I am the villain in the book

The flickering firelight instantly tightened the atmosphere within the golden hall.

Purple Mountain Hall, responsible for guarding the teleportation array, had lost contact.

In ordinary times, Su Xiu might have speculated whether the people there were neglecting their duties.

But at this critical juncture, no one would think of the problem so simply.

So... had they sent people over?

"Who was responsible for guarding Purple Mountain Hall these past few days?"

After exchanging a glance with Yan Huanwen, Su Xiu asked the maidservant beside her in a deep voice, "Have they sent back any news before this?"

"Reporting to the King, it was Lord Lei Hu and his clan members."

The maidservant answered truthfully, "According to your Majesty's instructions, they have sent messages back every day, except for today."

"Hm?"

Su Xiu's brow furrowed instantly, her tone turning icy.

"Why wasn't this reported to me?!"

"This, this humble servant deserves to die!"

The maidservant knelt tremblingly on the ground, shivering as she said, "This, this humble servant saw that you were discussing matters with King Jue, so, so I thought I'd wait a little longer."

"Hmph! You're truly considerate of this King!"

Su Xiu snorted coldly, her face as frosty as ice.

She glanced at the maidservant who was prostrate on the ground, trembling incessantly, and scolded sternly:

"Aren't you going to investigate what exactly happened to Purple Mountain Hall?!"

"Yes, yes, this humble servant will go right away!"

Scrambling to her feet, the maidservant quickly disappeared from the golden hall.

Only then did Yan Huanwen frown and ask:

"How many guards are there at Purple Mountain Hall?"

"Not many, there should only be a few dozen."

Su Xiu replied thoughtfully, "However, the Lei Hu clan is quite strong, and their members have at least a hundred years of cultivation."

"A few dozen people, with at least a hundred years of cultivation..."

Yan Huanwen repeated, and after thinking for a moment, he quickly came to a conclusion.

"So, either a lot of people came this time, or a master came, otherwise it would have been impossible to control Purple Mountain Hall so quickly, and even that Lei Hu didn't have time to send a message for help."

"It's impossible for too many people to come at once."

Shaking her head, Su Xiu denied Yan Huanwen's first guess.

"The teleportation array can only allow one person to pass through at a time, even if there are thousands of troops and horses, they have to come one by one."

"Moreover, I had already given Lei Hu the order that, after Miss Liu, if anyone else came from over there, they should all be killed immediately."

"So no matter how many people they have, they will be facing many enemies alone after teleporting over, and ordinary martial artists will not survive even a breath."

"What's more, the teleportation array will reject dead objects, they don't even have weapons, so how can they gain a foothold in Purple Mountain Hall?"

And in that case...

"Upper Third Grade master."

Yan Huanwen frowned even more severely: "Or even Second Grade."

"Second Grade..."

Su Xiu was stunned for a moment: "But Miss Liu said that she was being chased by a group of bandits. If there really were Second Grade masters among these bandits, how could she have escaped?"

"Bandits?"

Yan Huanwen sneered: "It's already this time, and you still believe what she said?"

"I..."

Su Xiu couldn't help but be stunned.

Indeed, judging from the current situation, Yang Liushi was undoubtedly lying.

"Someone!"

With a delicate shout, Su Xiu immediately wanted to order Yang Liushi to be captured and brought back.

However, Yan Huanwen suddenly stopped her at this moment:

"Wait a moment!"

"Demon King, the people over there probably don't know that this teleportation array connects Da Ning and Da Jue."

"So, their coming this time is most likely not aimed at you, nor is it aimed at me, perhaps it's just for that fox girl."

"And since there are masters among those who came, we shouldn't make enemies with them."

"In my opinion, it's better to talk to them first. If we can reach an agreement, we can just hand over the person to them."

"Maybe we can even borrow these people to help us in the national war..."

"..."

After listening to Yan Huanwen's words, Su Xiu couldn't help but be stunned, feeling that what he said was not without reason.

After all, only two people had come over from the teleportation array before, and the characteristic of the teleportation array rejecting dead objects meant that neither Yang Liushi nor the subsequent man could carry any communication devices, so naturally, they couldn't send the situation here back.

So, the people over there probably don't know where this teleportation array connects to.

In this case, the other party's passing through the array this time is most likely not aimed at the Seventh Demon Territory, or Da Jue, but should just be to rescue Yang Liushi.

Although the other party killed the Lei Hu clan guarding Purple Mountain Hall as soon as they arrived, it was unwise to make enemies with a Second Grade master.

Since that's the case...

"Alright, then we'll temporarily follow King Jue's words."

Nodding, Su Xiu quickly made a decision.

"Someone, take Miss Liu to the secret pavilion in the back mountain and guard her strictly!"

"But remember, don't neglect her!"

"..."

Faced with the suddenly arriving enemy, Su Xiu wisely chose not to confront them directly without knowing the other party's details.

On the other side, Wei Changtian actually had similar thoughts.

From the guards of Purple Mountain Hall, he had learned that Yang Liushi was not only not dead, but had even been taken back to White Spirit Mountain by the Demon King of the Seventh Demon Territory as a guest.

Being in the other party's territory, and the fact that they didn't do anything to Yang Liushi... In this case, Wei Changtian naturally dismissed the idea of directly attacking the mountain gate to rescue her, but instead planned to talk to that Su Xiu first.

If the latter was willing to hand over Yang Liushi, then his mission would be completed, and he could retreat safely.

If the latter didn't hand her over, he could just fight again.

Even if the talks went well, he could borrow the power of the Seventh Demon Territory to cause some trouble behind Da Jue, reducing the pressure on the Liangzhou battle...

Standing from God's perspective, the current development of the situation was actually a bit funny.

Yan Huanwen and Su Xiu wanted to borrow Wei Changtian's power to mess up Da Ning.

Wei Changtian wanted to borrow Su Xiu's power to mess up Da Jue.

Both of these things were undoubtedly impossible, but both parties involved didn't know it yet.

After all, Yan Huanwen didn't know that the person who came was Wei Changtian.

And Wei Changtian didn't know the story of Yan Huanwen and Su Xiu...

Of course.

This layer of window paper would probably be pierced through after the two sides actually met.

But at this moment, whether it was Wei Changtian, Su Xiu, or Yan Huanwen, they all lacked the necessary anticipation for this.

Just like that.

Taking the only survivor in Purple Mountain Hall, Wei Changtian and his group of five galloped five hundred miles overnight, finally arriving at the foot of White Spirit Mountain as dawn was breaking.

Su Xiu had already made all the preparations, so before Wei Changtian and his group could enter the mountain, they saw several extremely beautiful women actively welcoming them from the mountain.

They were slightly stunned when they saw that Wei Changtian's group had five people, but they quickly regained their composure and said with a smile:

"Everyone, you must have come from Tian Mountain, right?"

"Yes."

Wei Changtian, standing at the front of the five, was also stunned, not expecting the Seventh Demon Territory to be so easy to talk to.

Wait, I haven't even spoken yet.

So what is this?

A beauty trap?

Courtesy before force?

Did the other side admit defeat or were they playing a trick?

Wei Changtian couldn't quite grasp it for a while, but the group of women on the other side didn't hesitate. After confirming their identities, they all bowed with their hands folded.

"Everyone, please come up the mountain."

"Our King has been waiting for a long time."