I am the villain in the book

The next morning, before dawn, Yang Liu Shi went to find Xu Quan and told him the truth.

Unsurprisingly, Xu Quan was dumbfounded upon hearing this.

He never imagined that Wei Changtian had already guessed his actions, or rather, that everything was within Wei Changtian's plan.

Originally, he had been worried about his fate, unable to sleep all night, but now he realized that he had only been scaring himself. Xu Quan stared blankly as Yang Liu Shi pushed open the door and left, unable to recover for a long time.

While he was still in a daze, Yang Liu Shi, having completed her task, had already returned home to wake up Wei Changtian, excitedly reporting:

"My lord, wake up quickly!"

"This servant has just gone to explain everything to Young Master Xu!"

"Hmm?"

Leaving the dream realm, rubbing his eyes, Wei Changtian yawned and asked, "How did it go? What did he say?"

"What could he possibly say?"

Yang Liu Shi covered her mouth and laughed, "From the moment this servant entered until I left, Young Master Xu was like a fool, just gaping with his mouth open, not saying a word."

"Alright, then let him slowly digest it himself."

Wei Changtian put on his clothes while casually instructing, "Don't forget to have Zhang San release him."

"Don't worry about Zhi Li for now. If she asks, just say I was testing them yesterday."

"Anyway, this matter can't be hidden. Xu Quan will tell her the truth sooner or later."

"This is all I can do to help him. Whether they succeed depends on Xu Quan himself."

Getting out of bed, walking to the table, and taking a sip of cold tea, Wei Changtian gave a few simple instructions and then stretched lazily.

"Oh right, have Xu Quan ask what the Holy Fruit actually does."

"If it really is some amazing treasure, then we won't return the remaining three."

"Ah?"

Yang Liu Shi, who had been smiling, couldn't help but be stunned upon hearing this.

"My lord, really not returning them?"

"Do you want to return them?"

Wei Changtian didn't answer directly, but playfully asked Yang Liu Shi, "After all, these Holy Fruits must be extremely beneficial to you demon clans. Wouldn't it be better for us to secretly keep them?"

"This servant will listen to my lord."

Yang Liu Shi hesitated for a moment, and it was obvious that she was quite conflicted.

But in the end, she nodded quite seriously.

"If my lord doesn't plan to return them, then we won't."

"Hahaha, I'm just teasing you."

Seeing Yang Liu Shi's "biased" appearance, Wei Changtian finally couldn't help but laugh, "We still have to return them. Zhi Li will likely be with Xu Quan in the future. We can't even rob our own family, right?"

"My lord!"

Realizing that she had been tricked, Yang Liu Shi's face turned red, and she protested with both shame and anger, "You had already decided to return them, yet you still asked me!"

"Haha, I was just asking casually."

Wei Changtian looked at Yang Liu Shi, and after laughing, he shook his head meaningfully.

"Didn't you ask me last night why Zhi Li would fall for Xu Quan?"

"You should understand now, right?"

"I-"

Yang Liu Shi's eyes widened, and she didn't react at first.

But after a moment, she seemed to have figured something out, and she slowly nodded with a complex expression.

"Yes, I understand."

After breakfast, Wei Changtian went out.

Xu Quan had already been released and would probably see Zhi Li soon.

He didn't care what kind of scene it would be when the two met or what they would say.

Wei Changtian believed that Xu Quan definitely understood his "good intentions" and should be able to handle it.

Moreover, this kind of "love affair" was ultimately just a small matter. He still had more important things to do at the moment.

Su Qi had already announced his "rebellion", tentatively scheduled to send troops to the Great Qian capital tomorrow morning to讨伐"昏君(昏庸的君主)"(tyrannical emperor).

Most of the matters were handled by Li Zimu, so he didn't need to worry too much.

The most crucial thing was how to break through the Great Qian capital in the shortest possible time, or kill Jing Guoqing.

Wei Changtian had already planned this matter long ago, and had even laid out his plans before coming to Linchuan, so he was still confident at the moment.

However, Su Qi still held a pessimistic attitude towards all of this, so we won't mention it here for now.

In short, after working for a day, the preparations before the rebellion were basically completed, and they were just waiting to move west early tomorrow morning.

And at dusk, Wei Changtian, who came out of the government office, did not return to the inn, but took Yang Liu Shi to the "ruins" of Yun'an Temple.

A temporary fence had been erected around the large, empty area of yellow earth, and government officials were guarding it at all times.

Since Yun'an Temple disappeared out of thin air, the government had sealed off the area, and no one was allowed to enter.

However, Wei Changtian was definitely not within the restrictions of "anyone", so he quickly stood again among the messy, desolate rocks and sand, curiously looking around as if he were sightseeing.

It was too dark the night before, and coupled with the worry that there would be changes, he didn't stay long after breaking the formation. He immediately took Yang Liu Shi and Gu Pan'er away, and didn't have time to take a closer look.

And when he entered again today, Wei Changtian noticed something was wrong.

The source of the strangeness was those black stone pillars standing among the rocks.

These stone pillars were not "illusions", but "entities" that actually stood in the formation, and could be seen after breaking the formation.

At that time, Wei Changtian only thought that these were part of the illusion formation and did not check carefully.

However, now, when he tried to smash the stone pillars, he realized that these were not stones, but a kind of black wood.

It wasn't dyed, the wood seemed to be black from the beginning.

Apart from that, there was nothing different from ordinary wood. If he had to say something, it would be that this black wood had not rotted for three hundred years, which felt a little strange.

"What kind of wood is so strange?"

Wei Changtian looked at a piece of broken wood again and again, muttering softly.

Yang Liu Shi, who was beside him, thought for a while, and then said softly:

"My lord, this should be ebony."

"Ebony?"

"Yes, also called sunken wood, it is black."

Yang Liu Shi nodded, "It seems that these should all be, but I don't know why these sunken wood pillars are standing here."

"Sunken wood"

Wei Changtian curled his lips, "Why does this name sound so scary?"

"Hehehe, it should be scary."

Yang Liu Shi smiled and explained, "My lord, this sunken wood is the best material for making coffins."

"Making coffins?"

Wei Changtian's eyes froze, and he looked down at the yellow earth under his feet.

Yang Liu Shi's smile also disappeared in an instant, replaced by a hint of surprise.

The two seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and slowly turned their heads to look at each other.

Sunken wood, yellow earth, small earth slope, Linchuan people who were deceived by the illusion formation to come here to burn incense and worship .

Damn it!

Could this be a big grave mound?!