I am the villain in the book

The Milky Way is vast and boundless, with the bright moon shrouded in misty, cold sands.

Dim figures were coated with the jade-white moonlight, vaguely discernible, lonely and desolate.

Standing on the city wall of Huailing, Wei Changtian, shrouded in darkness, gazed down at the myriad lights below. The stark contrast between the bright and dim lights resembled a meticulous painting in only two colors.

By now, no matter how much he doubted or puzzled, no matter how many questions remained unanswered, the truth had come to light.

Chu Xianping had actually rebelled!

Truth be told, Wei Changtian had anticipated this outcome and made preparations in advance.

However, his mood was still incredibly complex at this moment.

“...”

“Young Master...”

Accompanied by a faint sound of footsteps, Li Zimu ascended the city wall, walked to Wei Changtian's side, and shook her head.

“All five hundred men are dead. He must have been wary and made arrangements in advance.”

“Is that so?”

Wei Changtian gave a bitter smile, showing no surprise.

Li Zimu quickly replied, “Also, several vice-leaders of the Gongji Society are now imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison.”

“Well, after the interrogation, don't keep them in prison.”

Wei Changtian nodded slightly, “Find a few residences and temporarily place these people under house arrest.”

“Yes.”

Li Zimu nodded lightly, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, “Young Master, what should we do next with Chu Xianping?”

“Alas...”

Without answering immediately, Wei Changtian simply sighed heavily, gazing at the vast expanse of lights below.

After a long while, he silently asked, “Can we still contact him?”

“No longer.”

Li Zimu took out a pair of jade pendants from her sleeve, with a clear crack on one of them.

This situation was common, caused by the damage to the matching jade pendant.

“Young Master, it's the same on the Gongji Society's side.”

“Chu Xianping must have destroyed all the jade pendants on his person.”

“Well, I understand...”

Wei Changtian smiled bitterly and withdrew his gaze, “Then let him go.”

“Anyway, if he wants to escape, we probably won't be able to find him.”

“The most important thing now is the matter of the Gongji Society, as well as things like message codes. Deal with them quickly.”

“First, minimize the losses, as for the rest...”

“We'll talk about it later.”

“...”

Let him go.

Obviously, Wei Changtian's attitude was not “tolerance” but “helplessness.”

With Chu Xianping's ability, it would undoubtedly be very easy to escape the pursuit of the Suspended Mirror Division.

And now it seems that he must have secretly cultivated a considerable force, otherwise, it would have been impossible to kill all five hundred members of the Suspended Mirror Division.

Where this force came from, Wei Changtian was not yet clear.

The Gongji Society, the Great Qian Great Revival, Kui Long, or even Xu Sui Sui, all of these were possible.

However, although he didn't know where the people came from, judging from the fact that they didn't cause much commotion and wiped out five hundred members of the Suspended Mirror Division, there must be many experts above the third rank among them.

Kui Long?

Shaking his head, Wei Changtian didn't continue guessing.

Or rather, thinking about these things now didn't make much sense.

Just like he said, now that Chu Xianping had rebelled, the immediate priority was not to settle the score with him, but to recover the losses as soon as possible.

Thinking from this perspective... Chu Xianping didn't seem to have gone too far.

Tonight's actions in various states were very smooth, and the entire Gongji Society did not offer any resistance.

And he didn't hide Song Li, and even left the Scarlet Heaven Sword behind.

Was it out of guilt? Did he feel sorry for himself?

Wei Changtian didn't know, but it felt like it should be.

But if he felt guilty, then why did he rebel...?

“Alright.”

Not knowing whether he was talking to Li Zimu or to himself, Wei Changtian shook his head and didn't continue thinking.

“Order the Suspended Mirror Division to send the Scarlet Heaven Sword over, and tell my father to trouble him to find the remaining three swords.”

After giving the final instruction, Wei Changtian turned to face outside Huailing City and waved his hand.

“Let's leave it at that for tonight.”

“We'll talk about the other things tomorrow.”

“...”

“Yes, this servant takes her leave.”

Looking at the lonely figure in front of her, Li Zimu's tone was calm, but her heart was somewhat pained.

She was pained by her own “incompetence.”

Why didn't she notice Chu Xianping's abnormality?

Why did she even have good feelings for him?

At this moment, Li Zimu even hated Chu Xianping.

She hated Chu Xianping for betraying Wei Changtian.

And this was even more unacceptable to Li Zimu than betraying herself.

“Da, da, da...”

Silently taking a few steps, she looked back at Wei Changtian, who was still standing in the same place.

Li Zimu looked at him with a complex expression for a long time, but in the end, she didn't say anything, just clenched her fist, turned around, and walked down the city wall step by step.

“Miss Li!”

Tang Chen, who had been waiting under the city wall, saw her coming down, immediately walked over quickly, and asked with a worried face, “Is Young Master alright?”

Tang Chen was also present when negotiating with the three envoys just now, so he naturally knew about Chu Xianping's collusion with the Qian and Hui countries.

Although he had only been following Wei Changtian for a month, and his motivation was entirely Li Zimu.

However, the concern in his words at this moment was very sincere.

“Young Master, Young Master is fine.”

Looking at Tang Chen, who was frowning tightly, Li Zimu said softly, “It's just that you also know the relationship between Young Master and Chu Xianping before, I'm afraid anyone would find it difficult to accept such a thing for a while.”

“I want to do something for Young Master, but I don't know what to do.”

“Alas, I only hope that I can share more worries for Young Master in the future...”

Sighing, Li Zimu's expression was somewhat lonely.

Her last sentence seemed to be talking about herself, but in fact, she also implicitly included Tang Chen.

However, the latter did not notice this, just nodded, hesitated, and then asked:

“Miss Li, are you alright then?”

“...”

The first sentence asked about Wei Changtian's situation, and the second sentence asked about Li Zimu's situation.

Although the sentence structure was the same, the meaning of Tang Chen's two questions was different.

After all, it was Wei Changtian who Chu Xianping betrayed, not Li Zimu.

And Tang Chen also didn't know that Li Zimu had already given up on Chu Xianping, and thought that she must be particularly painful and struggling now, so he asked such a question.

As for how Li Zimu responded...

“Young Master Tang, three days ago, Young Master once called me over to say something, do you still remember this?”

“...”

Tang Chen was stunned, how could he not remember this.

At that time, Li Zimu's “temperament changed drastically” after she went to find Wei Changtian, and even drove him away with incomparable indifference, as if she had become a different person.

The two of them had intentionally not mentioned that night's affairs these past two days, but that didn't mean it hadn't happened.

Therefore, now that Tang Chen heard Li Zimu mention it again, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

But after all, he was not a dull person, and after a brief moment of stunned silence, he quickly vaguely understood something, and suddenly raised his head and asked:

“Miss Li, could it be that you already...”

“Yes, that day I already knew that Chu Xianping might have betrayed Young Master.”

Li Zimu nodded, her tone somewhat apologetic: “Young Master Tang, I was particularly confused that night, so I was like that to you...”

“I'm sorry...”

“No, it's alright.”

Looking at Li Zimu with her eyes lowered, Tang Chen, who finally knew the reason, would never blame her, and immediately waved his hands repeatedly:

“Miss Li, I understand that this matter must be equally difficult for you to accept.”

“But don't worry, I, I will always be with you!”

I will always be with you.

Tang Chen, who said such words for the first time, didn't dare to look at Li Zimu, even more afraid of getting a negative answer.

But after a moment of silence, Li Zimu didn't directly respond to this sentence.

She just gently took half a step forward, standing in a position extremely close to Tang Chen, her voice was very soft, but very serious:

“Young Master Tang, look at me.”

“Ah?”

Tang Chen was stunned, and subconsciously looked up at Li Zimu.

Under the moonlight, their eyes met, and he could even smell the faint fragrance in her hair.

For a moment, Tang Chen was a little at a loss, stammering, wanting to say something.

But before he could open his mouth, Li Zimu's voice entered his ears with the night wind.

“Young Master Tang, answer me seriously.”

“Are you willing to marry me?”