of course, his visit wasn’t entirely purposeless. Since Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect had been training her for so long, it was about time she proved her worth.

 

“Thank you, Young Master. Qiuhan would be thrilled to hear about this,” Ming Lao excitedly claimed.

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“What? There’s news about my parents and my grandfather?” On the other hand, under Gu Changge’s deliberate instruction, a piece of information, upon a widespread of word of mouth, arrived at Gu Xianer’s ears.

 

In her branch palace, looking at the family member who reported the news, she couldn’t contain the happiness and thrill in her heart and hide them from their face. That was the second best thing that happened to her as of late.

The first best thing was, of course, her discovery of Gu Changge’s secret which he had hidden for a long time. After the incident at the Nirvana Pool, she never met him ever again, so she was clueless what he was up to now.

 

Back then, she witnessed as her brother failed to control the Demonic Nature within himself and was eventually overtaken by it. And that was when she realised that it was his Demonic Nature that manipulated him into seizing her Daoist Bone.

 

And now, Gu Changge would rather self-destruct than to harm his own sister, which certainly gave Gu Xianer’s heart a warm touch, especially with how Gu Changge growled ‘Do not touch her!’ to his other self. That husky growl was still echoing in her ears, trembling her heart.

 

Therefore, Gu Xianer could now understand Gu Changge’s actions all these years, and the reason he was avoiding her was probably to save his own pride. Thinking that, she was no longer bothered by his many actions.

“Young Mistress Xianer, the information should be reliable. There were even cultivators that noticed the leader’s whereabouts. He seems to be somewhere in one of the Lower Realms. According to the information, they should be currently safe,” the reporting family member confidently replied.

 

“Who provided the information?” Gu Xianer was rather baffled and curious.

 

“I’m not sure. The information went through countless mouths, so there’s no telling where or who the source is,” the member answered.

 

Gu Xianer was taken aback. After regaining her senses, she nodded and turned to where Gu Changge dwelt before replying, “Very well. We shall look for my family right away.”

 

[I’ve only returned to the family residence for a while and there’s already news regarding my parents’ whereabouts? Is this a coincidence or am I just too lucky?]

 

Gu Xianer was no fool. She was aware that someone was helping her to investigate the matter all these years. [But who could it be?]

 

Very soon, she found her answer.

 

[Jeez, what a prideful brother Gu Changge is. He cares about me so deeply, yet he’s always pretending not to care. Hmph…] Bearing that in mind, Gu Xianer led numerous experts of the branch and began the search for her parents.

 

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“Saintess.”

Meanwhile, in the mountains a distance away from the Immortal Gu Family territory, Yan Ji was standing with a veil and a layer of mist covering her face. From her appearance, she bore zero difference to Jiang Chuchu. At that moment, even if Wang Zijin, who was her cultivation partner, were here, she wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. 

 

Once upon a time, when the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being was young, he was an infamous cultivator, which was why he invented secret techniques to change one’s face as well as to conceal one’s aura. He must not have expected his hidden techniques would one day be used in such a way by Gu Changge.

 

Then, an old woman in grey, who was in the Sacred Lord Realm, appeared out of thin air and politely greeted Yan Ji, sensing nothing off about her.

 

Nodding her head, Yan Ji feigned no emotion on her face. According to Gu Changge’s instructions, after departing from Immortal Gu Family Residence, she was to hurry to this spot disguised as the Successor of Mortal Palace as his target was the territory of the Ancient Immortal Clans.

 

“Saintess, how is the investigation coming along?” The old woman in grey curiously asked. Prior to that, Jiang Chuchu highly insisted to visit Immortal Gu Family Resistance to interrogate Gu Changge, which was rather unnecessary given that the biggest suspect of the Successor of Demonic Arts was the Sky Prince, so she should be looking into the Sky Prince instead.

Hearing that, Yan Ji revealed an appropriately apologetic face as she shook her head and replied, “I was overthinking it. Young Master Changge’s magnanimity for the world and protecting it from the Successor of Demonic Arts were more than enough. I shouldn’t have doubted him.”

 

Accordingly, the old woman was somewhat dazed. She was concerned that Jiang Chuchu might be too immersed in her delusions and would scour for a needle in a haystack, but it was never too late to wake up from those delusions.

“So Saintess, are we heading to Sky Emperor Mountain now? Though, it’s basically a lion’s den now, so there’s no telling what danger it holds.” Visibly concerned, the old woman in grey said. She was worried that the people of Sky Emperor Mountain would disobey all principles and attack Jiang Chuchu.

 

In response, Yan Ji shook her head. “Matters regarding the Successor of Demonic Arts bear utmost importance. There is no way Sky Emperor Mountain would risk having the entire world as their enemy, so there’s no need to worry about it.

 

Finished, she seemed somewhat absent-minded. Initially, when she followed Gu Changge back to the Upper Realm, she was completely clueless about his identity as the Successor of Demonic Arts, which she only just discovered recently.

 

Sadly, the man he was following was no hero, but an all-conquering demon lord who perceived the world as his personal chessboard. Nonetheless, she wasn’t at all affected by it. After all, the person she decided to follow was Gu Changge, and not any of his identities.

 

Under such critical circumstances, Gu Changge, instead of doing anything to her, believed her so deeply he would delegate such an important task to her. Gu Changge was the one who gave her recognition and reverted her to her physical state, yet she had nothing to repay him with.

“Understood, Saintess. Let us travel to Sky Emperor Mountain. What about the Mortal One’s reincarnation?” With that, the old woman in grey dropped her concern. With a stern face, she brought up another matter. Previously, Jiang Chuchu was highly concerned about such a matter, and it was one of her priorities, which included the slaughtering of the Successor of Demonic Arts. And since they were heading to Sky Emperor Mountain, the search for the Mortal One’s reincarnation would have to be postponed.

 

“The Mortal One’s reincarnation’s occurrence is eventual, so there’s no point interfering. We’ll let time handle it. Besides, too much interference might even disrupt the Mortal One.” Remembering Gu Changge’s order, Yan Ji subconsciously shook her head and explained. But of course, even if she didn’t go looking for the Mortal One’s reincarnation, the others from Mortal Palace would be tempted to do so. Essentially, the first person to locate the Mortal One’s reincarnation would be graced with unrivalled honour and perhaps certain rewards.

 

“Our responsibility at hand is of urgency. It’s best we determine who the Successor of Demonic Arts truly is,” Yan Ji then continued monotonously. After all, Ying Shuang, the Sky Prince, was Gu Changge’s scapegoat, so naturally, she would find ways to secure the blame on him.

 

“Noted.” The old woman in grey nodded, carrying no suspicion towards her.

 

And so, the two then transformed into divine rainbows and headed towards Sky Emperor Mountain.

…

At the sametime, in Sky Emperor Mountain, Ying Shuang, with gloom and reluctance all over his face, stomped around the palace. He was visibly irritated.

 

“D*mn it! How dare Gu Changge frame me! I’ll definitely have my revenge!” Clenching his fists tightly, he was obviously annoyed, though there were fear, shock, and worry subtly flashing across his eyes.

 

As Gu Changge predicted, lately, Ying Shuang, who hardly spent two days in the outside world to flaunt his own prestige, barely left the Sky Emperor Mountain and was greeted with ambush by countless cultivators. And that infuriated him.

 

Being framed as the Successor of Demonic Arts, he was welcomed with detestation instead of joy. If it weren’t for the terrifying force behind him, Sky Emperor Mountain, forces and factions would have tried to murder him.

 

Given that innumerable evidence tied him to the Successor of Demonic Arts, the clarification of Sky Emperor Mountain proved futile, and they ended up killing those that attempted a siege on them, which subsequently drew more resentment towards them.

 

Ying Shuang was at his wit’s end. Although he didn’t inherit the memories of the previous host, he was aware that the host bore zero relation to the Successor of Demonic Arts. After all, there was not even a trace of demonic energy within his body.

 

As far as he knew, all these disasters were single-handedly caused by the degrading statement of Gu Changge and the Successor of Mortal Palace, who bent the truth and shamelessly bashed the dirt on him.

 

Yet, he was unable to do anything about it, nor was he as crafty as the previous host to deal with such an issue. Therefore, he could only halt his venture to the outside world and return to Sky Emperor Mountain.

 

Moreover, the men he sent to investigate the horse feeder who was following Yin Mei reported that it was his original self, and knowing that sent a chill up his spine. Other than him, no one in the world would ever notice such an insignificant horse feeder, and his disappearance wouldn’t even cause the slightest disturbance. Naturally, no one in this cruel world would ever care for a familyless rascal like him.

“Yin Mei must be devastated by my disappearance. Nobody would be there to feed her pegasi! How dare Gu Changge upset her like this! I’ll make sure he suffers!” Nonetheless, as Ying Shuang was thinking about it, he realised there was no one else other than Yin Mei would notice his disappearance.

 

In his eyes, Yin Mei was his ray of hope when he needed it the most. And if she hadn’t cared about her, she wouldn’t have offered so much help to him. As such, a grudge arose in Ying Shuang’s heart as he blamed Gu Changge for his misfortune. Thus, filled with fear, he decided to return to Sky Emperor Palace to hide from the public attention for the time being.

Above all, he was a horse feeder unrecognisable by the entire world, and turning into the one of the most admired, noblest figures in the world didn’t mean that his mindset, too, would change. Furthermore, before he could indulge in his position, he was framed to be the Successor of Demonic Arts and was treated with aggression, which frustrated him, yet he could only whine about it. Therefore, he shouldn’t stay in the outside world any longer. Judging by his capabilities, he was currently unfit to deal with such a situation.

 

Other than that, Ying Shuang’s sudden change of plans, returning to Sky Emperor Mountain right after he left, drew the mockery of the neutral Ancient Immortal Clans as they thought that the new Sky Prince was an embarrassment, disgrace to his father. Many of the Elders and higher-ups of Sky Emperor Mountain were vexed. Seeing how Ying Shuang insistent to go to the outside world and how he came running back to Sky Emperor Mountain upon a minor setback, they could feel only shame and nothing else.

 

Given how Ying Shuang’s behaviour was totally different from how he was before, the Elders wondered if something went wrong in his cultivation, considering no other possibilities. After all, Ying Shuang, as the Successor of Sky Emperor Ying, was protected by the Royal Mark that kept his soul safeguarded, so no being would be able to infiltrate his soul. And if someone succeeded in invading his soul, it would cause a huge turmoil, drawing their attention.

 

At once, as Ying Shuang’s dignified reputation in Sky Emperor Mountain was crumbled, Gu Changge’s Fatums and Fortuity greatly increased all of a sudden. Evidently, it was as Gu Changge predicted, and his secret effort certainly didn’t go in vain.

 

[At the end of the day, Ying Shuang is nothing but a sheep in wolf’s clothing, a good-for-nothing horse feeder. Well, gotta give it to him for not passing out given the circumstances.]

 

 

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