I am the villain in the book

Obviously, similar to Tang Chen's situation, although Chu Xianping hadn't suffered any abuse during these two days in Dajue and had been served with good food and drinks, Yan Huaiqing was definitely trying to get more out of him.

As Wei Changtian's right-hand man, if he could be made to "betray" Wei Changtian, it would undoubtedly bring the greatest benefit to Dajue.

Of course, Yan Huaiqing knew that the price he could offer probably wouldn't catch Chu Xianping's eye, or rather, with Chu Xianping's current position, it would be difficult to tempt him with ordinary benefits to make a decision to betray Wei Changtian.

So he simply took a step back, not seeking Chu Xianping's betrayal, but only hoping that the latter could help out a little when Dajue needed it.

For example, passing back some important information related to Dajue.

For example, using his identity as a "military advisor" to influence some of Wei Changtian's decisions.

As long as Chu Xianping could do a little something, it might be of great help to Dajue.

And this was exactly what the old man was trying to express.

“.”

With the scent of incense lingering, the white-haired old man in the room was still rambling on and on, not knowing where he got so many words of persuasion.

Several extremely beautiful maids were standing outside the door, and although it was only early spring, their clothes were already very revealing.

These maids were clearly arranged by Yan Huaiqing.

However, compared to Li Zimu's great success with his "high-end honey trap," his "low-end honey trap" failed to achieve any results.

After all, although Chu Xianping was a "simp," he only simped for women he liked, and didn't lose his mind just by seeing any woman.

So even though these maids had used all their skills, they had not succeeded in the past two days.

No matter how carelessly they revealed their charms in front of Chu Xianping, how coquettishly they posed, or how seductively they threw themselves into his arms, the latter remained unmoved and unperturbed.

These maids were encountering this kind of man for the first time, so in private, they were even discussing whether Chu Xianping had some unspeakable secret in that regard, or whether he simply didn't like women at all...

Ahem, that's digressing.

In short, Chu Xianping resisted the temptation of beauty very well.

As for whether he could resist the solicitation from the Dajue Dynasty...

"Lord Liu, have you finished speaking?"

About a quarter of an hour later, the white-haired old man finally finished his long speech.

“.”

That's a pretty clean break.

Chu Xianping smiled and did not break through the layer of window paper that both of them understood, but followed the old man's words and asked again:

"Okay, then I wonder what Lord Liu can pay for this? And what benefits can I get from it?"

"This..."

The old man narrowed his eyes and lowered his voice to answer: "Young Master certainly doesn't care about money and wealth. As far as this old man knows, Young Master's current power is also extremely great."

"But please forgive this old man for asking a presumptuous question."

"I wonder if Young Master thinks that if you and Young Master Wei turn against each other one day, will your subordinates help you or Young Master Wei?"

"Lord Liu, what exactly do you want to say?"

Chu Xianping's expression remained unchanged, and he said with a faint smile: "Just say it directly, I don't like beating around the bush."

"Uh..."

The old man was stunned, not expecting Chu Xianping to play his cards so out of order, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed for a moment.

However, he quickly adjusted and took a deep breath to continue:

"Okay, then this old man will speak directly."

"Young Master Chu, as long as you are willing to agree to what this old man mentioned earlier, then this old man can help you secretly establish a force that belongs only to you."

"People, money, and materials, these are not a problem, and can all be provided by my Dajue."

"In this way, Young Master will have some self-protection power, and you no longer have to worry about Young Master Wei crossing the river and tearing down the bridge one day."

"Young Master Chu, what do you think of this condition?"

“.”

Dajue provides money, people, and efforts to help Chu Xianping establish a secret force that is independent of Wei Changtian and belongs only to him.

The old man's words sounded nice, but every sentence was provoking the relationship between Chu Xianping and Wei Changtian.

After all, the premise of establishing such a force is that there must be a possibility of a falling out between the two of them.

And the premise of using such a force is that the two have already reached the point of falling out.

So, in plain terms, this condition is planting a nail between Chu Xianping and Wei Changtian.

Moreover, since Dajue is providing the people and the money, how could such a force only listen to Chu Xianping?

Chu Xianping couldn't possibly not understand all of the above.

But the old man wasn't afraid that Chu Xianping would understand.

After all, if Chu Xianping intended to guard against Wei Changtian, then using Dajue to do this would be the easiest and most secretive way.

And if Chu Xianping really trusted Wei Changtian infinitely, believing that the latter would not do the kind of thing that "when the rabbit is dead, the hound is cooked; when the birds are gone, the bow is put away"... How is that possible?

Any minister who holds great power, unless they are stupid, how could they not worry that they would be killed after they had served their purpose?

Serving a ruler is like accompanying a tiger, even if you are favored, a single wrong step may lead to an abyss.

Who doesn't understand this principle?

So, Chu Xianping must be the same.

Obviously, the old man believed that Chu Xianping could not be completely loyal to Wei Changtian.

It's just a pity that he didn't know about the existence of the Puppet Pill.

Theoretically speaking, Chu Xianping, who had already taken the Puppet Pill in front of Wei Changtian, would not have the possibility of betraying at all.

Unless he didn't want to live.

So, even if it was just for his own life, Chu Xianping would most likely refuse the old man's proposal as righteously as he had refused those maids.

Or he would pretend to cooperate and try to get more information out of the old man.

However, unexpectedly, neither of the above two situations occurred.

Chu Xianping was silent for a long while, and then raised his head to stare at the white-haired old man, slowly asking:

"Lord Liu, to be honest, Young Master Wei values me very much, and I have never felt that he would do such a thing as hiding the bow after the hunt or cooking the hound after the rabbit is dead."

"But there is some truth to what you said."

"No matter what, it's never wrong to leave yourself a way out."

“.”

Speaking of this, Chu Xianping paused, his expression seemed a little tangled.

But the old man on the opposite side was overjoyed, holding his breath and staring at him, until he finally heard the answer that made a huge stone fall in his heart.

"Okay, I can agree to this."

"But I want to talk to Yan Huaiqing face to face."

"This..."

The smile on the old man's face froze, and after hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and replied:

"Okay, this old man will report to His Highness."

"Well, then I'll have to trouble Lord Liu."

“.”

Gently cupping his fist to the old man, Chu Xianping stopped speaking.

His face was calm, his breath was steady, and there was no sign of the Puppet Pill taking effect.

He had already had the idea of betraying, but he had not died suddenly.

There were only two possibilities for this situation.

First, he did not betray Wei Changtian.

Second, the Puppet Pill he took was fake, or he had already found a way to解毒, dissolve the poison, through some unknown method.