I am the villain in the book

First, she apologized on behalf of Wei Changtian, and then subtly warned Wang Nianchu not to continue making trouble.

This both protected the Wei family's reputation and maintained her own authority.

Composed and unhurried, using both soft and hard tactics.

Faced with Wang Nianchu, who seemed to be there to cause trouble, Yang Liushi's response was very appropriate and considerate. Although she didn't say much, she took care of everything.

On the other side, Wang Nianchu looked at the woman in front of her, who was far superior to her in both temperament and appearance, and suddenly felt inferior.

"M-Madam..."

She lowered her head, feeling both aggrieved and nervous, and said softly:

"I'm not here to demand an explanation from Young Master Wei..."

"Oh?"

Yang Liushi's expression remained unchanged as she asked faintly, "Then what does Miss want to do?"

"I... I'm here to ask for something back."

Raising her head to answer, Wang Nianchu saw Yang Liushi frown, and knowing that the latter might have misunderstood, she quickly explained:

"Madam, it's a sword tassel!"

"It's the sword tassel hanging on the hilt of the Longquan sword!"

"This item was left to me by my grandmother, and it's very important to me."

"If Young Master Wei doesn't need it, I wonder if he could..."

"R-Return it to me."

Wang Nianchu's voice grew softer and softer, until it was almost inaudible, as if her request was outrageous.

Of course, just asking for a sword tassel wasn't an excessive request.

However, Yang Liushi didn't immediately agree, but simply nodded slightly.

"I see."

"Please wait a moment, Miss. I will go and ask my husband for you."

"..."

Her long skirt swaying slightly, Yang Liushi finished speaking and turned to walk towards the carriage. Zhang San quickly lifted the curtain for her.

"Young Master, you heard everything."

Bending down and entering the carriage, sitting opposite Wei Changtian, Yang Liushi said softly, "If that sword tassel is useless to you, why not return it to Miss Wang?"

"After all, it's a keepsake left by her grandmother."

"Mm."

Wei Changtian already knew that he had misunderstood Wang Nianchu, but he didn't intend to go down and apologize. He simply waved his hand at Zhang San.

"Give it to her."

"Young Master, what about the Black Tiger Token?"

"Give that to her as well, so you don't have to make another trip."

"Yes!"

Zhang San responded in a deep voice, then lowered the curtain, took out the white sword tassel and a black token from his chest, and quickly walked to Wang Nianchu's side.

"Miss Wang, this is your sword tassel. In fact, the Young Master had already instructed me to return it to your residence tomorrow."

Signaling the hidden guards to lower their swords, Zhang San handed over the two items.

"This token is the Black Tiger Token of the Suspended Mirror Division. Please take it back and give it to your father."

"I apologize for the offense earlier, and hope that Miss will not be offended."

"Farewell."

After speaking, Zhang San cupped his fist at Wang Nianchu and turned to get into the carriage.

However, Wei Changtian, who had already driven away, didn't expect her to thank him. He was currently chatting with Yang Liushi.

"You are so kind-hearted, even apologizing to her. You're doing all the good deeds."

"Hehe, isn't this also for the sake of the Wei family and the Young Master's reputation?"

Yang Liushi covered her mouth and smiled, "Although the Young Master's reputation is already terrible, we can't just give up."

"Who said my reputation is bad?"

Wei Changtian argued unconvinced, "Even if it was bad before, now I have not only forced back Jueji's eight hundred thousand troops, but I am also going to lead troops to reinforce Xin Feng."

"Can't such a feat be whitewashed?"

"Whitewashed?"

Yang Liushi blinked in confusion, "Young Master, what is whitewashed?"

"It's to wash away and justify."

Wei Changtian gave an example, "It's like a piece of clothing that was originally very dirty, but now it's washed clean... Can you understand that?"

"I think I understand..."

Yang Liushi nodded, "It means a prodigal son returning home?"

"Something like that."

"Hehe, then I don't think the Young Master has been whitewashed yet."

"Huh? Why?"

"Because the Young Master still does things as unreasonably as before."

"Reason? My parents told me since I was young that reason is not as useful as a knife."

"But a knife can only subdue people, only reason can convince people."

"Alright, I can't argue with you. Then in the future, when we encounter this kind of thing, I'll play the bad cop and you play the good cop."

"Bad cop? Good cop?"

"It means I use the knife, and you reason."

"Okay, I'm best at reasoning..."

"..."

Facing the setting sun, the carriage slowly drove out of the city, heading straight for Huangfeng Valley outside the city.

Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi in the carriage said one sentence after another, and inexplicably finalized the "cooperation method" for the two of them as husband and wife in the future.

Wei Changtian originally thought that this was just a joke, but he never expected...

An hour later.

In a large hall filled with the fragrance of medicine, a group of old men stood, and the atmosphere in the hall was very tense.

Similar to the Wang family, when Huangfeng Valley learned that Wei Changtian had suddenly appeared outside the mountain gate, the entire sect was both confused and nervous.

Wei Changtian didn't waste any time and directly said, "You Huangfeng Valley are raising demons, and I'm here to eliminate demons today."

Raising demons is a serious crime, and Huangfeng Valley didn't dare to admit it. Their Sect Leader Huang hurriedly denied it, saying that there were no demons in the valley.

Then Wei Changtian said—

"What? Are you saying that I'm talking nonsense?!"

"..."

On one side was admitting that they were raising demons, and on the other side was accusing Wei Changtian of talking nonsense.

Sect Leader Huang was in a dilemma, unable to answer either way, and the scene fell into a stalemate.

However, at this moment, Yang Liushi suddenly came out to find a way out for both parties.

"Husband, we only sensed the aura of a demon in the back mountain of Huangfeng Valley, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they are intentionally raising demon beasts."

"Sect Leader Huang, I believe that your sect will definitely not do anything to raise demons. It must be that a demon has wandered here and your sect has not yet noticed it."

"Why don't we go to the back mountain and take a look."

"If there really is a demon, we can just kill it in time."

"If there isn't, we can also clear up a misunderstanding."

"How about that?"

"..."

Turning "raising demons" into "a demon wandering here", Yang Liushi's simple words saved Huangfeng Valley from a serious crime that was enough to destroy the sect, and also changed the mentality of the people in Huangfeng Valley again.

When Wei Changtian first arrived, they were thinking of denying it, after all, the snake demon was hidden very secretly, and they felt that Wei Changtian would definitely not be able to find it.

And when Wei Changtian said "You are raising demons", although Huangfeng Valley understood that Wei Changtian was fully confident, they could only grit their teeth and deny it.

Later, Wei Changtian pressed on step by step, and Huangfeng Valley was completely forced to a dead end.

Admitting it would be the serious crime of raising demons, and they would all have to die.

Not admitting it, Wei Changtian made it clear that he would force his way in, and they would still have to die.

Since this was the case, it was better to simply fight Wei Changtian, at least there was a glimmer of hope.

Even though Huangfeng Valley understood that all of them combined might not be able to do anything to Wei Changtian, there was no other choice at that time.

However, at this final moment, Yang Liushi suddenly told them through her words—

As long as you hand over the snake demon, Huangfeng Valley can be exonerated.

At this point, the mentality of the people in Huangfeng Valley completed its final transformation.

They no longer had the initial fluke mentality that they could muddle through, and only the joy of surviving a disaster remained in their hearts.

Even judging from the expression of that Sect Leader Huang, he almost knelt down and kowtowed to Yang Liushi.

"Madam is right! Right!"

"It must be a demon that wandered here! It must be a demon that wandered here!"

"This lowly one will take the Young Master and Madam over there!"

"Someone! Quickly go to the back mountain, cough, to investigate whether there are any traces of demons?!"

"..."

In this way, without bloodshed, Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi quickly saw a dying giant snake demon in the back mountain of Huangfeng Valley.

Although this snake demon, whether from its state or the marks on its body, was obviously just released not long ago.

But as long as they weren't caught red-handed, who could say that it was being raised?

"Sect Leader Huang, it turns out that I misunderstood your sect."

After giving Huangfeng Valley a reassurance, Wei Changtian claimed that he was going to eliminate the demon and asked everyone to avoid it.

The people in Huangfeng Valley didn't dare to disobey, and soon retreated, leaving only Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi to "eliminate the demon".

The moonlight shone down, and the two looked at each other, and after a moment, they "puchi" laughed.

"Gegege, Young Master, I told you that we still have to reason!"

"Hahaha, isn't it because I acted well at the beginning and scared them all!"

"Yes! The Young Master's contribution is the greatest!"

"Cough, your performance was not bad either."

"Thank you for your praise, Young Master~"

"Stop being sarcastic, our cooperation today was not very skilled. I think that guy named Huang was almost going to attack."

"Young Master, don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

"Alright, take out the Solar Eclipse Pearl, let's finish this early and go back."

"Okay... Ah! Young Master! I forgot to bring it!"

"What? No, you..."

"Gegege, I'm teasing the Young Master, how could I forget such a thing."

"..."

"Liushi..."

"What's wrong, Young Master?"

"Ever since the situation in Xinfeng changed, you haven't been quite right."

"Well... maybe it's because I've figured out some things."

"What things?"

"..."

Under Wei Changtian's suspicious gaze, Yang Liushi mysteriously leaned into his ear and whispered, imitating the scene at noon:

"I won't tell you!"