I am the villain in the book

Li Wutong has arrived?

Why did Kuilong's people pick this specific time?

Why not earlier, why not later, why did they have to send her over now?

If Wei Changtian didn't know that the Kuilong people had no stance, he would have suspected that they were deliberately trying to make things difficult for him.

As for Li Wutong insisting on seeing him immediately...

After hesitating for a moment, Wei Changtian stood up and cupped his hands to the people in the room.

They knew that Wei Changtian must have a plan in mind, so they just smiled and replied:

"Young Master, feel free to go."

"Okay."

Taking a deep breath, he went around the screen and followed Zhang San out of the main hall through the back door.

As soon as Wei Changtian stepped out, he immediately asked, "How many people brought Li Wutong back? Did they say anything?"

"Reporting to Young Master, there were seven people in total."

Zhang San truthfully replied, "They left her in the backyard and left without saying anything."

"Hmm."

Nodding, Wei Changtian felt a little regretful in his heart.

He had originally wanted to chat with these Kuilong people, but they had left as soon as they dropped her off.

Of course, it was normal for the Gongji Society to not be able to keep a group of second-rank experts.

He just didn't know if that Zhuang Zhiming was among those seven people...

Wei Changtian was thinking randomly in his head, and soon he and Zhang San walked into the backyard together.

Compared to the lively front yard, there were not many people walking around in the backyard, but red lanterns were hung everywhere and red silk was tied, and it was still a festive scene.

"Young Master, it's here."

Stopping outside a side room, Zhang San whispered, "Princess Wuping is currently in the room."

"Okay, I understand."

Li Wutong's appearance gradually emerged in his mind, and Wei Changtian turned his head and instructed, "You stay outside the room and don't allow anyone to enter."

"Also, if I haven't come out for a long time, remember to remind me before the ceremony starts."

"I understand, Young Master.", Zhang San replied solemnly.

"Okay."

Nodding, Wei Changtian paused slightly, and then reached out and pushed open the door.

Ordinary decorations, a cold atmosphere, a woman with lost eyes...

The moment he stepped into the room, Wei Changtian felt as if the inside and outside of the room were two different worlds.

It wasn't that he hadn't imagined Li Wutong's current appearance, but he never expected that she would be so haggard.

Her dirty clothes clearly hadn't been changed for several days, and her face, which was originally no less beautiful than Lu Jingyao's, was now thin and pale.

What was even more conspicuous was that her smooth black hair had turned into fragmented short hair.

Without the cover of long hair, her slightly trembling shoulders became even more slender.

“. . . ”

For a moment, Wei Changtian couldn't say a word, just staring blankly at Li Wutong, who seemed to have become a different person.

Li Wutong also stared blankly at him.

Their eyes met, things had changed, and they were speechless.

It wasn't until Wei Changtian sighed softly with complicated emotions, "Princess", that Li Wutong seemed to finally be relieved, and suddenly threw herself into his arms and cried loudly.

Outside the window, the cheerful opera sounds and the laughter of the crowd were ethereal, out of tune with this extremely painful cry.

Wei Changtian didn't speak, just gently patted Li Wutong's back, and sighed heavily in his heart.

Although he couldn't fully empathize, he could understand her current mood.

The country was about to fall, and her father was being humiliated to the extreme.

If you add the previous incident of Yu Pingjun...

In just a few months, Li Wutong's life had indeed experienced too many heavy changes.

To be honest, such an experience would be difficult for anyone to bear.

What's more, Wei Changtian can't help her solve all this right now, so he inevitably feels a little guilty.

“. . . ”

I don't know how long it took, but the crying in the room finally gradually subsided.

However, it wasn't that Li Wutong had cried enough, but that she was trying her best to hold back the constantly surging tears.

Because she still had more important things to do.

"Gong... Young Master, how is Fengyuan doing?"

Grasping Wei Changtian's clothes tightly, Li Wutong bit her lip and trembled as she asked the question she cared about the most.

Hearing this question, Wei Changtian was stunned for a moment, and then realized that she didn't actually know the current situation of Dafeng.

It seemed that the Kuilong people hadn't told her anything along the way.

Wei Changtian knew that if he told Li Wutong the truth about what had happened, it would definitely be another heavy blow to her.

But this kind of thing couldn't be concealed, she would have to face it sooner or later.

So...

"Princess, the day after you left Fengyuan, your father opened the city gate and surrendered..."

Wei Changtian said silently, while always observing Li Wutong's state.

Seeing that she didn't have any excessive reaction, and should have expected this, he sighed lightly and continued:

"Alas, afterwards, Ning Yongnian ordered Wu Ding to send your father to Huailing Prefecture, falsely accusing him of being the real culprit in the Yuanzhou City incident."

"And then..."

Speaking of this, Wei Changtian really couldn't say the matter of Li Qi being hung on the head of Huailing City, so he paused and softly persuaded:

"Princess, let's talk about these things later."

"You just arrived in Shuzhou, so it's better to take a good rest for a while..."

Wei Changtian's words were not finished.

Because Li Wutong couldn't possibly wait until later at this time, she just kept trembling and asked:

"What... what happened next..."

“. . . ”

Looking at Li Wutong, after a long silence, Wei Changtian still felt that now was not the time to say these things.

"Princess, listen to me, you rest now."

"I will tell you all the things truthfully in the future, and I will definitely do my best to help you."

"I... I don't want to rest!"

"I... I still have to... right! I still have things to do!"

Suddenly, Li Wutong raised her head, and her tone became extremely urgent.

"I... I want to leave!"

"I'm going to find Ning Yongnian!"

"Ten... thirteen days, tomorrow is the last day!"

"If... if I don't leave, it will be too late!"

"Right! I... I must leave now..."

“. . . ”

Obviously, Li Wutong's words were already a bit incoherent.

But even if she spoke more fluently, Wei Changtian wouldn't understand what she was talking about.

Because the Kuilong people hadn't told him in advance about what happened outside Fengyuan City that night.

"Princess! What are you talking about?!"

Firmly holding down Li Wutong's trembling shoulders, Wei Changtian frowned suddenly, and his voice suddenly became serious.

"Where are you going?!"

"Why are you going to find Ning Yongnian?!"

"Be... because Ning Yongnian said..."

Seeming to be frightened by Wei Changtian's appearance, Li Wutong's body trembled even more violently.

"I... I can use myself to exchange for him to withdraw... withdraw troops from Dafeng..."

"He... he agreed..."

“. . . ”

The intermittent voice was full of unspeakable emotions.

Although Li Wutong was still speaking somewhat confusedly, Wei Changtian roughly understood the ins and outs of the matter after frowning and listening to her for a while.

Of course, like that gray-robed old man from Kuilong before, or rather, like everyone who had a bit of scheming, Wei Changtian knew very well that this was just a trap set by Ning Yongnian.

Even an extremely crude trap.

What one person exchanges for one country is pure nonsense.

Straight hook fishing, I'm afraid only someone like Li Wutong who is deeply involved in it would be willing to take the bait.

"Princess, I understand your current mood, but..."

Not blaming Li Wutong for anything, Wei Changtian knew that she was confused because she cared, so his tone was still very gentle at the moment.

"But this matter is absolutely impossible to be true, Ning Yongnian is just deceiving you."

"Believe me, even if you really hand yourself over, he will never withdraw his troops from Dafeng."

"Princess, do you believe me or Ning Yongnian?"

"If you believe me, then listen to me, we will definitely have a chance to take Dafeng back in the future."

“. . . ”

Hot tears dripped down, and the room suddenly fell into silence.

Li Wutong widened her eyes, staggered backwards, and lowered her head little by little.

She didn't answer Wei Changtian's question, just repeated in a voice that couldn't be weaker, as if possessed.

"No... no..."

"I want to leave, I want to leave..."