I am the villain in the book

If someone offends me, I will repay them tenfold.

As Su Qi walked out of the inn, this sentence kept echoing in his mind.

Without a doubt, this sentence perfectly explained Wei Changtian's motive.

The latter didn't care about gains or losses; destroying Great Qian was solely for revenge.

And if that's the case...

Shaking his head, Su Qi's expression was somewhat helpless.

He knew that peace talks were likely impossible, and sooner or later, the two sides would engage in a real life-or-death battle.

Su Qi undoubtedly didn't want to see this scene.

It wasn't that he lacked confidence in himself or Great Qian.

It's just that Su Qi believed that once that point was reached, the people would ultimately suffer.

Yes.

The words he had just spoken to Li Zimu were not rhetoric for the sake of promoting peace.

Su Qi really was a good official who "cared about the people"; his logic, to borrow a phrase from his previous life, was "everything for the people."

However, Li Zimu's rebuttal just now was also correct.

Are the people of your Great Qian people, and the people of my Great Ning and Great Shu not people?

Why should our people suffer the pain of war, be displaced, and have their families destroyed?

When launching a war, you don't think about the harm your actions will cause to the people of the enemy country, and when you lose and are retaliated against, you put on a noble face.

How can there be such a good thing in the world?

Such "double standards" are very normal and cannot be considered shameless.

Moreover, Su Qi himself understood this principle.

But he still felt a little uncomfortable, faintly feeling the embarrassment of a hypocrite being exposed.

"Alas."

Looking back at a tightly closed wooden window, Su Qi sighed softly and turned to walk to the carriage that had been waiting outside the inn.

The manes of several fine horses swayed slightly in the morning breeze, and a servant bowed his head to lift the curtain for him.

Then, just as Su Qi was about to get into the carriage, everyone's expressions suddenly changed, and they all turned their heads sharply towards the north of the city.

"Whirr!"

Leaves rustled, and a flock of birds soared into the air, fleeing in panic amidst the distant and muffled roar.

"Boom!"

"Boom!!!"

North of the city, Full Fragrance Pavilion.

As the river water churned and splashed, and the small boats on the river shattered into countless pieces of wood in the spray, several figures shot towards a room facing the river from all directions.

Facing such a group of aggressive assassins, Wei Changtian's expression didn't change much as he stood by the window with his sword.

Quickly sensing the exposed auras around him, there were about four Second-Rank and six Third-Rank.

Difficult to deal with, but his own life was certainly not in danger.

"That's interesting."

Muttering softly, Wei Changtian was actually a little curious at the moment.

He wasn't curious about where these experts came from.

After all, Great Qian, as a great dynasty, even if it suffered heavy losses on the New Feng battlefield, it would still be easy to gather a mere ten Upper Third-Rank experts.

And it was normal for these people to have come to Linchuan long ago in order to deal with him.

The only question was why they chose to attack today?

Based on Su Qi's previous performance, he shouldn't be ready to break with him yet.

Could it be that the hundred corpses this morning stimulated him?

Or did he notice that Yang Liushi and Xu Quan had left, wanting to take the initiative while he was isolated and helpless?

Forget it, whatever...

Curling his lips, Wei Changtian didn't think too much about it at this juncture.

And in that split second, a red blade of light, wrapped in a fierce aura, shot towards the window.

"Tear!!"

The blade of light tore through the air, making a sharp whistling sound, and the power that seemed to be able to shatter everything proved that the person who made the move was probably at least in the middle stage of the Second-Rank realm.

If someone else were to deal with such a move, they would definitely not dare to be careless at this moment.

But Wei Changtian simply moved his body slightly to the side, narrowly dodging it.

"Bang!!"

The wooden window exploded, and the gale brought by the blade of light mixed with shattered wood, passing by him.

This dodge may seem very dangerous to outsiders, but in the eyes of experts, it was actually effortless.

Even the assassin outside the Full Fragrance Pavilion who made the move couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Wei Changtian to dodge his long-prepared move so easily.

After all, this side step had nothing to do with "hard power", but was entirely a matter of combat skills.

"Hiss..."

Sucking in a breath of cold air, the assassin's eyes instantly became more serious, with a hint of astonishment, probably not understanding why Wei Changtian could develop such combat skills at such a young age.

And if he knew that this was almost an instinctive reaction for Wei Changtian... perhaps the shock would be even greater.

It's not that he's ignorant, it's just that someone's cheat was too big.

After all, the "Dream Dao", a "protagonist's style" golden finger, is no joke...

"Ah!"

On the other side, just as the group of assassins became tense because of Wei Changtian's action, a panicked scream suddenly rang out in the room that had been penetrated from east to west by the blade of light.

Obviously, this was definitely not Wei Changtian calling.

But the courtesan named Pan'er.

I have to say that the latter's luck was good.

Although she didn't have Wei Changtian's reaction speed, the blade of light also swept past not far in front of her.

Of course, she was only an ordinary person after all, so even so, she was still blown away several feet by the invisible "momentum", and screamed subconsciously in pain.

But compared to dying on the spot, this result was already good.

"I forgot about you."

Looking back at the woman, Wei Changtian casually threw over a bottle of pills: "Today, I have implicated you, so I will definitely protect you."

"One pill is enough. Find a place to hide."

"..."

Facing the assassins who had already rushed close, Wei Changtian naturally didn't have time to chat with the woman in yellow, so after saying a few quick words, he directly flashed out of the window.

At the same time, a long sword finally flew out of the Star Chen saber scabbard, and the monstrous aura belonging to the Second-Rank realm began to climb frantically.

"Bang!!"

The next moment, accompanied by a loud noise, Wei Changtian was already fighting with the ten people, and for a time, various strong lights intertwined, and bursts of air violently rolled.

And the surroundings of Full Fragrance Pavilion also instantly became a mess, and the streets were full of people fleeing in panic.

No one dared to watch the excitement at this time, and at this time, everyone wished they could grow two more legs, and even didn't have the courage to look up.

However, the woman in yellow who was paralyzed on the ground did not escape.

She just stared blankly, looking at the scene of the fierce battle outside through the already dilapidated wall, and after a long while, she trembled and muttered:

"He, he really is Yama Wei."