I am the villain in the book

Wei Changtian hadn't anticipated that Ning Yongnian would actually marry You Jia.

Because in the original story, Ning Yongnian only ever drew empty promises for You Jia, never intending to marry her.

But now that the news came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it meant that this was likely the real deal.

So, what should he do?

Or rather, what should he have You Jia do?

From a purely benefit-driven perspective, You Jia becoming a concubine would actually be more helpful in assisting him.

However, such a choice would undoubtedly be difficult for You Jia to accept.

After all, what man would willingly offer his woman to someone else as a wife? Even if Wei Changtian never considered You Jia to be his woman.

...

"Brother Chu, tell You Jia about Bai Youheng's matter and have her investigate it as thoroughly as possible."

Transmitting his voice, Wei Changtian thought for a moment and said to Chu Xianping: "Also, reassure her that I will definitely find a way to get her out of the palace before the first day of August."

Regardless of the consideration, it was unrealistic to actually let You Jia marry Ning Yongnian.

So, the only option was to make the most of You Jia's role during this time and then bring her back.

As for how he should treat You Jia then, Wei Changtian hadn't thought it through yet and didn't bother to think about it now.

Sigh, we'll see when the time comes.

While talking to Chu Xianping, the group quickly entered the main hall.

Everyone took their seats in the room, and maids came to pour tea before leaving and closing the door from the outside.

Now that Old Zhangtou was in place, it was time to properly discuss how to find Yan Luo and completely eliminate him.

"Ahem, everyone."

Scanning the group, Wei Changtian first introduced Du Chang and then went straight to the point:

"Today is already June 12th, and in three days, the people of Fengyuan City will begin to evacuate to outside the city."

"We'd better be able to subdue Yan Luo within three days, and even if we can't, it should be as soon as possible."

"However, Yan Luo hasn't appeared for a long time now, so the most crucial question now is how to find him."

"I wonder if anyone has any ideas?"

...

Chu Xianping and Qin Zhengqiu were already aware of Yan Luo's situation, and Wei Changtian had explained it carefully to Du Chang and Old Zhangtou on the way back, so everyone in the room understood the predicament they faced.

Yan Luo came and went without a trace and was controlled by Bai Youheng behind the scenes.

Although, judging from the previous two experiences, he was likely bound by some kind of rule and could only operate within the scope of one city, unless Bai Youheng intentionally made Yan Luo appear, they probably wouldn't be able to find him no matter what.

So, the question now became—

Under what circumstances would Bai Youheng risk manipulating Yan Luo to appear again?

As soon as he said this, everyone knew what he was thinking.

Threaten Bai Youheng with his relatives, forcing him to manipulate Yan Luo to save them.

The idea wasn't bad, and if it were someone else, there would likely be a chance.

It's just a pity that the Son of Heaven is destined to have no parents. Although Bai Youheng does have a few good friends among the Watchmen, but...

"Brother Du, I'm afraid this method won't work."

Wei Changtian shook his head: "Bai Youheng's parents died long ago, and he has no siblings."

"As for those distant relatives and old friends, do you think he would care about their lives, given his unscrupulous nature of slaughtering young children?"

"Well, the Young Master is right. I didn't consider it thoroughly."

Du Chang nodded and continued to frown in thought, while Chu Xianping then took over and said:

"Young Master, I have a method that might be worth trying."

"From the matter of Pei Dajun, it is not difficult to see that Bai Youheng definitely has many informants in the Watchmen, or even in the entire Fengyuan City."

"If we can remove all these informants, then Bai Youheng will lose all information in Fengyuan City."

"At that time, he might return to Fengyuan, or manipulate Yan Luo to appear and scout for information. In this way, we will have the opportunity to find his trail again."

Hiss...

Hearing Chu Xianping's method, everyone's eyes lit up.

Although this method was not guaranteed to be 100% successful, it was indeed worth trying.

After all, if Bai Youheng's source of information was cut off, then he would be completely in the dark, and he would definitely feel suspicious and anxious. In this case, it was not impossible for him to risk manipulating Yan Luo to appear again.

"It's possible, but..."

Wei Changtian pondered for a moment and then shook his head with a wry smile: "However, it may be a little difficult to find all of his informants."

"Young Master, perhaps we can go the other way."

Du Chang glanced at Chu Xianping, who was about to speak, and said first: "In fact, as long as we can prevent Bai Youheng from knowing what we are doing, that will be enough."

"Hmm?"

Wei Changtian turned his head to look over: "Continue."

"Yes."

Du Chang thought for a moment and continued: "Young Master, digging out a person's eyes and covering a person's eyes have the same effect."

"As long as we pretend to be planning something big, but don't let Bai Youheng know what it is, he will probably be unable to restrain himself. In that case, this matter might... be successful."

...

Pretend to have a big plan, let Bai Youheng hear rumors but not be able to find out what it is, thereby inducing him to take action.

I have to say, Du Chang's trick was indeed easier to operate and more likely to succeed than Chu Xianping's previous suggestion.

Not bad, young man!

"Okay, if there is no better way..."

Wei Changtian nodded in appreciation and looked around: "Then let's plan the details specifically."

...

An hour later.

With a "creak", the door opened, and Chu Xianping and Du Chang walked out of the main hall one after another. After looking at each other, they left in a hurry, probably to arrange the plan they had just discussed.

Wei Changtian, Old Zhangtou, and Qin Zhengqiu, who were still in the room, needed to continue discussing how to kill Yan Luo after finding him again.

After all, they let him run away the first time, and if they couldn't kill him the second time, then there would definitely be no third chance.

...

"Master, last time, both my grandfather and I used the Moon Picking Sword to injure Yan Luo, but we couldn't kill him..."

Wei Changtian asked Old Zhangtou in confusion: "Why is that? Why were you able to kill him with one sword sixty years ago?"

"Because you have only practiced to the Pure Realm."

Old Zhangtou glanced at Wei Changtian, seemingly dissatisfied with him "leaking" the Moon Picking Sword manual to Qin Zhengqiu: "If you want to subdue Yan Luo, you must practice to the Minor Perfection Realm."

"Must be Minor Perfection? Then that won't make it in time."

Wei Changtian touched his nose: "Can't I just slash him a few more times?"

"Slash him a few more times?"

Old Zhangtou rolled his eyes at Wei Changtian: "Yan Luo is not a physical body. If the Moon Picking Sword doesn't reach Minor Perfection, it's useless even if you slash him ten thousand times."

"This..."

Wei Changtian was stunned when he heard this.

Although he had the Dream Dao, even if he started now and slept 24 hours a day, frantically practicing the sword, it would probably take at least two or three months to reach Minor Perfection, which was definitely too late.

Qin Zhengqiu's speed was even slower than his, so he couldn't count on him even more.

"Old Zhangtou, according to what you said, we can't kill him anyway, so what are we still bothering with? Let's just pack up and go back to Da Ning."

"Who said we can't kill him?"

Old Zhangtou looked smug: "Although you can't, don't forget that this old man is only one step away from Great Perfection!"

"You? Aren't you..."

Wei Changtian didn't finish the second half of his sentence, but the meaning was already clear.

The room fell into a brief silence until Old Zhangtou straightened his chest high and said in a deep voice with incomparable pride:

"It doesn't matter!"

"Your teacher still has one sword!"