I am the villain in the book

Great Ning, the Imperial Palace.

“Huff”

As Yama, far beyond ten thousand miles, completely merged into the darkness and disappeared without a trace, Bai Youheng, sitting in a dark room, took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes.

His face was pale, his expression gloomy, and after a long silence, he shook his head helplessly.

Although he was in the Great Ning Imperial Palace, through the Eyes of Yama, he could still clearly see everything that had happened tonight.

First, Wei Changtian somehow tracked down Yama's location and suddenly launched an attack.

Then, the three different Divine Beasts of Fortune instantly dissolved the 'Heart Demon Seed'.

Following that was the 'Moon Picking Sword Technique' that could injure Yama, and the Heavenly Dao Fortune that he had been plundered of.

As the Son of Heavenly Dao, Bai Youheng could not only see all the 'Divine Beasts of Fortune', but also knew many secrets about the 'Heavenly Dao'.

It was precisely because of this that he became increasingly puzzled by the various abilities Wei Changtian displayed tonight, and he didn't even know whether he should consider himself lucky or unlucky.

Why?

Why could Wei Changtian plunder my fortune?

How did he know the location of the Gu Diao?

And what was the matter with that sword technique called 'Moon Picking'?

“...”

Countless questions crowded his mind, but Bai Youheng couldn't find any answers no matter how hard he thought.

He sat on the futon for a while, and then suddenly spoke in a low voice, “Someone!”

“Young Master Bai.”

“Now.”

A quarter of an hour later, Bai Youheng met Ning Yongnian, who was still reviewing memorials, in the Stone Canal Pavilion.

The surrounding guards all retreated, and the two sat facing each other on either side of the table, with thick stacks of memorials piled in the middle.

“Your Majesty, regarding Wei Changtian...”

Looking at the composed Ning Yongnian, Bai Youheng finally broke the silence: “You seem to be concealing something about him.”

“Oh?”

Ning Yongnian smiled and asked, “This Emperor doesn't know what Young Master Bai means by this.”

“Your Majesty, since the two of us are temporarily allies, it's a bit insincere of you to act this way.”

Bai Youheng didn't seem to care that the person sitting opposite him was the Emperor of Great Ning, and directly curled his lips in sarcasm: “Wei Changtian can not only kill Rank 2 cultivators, but also plunder the Heavenly Dao Fortune of others. This... I think Your Majesty has probably known about it for a long time, right?”

“...”

The brush in his hand suddenly paused, and Ning Yongnian abruptly raised his head to look at Bai Youheng. After a long while, he chuckled softly:

“Young Master Bai, so that means your Gu Diao was also... by Wei Changtian...”

“Yes.”

Bai Youheng didn't hide anything, directly nodding and recounting what happened in Fengyuan tonight.

“...Your Majesty, there is still more than a month until July 15th. If Wei Changtian comes a few more times, our plan will likely fail.”

“Therefore, I implore you not to conceal anything more about this person, lest you regret it when you fall short of success.”

“...”

“Pa.”

The wolf-hair brush dipped in red ink was gently placed back on the brush rack. Ning Yongnian frowned and looked at the serious-faced Bai Youheng, asking in a deep voice:

“Young Master Bai, did you just say that Wei Changtian actually has three Heavenly Dao Divine Beasts hidden within him?”

“That's right.”

Bai Youheng nodded: “Yingyu, Yunyan, Huanglong.”

Bai Youheng emphasized the words “Huanglong” on purpose, but Ning Yongnian didn't show any anger or embarrassment upon hearing this.

He just pondered silently for a long while, and then spoke again:

“Young Master Bai, what else do you want to know about Wei Changtian?”

Great Feng, the Princess's Residence.

Wang Qian is dead.

When Wei Changtian heard Chu Xianping say this, his emotions were naturally quite complex.

He didn't know the specific process, but he assumed that the killer must have been the murderer sent by Pei Dajun.

Sigh...

Making eye contact with Chu Xianping, Wei Changtian was silent for a long while, and asked:

“Where did it happen?”

“The Western Desert Gobi.”

Chu Xianping quickly replied: “The specific location will only be known after the镖师 of the Shimen Escort Agency return.”

“Okay.”

Nodding, Wei Changtian turned to look at Li Wutong.

“Princess, you've heard it too.”

“Please immediately order the nearby government offices to send people to fully search for the assassins, and also look for people according to the portrait.”

“I understand.”

Although Li Wutong still didn't understand many things, she still nodded, indicating that she would comply.

As for Wei Changtian...

“Brother Chu, Yama has suffered a heavy blow tonight, and will probably not dare to show his face for at least a few days.”

“I'm a little worried about Old Zhangtou and Agou, so I'll take this opportunity to go there.”

“You and my maternal grandfather stay in Fengyuan City. If there is an emergency, you can notify me by burning jade.”

“...”

Clearly, Wei Changtian had decided to personally pick up Old Zhangtou.

Chu Xianping certainly didn't have any objections to this, only nodding and asking: “Young Master, when do you plan to leave?”

“The sooner the better, of course.”

Wei Changtian looked at Li Wutong: “Pack up, we'll leave tonight.”

“Ah?”

Li Wutong was stunned by these words. After looking around, she pointed at her nose in confusion: “Y-You mean I'm going with you?”

“Of course.”

Wei Changtian nodded as a matter of course: “If the government offices in various places find someone, they will definitely report to you, so you naturally have to follow me.”

“Oh...”

Li Wutong blinked blankly, as if she hadn't fully recovered: “Then, when are we leaving?”

“I'll give you an hour to prepare, and then we'll leave.”

Wei Changtian ordered: “Hurry up, I won't wait for you.”

“Oh, oh, oh, got it.”

Hearing that the time was so tight, Li Wutong agreed and immediately turned to leave.

However, after taking more than ten steps, she suddenly stopped and looked back, her face full of dawning anger and dissatisfaction.

That's not right!

Why can he order me like that?!

And why did I agree to him?!

The more Li Wutong thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong, so she thought about running back to have a good discussion with Wei Changtian.

However, when she saw Wei Changtian frowning slightly from afar, earnestly discussing something with Chu Xianping, she unconsciously dismissed the idea again.

Forget it, forget it, no matter what, he's doing it to be able to subdue Yama as soon as possible.

Hmph! Although I won't argue with him this time, I will definitely get my revenge next time!

I'm not someone to be bullied!

Secretly making up her mind, Li Wutong quickly walked away again, her black dress blending into the night.

And Wei Changtian also turned his gaze to Chu Xianping at this time.

His tone suddenly became extremely serious, and his voice was also very low.

“Brother Chu, tell the Same Boat Society to investigate who Ning Yongnian has been in contact with recently. There is one person in particular who needs to be paid special attention to...”

“Young Master, who is this person?”

“Bai Youheng.”