Abused Female Lead And Beautiful Villainess (Quick Transmigration) - Chapter 164. Grand Finale [END]

When the Imperial Federation’s military arrived with battleships and powerful weapons to surround Shen Wan and Xie Yunfu, the Time-Space Department behind them had already been reduced to ruins.

The Imperial General gazed at the sword-wielding woman standing before the wreckage, involuntarily swallowing. In such a short time, she had turned this place to rubble. From the earlier footage, he had seen these sturdy buildings sliced apart by her sword, one by one.

“What do you intend to do?” the General asked Xie Yunfu sternly. “Can’t we sit down and talk this through?” If it were anyone else causing such destruction, he would have immediately ordered an attack to blast them to dust.

But after watching the footage of Xie Yunfu demolishing the Department’s buildings, he couldn’t guarantee that a direct assault would successfully reduce her to ashes.

“Your actions are disrupting the Empire’s balance. If you have grievances against the Empire, we can discuss them calmly. We’ll try our best to meet your demands.”

Before gauging her strength, he didn’t want to act rashly. Someone with such destructive power wielding just a sword was truly terrifying.

“Surely causing turmoil in the Empire isn’t your intention? It wouldn’t benefit you either.”

Xie Yunfu looked up with a slight smile. “When one empire falls, another naturally rises. My intention? My intention is to turn this place to ruins. Once it’s in ruins, that will greatly benefit me.”

“So you refuse to negotiate?” The General’s expression darkened. “Though you’re martially powerful, there are only two of you. In a real confrontation, the outcome would be uncertain.”

“Hahaha, you’re killing me with laughter. You come with a crowd and battleships, yet claim our confrontation would be evenly matched? Aren’t you embarrassed?” Xie Yunfu’s mockery reached its peak, leaving everyone around feeling utterly humiliated, wishing they could sink into the ground.

The General, realizing his misstep, looked constipated. If he weren’t so unsure, he would have eliminated her immediately.

“You haven’t acted yet, so I assume you’re willing to talk and achieve your goals?”

Xie Yunfu’s laughter ceased. She then said, “We talked many years ago. I was too naive then, mistakenly trusting you cunning, greedy people. That’s why I was tricked and met such a miserable fate. You think the same thing can happen again?”

“You envied my power. When you couldn’t obtain it, you feared it. So you conspired to trap me, forcing me to reveal how to gain my power. When that failed, you tricked me into those small worlds.

You planned to coax the secret out of me in the small worlds. You even tried to evolve power acquisition based on some information I once provided. But alas… you couldn’t get the specifics.

Even if you managed to evolve it inside, the incomplete worlds prevented you from bringing it out. Even if you could extract it, the different world rules made it incompatible. You couldn’t use it. Isn’t that desperate?”

“The rules of heaven and earth, power itself, have their own laws. Did you think you could simply research and develop them? You thought by cutting up my soul and scattering it across small worlds, you could control me? How naive. As long as a wisp of my soul remained unextinguished, my return would spell your doom.”

“You… you are…” The General truly didn’t know Xie Yunfu’s identity, but he had heard of a formidable person once feared by the entire Empire. Many years ago, that person had been eliminated through joint efforts.

Could this dangerous figure be the woman before him?

“I am Xie Yunfu. I’ll give you time to investigate who I am. My information should be top-secret in your Empire. Go ask, then come back to negotiate.”

The General dared not delay. He turned to contact his superiors.

Meanwhile, Xie Yunfu disappeared with Shen Wan. By the time the General learned Xie Yunfu’s identity, she had already taken Shen Wan to the Imperial Palace. She set up a formation around it and began slashing at the palace buildings with her sword, demolishing one room with each strike.

Shen Wan assisted by throwing out all uninvolved personnel. Today, they came to destroy these people’s dwellings, not to kill them. This way, the entire star system couldn’t call her cruel. She was just settling a personal grudge. Hopefully, everyone would understand. It’s just demolishing a couple of buildings, right? She wasn’t killing anyone.

“Fufu, are you tired? Want me to take over slashing for a while?”

“Not tired.” Xie Yunfu’s lips curled slightly as another sword strike fell, instantly reducing the exquisite palace building to rubble.

The royal family members thrown out by Shen Wan could only watch helplessly as Xie Yunfu hacked their homes to pieces.

“Don’t be afraid. Fufu doesn’t kill people,” Shen Wan turned back to reassure the royal members, her words comforting. “Fufu’s been pent up for years. Just let her vent a bit. It’s just houses being destroyed, right? As long as you’re alive, that’s good.”

“Isn’t that right, Crown Prince? I heard from Fufu that you contributed quite a bit to that incident back then.”

The Crown Prince, singled out by Shen Wan, quickly lowered his head. Xie Yunfu had been terrifying back then, but now she seemed even more so. The Xie Yunfu of the past had seemed easier to deceive. Now, she looked impossible to fool.

He had indeed been involved in that ill-conceived plan. In fact, all the royal members present then had participated. After all, who didn’t want to obtain Xie Yunfu’s mysterious power? But even if she was naive then, she wouldn’t easily teach them.

When they developed the small worlds, they used various methods to trick Xie Yunfu into them, intending to force her to reveal her techniques. Unexpectedly, she still refused. In desperation, they split her soul. As for Xie Yunfu’s physical body, it was currently in cryostasis in a research lab.

The Crown Prince hadn’t expected Xie Yunfu to return.

The more he thought about it, the more his legs trembled.

Half a day later, Xie Yunfu had reduced the palace to ruins. When the Imperial army arrived in battleships, they could only look helplessly at the flattened palace grounds.

When the Empire’s leader appeared and asked Xie Yunfu what it would take for her to spare them, she made just one demand: hand over all those involved in framing her back then. “Don’t worry, I won’t kill them. Just let them experience life in the small worlds for a thousand years. It’s only fair, right? Let you experience what life inside the small worlds is like.”

Everyone hesitated. Was it really just experiencing a thousand years in the small worlds?

“Can we accelerate it like you did?”

Xie Yunfu smiled lightly. “You can accelerate. As long as it’s a thousand years inside the small world, that’s fine. But you must hand over everyone who harmed me back then. Miss one person, and I’ll chop up your houses.”

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to kill Xie Yunfu. Even bringing battleships was just a show of force. They didn’t dare. Given Xie Yunfu’s demonstrated power, if they fought to the death, they’d lose out. They guaranteed that before Xie Yunfu died, they’d be dead first. Once chaos erupted, other forces would surely seize the opportunity to rise and replace the Empire’s position.

“Alright, I agree,” said the Empire’s leader. As he spoke, he felt both relieved and anxious, for he had led the plot against Xie Yunfu back then.

But being able to shorten the time was already good for them. At least the outside world wouldn’t face any issues.

“But I have one condition. We’ll enter in batches, otherwise the Empire will fall into chaos.”

Xie Yunfu nodded in agreement. “I also have a condition. From now on, the Time-Space Department belongs to me.”

Everyone exchanged glances before nodding. Now that Xie Yunfu was out, despite their years of research, they had failed to develop a systematic cultivation method to enhance their personal power. Besides, letting Xie Yunfu manage it might lead to some techniques accidentally leaking out.

They had many thoughts, unaware that Xie Yunfu harbored similar plans.

Fighting alone, though she wasn’t afraid, she now had a family. It was time to develop her own power base. The Time-Space Department seemed quite suitable.

After both sides reached an agreement, they parted briefly. When Xie Yunfu received the batch list and checked that no one was missing, she satisfactorily told them to wait for further notice.

“Oh, and please repair the Time-Space Department,” Shen Wan reminded them. “It’s currently inoperable. Make sure to do a good job.”

Shen Wan’s words made people want to curse. Wasn’t Xie Yunfu the one who slashed it to pieces? Why should they repair it? But they had no choice.

“Wan Wan, I quite liked that author of the ten worlds last time. Find her for me. Have her write more tragic stories to torment those scumbags. Make sure to give them a hard time during those thousand years.”

Shen Wan nodded. “I’ll contact her right away. She’s a small author from a literature site, very cheap. She should be thrilled to get such a custom order. Hehe.”

“Fufu, I thought you might destroy them all.”

“If it were just me, I’d definitely destroy this world at any cost.” Xie Yunfu spoke truthfully. When she was framed and trapped in the small worlds, she had vowed that if she ever got out, she’d destroy this world, annihilating everyone, watching them die in despair.

“But now I have you, Wan Wan. I need to fulfill my promise to give you a good life. Let those people live. We’ll torment them occasionally. Though we won’t kill them, we won’t let them off easy either. They wanted the secret to power, to immortality. I’ll make them watch others grow strong and achieve immortality instead. How’s that?”

“Perfect.”

“Though spiritual energy has vanished, all things originate from the stars. As long as the stars don’t die out, we can endlessly obtain power. Wan Wan, I want to establish a new sect, to continue the legacy. Though the immortal realm no longer exists, I now have the courage to live on and on.”

Shen Wan nodded repeatedly. “Also, you promised to craft a flying magic treasure for me.”

“Once we recruit some help, I’ll have them gather materials. In a few days, I’ll visit the palace and borrow some things.”

“Alright.”

While Xie Yunfu busied herself with the Time-Space Department affairs, Shen Wan introduced 188 to her.

Xie Yunfu immediately elevated 188’s authority to become the master system of the entire Time-Space Department, merging him with the system core. This made him the boss of all systems, bringing every system under his jurisdiction.

Not only that, all skins returned to 188. Xie Yunfu even hired original artists and 3D modelers to design custom skins for 188. Whatever he wanted, he could have.

188, now sporting a New Year skin, never imagined he’d latch onto such a big leg. Now he addressed Xie Yunfu as: “Boss Fufu, do you need anything? You’ve entrusted me with such an important task. Rest assured, I’ll keep an eye on those little systems under me, making sure they behave and don’t cause trouble for Boss Fufu.”

What delighted him even more was that even the former 000 now had to address him as: “Chief 8.”

188: 000, see any skins you like? I’ll give you a few. Your host is too stingy.

000, initially a bit awkward, jumped with joy upon receiving new skins: Thank you, Chief 8. My host is good in every way, just a bit stingy. Chief 8 is the best.

188: No need for that. You’ve been the most caring since my creation. You advised me to curry favor with my host before. If not for that, I wouldn’t be here today. When I was down, you comforted me. I remember it all. In the future, if you want anything, just ask.

Thus, 000 was won over by 188’s limited edition skins, becoming 188’s loyal underling.

Meanwhile, Shen Wan was negotiating with the Jinjiang small author about writing custom stories.

Shen Wan: I’ve sent you the list. These names on the list will be the protagonists of each custom story you’ll write next.

Little Qianqian: May I ask, Boss, what are the specific requirements? I really don’t want to write those trashy stories like last time. Though I’m mentally strong, that pen name got me flamed by readers daily, almost giving me a heart attack.

Although this boss had done various promotions for her, earning her good money, it wasn’t money just anyone could earn.

Shen Wan: It’s not that kind of trashy story this time. It’s something different. This time, I want something new – write about real human tragedies.

Little Qianqian: Tragedies? Boss, if you mean like classic literature, I might not be able to write that. You know I’m just a small author, not that skilled.

Shen Wan: No need for high skill. Just being able to make up stories is fine. Do you watch the news?

Little Qianqian: Y-yes…

Shen Wan: Ahem, just watch some legal programs, social news. Write about those miserable events, applying them to these protagonists. For example, unloved by mom, neglected by dad as a child, becoming an orphan, finally growing up and finding work, getting scammed out of money, saving up to get a girlfriend only to be cheated on… Basically, a life full of hardships. Make it as miserable as possible.

Little Qianqian: Boss, did something unpleasant happen in your life?

Shen Wan: Are you in or not?

Little Qianqian: I’m in.

Shen Wan: Then start writing quickly. No need for long pieces, a simple overview will do. Just focus on highlighting the protagonist’s misery.

Little Qianqian: I’ll start right away.

After finishing her business, Shen Wan returned home and told Xie Yunfu about it. “Fufu, can you make it so they don’t reincarnate with their memories intact? If they don’t lose their memories, won’t they be able to change things?”

“I’ll add a world will to the small worlds. They won’t be able to escape it no matter what,” Xie Yunfu said confidently. “Back then, they created quite a few small world stories for me, trying to trick me out of my techniques.”

The first batch of people arrived at the Time-Space Department, trembling before Xie Yunfu. As they lay in the nutrient pods, their expressions were lifeless.

The time inside was set to a thousand years, while outside it would be three months.

Three months later, everyone woke from the nutrient pods. They looked at Xie Yunfu with terror in their eyes. In the end, they couldn’t even walk and had to be carried back.

It’s said that after returning, these people underwent prolonged psychological counseling. After this experience, they never troubled Xie Yunfu again.

Xie Yunfu found this a bit strange and asked Shen Wan about it.

Shen Wan, sitting nearby with her legs crossed and snacks in hand, slowly explained, “I had that small author add some content, making them spill all their lifelong secrets. Our 8 brother recorded everything.”

Xie Yunfu: “You’re really something.”

“By the way, 8 brother seems to come out less often lately.”

Shen Wan rolled her eyes. “I heard he met a girl, a real girl this time. He’s discussing with the original artists about making skins for her.”

“Wan Wan, I’ve finished crafting the flying magic treasure. Shall we go play?”

“Sure.”

“Where do you want to go?”

“How about where we first met? I’m quite nostalgic,” Shen Wan said with a smile. “Back then, my parents died in a battle. Because I was a useless person who couldn’t awaken spiritual power, the family abandoned me on that wasteland planet.”

“Later, you picked up a pretty bead. That’s when we met. It contained a wisp of my remnant soul.”

“Yes, and then you discovered I had talent, taught me to cultivate, and even had me call you master.”

“You were like a little bean sprout then, so small, like a beggar.”

“I was a beggar, living off scavenging trash.”

Xie Yunfu chuckled. “If I didn’t remember that you were the boss among the children around, pressuring them all, I might have believed that. Even without meeting me, you would have made it out eventually. Even as a small child, you were the leader among the children, yet you pretended to be innocent in front of me.”

“I was quite innocent then. Otherwise, how could I have been tricked by you?”

“I wonder who it was whose eyes first showed amazement and affection when they saw my true form.”

“Yes, I really don’t know which old woman later didn’t want me to call her master anymore. Hmph, and even coaxed me into doing tasks, helping you find soul fragments and cultivate a physical body. Xie Yunfu, which part of you doesn’t belong to me?”

“Everything is yours. My soul is yours.”

……

000: Chief 8, that 199 is looking for you. Seems he has something to tell you.

188: No time. Tell him to get lost. I’m about to play games with my 223.

000: Alright, I’ll reject him right away.

223: Big brother 8, who’s 199?

188: A liar. In the future, don’t go near anyone with that number. Stay far away.

223: I understand, big brother 8. I won’t interact with anyone but you anyway.

……

000: Chief 8 says he doesn’t want to see you. Don’t look for him in the future. Oh, and Chief 8 already has a girl. You’d better be sensible and stop pestering him. Before long, Chief 8 will be marrying his girl.

199: I see.