I am the villain in the book

At dusk, Wei Changtian and Li Zimu returned to Bamboo Retreat.

First, the Kang Prince's family was exterminated, and then Lu Yuanjin led the Imperial Guards to surround the An Prince's residence. Today, Yongding City can be said to be in complete chaos, and most of the people are naturally hiding in their homes, afraid to come out.

Even now, there are not many pedestrians in the city, and the streets are deserted, making the sound of wheels even clearer.

"Glug, glug"

The carriage slowly stopped outside Bamboo Retreat, and Qin He, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately greeted them.

"Young Master, Miss Li."

After bowing to Wei Changtian and Li Zimu, Qin He's expression was obviously a bit complicated, not as relaxed and cheerful as it had been in the morning.

Obviously, after experiencing so many things one after another, she had finally guessed Wei Changtian's true identity.

From a national perspective, Wei Changtian was a deadly enemy of Da Hui, the murderer who "killed" Lu Hongji, Lu Yuansong, Lu Xiangshan, and others.

From a personal perspective, Wei Changtian was also Chu An's "savior."

The contradiction brought about by these two perspectives made Qin He a little unsure of how to face Wei Changtian, so she simply asked softly:

"Young Master, have you had dinner yet?"

"Not yet."

Wei Changtian walked towards the inn while casually replying, "Just make something simple."

"Okay, I understand."

Qin He bowed slightly: "Then I will go to the kitchen to urge them to prepare the food."

"Alright."

Wei Changtian knew why Qin He's attitude towards him had changed, but he didn't care. He just paused and suddenly asked:

"By the way, what did Young Master Chu go to do? Why haven't I seen him today?"

"Oh, he went home, saying he was going to find something."

Qin He turned her head: "Does Young Master have something to do with him?"

"It's nothing, you can go ahead and get busy."

"Yes."

...

Soon, Qin He turned a corner and went straight to the kitchen to busy herself with cooking.

Wei Changtian glanced at her back, then continued walking towards the small courtyard.

He wasn't afraid of Chu An running away.

Because on the day he let Chu An return, he had already used a "Thousand Mile Misty Waves" on the latter, which could track his location in real time.

According to the instructions of the Thousand Mile Misty Waves, Chu An was indeed still in Yongding City, so what Qin He said was probably true.

As for what Chu An went home to find... Wei Changtian was too lazy to care.

"You're back?"

Yang Liushi asked again, "Didn't you say you would take his life within five days? Are you confident?"

"Killing him is as easy as playing."

Wei Changtian curled his lips: "The main thing is Chu Xianping, I don't know why he has to get involved in Da Hui's affairs."

"It should be because of Kui Long."

Yang Liushi followed behind Wei Changtian and walked into the house, while putting away the zither, she casually analyzed:

"After all, Chu Xianping should now have control of Branch C-1. If he also controls Da Hui, this will be his territory in the future."

"After leaving you, he must want to quickly establish his own power, so it's not difficult to understand why he's so impatient."

"If that's really the case, he doesn't need to help Lu Yuanjin."

Sitting down with a thud, Wei Changtian frowned and denied, "He definitely knows that I just want Da Hui to be destroyed, and I don't care who becomes the emperor."

"If he just wants a piece of territory, he can discuss it with me, and I will definitely give it to him."

"But he insists on going against me... Sigh, I'm really fed up with it."

Shaking his head, Wei Changtian's tone was a bit helpless.

When Yang Liushi heard this, she first thought seriously for a while, and then suddenly covered her mouth and laughed:

"Hee hee hee, Husband, no wonder you said that word to Chu Xianping, so you were exasperated!"

Obviously, Yang Liushi was joking when she said "exasperated."

However, the next moment, Wei Changtian solemnly corrected:

"That 'scram' wasn't my idea."

"Li Zimu asked Gongsun Yan to say it."

"Hmm?"

Her eyes widened, Yang Liushi subconsciously turned to look at Li Zimu.

The latter also froze for a moment, then slowly lowered her head.

It could be seen that Li Zimu's mood was very complicated at this time, after all, a month ago she had given up Tang Chen for Chu Xianping.

But now...

"Alright, let's go eat."

Her voice became a little softer, Yang Liushi quietly glared at Wei Changtian, and then pulled Li Zimu out of the room.

Looking at the backs of the two, Wei Changtian rolled his eyes and muttered in a low voice:

"As expected, the woman who broke up is the most ruthless."

...

The next morning.

Bamboo Retreat was very peaceful last night, but several major events happened in Yongding City again.

First, Lu Yuanjin wrote a "Rehabilitation Document" in the name of the Da Hui court, in which every word was sincere and earnest, calling on righteous people from all over the country to come to Yongding to help him suppress the rebel king Gongsun Yan.

Correspondingly, Gongsun Yan also directly released a message, saying that anyone who dares to help Lu Yuanjin will be guaranteed to never return.

Without a doubt, to the people of Da Hui, Lu Yuanjin was of course the righteous side.

The only question was whether they dared to sacrifice themselves for this "righteousness."

The answer to this question will soon be revealed.

For example, last night, Lu Yuanhong and Lu Tingzhen had both made their choices.

The two men's decisions were very consistent, which was to run away as soon as possible.

It was unknown whether Wei Changtian's warning had worked, or whether they had been preparing to escape for a long time.

In short, both of these two people fled Yongding City with their families last night.

And their departure meant that only the last two competitors were left in this battle for the throne.

As for who would win between Gongsun Yan and Lu Yuanjin...

"Let's go."

On the street outside Bamboo Retreat, Wei Changtian bent down and got into the carriage. Zhang San quickly waved the whip and drove the carriage towards the An Prince's residence.

They would meet with Gongsun Yan there, and then go to Dragon Head Mountain together.

At the same time, in Hong'an Temple in the north of the city, Qin He had just knelt before a Buddha statue.

The sound of Buddhist scriptures was ethereal, and incense smoke surrounded her.

There were many pilgrims in Hong'an Temple today, most of whom were praying for their safety in this great chaos, and there were also many people cursing Gongsun Yan and Wei Changtian.

"Please Buddha bless us! Bless that rebel king and Wei Yama to die a horrible death!"

...

The voice of the man beside her floated into Qin He's ears, also making her expression complicated.

However, after hesitating for a moment, she still earnestly kowtowed three times to the incense in front of her, and silently muttered in her heart — —

"Little girl believes that Young Master Wei is a good person, please Buddha bless him with a lifetime of peace."

"Buddha bless."

"Buddha bless..."

After kowtowing, she slowly stood up and prepared to leave.

However, when she reached the door of the hall, Qin He looked back again.

The golden statue was dignified, the incense ashes in the cauldron were piled up like a mountain, and the raging flames rose up countless incense smoke, and a golden Buddha light seemed to illuminate her eyes through the gaps.