I am the villain in the book

“Your Majesty, may I ask where we are headed?”

Dahui, Guling Prefecture.

The carriage sped through the night, surrounded by a hundred or so mounted guards.

Inside the carriage, Chu Xianping looked calmly at Lü Hongji, the Emperor of Dahui, sitting across from him, and asked, “Aren’t we going to the Xin Feng front lines?”

“No rush.”

Lü Hongji smiled, his expression still very amiable. “Young Master Chu, before we go to Fengyuan, I’ll take you to see another place first.”

“It’s not far, we’ll be there in two quarters of an hour.”

“By the way, while we have the chance, how about you tell me about Wei Changtian, Young Master?”

“...”

The light from the night-luminescent pearl was bright, casting a soft glow on their faces.

Being the Emperor's carriage, the interior decorations were naturally very luxurious. There was even a painting of the words “Peace of Mind” by a famous artist hanging on the wall of the carriage.

To be honest, those two words really did fit the state Lü Hongji had shown so far.

Chu Xianping looked at the painting, then shifted his gaze to the smiling man across from him.

“Your Majesty, what would you like to know?”

“Let me think...”

Lü Hongji pondered for a moment, his smile widening. “How about we start with how he can kill a Second-Rank expert with a single move?”

“I’m sorry, I don’t know about that.”

Chu Xianping immediately shook his head upon hearing this. “Your Majesty, how about another question?”

“Is that so?”

Lü Hongji looked at Chu Xianping, not annoyed, and actually changed the question.

“Then, Young Master, what do you think Wei Changtian is relying on to relieve the siege of Fengyuan with a mere 300,000 troops?”

“Oh, I do know a little about this...”

“...”

Similarly, Lü Hongji didn't necessarily believe what he said.

Frankly speaking, this was the first time the two had met, and they were still in the stage of testing each other.

However, two quarters of an hour later, when the carriage slowly stopped at the foot of a low mountain, this relationship was destined to undergo earth-shattering changes.

“Young Master Chu, this is the place I wanted to bring you to.”

Passing through the dense forest, entering the valley, and finally stopping in front of a huge iron gate.

While having someone open the gate, Lü Hongji turned his head and smiled at Chu Xianping:

“I have long heard that you are intelligent and capable of strategizing.”

“Why don’t you guess what’s behind this gate?”

“Your Majesty is making things difficult for me.”

Chu Xianping looked at the heavy iron gate that was slowly opening, his gaze somewhat meaningful.

To be honest, he and Lü Hongji seemed to have a tacit understanding.

It was as if they both knew something, but deliberately didn't reveal it.

Until the iron gate was completely opened, a huge cave dug into the mountains came into view...

This was a space of at least ten thousand square meters, with ninety-nine black stone pillars carved with demon-faced dragons standing in it. Countless eternal lamps hung high on the ceiling of the cave, dimly illuminating the people walking back and forth inside.

There were men and women, not many in number, only a few dozen visible on the surface.

However, even these few dozen people gave off a sense of oppression no weaker than a million-strong army.

A huge space hollowed out of the mountain, at least dozens of Upper Third-Rank experts...

It was difficult to find a word to accurately describe this scene. In short, if an ordinary person saw this scene, they would probably be so shocked that they couldn't say a word.

However, Chu Xianping didn't seem surprised, and only softly asked Lü Hongji:

“Your Majesty, may I ask what this place is? And why did you bring me here?”

“Hahahaha!”

Heavily patting Chu Xianping’s shoulder, Lü Hongji laughed loudly. “Young Master Chu, we are all brothers of the same sect, you don’t need to pretend to be confused anymore!”

“Although I don’t know which branch you are from, I believe I won’t misjudge you!”

“What? Young Master Chu, aren’t you going to reintroduce yourself?”

“...”

Under Lü Hongji's gaze, Chu Xianping didn't panic at all.

He glanced at the crowd in the distance, his gaze as casual as if he were looking at ordinary people instead of a group of Upper Third-Rank experts.

“Alright, since that’s the case...”

Withdrawing his gaze, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Chu Xianping looked back at Lü Hongji and slowly said, word by word:

“Jia Two Branch, Chu Xianping.”

“Hahahaha! Indeed a brother of our own!”

Lü Hongji's laughter was even more hearty, and he didn't act like an emperor, actually cupping his fist at Chu Xianping.

“Bing One Branch, Lü Hongji!”

“Brother Xianping! Let’s go! Let’s go inside and talk!”

“...”

Jia Two Branch, Bing One Branch...

Looking at the entire world, there was only one organization that named its branches in this way, and that was—

Kui Long.

The dignified Emperor of Dahui, unexpectedly a member of Kui Long.

And judging from the current situation, Lü Hongji's identity must not be low, most likely the leader of the Bing One Branch.

Even, this was not the most outrageous thing...

“Brother Xianping, no, Black Elder...”

Walking side by side between the stone pillars, Lü Hongji suddenly transmitted his voice to Chu Xianping: “Our Bing One Branch is a small branch, the hall is shabby, I hope you don’t laugh at it.”

“...”

“Yellow Elder, you are too kind.”

“What the hell?!”

“Lü Hongji is Kui Long's Yellow Grand Elder???”

“Are you sure you’re not joking?!”

On the other side, just as Chu Xianping and Lü Hongji walked into the hall of Kui Long's Bing One Branch, Wei Changtian's roar also resounded in the small room.

“I, I’m telling the truth...”

Xu Sui Sui lowered her head, twisting her fingers. Before Wei Changtian could recover, she said another “bad news”.

“A, and the last time the Grand Elders met, he and Chu Xianping seemed to have tested each other’s identities...”

“What???”

Suddenly widening his eyes, looking at Xu Sui Sui's flushed face, Wei Changtian forcibly resisted the urge to slap her to death, and asked, gritting his teeth, word by word:

“Why didn’t you say so earlier?!”

“I, I didn’t know Chu Xianping would defect...”

Xu Sui Sui raised her head, tears welling up in her eyes, and stammered in explanation: “I thought he was going to deal with, deal with Lü Hongji...”

“You thought???”

Wei Changtian was directly angered into laughter: “Heh heh, thanks to your thinking, now it’s good, the two of them directly fucking successfully joined forces!”

“N, not necessarily, right...”

Xu Sui Sui weakly argued: “Even if they know each other’s identities, it doesn’t necessarily mean...”

“Not necessarily? Then tell me, besides this, what other reason does Chu Xianping have to betray us???”

Wei Changtian snorted coldly: “Hmph, I can fucking guess it with my feet, Chu Xianping is either already in Dahui, or on the way to Dahui!”

“It’s already like this, and you’re still telling me it’s not necessarily?!”

“How the hell did you get into college in your previous life?!”

“...”

Although he had promised Xu Sui Sui “not to get angry or scold people”, Wei Changtian had long forgotten the promise he had just made.

And Xu Sui Sui didn't dare to refute anymore, and obediently accepted the criticism, the blush spreading from her neck to the roots of her ears.

After about an incense stick's worth of time, Wei Changtian calmed down a little, and asked coldly:

“Is the Tiaoyue Sword Manual in Lü Hongji’s hands?”

“I, I don’t know...”

“What about the Green Grand Elder’s token?”

“It’s, it’s with me...”

“Bring the token here!”

“Oh.”

Xu Sui Sui agreed, and just as she took out the token she always carried with her from her sleeve, it was snatched away by Wei Changtian.

She weakly looked at Wei Changtian, hesitated for a long time, but still couldn't help but ask in a low voice:

“W, what are you going to do with the token?”

“What am I going to do with it?”

Wei Changtian glared at her and replied unhappily:

“What else can I do with it?!”

“Call a meeting!!!”