I Am the Fated Villain

Chapter 851: This power does not belong to you; you have been living in lies

the older man in his black robe floated in the sky like an unyielding shroud of darkness. his bent form carried an air of exceptional age.“barbara…” he called out to her, his voice filled with curiosity and concern.

his gaze settled on the girl standing before him, her demeanor as cold as ice. he found it difficult to believe, so he ventured to speak further.

barbara remained unchanged, her icy eyes fixed upon him. “do you still intend to hide it from me at this moment?”

“hide what?” he questioned, seemingly taken aback by her words.

barbara’s eyes grew even colder, devoid of any warmth.

the black-robed man was incredulous at her words and couldn’t help but murmur,”do you believe discussing this now will change anything?”

barbara’s eyes remained unyielding. “is there any point in continuing to conceal it?”

upon hearing this, the black-robed man was momentarily stunned, staring straight at barbara. he knew these words came directly from her, not someone else.

“hehe…”

suddenly, he broke into unabashed laughter, no longer concealing his amusement. the face beneath the hood resembled a withered tree trunk with hollow eye sockets. it bore none of the gentleness barbara had once known but exuded indifference.

“i’m curious how you orchestrated all of this,” the black-robed man inquired as he surveyed the harrowing, purgatorial scene before him. his demeanor remained indifferent as he addressed barbara.

he had sensed a disturbance in the pawns he had placed within the barbarian god sect. the vitality had vanished, and communication was lost. he couldn’t arrive here from his tribe, let alone witness the horrors before him firsthand.

in his perspective, barbara, who had adhered to the rules and followed a predetermined destiny, should never have uncovered the truth. furthermore, the massacre that had befallen the entire barbarian god sect was beyond anyone’s ability to withstand. corpses and bloodshed littered the landscape, and resistance seemed futile.

it was an utterly astonishing sight. barbara’s entire body was drenched in blood, resembling a delicate flower caught in a torrential downpour of crimson rain. her porcelain-like face, marred by the same blood, remained impassive as she spoke.

“if you had been honest and adhered to the predetermined path of growth, then i would still call you my grandfather.”

“but you were never supposed to know the truth in advance.”

upon hearing this, the older man in the black robe suddenly smirked. barbara interpreted his smile as ironic and scornful.

barbara’s eyes betrayed some tumultuous emotions.

“grandfather…”

“but you can’t escape the destiny that awaits you.”

“this is the destiny from which you cannot break free.”

the black-robed man’s words were cold, and the smile on his lips was cruel.

barbara heard the word again, her expression still icy, unfazed by it.

“you deceived me, ensnared me—does that fit your definition of destiny?”

“you even remember being ensnared; it seems you’ve regained your past memories,” the black-robed man sneered even more.

barbara was shocked. she hadn’t expected to hear such a mind-boggling revelation. in other words, she had previously possessed different memories—perhaps more distant ones.

at this moment, a splitting headache gripped her like the world-shattering before her. chaotic memories surged, intertwining the false and the real, creating a vortex of confusion.

barbara found herself trapped in a perplexing blur, uncertain of what was reality and what was mere illusion.

“hehe, it appears you remain unaware,” the black-robed old man taunted. there was a trace of pity in his eyes.

descending methodically from lofty heights, he emitted a daunting aura, attempting to bend barbara to his will to restore the world to its original course. yet, barbara’s momentary confusion swiftly dissipated.

her gaze turned icy, a radiant power surging within her palm like exploding stars. it bore the strength granted to her by gu changge, endowing her with almost boundless, invincible might in her current world. even the mightiest elder of the barbaric god sect had fallen before her.

the black-robed man’s expression shifted dramatically. his eyes darted about, no longer looking down upon her,

gu changge shook his head, not blaming her.

barbara was taken aback, realizing that gu changge’s words were a form of comfort. before this encounter, her senior had been stern and unyielding.

she understood that gu changge refrained from scolding her in front of her grandfather, preserving her dignity.

“who the hell are you? why have you intervened in this world?” barbara’s grandfather, still immobilized, was terrified. he felt trapped in space, unable to move.

but he was confident that gu changge did not hail from this world.

“i’ve told you, you are not entitled to know,” gu changge said, his gaze still fixed.

judging by the cultivation standards of the upper realms, barbara’s grandfather hadn’t even reached the sacred realm. nonetheless, he counted as a pinnacle figure in this remote corner of the lower domain, surpassing the so-called ninth-level cultivators.

if not for barbara’s anomaly, gu changge would have hardly looked at this world. after all, he could effortlessly obliterate countless such worlds with a mere snap of his fingers.

“you can ask him any truth you wish to uncover,” gu changge told barbara.

having reached this juncture, he had no intention of prolonging the matter further, though barbara had yet to attain the level of growth he desired. she needed refinement; this raw jade would eventually shine and reflect the heavens.

“the truth i wish to know…” barbara wore a conflicted and hesitant expression. though she had initially been eager to uncover it, she now hesitated, her resolve faltering.

“what’s troubling you? is it because you lack the courage to accept it, or because you’d rather remain ignorant?” gu changge inquired, his gaze unwavering.

“i don’t know. it’s as if my mind is in disarray, as though there are things i didn’t know before…” barbara shook her head, her eyes reflecting her confusion.

“whether you wish to know or not, it’s your choice, and i won’t force you,” gu changge affirmed.

after a moment of contemplation, barbara’s face gradually regained its composure.

“i believe… i’ve been living a lie all this time…”

“not only now, but also in the distant past.” her voice grew somber.

gu changge extended his hand, resting it on her head, and spoke calmly, “if you’ve chosen to accept it, then you must have the courage to bear it. whether it’s a reflection or a dream, someone must awaken.”

barbara nodded, her determination resurfacing. she lifted her head regarding her terrified and immobilized grandfather.

“barbara, even if you kill me, it won’t change anything. i’m just following orders…” her grandfather, sensing the murderous intent in barbara’s eyes, grew increasingly uneasy. he struggled in vain but quickly despaired, for he couldn’t move, his soul trapped.

he felt like a helpless insect pinned to the ground by an overwhelming force.

“puff…”

the next instant, barbara didn’t allow him to finish his sentence. she plunged the short sword in her hand directly into his heart.