I am the villain in the book

A knife infused with immense internal energy hurtled towards Yang Liushi's neck. She didn't resist, simply closing her eyes.

It would be a lie to say she wasn't afraid, but she felt more regret.

Clearly, the Young Master had already agreed to marry her, yet she wouldn't live to see that day.

If only death could have waited a few more days...

The wind from the blade arrived first, gently lifting the stray strands of hair that framed her face.

In that instant, countless memories of her time with Wei Changtian flashed through Yang Liushi's mind.

Although that man had always ordered her around, although he had many other women, although they had only known each other for less than half a year...

Speaking of which, when exactly did her heart begin to be stolen away by the Young Master?

Yang Liushi recalled the poem that had once made her famous throughout the land.

“Clouds remind me of her dress, flowers of her face; Spring breeze strokes the railing, heavy with dewy grace. If not on Jade Mountain I her sight should gain, 'Neath moonlit terrace of Paradise, I'd meet her then.”

Truly beautiful...

At that moment, Yang Liushi suddenly felt a sense of relief.

But also, in this final moment of her life, a sense of shyness unexpectedly sprouted in her heart.

After I die, will I revert to my demon form?

I wonder if the Young Master will be disgusted if he sees it.

If only Xiao Feng would discard my corpse somewhere the Young Master couldn't find it...

“Clang!!”

A deafening sound of metal clashing exploded in her ears.

Amidst the showering sparks, the long knife that was only an inch away from taking her life was knocked away.

If this were a cliché web novel, the peerless hero appearing at the last moment would definitely be Wei Changtian.

This was, in fact, the first, and only, thought that popped into Yang Liushi's head.

But unfortunately, Wei Changtian was still waiting for his “delivery” at Little Green Mountain.

The black longsword trembled slightly, two sharp and unrestrained characters engraved at the very base of the blade—

“Not enough.”

“Not enough?”

The burly man was stunned. “What's not enough?”

“Killing her like this is not enough.”

Xiao Feng slowly raised his head. The burly man was so terrified by the devilish and ferocious expression that he took a step back.

“H-Hall Master, what's wrong with you?”

“I-If you don't think it's enough, then we can torture this slut first...”

“Not enough, still not enough.”

The sound of grinding teeth was chilling. The tip of the black sword slowly traced Yang Liushi's smooth cheek.

“I want Wei Changtian to choose too.”

“I want to see how he chooses.”

“After he chooses himself, then I'll kill him. Hahahaha!!!”

“Hahahaha!!!”

“...”

The chilling laughter echoed through the forest. Not only Yang Liushi, but even the burly man beside her had an expression of extreme fear.

Neither of them had experienced the events at the Wei manor that night, so they didn't know what Xiao Feng was talking about.

Choose?

Choose what?

Although they couldn't fully understand, they could barely guess a little from the words.

It seemed that Xiao Feng was planning to use Yang Liushi as bait to set a trap for Wei Changtian.

“Hall Master, this...”

The burly man hurriedly wanted to say something, but before he could finish, Yang Liushi suddenly reached out and tightly grasped the Xuan Tian sword that was close at hand, and without a second thought, slashed it towards her own neck.

“Swish!”

In a flash of lightning, the black longsword, dripping with blood, was instantly pulled back.

Seeing that her attempt had failed, Yang Liushi didn't hesitate at all, immediately raising her hand and slamming a palm fiercely towards her chest.

However, in front of Xiao Feng, whose strength far surpassed hers, even seeking death was a difficult task.

“Slap!”

Her fair wrist was suddenly grabbed. Xiao Feng slowly squatted down, a sinister smile appearing on the corner of his lips.

“Don't be anxious, you can't die yet.”

“If you die, how am I supposed to make Wei Changtian choose?”

“...”

“What exactly are you going to do to the Young Master?!”

Concern led to chaos. The calm Yang Liushi had been displaying until now was replaced by panic for the first time.

However, Xiao Feng clearly had no intention of answering her. He brought his two fingers together like a sword, instantly striking Yang Liushi's Fengfu acupoint.

“N-No...”

Along with her last struggle, Yang Liushi slowly collapsed to the ground, already unconscious.

“What am I going to do? Hahahaha! You'll know when the time comes...”

Xiao Feng stood up with a sneer, and only then did the burly man beside him wake up from his dream-like state and hurriedly advise:

“Hall Master! This matter still needs to be carefully considered!”

“The Xuan Tian Society no longer exists, but Wei Changtian is becoming more and more powerful. It's really not appropriate for us to confront him head-on!”

“Not to mention whether Wei Changtian will show up for this woman...”

“Brother Ren.”

An extremely cold voice suddenly interrupted him.

Xiao Feng had his back to the burly man, and he seemed to be laughing.

“Are you ordering me?”

“I...”

The burly man's tone faltered, and after struggling for a few breaths, he gritted his teeth with a resolute expression and continued:

“Hall Master, I dare not order you, but everything I say and do is all for the sake of the Hall Master!”

“Even if Wei Changtian appears for this woman, what awaits us then will definitely be an inescapable net!”

“Hall Master, in my opinion, we still can't be too hasty. Let's kill this woman today and slowly find opportunities in the future...”

“Shut up!”

Another violent roar suddenly rang out.

But this time...

“Whoosh!”

The black longsword slashed from the front, instantly passing through the burly man's chest in his incomparably shocked eyes.

“...”

“H-How could it... be like this...”

“Thump!”

The burly man staggered and knelt on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The vitality in his body was rapidly draining away, gradually unable to support his eyelids.

“H-Hall Master...”

The scene in his eyes became increasingly blurred. The burly man looked at the back in front of him, which had never turned around from beginning to end, and his Adam's apple bobbed.

He wanted to remind Xiao Feng one last time, but the words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't say them.

“Thud!”

“...”

The mountain forest finally returned to silence.

Xiao Feng still maintained the posture he had been standing in, surrounded by a pile of corpses.

“Die, all of you should die.”

An hour later.

“Young Master, besides Miss Liushi, the corpses of the other brothers have all been found.”

Zhang San quickened his pace, arriving beside the motionless Wei Changtian, his voice very soft.

“In addition, a male corpse was also discovered. He's not one of us. Judging from his attire and weapons, he should be from the Xuan Tian Society.”

Xuan Tian Society?

Wei Changtian was stunned, a thunderclap seemed to flash through his mind.

Xuan Tian Society, so all of this is...

He raised his head and looked at the crowd of Common Faction members around him who were busy collecting the remains of their companions, and then lowered his head to look at the piece of white silk in his hand.

Wei Changtian was very familiar with this white silk. It was cut from Yang Liushi's body, who had already changed into a plain skirt.

And on this white silk, there was a line of crooked blood-written words—

If you want to save her, ten days later, at midnight, come alone to the summit of Misty Cloud Mountain.