I am the villain in the book

Five days later.

Great Qian, Zhongding Prefecture.

Dust flew, black flags covered the land. The righteous army had marched over a thousand miles in five days, and in about six or seven more days, they would be able to reach the capital of Great Qian.

To say "reach" might not be entirely accurate.

Because along the way, the 40,000 Tiangou Army, plus 200,000 Great Qian surrendered soldiers, and tens of thousands of Linchuan garrison troops, a total of nearly 300,000 people, had not experienced even a single battle.

The reason for this was that, on the one hand, the armies of the various prefectures of Great Qian had been transferred to the capital, leaving them with no strength to resist the rebel army.

On the other hand, Wei Changtian had no intention of attacking cities and seizing territory, and turned a blind eye to the cities he encountered along the way, at most sending people into the city to "collect" some grain and grass.

One dared not cause trouble, and the other was too lazy to cause trouble, so naturally no conflict arose.

This made the nearly 300,000-strong army seem less like a rebel army and more like a loyal and righteous army going to the capital to defend the emperor.

"Young Master, this is the secret letter that Duan Fangping sent back this morning."

"According to the letter, nearly 500,000 troops from various prefectures have gathered in the capital of Great Qian, and all the city gates have been sealed off, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving."

"Jing Guoqing has not appeared for several days, and the daily morning court has also been canceled, replaced by a small court attended by only a few people."

"In addition, Senior Duan also said that the matter you instructed earlier has been handled almost completely."

At sunset, the army camped by a river, and soon wisps of smoke rose from cooking fires.

Inside the main tent, Zhang San was telling Wei Changtian the important information he had received today, mostly about Jing Guoqing's side.

Before arriving at Linchuan Prefecture, Wei Changtian had sent Duan Fangping's "Four Great Villains" to the capital of Great Qian, as a pre-emptive move.

And in addition to gathering information, the four of them also had a more important task, which was a very important part of Wei Changtian's entire plan.

No one except Wei Changtian knew what this matter was.

Therefore, Zhang San couldn't help but want to ask every time he reported on this matter, but in the end, he always held back.

"Young Master, also regarding the Nine Truths Sect, according to the information gathered by Elder Liu and the other three, Huo Tianyang is no longer in the sect, but his whereabouts have not yet been found."

"Also, Miss Xu should be able to arrive here tonight. Young Master Xu and Zhi Li have just left the camp to meet her."

"..."

After also talking about the situation of the Nine Truths Sect and Xu Sui Sui, Zhang San finished reporting everything and waited with his hands down for Wei Changtian to give orders.

Wei Changtian pondered for a moment with a blank expression, and then slowly asked:

"Um, when is dinner ready?"

"..."

Zhang San: "???"

An hour later.

The sun set in the west, and the new moon rose in the east.

Just as the steaming dishes were being brought into the main tent one after another, in a small post station about a dozen miles away from the army's camp, Xu Quan and Zhi Li were also having a simple dinner.

The two of them had come to meet Xu Sui Sui.

At that time, Wei Changtian suspected that Xu Sui Sui had leaked the information about the Son of Heaven to Guankong, so he asked her to come to Linchuan immediately.

However, before Xu Sui Sui could arrive, Wei Changtian left first, so the former could only continue to chase the army westward.

After several days and nights of non-stop travel, Xu Sui Sui was finally able to catch up with the army's location tonight, and Xu Quan, as her older brother, specially ran to this place to pick her up.

As for Zhi Li... she insisted on coming along herself.

However, recently, due to the turbulent situation, there have been fewer merchants and travelers coming and going, so now only Xu Quan and Zhi Li are staying here to eat.

And this post station worker, probably bored, wanted to talk to them.

"The rebel army from Linchuan just passed by me this morning. Did you encounter them when you came?"

"Oh, we took a small road and didn't encounter them."

Xu Quan obviously didn't want to chat with the post station worker, so he told a small lie to try to end the topic.

But the latter "relentlessly" continued to say:

"It's good that you didn't encounter them."

"I'm not trying to scare you, but I heard that Wei Yama is so bold that no young woman he sets his eyes on can escape."

"This girl is so beautiful. If Wei Yama sees her, then you, young master, will really regret it."

Shaking his head, the post station worker secretly glanced at Zhi Li.

And Zhi Li was not annoyed, but a faint blush appeared on her face.

Of course, she was not blushing because the post station worker was secretly looking at her, but because the post station worker's words undoubtedly regarded her and Xu Quan as a couple.

However, Xu Quan didn't have such thoughts. He just looked at the post station worker rather helplessly and made his words a little more direct.

"Brother, we still have to hurry on our way after we finish eating, you see..."

"Oh, you eat, you eat."

Clicking his tongue, the post station worker was not very satisfied with Xu Quan's attitude, but he still swayed away.

And after he walked away, Zhi Li also recovered from her brief shyness, looked at Xu Quan with a smile, and asked:

"Is what he said true or false?"

"What's true or false?"

"It's about Wei Changtian. Is your Young Master Wei really so addicted to women?"

"Such words are just rumors."

"Is that so? But I heard that Wei Changtian did marry several wives."

"With Young Master's status, it's not strange to have a few confidantes."

Xu Quan shook his head disapprovingly: "In short, I have never seen Young Master do anything like forcibly taking a woman from the people."

"Then perhaps he just doesn't like ordinary women."

Zhi Li sneered: "With that fox demon by his side, ordinary women really can't catch his eye."

"..."

Obviously, although Wei Changtian ultimately didn't do anything to Xu Quan, Zhi Li still didn't have any good feelings for him and Yang Liu Shi, including Zhang San, Li Zimu, and others.

It can be said that apart from Xu Quan, Zhi Li still maintained considerable hostility towards Wei Changtian's group, so naturally she would not be polite when speaking at this moment.

Xu Quan was quite helpless about this, but he didn't say anything, just ate his meal silently.

Zhi Li quickly noticed his strangeness, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered an apology:

"Xu Quan, I shouldn't have said that in front of you."

"No matter what, Wei Changtian did save Miss Xu after all."

"By the way, how did Miss Xu get to know Wei Changtian? Why is Wei Changtian willing to help her so much?"

"... I don't know."

Xu Quan paused as he picked up a dish: "Little Sister has never told me about it."

"Then she shouldn't be..."

Zhi Li's words stopped abruptly after saying only half of them.

However, Xu Quan understood what she meant, which was nothing more than thinking that there was a romantic relationship between Xu Sui Sui and Wei Changtian.

In fact, including Yang Liu Shi, Zhang San, and even Wei Xianzhu, many people have this idea, but they have never confirmed it with the two "parties" involved.

Because apart from this kind of relationship, these two have no reason to give so much for each other.

Wei Changtian could lead troops thousands of miles away to save Xin Feng.

Xu Sui Sui could remove the city's protective formation to protect Wei Changtian who was breaking through.

And there are other small things, all of which indicate that the relationship between the two is extraordinary.

In fact, normally speaking, Xu Quan should hope that Wei Changtian and Xu Sui Sui really had something going on.

After all, he was the latter's only relative. If the two of them really got married, he would be Wei Changtian's "brother-in-law", and his future would undoubtedly be bright.

But...

"Whether it is or not, Little Sister has her own plans."

Shaking his head, Xu Quan said softly:

"But to be honest, I don't want her beloved to be Young Master Wei."

(End of Volume Thoughts will be a few days late, one update today)