I am the villain in the book

“Safe travels, Teacher.”

...

As noon approached, Xu SuiSui, who had just “happily acquired a disciple,” smiled and boarded the carriage with Wei Changtian, leaving the Weiyang Palace under Shen Ran's respectful gaze.

Wei Changtian originally had many things he wanted to discuss with Shen Ran before coming, but Xu SuiSui's antics prevented him from doing so.

Fortunately, Shen Ran would not be returning to Da Li with Gui Pei'an, but would remain in Shu Prefecture to await the arrival of the 100,000-strong army, so there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.

Of course, at this moment, Wei Changtian was in no mood to care about those matters.

“Wait, weren't you here for a blind date?”

“How did Shen Ran suddenly become your student???”

As soon as he got into the carriage, he immediately asked Xu SuiSui, “Are you trying to have a teacher-student relationship?!”

“What are you talking about!”

Xu SuiSui glared at him, “I wanted to ask you that!”

“Didn't you say Shen Ran was okay-looking? What's so okay about him?!”

“Don't talk about useless things!”

Wei Changtian glanced sideways, “Why did Shen Ran want to become your disciple? Tell me quickly!”

“He...”

Xu SuiSui shook her head, looking slightly smug, “He actually wanted you to be his teacher at first.”

“But you don't have anything in your stomach, you definitely can't teach him anything.”

“So I took on the responsibility for you! How about it, am I loyal enough?”

“...”

That's a Child of Heavenly Fate!

Wei Changtian let out a wail in his heart, regretting that he wasn't there at the time.

Otherwise, what would Xu SuiSui have to do with it? Shen Ran would definitely have become his disciple long ago!

Yes, he really couldn't teach him anything.

But he could always muddle through it.

The key was that with this “master-disciple relationship,” his plan to “freeload all of the Child of Heavenly Fate's luck” could be implemented without hindrance.

Now it's all good, you picked up a bargain, and you even said you were taking on the responsibility for me?

The more Wei Changtian thought about it, the angrier he became, and his gaze towards Xu SuiSui became increasingly “unfriendly.”

“Comrade Xu, you are really too good to me!”

“Right! I think so too!”

Xu SuiSui didn't notice Wei Changtian's gaze, and even proudly explained her thought process at the time.

“Let me tell you, when Shen Ran wanted to become my disciple, I originally wanted to refuse.”

“But then I suddenly thought that he is some kind of Holy Son, with such a large force behind him, maybe he can help us in the future?”

“We're about to go to war now, right? If the Kui Xing Academy is willing to help, it should be somewhat useful.”

“To take a step back, even if he doesn't help, if we don't win this battle, we can also run to the Kui Xing Academy to take refuge...”

“...”

Soon, Xu SuiSui explained why she wanted to accept Shen Ran as a disciple.

And Wei Changtian's expression softened a lot after hearing it.

Xu SuiSui didn't know that Da Li was already sending troops to help, and she didn't know that he had already made thorough preparations for the upcoming war.

She was only thinking about whether she could help him a little.

It was precisely because of this motive that Wei Changtian forgave Xu SuiSui's act of “poaching.”

Moreover, Xu SuiSui had been using “we” when she was speaking just now.

Help us, we are going to war, we will go to the Kui Xing Academy to take refuge together...

Although such a change in pronouns was insignificant, it made Wei Changtian feel a burst of warmth for no reason.

They had only known each other for a few days, but Xu SuiSui was able to think about him to this extent.

Could this be... revolutionary friendship?

“...”

“Ahem.”

Clearing his throat, Wei Changtian suddenly asked, “So, do you think Shen Ran is okay or not?”

“Ah? What do you mean okay or not?”

Xu SuiSui was stunned at first, and then she realized.

“Are you talking about being my boyfriend?”

“Definitely not! What I said was that I was looking for someone who was about as handsome as you!”

“You tell me yourself! Is he about the same as you?!”

“...”

Curling his lips, Wei Changtian couldn't refute this.

Perhaps due to the constraints of some kind of “rule,” from Xiao Feng to Bai Youheng and Shen Ran, the appearances of all the Children of Heavenly Fate could only be described as ordinary.

Only a “villain” like himself could break free from this rule.

Alas, one cannot have both appearance and luck...

“Comrade Wei-”

On the other side, Xu SuiSui saw that Wei Changtian was not speaking and thought that he was blaming himself, so she patted him on the shoulder very generously.

“I'll let you off this time, but you can't fool me next time.”

“Everything else is easy to talk about, but the appearance must meet the standard, understand?”

“Oh, I understand.”

Wei Changtian thought to himself, where am I going to find someone as handsome as me for you? Then he thought of another question.

“By the way, now that Shen Ran is already your student... can you really teach him?”

“Don't get exposed by then.”

“Don't worry, I won't!”

Xu SuiSui puffed out her chest and replied very proudly, “I majored in ancient Chinese literature!”

“No wonder...”

Wei Changtian nodded, feeling half happy and half worried in his heart.

He was happy that Xu SuiSui's major in her previous life was somewhat useful in this world.

He was worried that he actually hoped for a “fellow villager” who knew how to build cannons more.

Of course, what he thought didn't affect reality.

At least Xu SuiSui's reserve of ancient poems should far exceed his, which would make it easier for the two of them to pretend to be cultured by reciting poems in the future...

“Huh? Did you recite poems to Shen Ran just now?”

Wei Changtian suddenly asked with a smile, “Which poem did you recite? That made him willingly become your disciple?”

“One poem?”

Xu SuiSui looked disdainful, “I recited more than twenty poems!”

“T-Twenty-odd poems?”

Wei Changtian's jaw almost dropped, “You recited so many without any reason?”

“That's right.”

Xu SuiSui nodded in satisfaction, “I've been looking forward to this day for a long time, it's not easy to have a chance, so I definitely have to have a good time!”

“I'm impressed by you...”

Wei Changtian immediately understood why Shen Ran was so respectful to Xu SuiSui just now.

He glanced at Xu SuiSui, then took out a small booklet from the carriage and opened it, saying helplessly:

“Which ones did you recite? Tell me all of them.”

“What are you doing?”

Xu SuiSui curiously leaned her head over and whispered the contents of the booklet: “'Clouds remind me of her clothes, flowers remind me of her face...' These are the poems you recited before?”

“That's right.”

Wei Changtian rolled his eyes, “Tell me quickly, I'll write them all down, so that the two of us don't repeat them in the future.”

“Oh, oh, that makes sense!”

“I just recited 'Spring Dawn,' 'Night Rain to the North'...”

Hearing this, Xu SuiSui also realized the seriousness of the matter, and immediately began to recount the poems she had just recited one by one.

The carriage drove through the bustling city, and the city of Shu was as prosperous as ever, without any sense of tension before the great war.

The people eating lunch on the street occasionally looked up at the carriage slowly driving along the long street. The sunlight fell on the bustling crowd, and the shouts of the vendors rose and fell, covering up the faint noise in the carriage.

“'If love between both sides lasts for aye, why need they stay together night and day!' How come you also recited this 'Fairy of the Magpie Bridge'?”

“I used it when I wrote love letters to my wife, what? Did you also recite it to Shen Ran?”

“That's right! Shen Ran shouldn't have heard this poem before, right?!”

“How would I know? Anyway, if he notices something is wrong, you can figure out how to explain it yourself.”

“Then I'll say you copied mine!”

“Hehe, Li Shangyin will be angered to death if he knew.”

“Hahahaha! Wei Changtian, you're so stupid! This was written by Qin Guan!”

“You...”

“...”