I am the villain in the book

Half an hour later.

After Zhang San and Xu Quan walked into the tea room and hurriedly left, a series of orders were sent to all the people who needed to receive them.

In less than half a day, a hundred mid-rank experts drawn from the Gongji Society, the Tengu Army, and the Great Shu Imperial Guards, along with a second-rank general and two third-rank generals, gathered outside the North City Gate, attracting countless secretly watching "eyes".

The sudden mobilization of such a team made it obvious that Wei Changtian was up to something big.

However, these spies hid near the city gate for a long time, but ultimately failed to wait for Wei Changtian.

"Miss Li, we're here."

Then they saw two people get off the carriage.

It was Li Zimu and Xu Quan.

"Subordinates greet Miss Li!"

"Greetings, General Xu!"

Because they already knew who was in charge of this mission, everyone put Li Zimu, who had no official position, in front, their voices neat and solemn.

Li Zimu glanced around at everyone, didn't say a word of nonsense, and said calmly:

"Mount up, head north."

"Yes!"

All were veterans and elites from the army and Gongji Society death warriors. Hearing this, the hundred-plus people didn't ask any questions, immediately mounted their horses, and turned their horses to face north.

On the other side, Li Zimu and Xu Quan exchanged a look and then got into the carriage, sitting opposite Zhi Li, who hadn't gotten out of the carriage.

Yes.

Although Li Zimu didn't ask, Zhi Li came along anyway.

The reason, of course, was to worry about her husband's safety, so she simply came to be a "bodyguard" herself.

Wei Changtian naturally had no reason to refuse this kind of thing. After all, having Zhi Li meant Li Zimu had an extra helper, which was always a good thing.

The only thing was that Zhi Li wasn't as "disciplined" as others, so there might be more problems...

"Miss Li, what exactly are we going to do?"

Sure enough, the team hadn't even set off yet, and Zhi Li had already asked this question for the third time.

"So many experts, if it were a smaller place, even the power of the whole country might not be able to gather them."

"I really don't understand what Wei Changtian wants to do."

"And he had to make my husband also..."

"Alright, stop talking."

Frowning, Xu Quan interrupted Zhi Li's complaint in a deep voice.

Although his strength was not even a fraction of the latter's, judging from this posture, his "family status" was very well established.

"I won't ask then..."

Muttering softly, Zhi Li obediently shut her mouth. Her aggrieved appearance didn't look like a demon king with thousands of years of cultivation.

Li Zimu smiled and gently pressed her hand on the small bundle beside her.

Inside were not only the two mother-child jades used to communicate with Chu Xianping and Qin Zhengqiu, a complete Manual of the Moon Picking Sword, but also the highest authority tokens of the five countries of Da Ning, Da Shu, Xin Feng, Da Chu, and Da Han, and even the Wei family's "Black Order".

Adding the hundred-plus experts that Zhi Li said even a small country couldn't gather...

It's no exaggeration to say that the power Li Zimu currently possesses and can mobilize can completely rank in the top ten among the billions of people in the above five countries.

And so much power was concentrated in her hands in just half a day.

Undoubtedly, this represented that Wei Changtian's current power had actually reached the point of "dominating one side", and also meant how much the former trusted her.

However, what impressed Li Zimu the most was Wei Changtian's sentence—

No matter what, remember to save your own life first.

"..."

A smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of her mouth, Li Zimu cheerfully raised her head and shouted to the front:

"Let's go."

"Yes!"

"Da da da da..."

As the wheels began to roll slowly, such a team, which could not be considered "swaggering", but certainly not "hiding", headed north.

At the same time, Wei Changtian, who didn't know when he had stood on the city wall, also withdrew his gaze and said to Yang Liushi beside him:

"Alright, let's go back too."

"Oh."

Yang Liushi glanced "reluctantly" at the gradually receding convoy and muttered softly: "This servant still thinks that at least we should ask Zimu about her plan..."

"Cut it out."

Wei Changtian walked down the city wall while smiling and teasing: "I think you're just afraid she'll follow Chu Xianping's old path."

"Shouldn't we be worried!"

Yang Liushi argued: "This servant has never doubted Zimu's loyalty before, but she hasn't taken the puppet pill after all, what if—"

"Ah, this servant won't say it!"

Muttering angrily, Yang Liushi suddenly made an "emergency stop".

Wei Changtian looked at her with a smile, understanding what she was thinking.

In fact, Yang Liushi didn't think Li Zimu was a rebellious person, but because he had handed over too much power this time, and with Chu Xianping's "lesson from the past", Yang Liushi couldn't help but worry that the same thing would happen again.

To be honest, this worry was not without reason, and he seemed to be too "carefree".

But—

"Alright, don't worry."

Patting the back of Yang Liushi's hand, Wei Changtian comforted her very seriously: "Li Zimu is different from Chu Xianping."

"Husband knows again."

Yang Liushi muttered: "People's hearts are separated by bellies. Chu Xianping followed you for so long, who could have seen his rebellious intentions at that time."

"That... Chu Xianping really hid himself too deeply."

Wei Changtian coughed a little awkwardly: "Cough, but I definitely won't misjudge Li Zimu."

"Why?"

Seeing Wei Changtian was so sure, Yang Liushi didn't argue anymore, but asked in confusion: "Where did husband see it from? Just because you once saved her life?"

"No."

Wei Changtian shook his head: "It's about what happened afterwards."

"Which thing?"

"Well, you also know about Tang Chen and Chu Xianping's affairs before."

Smiling, Wei Changtian asked: "Do you think Li Zimu was sincere to the two of them?"

"Of course."

Yang Liushi didn't understand Wei Changtian's meaning, but still answered truthfully: "Although this servant can't say who Zimu is more inclined to, she must have been moved by both of them."

"Then why didn't she leave with Tang Chen at that time, and didn't leave with Chu Xianping either?" Wei Changtian asked again.

"This—"

Yang Liushi was stunned, and understood something in an instant: "Is it because of husband?"

"Yes."

Walking down the last stone step, Wei Changtian nodded with a complicated look: "Since she can give up her beloved for me, what else do you think she would betray me for?"

"..."

Widening her eyes, Yang Liushi couldn't answer this time.

After a long time, she gently took Wei Changtian's hand and said softly, as if feeling a little guilty:

"Husband, why don't you marry another wife?"

Wei Changtian: "? ? ?"