Villainess Rampage: The Whole Sect Begs for Mercy

The disciples of the Yao Family each held a portrait depicting Song Wanning and the Demon Immortal.

They were asking other Immortals if they had seen the two, while at the same time using a bead to probe for the aura of the Dragon Clan.

If the Demon Immortal had been here, he would have undoubtedly been exposed.

But as luck would have it, the person here was Song Wanning, who could alter her aura at will.

Seeing a few of them approaching with their beads, Song Wanning remained perfectly calm, even leaning in to glance at the portrait.

”Hm, she does look a little familiar. I think I’ve seen her somewhere before.”

Her ambiguous remark instantly caught the disciples’ attention.

The group surrounded Song Wanning. ”Where did you see her?”

”Tell us her location, now!”

Song Wanning feigned a thoughtful expression. ”It’s been a few days, I think. I saw her in the neighboring city...”

”She was in a huge rush, seemed very anxious.”

”But I did see her buy a map. I guess she was heading somewhere.”

Song Wanning gave a couple of simple answers, putting on an honest and unassuming act. She then asked cautiously, ”Since I’ve provided information, is there a reward?”

With that look of greed mixed with a hint of sycophancy, she looked for all the world like someone motivated purely by self-interest.

The Yao Family disciples glared at her. ”The information hasn’t even been verified. Of course there’s no reward.”

”But if you’re feeding us false information, you’ll have hell to pay!”

After issuing their threat, the group departed in a hurry.

Two of them headed out of the city in pursuit, while the others remained to continue the search within its walls. After all, no one would stake everything on the word of a single stranger.

”Tsk, why would you say anything to them? Even if you did know something, there’s no reason to tell them!”

”Exactly! The Yao Family is getting more and more out of control!”

”What can you do? They’ve got the numbers, after all.”

”Heh heh heh...”

The surrounding crowd couldn’t help but jeer, their words filled with dissatisfaction and disdain for the Yao Family.

It was only from the crowd’s discussion that Song Wanning learned that the Yao Family had become extremely tyrannical over the years, oppressing countless Immortals...

In any case, the family’s reputation was terrible, and they had absolutely nothing to do with concepts like benevolence or charity.

And yet, their family was indeed flourishing, with more children surviving to adulthood than any other clan.

”Do you all think the Yao Family has some kind of secret? How else could their clan be so prolific?”

”Tch. A clan full of depravity. Who cares if they’re prolific?”

”If it were you, could you accept having children with your own family members?”

”Hiss... No, I definitely couldn’t do that...”

At this, the disdain in the crowd’s eyes grew even deeper.

Song Wanning was only just now learning that the Yao Family had such a ”tradition.”

Disciples of the Yao Family were forbidden from marrying outsiders; all unions were arranged within the clan.

Regardless of generation, as long as one’s innate talent was decent, they would be arranged to sleep with other members several times.

Once a pregnancy occurred, the paternity was ignored, and the child was simply raised by the family...

And this vile custom had somehow been preserved for hundreds of thousands of years.

A chill ran down Song Wanning’s spine as she listened. ’Those people... they’re all blood relatives...’

’How could such depravity still lead to a thriving population, generation after generation?’

No matter how she looked at it, the whole thing was bizarre.

She subconsciously connected the Yao Family with the Wooden Sculpture World Heavenly Dao. ’Could the Yao Family be invaders, too? Is that why they receive special treatment?’

A flicker of suspicion crossed Song Wanning’s eyes. She decided she had to pay the Yao Family a visit.

Something was definitely not right with the Yao Family, and she had to go see for herself.

And so, Song Wanning began to scheme. ’Perhaps I’ll have to use myself as bait to get inside the Yao Family.’

「In the following days」 Song Wanning first purchased a few items and refined some Elixir Pills. Once her preparations were complete, she sent a doppelganger out in the direction she had initially sent her pursuers.

’I had originally planned to go to the Yao Family incognito, but that would never get me close to the core of this secret.’

’Only by throwing myself into the fire can I truly figure this out.’

’But the danger is undeniable, which makes sending a doppelganger the most suitable option.’

’As long as my Time Attribute works in concert with my ability to tear through space, escaping shouldn’t be hard.’

’And in the worst-case scenario, if it comes down to life and death, the doppelganger is expendable.’

’My main body, at least, will survive.’

After setting out, the doppelganger made itself conspicuous. It wasn’t long before the Yao Family received word of Song Wanning’s whereabouts.

A group of them quickly arrived and cornered the doppelganger in a dense forest.

The doppelganger put on a terrified expression and immediately transformed into its dragon form to resist.

”It’s really one of the Dragon Clan!!”

The eyes of the Yao Family disciples lit up as if they were gazing upon an incredible treasure.

”Brothers, charge!”

”Once we capture this dragon, we’ll go back and claim our reward!!!”

The group of disciples, suddenly energized as if they’d been shot full of adrenaline, charged at the doppelganger.

They each unleashed their Divine Skills, throwing all sorts of techniques at her without any regard for their own safety.

Song Wanning’s heart sank, but to avoid arousing suspicion, she put up a struggle for a short while.

Soon, she succumbed to the onslaught and collapsed, only to be pinned to the ground by a large, pronged weapon.

”Hahaha! And here I thought the Dragon Clan was supposed to be so powerful. Turns out they’re nothing special. No wonder our Yao Family slaughtered them into near-extinction!”

”Exactly! I told you the Dragon Clan was all talk, didn’t I? Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been wiped out!”

The disciples laughed in excitement as they bound Song Wanning.

Song Wanning’s expression turned grim. ’These people are unbelievably arrogant.’

’The fall of the Dragon Clan had absolutely nothing to do with the Yao Family.’

’They really know how to pat themselves on the back.’

”Let’s go! Get her back to the Yao Family compound before something else happens!”

The lead disciple’s expression darkened. He silenced the others’ jeering, then led the group toward the Yao Family estate.

In no time, news that the Yao Family had captured a dragon spread everywhere.

The Clan Leader, of course, also received the news. She was quite surprised they had managed to capture a member of the Dragon Clan so easily.

Only after confirming multiple times that their captive was indeed from the Dragon Clan did a look of delight finally grace her features.

”Clan Leader, now that the dragon has been captured, what are your plans?”

A flicker of worry crossed the elder’s face. He didn’t share the Clan Leader’s optimism; on the contrary, he worried that this affair would be exposed, leaving the Yao Family with no place left in the Immortal Realm.

The Clan Leader saw through his thoughts at a glance and let out a soft chuckle.

”Third Elder, you’re as timid as ever.”

”It was because of that timidity that I chose Second Elder back then...”

Her words made the elder’s face flush crimson in an instant.

”Clan Leader... I...”

”Shhh—”

The Clan Leader pressed her index finger to the elder’s lips, silencing him.

”What’s past is past. Let’s not speak of it.”

She drew her hand away, her eyes filled with a mixture of affection and regret that made the elder’s head spin.

He had already missed his chance with her once. He didn’t want to miss it again.