I am the villain in the book

A black longsword hovered in mid-air, the characters “Xuan Tian” engraved on the blade with sharp strokes.

The candlelight in the dark room flickered gently, the dim light shrouding the man and the sword in a hazy glow.

For Qin Zhengqiu's safety, and even more for his own, Wei Changtian was forced to "impersonate" and participate in this Elder Council meeting of the Kui Dragon.

The rapid change in his attitude naturally caught the remnant soul off guard.

"Why are you asking this?"

After a moment, the remnant soul said faintly, "Boy, are you thinking of...?"

"That's right."

Wei Changtian interrupted without changing his expression, "Senior, it's not that I want to do this, but that I have to."

"Have to..."

The remnant soul was silent for a long time, then his tone suddenly became surprised.

"Do you know the secret about breaking through to First Rank?!"

"Yes."

Wei Changtian nodded lightly, "Or rather, I have already helped someone by accident... and they are about to break through to First Rank."

"..."

Already helped someone who is about to break through to First Rank.

When Wei Changtian said this, although he couldn't see the remnant soul's expression, he could hear the latter's heavy breathing.

Immediately following was an extremely urgent interrogation.

"What is it?!"

"Tell me! How exactly does one break through to First Rank?!"

"As long as you're willing to tell me! I can give you anything!!"

"I will never go back on my word!"

"Tell me!!!"

"..."

The almost roaring interrogation was deafening, but Wei Changtian's expression didn't change in the slightest.

He certainly couldn't casually reveal the secret of the Moon Picking Sword.

As for what the remnant soul said about "giving you anything"...

Heh heh, the Xuan Tian Sword wasn't Aladdin's lamp, and the remnant soul wasn't a genie; of course, he wouldn't believe such words.

"Senior, I think you should know the value of a method to break through to First Rank."

"Just telling you like that... do you think I'm that stupid?"

"Besides, Senior, you're just a wisp of soul remaining in the sword; even if you knew, what could you do?"

"How about this..."

"So, I need to know what they're going to do."

"Of course, I know that impersonating a Kui Dragon Elder isn't that easy."

"Therefore, I want you to help me, Senior."

"If Senior is willing to agree, then after you recover your physical body... I might be able to tell you the method to break through to First Rank truthfully."

"Senior, what do you think?"

"..."

You help me disguise myself as a Kui Dragon Elder and protect my little life.

And I can tell you about the secret of First Rank.

From Wei Changtian's perspective, whether such a deal was a profit or a loss, he had to do it.

Because he believed that with Kui Dragon's power, they could definitely find out that the person who wielded the sword that day was Qin Zhengqiu.

Although no one knew where Qin Zhengqiu was now, his own location was difficult to hide.

Including the Moon Picking Sword, which had appeared too many times.

There were many witnesses during the battle in Dafeng, and the same was true during the ambush of the Zhenshan Camp.

Kui Dragon would likely notice the abnormality of this sword technique and shift their attention to himself, or even Old Zhangtou.

So, he had to know Kui Dragon's investigation progress and plans to prepare in advance.

Otherwise, a bunch of experts might suddenly appear one day and abduct him.

And to achieve this goal, he could only rely on the remnant soul's help.

"..."

The corpse of the prisoner in the corner was slumped on the ground; if he hadn't died, he would probably have been scared half to death by the conversation between Wei Changtian and the remnant soul.

The remnant soul living in the sword.

The mysterious organization that controlled thousands of high-ranking Third Rank experts.

The method to break through to First Rank.

Just like the remnant soul said, many things in this world are actually unheard of by ordinary people, or even incomprehensible.

Although sometimes some "lucky ones" accidentally glimpse the "truth."

But in most cases, a person's level of understanding is often determined by their position.

And now, the position Wei Changtian stood in had already reached the point where he could come into contact with the "dark side of the world," even if he didn't want to.

"..."

"Boy, I can help you, but..."

Suddenly, the remnant soul finally gave an answer after a long silence.

He seemed to have regained his composure, and his tone returned to that of an old man.

"But I must be with you during the Elder Council meeting."

"Together?"

Wei Changtian was stunned, "I only have one token; how can we be together?"

"You'll understand when the time comes."

The remnant soul didn't explain much, but made another condition: "And during the meeting, you must listen to my instructions in everything and never say anything rashly."

"Do you agree to these two conditions?"

"..."

Looking at the Xuan Tian Sword, Wei Changtian didn't hesitate much.

"Okay, I agree."

"That's good..."

At this moment, the remnant soul's voice no longer had the previous laziness and lewdness; it even sounded a little nervous.

"Boy, you must understand that I'm taking a big risk this time."

"If you dare to deceive me, I will slaughter your entire family after I recover my physical body."

"Don't blame me for not warning you in advance."

"..."

Slaughter your entire family.

This was the first time Wei Changtian had been threatened like this, so he inevitably felt a little uncomfortable.

However, he just narrowed his eyes and didn't say anything more.

"Senior, you'll know soon enough whether I've deceived you or not."

"Hmph, I hope so..."

From entering the dark room to coming out, Wei Changtian had been inside for almost two quarters of an hour.

Chu Xianping, who had been waiting outside, immediately walked over and asked softly:

"Young Master, the other prisoners..."

"Bring three or four more over."

"Yes, I'll do it right away."

"Hmm, wait a moment."

Wei Changtian looked at Chu Xianping, who had turned back, and asked softly, "Brother Chu, do you still remember the few people we found in Fengyuan to practice the Moon Picking Sword?"

"I remember."

Chu Xianping didn't know why Wei Changtian was asking this, but he answered truthfully, "There were seven in total, all selected from the Night Watchers."

"Besides them, who else knows about the Moon Picking Sword?" Wei Changtian asked again.

"This matter was extremely confidential at the time, so no one else in the Night Watchers knows about it, as for others..."

Chu Xianping looked at Wei Changtian and said a series of names: "Me, Sect Leader Qin, Senior Zhang, Du Chang, and Princess Wuping."

"Hmm..."

Wei Changtian nodded slightly and thought for a moment.

During the "Slaying Yama" in Fengyuan, in order to avoid the drawbacks of the Moon Picking Sword, he had specially found seven Night Watchers to act as "cannon fodder."

Although they weren't used in the end, these seven people did learn some of the Moon Picking Sword's moves, enough for them to practice to the Entry Hall Realm.

Of course, the "castrated version" of the Moon Picking Sword would definitely not allow people to break through the First Rank bottleneck, which meant that these seven people didn't truly grasp the secret of the Moon Picking Sword.

But...

"Send a message to our people in Fengyuan, find these seven Night Watchers, and immediately bring them back to Shu... Never mind."

Sighing softly, Wei Changtian's tone was a little difficult.

"It's too late, just kill them directly."

"..."

A flash of surprise passed through his eyes, and Chu Xianping nodded silently.

"Yes, I'll arrange it right away."

"Hmm, and..."

Wei Changtian paused and then said, "Send a message to the people escorting Old Zhangtou to the White Hall; I have something to ask Old Zhangtou."

"And Du Chang, tell him that the matter of the Moon Picking Sword must not be told to anyone."

"I understand."

Chu Xianping nodded again and then asked softly, "Young Master, what exactly is going on?"

"Alas..."

Curling his lips, Wei Changtian slowly walked to the side of the long corridor and looked up at the scorching sky.

The clear wind was too weak to dispel the heat; now that early winter was approaching, this should be the last few sultry days of the year.

I just don't know which will come first, winter or Kui Dragon...

"Brother Chu."

"We're probably in big trouble."