I am the villain in the book

At the second quarter of the Zi hour, Wei Changtian walked out of the main hall.

From the time he entered until he came out, it was only a short quarter of an hour.

But in this quarter of an hour, the vast imperial palace had already been submerged by the torrential rain, as if it had fallen into a black ocean.

“Young Master.”

Lowering his head, Li Zimu, already soaked by the rain, took a step forward and asked softly, “Was it successful?”

“Yes.”

Wei Changtian turned his head to look at her, not asking why she didn't find a place to shelter from the rain, but casually released a gentle burst of inner force.

In the next moment, a warm feeling enveloped Li Zimu, instantly turning the rain on her clothes into wisps of water vapor.

An invisible barrier of qi blocked the heavy rain above them, like an umbrella.

Wei Changtian walked down the long steps, and said calmly:

“Tomorrow, I will give you half a sword manual.”

“Copy the sword manual into forty-three copies, and deliver them to these people in the hall in three days.”

“. Yes, this servant understands.”

Following closely behind Wei Changtian, Li Zimu's reply was slightly slower in the rain.

After hesitating for a moment, and after a few more breaths, she continued to ask:

“Are you trying to say that such a sword technique will bring disaster to the world?”

Before Li Zimu could ask, Wei Changtian preemptively asked: “So I should hide such a disaster, and at the very least, not use it to make deals with others?”

“. This servant wouldn't dare.”

Clenching the corner of her clothes, Li Zimu said these four words again.

Although it still sounded firm, Wei Changtian still detected a trace of undisguised hesitation.

It was obvious that Li Zimu had a kind heart.

Just like Chu Xianping, who was determined to hunt down those who had learned the Tiaoyue Sword, she didn't want to see such a disastrous sword technique spread, causing all the martial artists in the world to become uncontrollable “monsters” .

Of course, compared to her loyalty to him, this kindness was not that “important.”

That's why Li Zimu didn't stop him.

But this didn't mean that she completely agreed with this “selfish” approach.

Yes, from the perspective of the fate of the entire human race, Wei Changtian's actions were undoubtedly selfish to release the Tiaoyue Sword, which obviously had drawbacks, for some purpose.

But

“Now everyone in the world is staring at me, staring at the Tiaoyue Sword.”

Wei Changtian glanced at Li Zimu and stepped down the last stone step: “If I don't give it, what do you think they will do?”

“. ”

Faced with this simple question, Li Zimu did not answer.

Wei Changtian smiled and continued:

“So, instead of waiting for them to snatch it and threaten me, I might as well take it out proactively.”

“Besides, I can get so many powerful forces to work for me, why not?”

Stepping into a pool of water, ripples spread out on the surface, and were soon scattered by the heavy raindrops.

“As for what the world will become because of the Tiaoyue Sword.”

“I can't control it, and I don't have the ability to control it.”

“Or rather, why should I care.”

“I didn't force anyone to practice the Tiaoyue Sword, and the drawbacks of the sword technique are not hidden. As long as you practice it, you will feel it.”

“So if someone really gets the complete sword manual and then becomes possessed because of it, then they can only blame themselves for not being able to resist the temptation.”

“Just like Old Zhangtou and my maternal grandfather.”

“One would rather destroy his cultivation than be controlled by his inner demons.”

“One clearly knew the consequences, but still insisted on going to the end.”

“The sword techniques are all the same, but the path is chosen by each individual.”

Walking in the heavy rain, Wei Changtian's voice was a little cold.

Of course, Li Zimu understood what he meant, and understood that this was not sophistry or shirking responsibility, and it did make some sense.

But

“But most people can't resist this kind of temptation.”

Li Zimu lowered her head and said what she thought in her heart: “After all, this is the only way to break through the current realm.”

“Can't resist the temptation? So what? So I have to be responsible for their choices? Even at the risk of putting myself in danger?”

Wei Changtian shook his head: “If it were Xiao Feng and Chu Xianping, they might really do this.”

“But I'm not that noble.”

“Alright, let's leave it at that.”

Walking through a small door and out of the vermilion high wall.

Accompanied by another dull thunder, this conversation came to an end.

Looking at Wei Changtian's profile, Li Zimu said nothing more.

Although Wei Changtian had never told her what Chu Xianping had gone to do, she had vaguely guessed the truth from just that sentence.

She glanced at the rolling dark clouds tumbling in the night sky and lowered her eyes.

The figures of the two slowly disappeared into the rain along the palace wall, and the scattered lights in the distance swayed and struggled in the strong wind, but they were never extinguished.

“Young Master, this is the complete Tiaoyue Sword Manual.”

The cave, lit by torches, was dark and damp, and the voice of the man in black was mixed with undisguised excitement.

He handed a sword manual to a man sitting on a bluestone with his eyes closed to rest.

The latter was Chu Xianping, whom Wei Changtian had offered a “sky-high price” to find.

“Yes, well done.”

Slowly opening his eyes, Chu Xianping took the sword manual and flipped through it, and said softly: “Kill him.”

“Yes! This subordinate will do it now!”

“. ”

Upon hearing this, the man in black immediately walked into the depths of the cave, and soon the sound of knives and swords piercing flesh came.

Still sitting on the stone, Chu Xianping turned a deaf ear to these sounds, and a white-headed, red-footed ape with sharp fangs was lying beside him.

This ape looked about the same size as an adult, and its appearance was much more terrifying than ordinary apes, especially its eyes without pupils, which looked particularly eerie.

And the most important thing was that it was lying here like this, but the man in black had never glanced at it.

It was as if it didn't exist.

Of course, such a big monkey was definitely not a hallucination.

As for why it couldn't be seen by the man, it was undoubtedly because it was also a divine beast of luck, and its master was not the former.

《Classic of Mountains and Seas·Classic of the Western Mountains》: “Four hundred miles further west, there is a mountain called Xiaoci Mountain, which is rich in white jade on its top and red copper at its bottom. There is a beast whose shape is like an ape, with a white head and red feet, named Zhuyan, which appears when there is a great war.”

Divine beast Zhuyan.

“Almost.”

Wiping the blood stains on the sword manual in his hand, Chu Xianping sighed to himself, got up and walked to the entrance of the cave.

It was pitch black outside the cave, with nothing but dense trees and weeds, as well as the stars and moon in the sky.

Where is this cave? How long has Chu Xianping been here? These are still unknown.

However, it is not difficult to judge from the scene just now that his harvest this time was far more than expected.

Not only did he catch the person and force him to reveal all the moves of the Tiaoyue Sword.

He even seized a share of the luck of Heaven.

If Wei Changtian had a “latest” list of the Sons of Heaven at this moment, he would be surprised to find that the person ranked second had already changed.

Yes, Chu Xianping did travel thousands of miles at great risk to hunt down those Kui Dragon people who had practiced the Tiaoyue Sword.

But his purpose was not just to prevent such a sword technique from bringing disaster to the world.

Obviously, Chu Xianping also wanted to get the Tiaoyue Sword Manual.

As for what he wanted to do with it, that was not something ordinary people could guess.

Maybe he wanted to trade it for something.

Maybe it was to use it as a bargaining chip to increase his status in Kui Dragon.

Even practicing it himself was not impossible.

Of course, with Chu Xianping's wisdom, he would probably not put himself in a situation where he could become possessed at any time.

But who can say for sure about this kind of thing?

“Whoosh!!”

A mountain wind blew, and rolling dark clouds pressed over from the east, and soon swallowed all the stars in the sky.