I am the villain in the book

Are you willing to marry me?

It's hard to say what state of mind Li Zimu was in when she said this.

Perhaps she felt that with Chu Xianping's betrayal, Wei Changtian had one less useful person by his side, and she wanted to "sacrifice herself" to keep Tang Chen.

Perhaps because she had completely given up on Chu Xianping, she felt that Tang Chen was not bad either, after all, the latter was still sincerely treating her well so far.

In short, she just asked.

As for how Tang Chen would respond... the answer to this question might not be difficult to guess.

"I, of course, I am willing."

His breathing became rapid in an instant, Tang Chen did not hesitate at all, and almost immediately blurted out what he was thinking.

But after a pause, he asked tentatively with some uncertainty:

"Miss Li, are you, are you really willing to marry me?"

"..."

"Yes."

Nodding, a touch of tenderness appeared in Li Zimu's eyes.

She slowly stretched out her hand, seemingly wanting to hold Tang Chen's hand.

But for some unknown reason, the hand suddenly paused halfway, and instead gently removed a weed from Tang Chen's robe.

Although the "physical contact" turned into "tidying up clothes", this action still made Tang Chen's heart flutter for a while.

Then, he heard Li Zimu say softly:

"Young Master Tang."

"After Chu Xianping dies, we will get married."

"..."

In an instant, the night wind seemed to suddenly turn cold, also chilling the people in the night.

Tang Chen slowly lowered his head, his expression changing from excitement to surprise, and then from surprise to bitterness.

If there was only the second half of the sentence, he certainly would not have reacted like this now.

But why add such a condition to "marriage"?

Marriage should only be a matter between two people.

If Li Zimu really had feelings for him and was willing to marry him, then why wait until after Chu Xianping died?

Tang Chen was not stupid, he knew why Li Zimu was doing this.

After all, if you want to kill Chu Xianping, you have to catch him first, right?

And if you want to catch him, you have to be able to find him first, right?

As for how to find Chu Xianping... obviously, Wei Changtian must use his ability to "read minds".

So, Li Zimu was using him for Wei Changtian's sake.

"Alas..."

Sighing softly, Tang Chen raised his head to look at Li Zimu, his eyes incomparably complex.

Before this, he had always firmly believed that Li Zimu's affection for him was pure.

But now, when Li Zimu unreservedly proposed this "deal", Tang Chen's mood was imaginable.

"Miss Li, there's no need to do this."

Forcing a smile, Tang Chen said slowly: "Young Master Wei has saved your life, and now that Chu Xianping has betrayed him, I understand that you are anxious and want to help Young Master Wei."

"But I don't want you to marry me because of this."

"Don't worry, if Young Master Wei needs me in the future, I will definitely do my best to help."

"As for what you just said..."

"Let's forget about it."

"..."

Shaking his head, Tang Chen stopped looking at Li Zimu after saying the last sentence, and turned to walk into the night.

Li Zimu wanted to marry, but he would not marry.

This statement not only represented that even when facing the woman he loved, Tang Chen still had his own bottom line.

And that sentence "Let's forget about it" made Li Zimu stunned for a moment.

"..."

The "five" in her heart never sounded, and her eyes had become wet at some point.

Li Zimu bit her lip tightly, and suddenly at a certain moment, she picked up her skirt and chased after the figure that had already walked far away.

She ran very fast, and the hazy shadow under the moonlight was stretched very long.

Then, the figures overlapped, and she suddenly threw herself into the arms of the man who had already stopped and turned around, tightly clutching the latter's lapel, and burst into tears as if relieved of a heavy burden.

"I'm, I'm sorry..."

"Wuwuwu, I'm sorry..."

"I'm sorry..."

"Creak~"

At midnight, Wei Changtian, who had been standing on the city wall for a full hour, finally returned to the inn where he and Yang Liushi were temporarily staying.

The moment the door was pushed open, Yang Liushi, who had been anxiously waiting in the room, immediately greeted him, asking in a low voice, both worried and nervous:

"Young Master, did you catch him?"

"No."

Wei Changtian shook his head, took off his coat and threw it aside: "He escaped."

"..."

Yang Liushi's breathing stagnated, and her tone became even more anxious: "Then what should we do? Is there any trouble on the Freemasons' side?"

"The Freemasons are fine."

Wei Changtian curled his lips: "And he left the Scarlet Firmament Sword behind."

"Ah? Could it be a mistake?"

Yang Liushi looked confused: "If he really rebelled, why would he do this?"

"A mistake? The envoy of the Great Qian said it himself, how could there be a mistake?"

Wei Changtian rolled his eyes: "Besides, if he didn't rebel, who killed the five hundred Xuanying Division people?"

"This..."

Yang Liushi stopped talking, just sighed softly, and then walked behind Wei Changtian, gently massaging his shoulders.

After massaging for a while, she suddenly said softly:

"Young Master, there is something I don't know whether I should say or not."

"What is it? Just say it."

Wei Changtian closed his eyes.

"Um..."

Yang Liushi hesitated for a moment and said: "I always feel that Chu Xianping may not have rebelled."

"Why do you say that?"

"I don't know the reason, I just feel that way..."

"Feelings?"

Wei Changtian opened his eyes and said with a smile: "What, are you planning to become a fortune teller?"

"Oh, Young Master, I'm talking about serious business."

Yang Liushi gently hit Wei Changtian's shoulder, and asked with some insistence:

"Don't you have this feeling?"

"I..."

Wei Changtian stretched out the word "I" for a long time, and the smile on his face gradually faded.

To be honest, he did have this feeling.

One is because he really couldn't find a reason for Chu Xianping to rebel.

The second is because many places in the whole thing revealed strangeness.

However, aside from these doubts, all the clear evidence at hand has clearly pointed to the fact that "Chu Xianping has rebelled."

So...

"I don't believe in feelings, I only believe in what I see with my own eyes and hear with my own ears."

Shaking his head, Wei Changtian said slowly: "It's that simple."

"But..."

"Knock, knock, knock!"

On the other side, just as Yang Liushi was about to say something, a burst of rapid knocking on the door suddenly rang out at this time.

Hesitating for a moment, Yang Liushi walked over to open the door, and then saw Zhang San, covered in sweat, outside the door.

"Madam!"

Zhang San hurriedly cupped his hands at Yang Liushi: "I have important matters to report to the Young Master!"

"Okay, come in and speak."

Yang Liushi stepped aside, Zhang San did not dawdle, and immediately walked quickly to Wei Changtian's side, taking out a letter from his arms while quickly saying:

"Young Master, a quarter of an hour ago, news came from the Qingzhou branch of the Xuanying Division, saying that a merchant team encountered a group of people thirty miles west of Qingzhou City."

"The leader of this group of people is a young master wearing gray clothes, and the rest are all wearing black clothes."

"That gray-clothed young master asked the merchant team to bring a message to the Xuanying Division, saying to entrust the Xuanying Division to bring it to you again."

"Then the leader of the merchant team asked the gray-clothed young master's name."

"The latter said his surname was Chu..."

"..."

His eyes widened suddenly, and Wei Changtian immediately tore open the envelope upon hearing this, and looked at the contents of the letter.

But only a moment later, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he casually threw the letter to Yang Liushi.

"Take a look."

"I'm afraid you can't be a fortune teller."

"..."

Reaching out to take the letter, Yang Liushi lowered her head to look at it with a puzzled look, and immediately her expression became exactly the same as Wei Changtian's.

Because the last sentence that Chu Xianping left for Wei Changtian was written on the letter in black and white, and it couldn't be clearer.

【Young Master, everyone has their own aspirations, I'm sorry】