I am the villain in the book

As Wei Changtian and the others had predicted, the situation unfolded rapidly in the following days, quickly escalating into a storm throughout Shu Prefecture, and naturally, it alarmed the imperial palace.

It is said that Ning Yongnian flew into a rage upon hearing this, vowing to grind the murderer who attempted to harm his fourth brother into powder, and immediately dispatched a "joint investigation team" composed of the Great 理寺, the Ministry of Justice, and the Suspended Mirror Division to Shu Prefecture to investigate the assassination of the Prince.

These people will arrive in Shu Prefecture in a few days, but it is estimated that they will not find anything even if they come.

All the yellow-clad assassins that day either died in battle or committed suicide, and the last five were beheaded by Wei Changtian, leaving no one alive.

In such a situation, if they want to investigate, they can only start with the people and forces who had grudges against Ning Qingyu.

But how could a prince who only writes poetry have any enemies... at least not on the surface.

Wei Changtian is not a criminal investigator, so he naturally can't think of where else to investigate.

In his opinion, the person closest to the truth must be Ning Qingyu himself, and there is probably some unspeakable secret behind this.

He thought Ning Qingyu would reveal something to him, his "lifesaver", but several days passed, and there was no movement from the Prince's mansion.

Even in this situation, are you still wary of me?

So be it, anyway, I don't want to get involved...

"Crack!"

In the backyard, Wei Changtian chopped at the Immortal-Locking Stone in front of him with his saber while thinking wildly.

Three and a half inches into the stone, surpassing the three-inch record left by the late emperor.

And this is of course due to his mastery of the Dust-Returning Saber to perfection.

"Never would have thought..."

He shook his head and muttered to himself, sheathing his saber.

Wei Changtian had always thought that the scenes in novels where people "break through bottlenecks at the critical moment of life and death" were nonsense, but he didn't expect it to actually happen to him now.

Actually, he didn't know why he could suddenly unleash such a strike at that time, it can only be said to be mysterious!

But the reason doesn't really matter, what matters is that at least the fight wasn't in vain.

Just...

Wei Changtian curled his lips, slandering in his heart.

This Ning Qingyu is also insensible, I saved the lives of their whole family, and he doesn't even show any appreciation?

Although I don't lack money, he could give me something!

That chainmail is not bad, if not, sending his daughter is also acceptable...

"Young Master!"

Suddenly, Yuan'er ran over in a hurry: "Princess Rouan is here, saying that she is ordered by Prince Shun to find you!"

"Ning Yu'ke?"

Wei Changtian was stunned.

Good家伙, is she really here to send her daughter??

A quarter of an hour later.

An exquisite and gorgeous carriage traveled on the main street, with Wei Changtian and Ning Yu'ke sitting opposite each other in the carriage.

Facts have proved that Ning Yu'ke is not here to actively "walk into the wolf's mouth", but to invite Wei Changtian to the Prince's mansion, saying that Ning Qingyu has something to discuss with him.

"Young Master Wei, my father has been bedridden these past few days and it is really inconvenient for him to meet guests, please forgive me."

Wei Changtian naturally knew about this clumsy excuse, but he didn't say much, just changed the subject and asked:

"Is your hand feeling better?"

"Much better."

Ning Yu'ke nodded slightly, hesitated, and then asked in a low voice: "What about you, Young Master? How are your injuries?"

"I'm fine."

Wei Changtian looked at the veil on Ning Yu'ke's face and suddenly thought that Yang Liu'shi also wore this when she went out... it was still his suggestion.

It's just that one is to hide her beauty, and the other is to hide her ugliness.

"Yo、Young Master, what are you looking at..."

Seeming to be stared at by Wei Changtian for a little too long, Ning Yu'ke lowered her head a little embarrassedly and reminded him softly.

"I'm sorry."

Wei Changtian didn't feel embarrassed, he moved his gaze away for a few seconds before shifting it back to Ning Yu'ke.

"Princess, there is actually something I have been curious about."

"Young Master, please ask."

"Um..."

Wei Changtian asked directly: "Your hand injury is so serious, why didn't you flinch when you applied medicine and bandages that day?"

"This..."

Ning Yu'ke was slightly stunned, pondered for a moment, and then said softly: "If I tell you, Young Master, will you not tell others?"

"Of course."

"Okay... actually, it's not that I'm not afraid of pain."

Ning Yu'ke explained in a low voice: "But I have never known what pain is since I was a child."

Wei Changtian was a little surprised: "You mean you have no pain?"

"Yes."

"Then that's a good thing."

Wei Changtian said subconsciously, but when he saw Ning Yu'ke's slightly trembling shoulders, he closed his mouth again.

The carriage suddenly fell silent, until Ning Yu'ke calmed down and spoke again:

"I've made you laugh, Young Master..."

"It was my impudence."

Wei Changtian shook his head, guessing why Ning Yu'ke was reacting like this.

No pain, it sounds good at first, but in reality, there are many drawbacks.

Pain is the body's self-protection and early warning system.

If you can't feel pain, not only will you not know if you are sick, but to exaggerate a little, even being "scalded to death" by drinking hot water is not impossible.

It's fortunate that Ning Yu'ke was born into a wealthy family, if she were an ordinary peasant child, she would have probably died from various accidents long ago.

Seeing that Wei Changtian seemed to understand, Ning Yu'ke didn't explain much, just smiled self-deprecatingly:

"Don't laugh at me, Young Master, but I really want to know what pain is..."

"..."

If these words were heard by some LSP, they would probably have wild thoughts, but Wei Changtian didn't have that kind of special hobby, so he just nodded.

Ning Yu'ke lowered her eyes gently and stopped talking, but in fact, she had one more sentence that she didn't say.

She really wanted to tell Wei Changtian - that day when she saw Wei Changtian covered in blood, her heart seemed to ache.

A quarter of an hour later, the carriage slowly drove into the Prince's mansion.

A servant had been waiting at the door for a long time, and as soon as the two got out of the car, he stepped forward and said a few words to Ning Yu'ke, and then led Wei Changtian along a small path into the mansion.

Obviously, it seemed that Ning Qingyu was going to say something extremely secret, so secret that even Ning Yu'ke didn't know about it.

Wei Changtian was not surprised by this, and soon followed the servant through twists and turns into a secret room.

The secret room was not large, and there were already seven or eight people waiting inside.

Besides Ning Qingyu, Wei Changtian also knew the others, or rather, had met them all.

All of them were some of the bigwigs in Shu Prefecture that Liang Zhen had taken him to visit before.

For example, the Governor of the State, Shao Ying'an...

There were teacups beside these people, but Wei Changtian would be damned if he believed they were here to drink tea and chat.

So many "big shots" gathered together, and at such a "sensitive" time...

Speaking of which, it seems that I have been drawn into a major event...