When They Finally Realized, I Was Already the Strongest Villain - Chapter 16:

Chapter 16: Don’t Even Think About Cutting Ties, Villainous Female Boss

“Han’er…”

A sorrowful and dazed voice suddenly echoed.

Chu Youwei and the others instinctively turned around. They saw their usually cold and dignified master, Mo Bailing, now pale and trembling as she stumbled before them in panic.

“Master!”

Ignoring the greetings of her other beloved disciples, Mo Bailing’s hands trembled as she began picking up the shattered fragments of the Bai Xiao Sword scattered all over the ground.

Even as the sharp edges sliced into her fair palms, drawing streams of shocking blood, she didn’t show the slightest trace of pain. Her movements didn’t slow down at all. She continued gathering the fragments mechanically and repeatedly.

That sword held countless memories of her and Gu Han.

Under the setting sun, she once proudly watched her disciple practicing swordsmanship under a tree. His graceful form moved with the wind.

When Gu Han was just a child, it was with this very sword that he first stood in front of her and said he would protect his master.

But now…

The Bai Xiao Sword that had carried so many of their shared memories, along with the image of that white-clothed youth from her memories, had shattered like a bubble.

Gu Han had chosen this way to sever their past and draw a clear boundary between them.

“Han’er…”

In her dreamlike murmuring, large teardrops streamed down her pale cheeks, mixing with the vivid blood, blooming into countless flowers called memories.

Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in this world.

She was truly going to lose the most important person in her life.

“No…”

“I won’t let you say anything about severing ties… drawing a line between us… in this lifetime, don’t even think about it…”

As she whispered, the once cold and imposing woman seemed to descend into madness. She desperately tried to piece together the shattered fragments, attempting to restore the Bai Xiao Sword.

She refused to accept the cruel truth that a broken mirror could never be made whole again.

…

[Ding! Detected that the host has completed a segment of the villain plotline, awarded 3,000 Villain Points!]

Gu Han, who was on his way back to his cultivation cave, suddenly received a message from the Villain System.

This unexpected reward caught him slightly off guard.

Next, he planned to continue strengthening his cultivation level, breaking through to the 1st stage Divine Platform Realm and unlocking new system missions.

Since he now had the system and the title of Heaven’s Mandated Villain, he had even more capital to confront the protagonist Ye Qingyun head-on.

Although there was a saying about not dragging innocents into vengeance, he still decided to start by exterminating Ye Qingyun’s family—to make things exciting for that guy.

As he thought about his next move, Gu Han raised his right hand. In his palm was a special mark, buzzing faintly.

It was a mark left by Su Lengyue.

Not only did it contain terrifying power, but it could also help him command some of the demonic beasts to act on his behalf.

However, using it would deplete a large portion of Su Lengyue’s strength, potentially delaying the time it would take for her to break her seal.

Just as Gu Han was considering his options, he suddenly sensed something and looked in a certain direction.

At some unknown time, a pitch-black figure had silently appeared under the moonlight, wearing a special bronze mask that completely concealed his identity.

Upon seeing Gu Han, the figure cupped his fists respectfully and said, “Young Master Gu, the incident at Wandering Sword Sect today has already reached the young lady.”

“If you need anything, we are willing to serve you and resolve any unpleasant matters on your behalf.”

Gu Han calmly stared at the black-robed figure before him.

This person came from an extraordinary background—he was from a force called the Floating Immortal Pavilion.

And the young lady they referred to was none other than the eldest daughter of the Floating Immortal Pavilion, Xia Bingli.

In the original plot, Xia Bingli was a vicious female supporting character, one of the later villain bosses encountered by the protagonist. She wasn’t only cold-blooded but also a yandere.

In one of her confrontations with the protagonist, she ended up dying miserably due to the overwhelming protagonist halo.

Starting from the sixth life, for some reason, Xia Bingli had become strangely attracted to him. Maybe it was that kind of magnetic pull between villains. She had even tried to force herself on him multiple times.

Putting aside the fact that she was a fellow villain, being with her would only bring about a faster death.

Besides, she was a yandere. A villain and a yandere? He didn’t even want to imagine what kind of spine-chilling chemical reaction that might produce.

So, Gu Han had completely ignored Xia Bingli’s crazed pursuit.

But this life, his mindset had begun to shift.

Since they were both villains, forming an alliance early on might not be a bad idea.

After all, in the novel’s setting, Ye Qingyun wasn’t just well-connected—his family and friends were scattered all across the world. Wherever he went, powerful experts or influential young prodigies with extraordinary backgrounds would mysteriously befriend him.

These hidden elements needed to be addressed beforehand, including by recruiting some fellow villains as allies.

After a moment of contemplation, a faint smile formed on Gu Han’s lips. With a wave of his hand, ripples surged through the air. A jade token engraved with the word “Ye” slowly emerged from the void.

“This contains the intelligence I’ve gathered and the task requirements.”

“I need you to go to Cangfeng City and wipe out a family named the Cangfeng Ye Clan.”

Upon hearing this, the black-robed man’s expression froze.

Cangfeng City?

If he remembered correctly, that was an extremely remote and desolate border town.

Why would Gu Han go to such lengths just to destroy an obscure family in such a barren place?

Despite his doubts, the black-robed man said nothing and nodded, accepting the task.

“By the way, before heading to Cangfeng City, you’d better read the requirements in that jade token carefully.”

“If you miss even one of them, I guarantee you—no, even your entire Floating Immortal Pavilion—will meet a very miserable end.”

The black-robed man’s expression shifted again. He assumed Gu Han was just threatening them to ensure they took the task seriously.

But what could he do? Their young lady had already fallen for this guy—so deeply, in fact, that she was willing to throw everything away for him.

Suppressing his emotions, the black-robed man began examining the jade token.

But the moment he read the first line, he froze.

Precautions for wiping out the Cangfeng Ye Clan:

Dig three meters deep, loot the entire treasury.

Scramble the eggs, split the worms lengthwise.

Pluck every flower, pull every weed, and guide all souls to the afterlife.